Boils after shaving
Boils and razor bumps
are two different things
boils are caused
by a bacteria, a bacteria called staphylococci, when this bacteria get into the
skin, it cause a boils,
a damage to the
hair follicle can cause a boil to occur. A blockage to the skin
follicle or deep n the skin can cause boil. A suppressed immune system can
cause boils, diseases like diabetes, human immune deficiency , obesity ,
malnutrition, alcoholism etc can cause boil.
Poor resistance to
antibiotics by the body,
overuse of
antibiotics develops special resistance that can also lead to boil in the skin.
Whereas razor
bump are caused by the irritation of the skin due the use of a blunt
blade or wrong shaving techniques.it occur when hair grow into skin
instead of growing out from the follicle.
Then how does shaving
cause boil.
Shaving can cause boil
in two ways, when shaving cause cut, scratches or scrapes on the
body. And the causative bacteria get into the body through this cut
, this will eventually lead to boil.
Secondly,
when the skin irritations leads to inflammation on the skins, this
is called razor bump and not boil.
therefore shaving
can cause boils, if there are cuts and scratches , and bacteria
sneak into the skin through them.
prevention of
boils caused by shaving.
use only a sharp
blade.
Do not cut the hair very
low while shaving.
Use shaving powder or
creams instead of clippers
Grow beard if, you have
beard you will be free from cut and razor bumps.
Maintain good personal
hygiene.
Washing of hands and
shaved area with disinfectant or antibacterial soap.
Treat of boils.
Warm compress
get a thin piece
of cloth, soak it, into a boiling water, squeeze out excess moisture, apply it
on the boil, gently, do this 3 to 4 times a day.
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