Scalp folliculitis is caused by inflammation within the hair follicle. What causes the inflammation is not always known, but the origins may be bacterial, viral, or fungal. Mites or an ingrown ...

For the most part, the mites spare the upper back, neck, face, scalp, palms and the soles of your feet. (Anywhere warm and cosy is where the mites love to be.) In infants, the scalp, face ...