Stone grooming apparatus and methods for treating and preventing pseudofolliculitis barbae

Abstract

Disclosed herein are methods, apparatuses, systems for treating and preventing pseudofolliculitis barbae on a skin surface area. A method comprising: applying a first cosmetic product to a skin surface area affected by pseudofolliculitis barbae; contacting a stone grooming apparatus, having a convex tephra composite head and a cylindrical elongated member handle, to the skin surface area affected by pseudofolliculitis barbae in a consistent motion and in an amount effective to dislodge embedded ingrown hairs on the skin surface area affected by pseudofolliculitis barbae; exfoliating inflamed skin particles on the skin surface area affected by pseudofolliculitis barbae; and applying a second cosmetic product to the skin surface area affected by pseudofolliculitis barbae. An apparatus comprising: a head having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion comprising a stone portion configured to contact a skin surface affected by pseudofolliculitis barbae in a consistent motion and in an amount effective to dislodge embedded ingrown hairs on the skin surface area affected by pseudofolliculitis barbae; and a handle comprising an elongated member having a shaft portion and a base portion configured to contact the skin surface affected by pseudofolliculitis barbae in a consistent motion and in an amount effective exfoliate inflamed skin particles on the skin surface affected by pseudofolliculitis barbae.

The following is claimed: 
     
         1 . An apparatus comprising:
 a head having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion comprising a stone portion configured to contact a skin surface affected by pseudofolliculitis barbae in a consistent motion effective to dislodge embedded ingrown hairs on the skin surface affected by pseudofolliculitis barbae; and   a handle comprising an elongated member having a shaft portion and a base portion configured to produce a force effective to exfoliate inflamed skin particles on the skin surface affected by pseudofolliculitis barbae.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first portion comprises a convex stone portion, and wherein the consistent motion includes at least one or more of: a circular motion, an against the grain motion, a with the grain motion, a horizontally backwards and horizontally forward motion, and a vertically upward and vertically downward motion. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the convex stone portion further comprises at least one of pulverized tephra, powdered tuff, and powdered volcanic lava rock. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the convex stone portion is effective to dislodge embedded ingrown hairs on a skin surface and exfoliate inflamed skin particles on a skin surface. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the convex stone portion is further configured to configured to contact a skin surface affected by pseudofolliculitis barbae in an amount effective to dislodge embedded ingrown hairs on the skin surface affected by pseudofolliculitis barbae, wherein the amount effective is a force applied to the skin surface by the apparatus comprising at least one of: an applied load perpendicular to the skin surface; a drag force parallel to the skin surface, a force to uncurl or dislodge embedded ingrown hairs; and a force to exfoliate inflamed skin particles. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the second portion comprises a horizontal resting plate. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the horizontal resting plate further comprises at least one of plastic, pewter, wood, and metal. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the elongated member is configured to be at least one of a cylinder, a cylindrical conical frustum, a rectangular column, a triangular column, a textured column, and a geometrically shaped column. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the elongated member further comprises at least a finger indentation, a thumb indentation, a textured grip, and a textured grip surface. 
     
     
         10 . A method for treating pseudofolliculitis barbae on a skin surface, the method comprising: contacting the stone portion of the apparatus of  claim 1  to a skin surface affected by pseudofolliculitis barbae in an amount effective to dislodge embedded ingrown hairs on the skin surface affected by pseudofolliculitis barbae and exfoliate inflamed skin particles on a skin surface affected by pseudofolliculitis barbae, thereby treating the pseudofolliculitis barbae. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein contacting the stone portion of the apparatus to a skin surface affected by pseudofolliculitis barbae further comprises contacting the skin surface affected by pseudofolliculitis barbae in a consistent motion. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein contacting the stone portion of the apparatus to a skin surface affected by pseudofolliculitis barbae in a consistent motion further comprises wherein the consistent motion includes at least one or more of: a circular motion, an against the grain motion, a with the grain motion, a horizontally backwards and horizontally forward motion, and a vertically upward and vertically downward motion. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein contacting the stone portion of the apparatus to a skin surface affected by pseudofolliculitis barbae in an amount effective to dislodge embedded ingrown hairs on the skin surface further comprises wherein the amount effective to uncurl and dislodge embedded ingrown hairs on skin surfaces includes at least one of: a measure of weight of topical pressure and a measure of force applied to a skin surface by a stone grooming apparatus. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein contacting the stone portion of the apparatus of to a skin surface affected by pseudofolliculitis barbae in an amount effective to dislodge embedded ingrown hairs on the skin surface further comprises: wherein a force applied to the skin surface by the stone grooming device includes at least one of: an applied load perpendicular to the skin surface; a drag force parallel to the skin surface, a force to uncurl and dislodge embedded ingrown hairs; and a force to exfoliate inflamed skin particles. 
     
     
         15 . A method for treating pseudofolliculitis barbae on a skin surface area, the method comprising:
 applying a first cosmetic product to a skin surface area affected by pseudofolliculitis barbae;   contacting a stone grooming apparatus, the stone grooming apparatus having a convex tephra composite head and a cylindrical elongated member handle, to the skin surface area affected by pseudofolliculitis barbae in a consistent motion and in an amount effective to dislodge embedded ingrown hairs on the skin surface area affected by pseudofolliculitis barbae;   exfoliating inflamed skin particles on the skin surface area affected by pseudofolliculitis barbae; and   applying a second cosmetic product to the skin surface area affected by pseudofolliculitis barbae.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein:
 the first cosmetic product is at least one of: a soap, a shaving gel, an after shave, a lotion, a moisturizer, cocoa butter, an alcohol, and an astringent; and   the second cosmetic product is at least one of: an after shave, a lotion, a moisturizer, cocoa butter, an alcohol, and an astringent.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the consistent motion includes at least one or more of: a circular motion, an against the grain motion, a with the grain motion, a horizontally backwards and horizontally forward motion, and a vertically upward and vertically downward motion. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the amount effective to dislodge embedded ingrown hairs on the skin surface area includes: a measure of weight of topical pressure applied to the skin surface area by the stone grooming apparatus. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the amount effective to dislodge embedded ingrown hairs on the skin surface area includes a measure of force applied to the skin surface area by the stone grooming apparatus. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the measure of force applied to the skin surface area by the stone grooming device includes at least one of: an applied load perpendicular to the skin surface area; a drag force parallel to the skin surface area, a force to dislodge embedded ingrown hairs; and a force to exfoliate inflamed skin particles.