Small red bumps after shaving may be caused by skin damage, folliculitis, allergies and other reasons, you can take medication.
1. Local damage: due to local skin damage after shaving armpit hair, the armpit is easy to sweat, after sweating will produce stimulation to the small wounds of the skin, thus small red bumps after shaving. You can apply glycerin lotion to relieve the discomfort of stinging.
2. Folliculitis: Shaving can easily lead to the invasion of Staphylococcus aureus into the hair follicles, causing folliculitis and the appearance of small red bumps. You can follow the doctor’s instructions for topical ointment, such as metronidazole gel or mupirocin ointment and other anti-infective drugs for anti-inflammatory treatment, but also oral amoxicillin and other antibiotic drugs for treatment.
3. Allergy: If you are allergic to the ingredients of depilatory creams or other substances that cause an allergic reaction, you may experience small red bumps after shaving, you need to remove the irritant first, oral antihistamines, such as loratadine, chlorpheniramine maleate tablets, levocetirizine hydrochloride tablets, etc., to alleviate the symptoms of small red bumps after shaving.
If the patient after shaving small red bumps, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner, after identifying the cause of the disease, under the guidance of the doctor for treatment. The above drugs should be used in accordance with medical advice, do not self-medication.