Stop Your Razor Bumps

Razor bumps

Also called Pseudofolliculitis barbae, Ingrown hairs, Razor burn, Shaving bumps

3 min plan44 min with every studyUpdated Sep 28, 2026

Who it's forA man of 18 or over who gets bumps and ingrown hairs after he shaves.

When to see a doctor

Call 911 now: spreading redness with a very high temperature or shivering. Or with a fast heartbeat or breathing, confusion, fainting, or cold, clammy skin.
Call 911 now: swelling of the face, lips or tongue, or trouble breathing, after any product.
Urgent care: a bump or patch that is very painful, hot or swollen. The same with a high temperature.
Your doctor: bumps that keep coming back, get worse, or last longer than 2 or 3 days despite home care.
Your doctor: a red, swollen beard with pus bumps and hair falling out. It may be beard ringworm, which needs tablets.
A dermatologist: a firm, raised scar growing past the bump, or bumps that carry on after you change how you shave.
Stop the antibiotic gel and call the doctor: severe or bloody diarrhea, or stomach cramps, even weeks after stopping.

I am not a doctor. This is not medical advice. This is self-education. Every dose and strength on this page is the one a trial or a label used, quoted from it. It is not a prescription. Eflornithine and the prescription creams on the beard are off-label. Talk to a physician who has your history before any prescription medicine. Hot, swollen or pus-filled bumps, or a scar that keeps growing: see a doctor first.