You can also do this as a way to exfoliate the area, making it easier for the hair to eventually fall out on its own.
Combine ½ teaspoon baking soda, sea salt or sugar, and 1-2 tablespoons of olive oil. The olive oil has antibacterial properties and will keep the ingrown hair from getting infected. Apply the mixture with a Q-tip or a cotton ball to the ingrown hair. Use the tip of your finger to softly rub in the mixture in circular motions. Do three to five clockwise motions and then three to five counterclockwise motions. Rinse the area off with warm water and pat it dry. You should also wash your hands and put the towel you used to dry the area in the laundry to reduce the risk of infection. Repeat the exfoliation with baking soda and olive oil at least two times a day.
Take a 325 mg tablet of aspirin and soak it in 1 tablespoon warm water. Make sure you are using an “old-fashioned” tablet that can dissolve in water, not enteric coated aspirin. Check that the tablet does not have a hard outer shell. Put a few drops, three to five, of honey into the dissolved aspirin. The honey will work with the acidic aspirin to help “draw out” the ingrown hair. Apply the mixture with a Q-tip to the ingrown hair and let it dry. You can leave the mixture on overnight so the honey can dry. Rinse the dry mixture off with warm water and pat it dry. Repeat the application of the mixture to the ingrown hair every night.
Apply the wet tea bag every two hours on the first day the ingrown hair appears. Repeat the application twice a day after the first day.
Check to see if the ingrown hair has been removed. If it has not been removed, repeat the motions again until the hair falls out. Be very gentle as you exfoliate the area to reduce the risk of infection or scarring.
Wear medical gloves if available to avoid contaminating the needle. Other ways to sterilize needles include steaming.
