When hair grows back into the skin, the body responds to the hair as if it were a foreign object? Then all the symptoms begin, including pain, itching, redness, or swelling. So the answer is yes, ingrown hair can be painful and itchy.

Why does pubic hair itch when it grows back in?

The pubic area is among the most prone parts of the body to feeling itchy and “razor-burned,” because it is a very sensitive area for most, and the hair in that area typically is thicker, making it more noticeably uncomfortable when you feel it growing back.

When hair grows back can it be itchy?

Then there's the regrowth stage: Shaved hair grows back after a couple of days, and when it does it can be prickly or itchy. This can leave you feeling uncomfortable. There's also a chance some hairs will become ingrown. This means that the hair that's trying to grow back gets trapped under the skin.