There is no authoritative information on how long it takes for folliculitis to go away, mild cases can be self-healed in 4~5 days, while severe cases may take 1~2 weeks to go away. Folliculitis belongs to a kind of inflammatory skin disease, the common causative bacteria are Staphylococcus aureus, Malassezia and so on. At present, there is no relevant authoritative information on how long folliculitis can be eliminated, the specific time varies from person to person, according to the actual situation, can not be generalized. For mild folliculitis patients, generally 4~5 days can be relieved by themselves. However, for serious folliculitis patients, it may take 1~2 weeks to eliminate, relatively long time. Bacterial infections require topical antibiotics such as mupirocin ointment and fusidic acid ointment, while fungal infections require topical antifungal medications such as econazole cream and terbinafine cream. Folliculitis patients need to strengthen skin management, pay attention to personal hygiene, if necessary, need to go to the hospital, with the doctor active treatment.