Awasome Inflamed Ingrown Hair References. It often looks like a red pimple with one hair on its surface, but other types can look different and. Ingrown hairs are sometimes called razor bumps, shave bumps or barber bumps.
Folliculitis refers to the bacterial or fungal infection of the hair follicle. Waxing, plucking and threading hair can also lead to ingrown hairs. It can become inflamed so that it is painful and looks like a pimple with pus.
