Unwanted facial hair

Jennifer · Dec 9, 2005

Un Wanted Facial hair

Many women suffer from unwanted facial hair. Often facial hair in women appears first during puberty and then becomes more prolific from the age of 35 +. The main areas it seems to appear are on the lip and chin but many women experience unwanted hair growth on their jaw cheeks and neck area. Worse still is that for some reason, as you get older, so the facial hair seems to get darker and coarser.

Here we list and rate the different solutions for unwanted facial hair in women:

Shaving - Fast cheap and easy method of hair removal, but the hairs grow back very quickly and appear thicker. Not recommended for female facial hair

Bleaching - Bleaching can make dark facial hair less apparent but it can also make it look like you have fur on your face, especially in the sun.

Depilatory creams - Depilatory creams are a kinder method of hair removal, but can be a bit messy to use and some people react to the chemicals and get pimples

Plucking - provides a very clean look to the hair removal site, but it can be painful and time consuming and is often needed daily. Prolonged plucking can damage the skin.

Waxing - provides a very clean look to the hair removal site. It's results are longer lasting than the aforementioned methods, but some skins can be very sensitive to it's harsh action

beautynista · Dec 9, 2005

hmm...i'm such a skeptic when it comes to hair-inhibiting creams

/emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />...has anyone tried vanqia or any other similar products?

devinjhans · Dec 10, 2005

i have vaniqa, but haven't used on a regular enough basis to honestly say if it works or not.

Marisol · Dec 10, 2005

I didn't know this. Thanks for posting.

lollipop · Dec 10, 2005

Hmm, i`ve heard that using creams/lotions with soy in it are good for less/slower hair growht. Does anyone know where to find soy oil, i had read it somewhere, but where will you find this? TIA.

audrey · Dec 13, 2005

I use threading technique on my upper lip and love the results...

lollipop · Dec 13, 2005

Aha, thx alot!!!

charish · Dec 13, 2005

i tweeze and wax. does tweezing really damage your skin?

Sofia · Dec 14, 2005

What product is this???

Dolphin · Jan 21, 2006

yeah... threading help alot in removing facial hair..

breathless · Jan 22, 2006

well well. i must say, i get three hairs that i see but nobody else sees on my chin. and i get about 2 on my neck. i shave everything once every 3 days. just one swipe of the razor and done. but, i want to get some permanent treatment done with that. i drives me nuts!

Akansha · Jan 23, 2006

Well I just bleach my face. Works for me.

:sugapink: · Jan 31, 2006

Threading is a good way to remove hair, it hurts abit but it takes longer to grow back, same time as waxing. It feels good when the beautician does it as it feels like a facial.

korina981 · Jan 31, 2006

are there any dangerous side effects for laser hair removal?

Midori · Jan 31, 2006

Laser works best on dark hairs growing on people with light skin. The reason is that it works by heating up the hair and killing the follicle while not heating up the surrounding skin. The better heat absorption properties of darker hairs helps this work. Grey hairs need to be electrolysed.

I have heard good words said of Lightsheer laser treatment by someone who has tried a few alternatives.

I do pluck

/emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> - I hope it doesn't damage the skin. I have heard it said a few times that it might, but then when I was at school there were stories of people having their heads blown off after eating a whole packet of space dust in one go after downing a can of coke :icon_lol:

I will laser and electrolyse eventually.

Sofia · Feb 7, 2006

Wonder if these methods would work on "peach fuzz" aka Vellus? During the summer when I get darker, you can see a little bit of very light, baby fine hair.

I remember seeing a close-up of Madonna in one of her videos and she had excessive "peach fuzz" all over her face. :icon_eek: I'm sure there's something that can be done for it.

Brootsiesmom · Feb 7, 2006

I've become very good friends with my Igia Personal Touch shaver..lol

LipglossQueen · Feb 8, 2006

I've never heard of Vaniqua, but it's possible that soy oil may slow down hair growth because oils like castor oil actually promote growth, it sounds like something worth trying.

babyuv3 · Mar 25, 2006

I have also used Vaniqua but have not used it enough to see dramatic results. To all the the pluckers...please be careful it will eventually damage your skin. I have been a plucker for years (ingrown hairs on neck) and I am now dealing with a few discolored spots in those areas. :madno: Any advice on what will help the discoloration? I also read on indiaparenting.com that a mild exfoliant at least once a week will help with ingrown hairs.

Good Luck!!!

JackiG · Mar 25, 2006

I started laser hair removal last month. I have about 6 hairs on my chin. About 2 years ago my sister noticed a long blonde hair and stupid me plucked it. Over the past 2 years it grew in darker, thicker, and I noticed more hairs. When I went to the laser tech, she told me the worse thing you can do is pluck them, because then they multiply. You find things out the hard way. I can't wait until they are gone for good.

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