Lockdown haircut has brought me out in a rash
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So, not the nicest of topics but I’m really reluctant to speak to my Doctor with all the more important stuff that’s going on right now...
Gave myself a haircut last Tuesday as I’m not going to be able to get in to a barbers for a good few weeks still I imagine. Did it on the 0.8mm setting. Noticed a few spots/pimples/redness etc at the time but nothing out of the ordinary - every time I get a trim at the barbers I always have a few little red spots appear on the sides and back where it’s shaved really short - usually a zero fade.
Since then... it’s just completely taken off! It’s got to the point where I’m getting really conscious of it and trying to hide it with hats when at work or the supermarket etc (no doubt making it worse!). My whole head, but in particular the sides, is literally like I’ve got chicken pox - Rash/spots all over, some with proper heads on them which look bloody awful. Thankfully my hair is growing back quite quickly so it’s becoming not so obvious. However I know it’s still there and it needs rectifying.
I already use Neutrogena T-Gel, and have done for probably the last year/18months. I’ve been leaving it on for longer than usual, scrubbing my head with a sponge rather than just my hands... if anything its getting worse rather than better.
Anyone got any suggestions/ideas to save me speaking to my Doctor? T Gel seems to be the biggest go to remedy when searching online but it’s clearly not helping.
Gave myself a haircut last Tuesday as I’m not going to be able to get in to a barbers for a good few weeks still I imagine. Did it on the 0.8mm setting. Noticed a few spots/pimples/redness etc at the time but nothing out of the ordinary - every time I get a trim at the barbers I always have a few little red spots appear on the sides and back where it’s shaved really short - usually a zero fade.
Since then... it’s just completely taken off! It’s got to the point where I’m getting really conscious of it and trying to hide it with hats when at work or the supermarket etc (no doubt making it worse!). My whole head, but in particular the sides, is literally like I’ve got chicken pox - Rash/spots all over, some with proper heads on them which look bloody awful. Thankfully my hair is growing back quite quickly so it’s becoming not so obvious. However I know it’s still there and it needs rectifying.
I already use Neutrogena T-Gel, and have done for probably the last year/18months. I’ve been leaving it on for longer than usual, scrubbing my head with a sponge rather than just my hands... if anything its getting worse rather than better.
Anyone got any suggestions/ideas to save me speaking to my Doctor? T Gel seems to be the biggest go to remedy when searching online but it’s clearly not helping.
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