All right, I am a year round swimmer so I have to keep my area clean and hair free. Well there is like two months between my summer swim league and my fall/winter league. Well I started shaving my pubic hair a few weeks ago and I decided to let some of it grow back. Well now there are red bumps everywhere and around some of the hairs there is white dead skin? Also where my bathing suit line is I have a bump about the size of a pea that is forming and it hurts very bad. I'm afraid that it won't go away and it will be very noticeable. I've never been sexually active with anyone in my life.
Help?

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Originally Posted by beegmr15

Alright, I am a year round swimmer so I have to keep my area clean and hair free. Well there is like two months between my summer swim league and my fall/winter league. Well I started shaving my pubic hair a few weeks ago and I decided to let some of it grow back. Well now there are red bumps everywhere and around some of the hairs there is white dead skin? Also where my bathing suit line is I have a bump about the size of a pea that is forming and it hurts very bad. I'm afraid that it won't go away and it will be very noticeable. I've never been sexually active with anyone in my life.
Help?

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The bump is probably an ingrown hair. You need to get a pair of tweezers and get it out. I have that problem sometime. Also, you should exfoliate the area before you shave. Soak in the tub for a while before you do too. This should help minimize bumps.

The bump may be an ingrown hair but it could also be infected. If you are experiencing this problem see a doctor and consider using shaving cream made for the pubic hair region.