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If you want to see spot squeezing, popping or videos showing the removal of blackheads - this is the place for you.

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Ingrown hair :(

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Notmyrealname85 · 03/02/2018 14:57

I have an ingrown hair - I can see it’s curled round under my skin, about 2cm long, but not close enough to surface to be able to pick out. It’s been at least a month!! Thing is now it’s coming to the skins surface a bit (I’m ridiculously excited)... but... what do I do then? If I try and pluck how will that work, can i pull it out if it’s in a curled formation under the skin? It spreads over a cm. Please help!!!

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BadlyParkedRangeRover · 03/02/2018 14:58

I can give you no advice because THERE IS NO PIC!!!!

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Notmyrealname85 · 03/02/2018 15:00

As a hairy woman I will confirm... it’s a nipple hair. There, I admitted it... I have hairy nipples!! I get maybe three small dark hairs and normally pluck them out, this ones gone rogue

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WinkyisbackontheButterBeer · 03/02/2018 15:00

Watching with interest. I have one under my arm I think. A few years ago I had a similar spot there and when I squeezed it a long hair came out. Envy ick
The spot is back but no about of squeezing has helped.
Amy tips on getting it moving welcome.

WinkyisbackontheButterBeer · 03/02/2018 15:01

Well that moved on while I was typing Grin

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Notmyrealname85 · 03/02/2018 15:01

So other hair on other intimate areas have popped out fine, this ones being a right meanie

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BadlyParkedRangeRover · 03/02/2018 15:02

Oh OK!
Is there any bit close enough to the surface to get a needle under?

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Notmyrealname85 · 03/02/2018 15:03

So now it’s getting fairly close to the surface, but I can see that between one end and the other it’s gone fairly deep. If I try plucking it I’m worried it’ll just snap and not come out, and I’ll be stuck with a deep curled hair forever :(

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JohnLapsleyParlabane · 03/02/2018 15:04

I get them too. Hot shower, use a face cloth to exfoliate it. Sharp edged tweezers and a Little bit of scraping. When I get a loop of hair poking out I swap to very pointy tweezers and gently ease it out. Then swap back to pluck.

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Notmyrealname85 · 03/02/2018 15:05

You are a wonderful angel and I’m going with this advice!! Good god I hope it works

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userxx · 03/02/2018 15:09

I've only ever had one before on my bikini line, It was so satisfying tweezing the thing out!

Cynara · 03/02/2018 15:09

There's a product you can use, I can't remember its name now but I'll check when I get home, I've got some in the bathroom cupboard. I'm sure Google will tell you. It's a clear liquid that you dab on to the skin over the ingrown hair and it gently breaks the top layer of skin down (completely painless, no burning/stinging). About an hour later (assuming you can contain your excitement that long) it's easy to lift the hair out with a needle. I used to have loads of ingrowing hairs on my legs until my mum bought me this product, and now they are completely gone. Which is great, obviously, but I do miss the fun of the removal.

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Notmyrealname85 · 03/02/2018 15:27

It’s out!! I got the tip to come to the surface and gently pulled - it came out perfectly!

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BadlyParkedRangeRover · 03/02/2018 18:06

How long was it?

Notthiswankagain · 03/02/2018 21:55

I also need to know? Haven't had one in ages... I once had one about four inches long in my bikini line...
I love them.

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Notmyrealname85 · 04/02/2018 01:27

I did measure it...was just over a centremeter!! Boob is still red from where it was, but so glad it’s out!

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JohnLapsleyParlabane · 04/02/2018 14:09

Hurrah! Though be warned, next time we won't help without photos!

jbee1979 · 05/02/2018 20:50

Cynara, the stuff you were thinking about is 'Ingro go'. I love it!

Notthiswankagain · 12/03/2018 21:52

Had one under my arm this morning. Also over a centimetre, the loop was so satisfying.

So removal. I know it's out but this is for future reference. A hot compress as hot as you can bear, then get a cotton bud and rub it firmly against the hair growth. When it gets close to the surface grab sharp tweezers and squeeze and tweeze at the same time. You want to try and get the hair as close the surface. When you get the loop, flip it out with the tweezers then remove the hair.

picklemepopcorn · 12/03/2018 21:57

I've had one on my chin for ages. The area was a bit scabby, but I couldn't find a hair end with the tweezers. I tweezed everything around it, exfoliated, put cream on it... still no joy.

Yesterday I looked in the mirror, and there it was. A proud cm sticking out. A quick tweeze and it was gone, and the sore patch healed.

picklemepopcorn · 13/03/2018 07:47

@jbee1979 does the 'inogrow' work on the bumpy skin on chins? Could you use it as an exfoliant, to stop them building up?

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