Ingrown hair? Or something else? Pics included

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last month after i shaved it looked like i shaved over a pimple or ingrown hair i didnt notice it was red then turned dark and went away well today i scratched my pubic hair because ita that time again to shave..hair bothers me and gets itchy i noticed i must have scratched it open on accident its in the same exact place can anyone tell me what it is? it started to scab over but i took a warm cloth and wiped it and now its just red could it be an infected hair? when i look at pictures online it looks to be ingrown hair and says not to shave or it can become infected what do i do? again same place an last time i shaved i didnt realize and opened it up from the razor so it mighr have been a small pimple i didnt know until i accidentially shaved over it and this time scratched it open by accident before noticing

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    It just looks like pimple or some other benign condition. I'd watch it and see....Don't put any chemicals on it. Suggest olive oil or coconut oil. No chemical soap.

    • Posted

      i did try peroxide to clean it and put hydrocordizone on it now its scabed up and probably will be gone soon

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