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DiseaseStateContentforPhysicianWebsiteandPatientEmailOutreach AsprovidedbyDr.ClayCockerell: Folliculitis Folliculitisisaninfectionandinflammationinthehairfollicles–thetinyopeningsintheskinthat enclosehair.Theseopeningscanbecomepluggedorirritatedbysweat,oilsandmakeup.Anylocationof thebodywhichcontainshaircanbeaffectedbyfolliculitis.Affectedareascanlooklikerashesand pimples.Morecommonareasincludethefaceorscalp,especiallyinareaswhichingrownhairsor recurrentirritationfromshaving.Thethighsandgroincanbeaffectedbyclothingrepeatedlyrubbing thearea.CommonbacteriathatcancausefolliculitisincludeStaphylococcusaureusandPseudomonas aeruginosa.Fungalorganismsandviralorganismslikeherpessimplexviruscanalsocausefolliculitis. Treatmentdependsonthecause,howeverantiseptics,antibiotics,andantifungalsarecommonlyused. AsprovidedbyCLn®SkinCare: Folliculitisishairfollicleinfectionandinflammationthatcanoccuronthebodyorface,commonly causedbyshavingorwearingclothesthatrubtheskin. CLn®SportWashPromotesgoodhygieneandisthedailycleansertohelpremovedirt,sweatandoilto unclogporesandleavetheskinclinicallycleanandhealthy.CLn®SportWashiseasytouseintheshower andyoucanuseascrubberbrushifthefolliculitisisindifficulttoreachareassuchasyourback. CLn®AcneCleanserIfyouonlyhaveasmallareawherefolliculitisisoccurringandacneisalsopresent, usingtheCLn®AcneCleanserisagoodchoice. CLn®FacialCleanserCanbeuseddaily,withoutirritation,andisformulatedtominimizetightnessand stinging–especiallyimportantifthereisfolliculitisonthefaceorithaspresentedasrazorburn.This gentlecleansercontainsglycerinandskinconditioners–allowingtheskintoretainmoisture. FAQ 1.)Whatexactlyisfolliculitis? Folliculitisisaninfectionandinflammationinthehairfollicles–thetinyopeningsintheskinthat enclosehair.Youcanhavefolliculitisonanypartofyourbodythathashair.Eventhenearlyinvisible haironyourfaceorback.Itismostcommononthefaceandscalpandareasrubbedbyclothing,suchas thethighsandgroin.Folliculitisisalsoreferredtoasingrownhairsandrazorburnorbumps. 2.)Whatcausesfolliculitis? Shavingorwearingclothesthatrubtheskincanirritatehairfollicles,whichcanleadtofolliculitis. Folliclesalsocanbecomeblockedorirritatedbysweat,oilsandmakeup.Whenbacteria,yeastorfungus ispresentwithinjuredfollicles,theyaremorelikelytobecomeinfected,resultinginfolliculitis.
