Question: About two weeks ago I got a really bad bikini wax which resulted in several ingrown hairs. after much poking and prodding I was able to remove most of the ingrown hairs (they were quite painful). My aesthician recommended I treat the hairs with alcohol so they don't get infected. I used alcohol for about 2 weeks but found that to be very drying so i switched to tea tree oil which I've used in the past for other things. After a few days of use with the tea tree oil (about 2x a day for 4 days) I've noticed numbness in some spots of my bikini line and pelvic region where I had ingrowns and treated with the oil. Is the numbness likely due to picking at the ingrowns resulting in nerve damage, or is it the tea tree oil ( i hear it has numbing properties). I am also experiencing a light throbbing pain in the area that has gone numb.

Thank you for your quick response. The numbness is actually starting to subside but the pain is getting worse. It's this throbbing pain right in my groin (only on the right side) and on the very front of my thigh (a few inches from the groin/bikini area). could that be a pulled muscle (i do work out) or related to the ingrowns?