In cases where you do get pimples, whether in the waxed area or anywhere else on your body, we have one major recommendation: Don't pop them. All that popping pimples does is potentially spread around the bacteria that caused them, leading to the formation of new pimples in nearby locations.
Apply witch hazel with a cotton ball or square if you're at home. Its antiseptic and soothing properties can help ward off infection. 2 You can also try Finipil, which is specifically made to be used to kill acne-causing bacteria after hair removal. As always, it's important not to touch the area after waxing.
People who get bikini waxes may get razor bumps in the groin area. Pityrosporum (pit-ih-ROS-puh-rum) folliculitis. This type is a rash of itchy, pus-filled bumps, most often on the back and chest. It's caused by a yeast infection.
There are several causes of bumps after a bikini wax, including folliculitis and ingrown hairs. It is common to develop folliculitis after hair removal, like waxing, which looks like small red bumps or pimples around hair follicles. Folliculitis occurs when hair follicles are damaged and infected by bacteria.
Shaving and waxing are the most common causes of ingrown hairs. At first, a person may notice a series of small bumps, which may be reddish and itchy. These patches of ingrown hairs are called razor burn. One ingrown hair may form a cyst — a red, yellow, or whitish lump beneath the skin.
Some bumps are a result of post wax irritation and will go away on their own within a few hours to a few days.
After waxing, the hair follicle is open for about 24-48 hours and is susceptible to anything that may cause infection, even your own skins bacteria. Folliculitis lasts 1 to 2 days if using PFB (a product that helps prevent rash/waxing bumps & ingrown hairs). On its own, folliculitis clears up in 5 to 6 days.
Depending on the type of bump and the level of severity, waxing bumps can disappear anywhere between 24-hours post wax or up to a week. Folliculitis is the most common reaction and also the least alarming. Bumps from folliculitis usually subside within 24-48 hours post wax.
The rash appears as small red bumps or pus bumps that can itch or be mildly painful. Folliculitis is common on the buttocks, arms and legs - especially the thighs. Most improve in 7 to 10 days. Sometimes after the rash is gone, dark marks can be left behind.
Some hair removal methods, such as shaving and plucking, can cause further irritation and increase the likelihood of infection. Washing the affected area with soap and warm water. Rubbing the ingrown hair in a circular motion for 10 to 15 seconds with light pressure can soften skin and encourage the hair to pop out.
Skin conditions
One skin condition that can cause vaginal boils is folliculitis, which occurs when bacteria infect a hair follicle. This infection is often a side effect of irritation caused by shaving or waxing hair from the pubic area. A bump may be painful and start small but can grow larger and into a boil.
Pubic hair tends to be curlier than arm or even head hair, which can lead to ingrown hairs. These pesky ingrown hairs can then cause pimples. If a pimple seems to be getting redder, bigger, more tender, or warm, it could be a sign of infection, and you should see a doctor or nurse practitioner.
Avoid the following for 24 hours after your wax: Swimming and exercise. For Brazilian Wax, no sex, especially oral sex for 24 hours.
NO hot shower or bath for at least 12 hours.
This makes it susceptible hot water entering the open hair follicle during a shower or bath. This will irritate the area and create discomfort. Once your follicles close you can return to your normal bathing routine. Just use warm or cool water for bathing after a wax.
Don't cut, poke, or squeeze the sores. This can be painful and spread infection. Don't scratch the affected area.
And again, no popping the pimples, nor tweezing the hairs out of the folliculitis pimples, thinking this will help them to heal faster. It will not. You'll be more likely to experience infection, and scarring.
Topical antibiotics (for folliculitis) For carbuncles and boils, a warm compress may be used to help promote drainage of the lesion. Surgical incision (making an opening in the skin overlying the infection) and drainage of the pus. Oral or intravenous (IV) antibiotics (to treat the infection)
Bacterial folliculitis. This common type many times can be associated with itchy, white pus bumps after Brazilian wax. It occurs when hair follicles become infected with bacteria. Staph can be a big culprit in bacterial folliculitis.