What are two causes of ingrown hair?

What are two causes of ingrown hair?

• A. Predisposition, improper waxing
• B. Shaving wrong direction
• C. Wax temperature too low
• D. Too much exfoliation

Answer: (A)

Ingrown hairs happen when a hair fails to emerge cleanly from the follicle and grows back into the skin. A predisposition to this problem—such as curly or coarse hair, or skin that tends to trap hairs—makes ingrown hairs more likely. Improper waxing can contribute by traumatizing the follicle or pulling hairs at an angle, causing them to regrow beneath the skin rather than outward. This combination of a natural hair/skin tendency and waxing technique explains why these two factors are the common causes. Other factors like shaving direction can contribute, but the two identified here are the primary ones.

Ingrown hairs happen when a hair fails to emerge cleanly from the follicle and grows back into the skin. A predisposition to this problem—such as curly or coarse hair, or skin that tends to trap hairs—makes ingrown hairs more likely. Improper waxing can contribute by traumatizing the follicle or pulling hairs at an angle, causing them to regrow beneath the skin rather than outward. This combination of a natural hair/skin tendency and waxing technique explains why these two factors are the common causes. Other factors like shaving direction can contribute, but the two identified here are the primary ones.