Talk:Pseudofolliculitis barbae

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The last edit didn't replace the original image, it just messed up the formatting?

Example Usages
Recently the example types/brands of Glycolic acid that are used were nixed with the notation that if they were important, they would be referenced in the Glycolic acid article. I don't feel that this is correct. Glycolic acid has a large number of uses, and that page may very well not include a list of uses for Glycolic acid so fine that razor burn is specifically mentioned, let alone brand examples. In a general sense, a broader article may not mention specifics who apply to a narrower use, and an article relating to that narrower use therefore includes those references. Remember, it's not just useful forms of Glycolic acid that are being mentioned, but forms of Glycolic acid used for treating Pseudofolliculitis Barbae. Bitnine 19:50, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

Nudity Really Needed?
Is the picture of a male genital area really needed in this article? I think someone is just trying to find an excuse to put a picture of their penis on here. Fatekeeper (talk) 16:26, 6 August 2008 (UTC) A picture would improve the article, but I agree that there is no need for genital pics.212.85.89.247 (talk) 16:08, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Yeah, it's a little too explicit for this article, and it is not "barbae" Matt Beard (talk) 21:07, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Thank you both. Good points. I agree. I made the adjustment. Dr.K. (talk) 21:15, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
 * I'll try to take one this week.James Estevez (talk) 16:22, 4 February 2012 (UTC)

Stripper remedies for PFP
Reading this: "... it can also happen on other parts of the body where hair is shaved or plucked, especially areas where hair is curly and the skin is sensitive, such as genital shaving (more properly termed pseudofolliculitis pubis or PFP)." I recalled some information I had seen randomly on a stripper website, that suggested applying anti-deodorant to the shaved surface, and that will reduce "razor bumps". Which is kind of helpful information, considering that many of them get a big benefit from shaving daily. I don't really know what kind of information is out there about the effectiveness, but I've tried it a few times, and it seems to work pretty well. Naturally, I don't know about helping out the boys and their beards... I don't have to deal with razor bumps up there, and I think putting anti-deodorant on your face would likely come across as fairly odd. --Puellanivis (talk) 02:37, 21 September 2008 (UTC)

Aftershave and baby oil?
Can aftershave or baby oil be used, its good? or it makes worse? -- Frap (talk) 12:40, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

Cleanup
I'm going to clean this up a bit. There's too much folklore, pseudo-medicine, and quackery on this page and my intention is to aggresively remove uncited statements(WP:NOCITE) or product mentions (WP:NOTAD). James Estevez (talk) 14:28, 9 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Grrrr... this kind of genius input from non-sufferring non-practitioners is akin to yet another article by some male sex therapist informing the public girls don't actually have gspots, just cuz they themselves never found it. GO WRITE IN THE GSPOT SECTION, AT LEAST THAT "DISPUTED" EXISTENCE DOESN'T BURN LIKE HELLFIRE AND HURT LIKE A MOTHER... Let us sufferers read some quackery and judge the risks and benefits for ourselves, eh? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.127.70.84 (talk) 16:53, 26 October 2014 (UTC)

pseudofolliculitis meaning
The term Pseudo means fake, and therefore psuedofolliculitis means fake folliculitis. Folliculitis Barbae or barbae folliculitis is ther correct term for this passage. Folliculitis is caused by incorrect shaving methods and/or coarse curly hair that gets traps under the skin causing infection - ie pus. Psuedofolliculitis is razor burn, irritated skin caused by shaving. There is no pus, no scars, and no keloids. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 152.27.23.66 (talk) 17:04, 26 September 2012 (UTC)

Companion cell of the phloem?!
Section "Keratin polymorphism": "This suggests K6hf mutation structurally weakens the companion cell layer and increases the chances that a beard hair will in-grow."

"companion cell" links to "phloem", which is a kind of tissue in plants. As far as I know, a beard is not a plant. I think this link is false; maybe there is another kind of "companion cell" in hair cells that I am not aware of, but it should definitely not link to an entry about plants. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.9.56.233 (talk) 01:01, 20 August 2013 (UTC)