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Delphine Ogawa
Follows the clinical research that shapes everyday practice in ingrown hair.
5 stories by Delphine Ogawa
ExplainerIs folliculitis contagious? What actually spreads and what does not
The germs behind folliculitis can pass between people, but the condition almost never does. It moves through shared sources, a razor, a towel, an under-chlorinated hot tub, far more often than it moves from skin to skin.
· Delphine Ogawa
ExplainerRelease the Loop, Skip the Dig: What Actually Helps a Trapped Hair
Most ingrown hairs are a geometry problem, not an infection. Understanding the difference between a re-entry hair and a trans-follicular hair explains why tweezers so often make things worse.
· Delphine Ogawa
ExplainerSalicylic Acid vs. Glycolic Acid for Ingrown Hairs: Which Exfoliant Actually Matches the Problem?
Both acids show up in nearly every post-shave product aimed at bumps. They work by different mechanisms, on different layers of skin, and the right choice depends on why your hairs are getting trapped in the first place.
· Delphine Ogawa
ExplainerWhen recurring ingrown cysts are not ingrown cysts at all
People wait an average of years to get hidradenitis suppurativa diagnosed, and the most common reason is that everyone involved, patient included, keeps calling it a bad ingrown hair.
· Delphine Ogawa
ExplainerDo home remedies for ingrown hairs actually work? Sorting the useful from the useless
Tea tree oil, sugar scrubs, and warm tea bags all get recommended online. Here is what the evidence supports and what just risks irritation.
· Delphine Ogawa