If a hair curls inward and starts growing in rather than out of the skin, it’s referred to as an ingrown hair. An ingrown hair can look like a small bump or dot on your skin. Sometimes they’re painful ...

The process of cutting hair involves a lot of possibilities. Cutting hair may force the hair back to its follicle or to the adjacent follicle; also when dead skin clogs the hair follicle, the hair ...

Springtime means sandals, bare feet, and a serious need for sexy toes. But what to do in the case of ingrown toenails? Our feet are in a sorry state after hibernating in boots and woolen socks all ...

Dear Pharmacist: One of my toenails has developed a yellowish-green fungus that won't go away. Can you help? - A.M., Boulder, Colo. A: Toenail fungus (onychomycosis) is not merely an unsightly ...

Let’s be honest, the worst part of shaving is getting ingrown hairs. Not only are they a sore sight to behold, but they can sometimes be incredibly painful when they appear in sensitive areas. (IYKYK, ...

An ingrown toenail, or onychocryptosis, is an uncomfortable but common condition in which the edge of your toenail grows into ...

The arrival of ingrown hair is never welcomed, especially after a 20-minute waxing session filled with wincing at the forceful removal of each wax strip as a remedy to avoid them altogether. There’s ...

Ingrown hairs can cause a cyst, which is a fluid-filled lump. Home remedies and medical treatments may help manage an ingrown hair cyst. An ingrown hair occurs when the hair grows downward instead of ...

Spotting the signs of an infected toenail can be pretty easy, but that doesn’t mean that everybody knows just what to do when they see them. “A lot of people have ingrown toenails that become infected ...