Several safe and effective treatments can be prescribed to treat
the bumps and inflammation associated with PFB from shaving. These
include: Prescription Creams Topical antibiotics * Erythromycin or
clindamycin * Clindamycin/benzoyl peroxide combination (Duac,
Benzaclin), - A study of male subjects treated with a
clindamycin/benzoyl peroxide combination cream revealed, for black
patients, a mean percentage reductions in bumps ranging from 38.2%
at week 2 to 63.9% at week 10. Retinoids * Adapalene (Differin) -
Adapalene gel 0.1% applied at bedtime decreased bumps and dark
marks resulting from the bumps * Tretinoin (Retin-A) - In blacks,
tretinoin 0.025% cream combined with hydrocortisone 2.5% cream
twice daily for 8 weeks reduced bumps and dark marks * Tazarotene
(Tazorac) - Fifty African American or Hispanic patients who applied
tazarotene 0.05% or 0.1% gel once daily for 90 days had a
significant decrease in overall PFB severity after 60 days.
Hydroquinones * Combination Fluoc