The simplest treatment for<unk>  is to let the beard grow. Complete removal of the hair from its follicle is not recommended. Severe or transfollicular hairs may require removal by a dermatologist. Medications are also prescribed to speed healing of the skin. Clinical trials have shown glycolic acid-based peels to be an effective and well-tolerated therapy which resulted in significantly fewer<unk>  lesions on the face and neck. The mechanism of action of glycolic acid is unknown, but it is hypothesized that straighter hair growth is caused by the reduction of sulfhydrylbonds in the hair shaft by glycolic acid, which results in reduced re-entry of the hair shaft into the follicular wall or epidermis. Salicylic acid peels are also effective. Prescription antibiotic gels (Benzamycin, Cleocin-T) or oral antibiotics are also used. Benzoyl peroxide may be used topically, combined or not with prescription antibiotics. Retin-A is a potent treatment that helps even out any scarring after a few months. It is added as a nightly application of Retin-A cream 0.05–0.1% to the beard skin while beard is growing out. Tea tree oil, witch hazel, and hydrocortisone are also noted as possible treatments and remedies for razor bumps.
Pseudofolliculitis barbae
Folliculitis nares perforans
Tinea imbricata
Ichthyosis bullosa of Siemens
Neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis
Steatocystoma simplex
Trichostasis spinulosa
Lichen myxedematosus