What are ingrown hairs?
Ingrown hairs are hairs that, in the regrowth phase, cannot escape from the surface of the skin, bend and remain trapped under the stratum corneum.
The hair, trapped or encysted, continues to grow under the skin and gives rise to the formation of a pustule, a small abscess or a cyst. Ingrown hairs inflame the follicle and, in more serious cases, can cause folliculitis.
Ingrown Hairs: How to Prevent Them?
To prevent the formation of ingrowing hairs, it is advisable to use Glicosal Lotion, which works by thinning the stratum corneum, thus making the skin less resistant to the shedding of hair. In this way the hair is not able to become embedded in the skin or encysted.
How to prevent ingrown hairs
Days one to three:
- apply Soothing Cream immediately after shaving/epilation and repeat the application once a day for the following 3 days. This operation is important to reverse the inflammatory state of the skin following the depilatory treatment;
- from day four: apply Glicosal to the shaved area every evening and continue for the next ten to fifteen days, the average hair regrowth time. Glicosal helps to thin the stratum corneum layer making it easier for hair to emerge during regrowth and reducing the risk of ingrown hairs.
- from day ten to fifteen: once hair has reemerged and can be easily felt to the touch, discontinue use of Glicosal.
Repeat this procedure whenever epilating or removing hair.
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