The difference between folliculitis and herpes is as follows: 1. The causative factors are different. Folliculitis is caused by decreased immunity and bacterial infection, mostly Propionibacterium acnes infection. Herpes is due to the decline of the body’s immunity, viral infection, the virus is mostly herpes simplex virus or varicella-zoster virus. 2, in the clinical treatment is not the same. The treatment of folliculitis can apply antibacterial and anti-inflammatory drugs, such as topical drugs choose clindamycin phosphate gel, compound polymyxin B ointment, fusidic acid ointment, and ofloxacin gel, and oral drugs can choose doxycycline capsules or memantine capsules. Treatment of herpes requires topical acyclovir ointment and, if the pain is severe, capsaicin ointment, and treatment with valacyclovir hydrochloride tablets or famciclovir tablets.