How to treat hair follicle inflammation due to shaving

Inflammation of hair follicles due to shaving is referred to as folliculitis, a bacterial or fungal infectious skin disease that involves hair follicles and their surrounding tissues. It can be treated with topical or oral medications according to different causes. 1. Bacterial folliculitis: folliculitis can be mostly caused by coagulase-positive Staphylococcus aureus infection, and occasionally can be Staphylococcus epidermidis, Streptococcus, Pseudomonas spp., Escherichia coli, etc., or mixed infections, topical medication based on the early boils are not suppurating can be used externally with 20% ichthyol, 3% iodine tincture, can also be used externally with mupirocin ointment. 2. Fungal folliculitis: generally caused by fungal infections such as Malassezia, can be used externally with antifungal drugs such as clotrimazole cream, miconazole cream, special, etc., and oral itraconazole and other antifungal drugs if necessary. Folliculitis patients should consult a doctor in a timely manner, under the guidance of the doctor to use medication, do not take medication without authorization, in order to avoid adverse reactions.