How to Use folliculitis in a Sentence

folliculitis

noun
  • It’s called folliculitis, and can happen anywhere there is hair (like your back, chest, or butt).
    — Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Pain and little bumps around the follicle, called traction folliculitis, are the first signs that a style is too tight.
    — Crystal Martin, ajc, 8 Apr. 2018
  • That can help to relieve some of the friction and irritation that may lead to folliculitis.
    — Celia Shatzman, Women's Health, 26 June 2023
  • Vulvar acne shows up in red bumps, and is a form of folliculitis, which is an inflammation around the hair follicles.
    — Yerin Kim, Seventeen, 3 Dec. 2018
  • Bathing daily and keeping your buttocks clean and dry can help prevent boils, folliculitis, and other skin conditions.
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The doctor at the clinic diagnosed the bumps as folliculitis, an infection of the hair follicles.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 27 July 2022
  • Most of us become a bit too attached to our trusty razor, leaving the same blades on for months at a time, but experts say this quickly leads to infections like folliculitis.
    — Jenn Sinrich, SELF, 13 Dec. 2017
  • For instance, your acne may be due to folliculitis or allergic contact dermatitis.
    — Colleen Murphy, Health, 16 May 2024
  • This will help protect your skin from developing folliculitis and other skin conditions.
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 14 Aug. 2025
  • For instance, clusters of tiny, itchy bumps or pimples around hair follicles might indicate a condition known as folliculitis.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 22 Mar. 2019
  • Some of the most common causes of saddle sores include chafing, folliculitis, or ulcerations.
    — Kelly Hoover Greenway, Health, 19 June 2024
  • They are likely caused by folliculitis, boils, contact dermatitis, or keratosis pilaris.
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 14 Aug. 2025
  • While folliculitis can occur simply from the trauma of waxing, it can also be caused by exposure to bacteria in the wax and result in an infection.
    — Sam Escobar, Good Housekeeping, 17 Oct. 2017
  • Pseudomonas are bacteria that lurk in warm environments like hot tubs and swimming pools and can cause hot tub folliculitis, an infection of hair follicles.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 28 July 2025
  • If red, pimple-like bumps — known as folliculitis — appear, Campbell says OTC treatments can help.
    — Aimee Simeon, refinery29.com, 26 Mar. 2020
  • Friction from clothing can also cause hair follicles to get inflamed and infected—a condition called folliculitis.
    — Amanda MacMillan, Health, 27 Feb. 2023
  • For those who get inflamed ingrown hairs, called folliculitis, your dermatologist can prescribe medication to help with the redness and pain.
    — Hana Hong, Marie Claire, 8 Nov. 2019
  • Skin conditions like chafing, folliculitis, and ulcerations can cause saddle sores.
    — Kelly Hoover Greenway, Health, 19 June 2024
  • This dandruff shampoo alleviates itchy scalp, folliculitis, razor bumps, and more by removing excess oil and dead skin cells, which reduces dandruff.
    — Alexandra Frost, Health, 22 June 2023
  • As the colony grows, there is more potential for folliculitis or the inflammation of hair follicles by bacterial infection.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2024
  • This can occur for various reasons including shaving, ingrown hairs, or skin conditions like folliculitis.
    — Tira Urquhart, Essence, 23 July 2024
  • Doc describes general medicine as part doctor, part detective, and that day's appointments deal with irritable bowel, heat rash, and folliculitis.
    — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Another type of scalp folliculitis, Demodex folliculitis, is caused by an excess of Demodex mites (face mites) on your skin.
    — Casey Gallagher, Health, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Using gentle acne products that contain salicylic acid or benzoyl peroxide also may help reduce acne and folliculitis.
    — Julia Landwehr, Health, 5 June 2026
  • Despite the daunting name, though, folliculitis is a relatively common skin condition that occurs when hair follicles become inflamed.
    — Chloé Valentine Toscano, Allure, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Werewolf cats are also prone to some health conditions, including lymphocytic mural folliculitis.
    — John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Meanwhile, the annual number of Pseudomonas folliculitis outbreaks decreased by an average of 22% per year.
    — Susan Scutti, CNN, 17 May 2018
  • Common issues laser hair removal can treat include the aforementioned folliculitis and hidradenitis suppurativa.
    — Hunter Lacey, Allure, 3 July 2024
  • Shingles, folliculitis, and COVID-19 also ailed her during this time.
    — David Oliver, USA Today, 8 June 2026
  • Those pimple-like bumps are actually superficial infections of the hair follicles—otherwise known as folliculitis.
    — Sarah Bradley, Women's Health, 20 June 2023

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