I keep getting ingrown hairs. I've been using an electric shaver for about a year now.

I stopped moisturizing my face about a month ago because it was making my face way too oily and creating white heads. I think because my face is a lot drier than before, it's leading to ingrown hairs? Do you guys have an advice? Do any of you have ingrown facial hairs? They're the worst. They get infected and red and are sore and I really want to solve this problem. I'm thinking maybe a light moisturizer after I shave?

Also, do you guys always moisturize your face after shaving or what? I really hate the thought of moisturizing my face these days but apparently it can prevent acne too by preventing the skin from producing excess oil to combat the dryness.

ANY HELP WILL DO GUYS, thanks.

Are they ingrown hairs or are they folliculitis? There's a difference. I've been fighting a recurring folliculitis problem for a while now. I tried different razors, electrics, shave creams. It would go away but always come back.

The standard treatment is bactroban ointment which kills staph. I actually just started using it myself 5 days ago. I had to argue with my doctor that I had folliculitis and not acne. He was a GP and not a derm so to him it all looks the same. The bactroban is already helping quite a bit, though not as quickly as I would like.