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Razor bumps are a common and treatable nuisance.
Normally, hair grows to the surface of the skin in a tube called a follicle, without touching the skin itself. If your beard is naturally thick and curly, or if your follicles grow out at oblique angles to the skin's surface, shaving can cause sharp ends on the hairs. If the sharp ends penetrate the skin, the body reacts as if to any foreign object, such as a splinter. This can lead to a very red, pimple-like bump. Hairs will cut more easily and the severed ends will be duller, making penetration of the skin less likely.