Shaving Bumps

Pseudofolliculitis Barbara is a facial skin problems. In simple English this ailment can described as an inflammatory skin reaction caused by hair which, having been sharpened by shaving, pierces the skin and causes an irritative reaction popularly known as shaving bumps. The phenomenon is more likely to occur in men who have thick facial hair which tendes to grow at an acute angle.The intial treatment for this is to avoid shaving but that is not really a medical solution..
The right approach.
The solution is to remove this extra sensitivity of the skin which results in rashes or eruptions after shaving..
Seventeen years old boy B was extremely happy to see the first signs of manhood hair growth on his face. His father showed him how to shave, but unfortunately within 24 hrs of his first shave the youngester developed very painful tiny red boils all over the area where he had shaved. He used some local antiseptic creams and lotions and it did subsided after a week or so.
But the same thing happened after his second shave, and gradually it came to stay permanently. This was an embarrassing problem for young boy. By now he had tried all sorts of creams and lotions, but these only suppressed the problem for a few days.
Gradually the area of his face which was once so clean and fresh was changing its texture and colour and the family was worried. Hence it was decided to switch to Homoeopathic treatment.
The boy was a tall fair and plump young man with very fine delicate looking skin. He had red hot flushed facial skin on touching his face I could feel the heat coming out from his facial eructations and he said they were extremely painful. A few of them would even become big and give rise to throbbing sensations.
Cold water or iced water applications would relives pains only for some time . The eructations would either subside after eight to ten days or a few of them would fill up with pus which would then start oozing out.It was Belladonna 1 m five pills four times a day that gave him relief'. It was for ten days till the inflammation subsided.
Subsequently he was given Sulphur iodide 30 five pills three times a day. For a long time to bring good relief. In between this recurance of an acute attack ( five or six times)
Today the boy possesses an excellent skin complexion without any blemishes.
Arnica This is one of the foremost medicine for crops of tiny boils coming up each time a person shaves and for boils that are very sore to touch. Within two three days of cropping up they become bluish black. Arnic200 five pills three times a day is the recommended treatment
Calc Sul An excellent remedy when the boils get filled with pus and thick yellow lumpy pus starts oozing out. They are very painful and itch a lot. At times crusts are formed under which a purulent discharge is present. The person feels comfortable when cold water is applied to the face or if he is in cold surroundings. The attack is normally at its peak during the summer months.
Calc Sul 1m five pills three times a day should be given when the pus is oozing out after it has dried and the information is over, then as a preventive therapy give calc Sul 6 x  4 pills three times a day.
Face scars
Silicea has a capacity to stimulate the body and its vital force to reabsorb the scar tissue and fibrotic condition. At times while shaving or scrubbing the face they might reopen, causing a lot of pain and making the pus ooze out. This remedy is also very useful during an Acute of boils, specially when they constantly remain red and inflammed but never end in pus, nor is there any sign of their getting healed. This means that these bumps are a permanent feature on the face. Give Silicea 6x five pills four times a day and watch for two tyyof reactions. The boils will either start going down in size and heal or they might become big with pus points. In the later case give Silicea 1 m five pills three times a day which will dry up the pus and start the healing process.
Homoeopathic after shave
After shaving is important to apply a good Homoeopathic antiseptic solution which will prevent bacteria infection and help in healing the tissues damaged due to injury caused by the blade. It also gives a feeling of freshness, andrif there are scars caused by those bumps the Homoeopathic lotion will help smoothen them .
You can make this lotion at home . Take 5 percent Calendula mother tincture add 2 percent Echinacea mother tincture, 3 percent Hydrastis mother tincture and to all this add 90 percent distilled water. Keep this soluand use it regularly. Good skin lotions are available at Homoeopathic pharmacies in case you don't want the bother of making them yourself. Avoid using cream based lotions as they may react with the skin. Water based skincare lotions are the best as they don't have any side effects.