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Old Oct 23, 2016, 03:18 PM
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What methods do you use, when it comes to your facial hair, for your ladies. And I am referring to the hair on your lower lip and chin, do you shave it off, wax it, pluck it, etc. What's the best and worst way to get rid of this type of hair.
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Old Oct 24, 2016, 05:26 AM
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Never ever shave facial hair because if you start you will never be able to stop.
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Old Oct 24, 2016, 06:04 AM
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I pluck it.
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Old Oct 24, 2016, 08:19 AM
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never shave it! Wax or tweeze
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Old Oct 24, 2016, 08:02 PM
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I pluck but I am thinking about waxing but it kinda scares me
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Old Oct 24, 2016, 09:51 PM
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I don't really have this issue, but I've known girls who have and could never quite understand why they don't just shave.
"It will make the hair grow thicker!" They say. Well, I say that's rubbish! How does something upon the surface of the skin affect the roots of the hair? I suppose if the hair is shorter it could look thicker, but I can't see how shaving would cause hair to grow back thicker.
Even if that claim were true, why does it matter? If you are going to shave the hair anyway, why does it matter how thick it is? No one's going to be the wiser. No one tweezes their leg hair for fear the hair there will become thicker.
Shaving seems the fastest, less painful way to remove hair, so I would assume it to be a favorite amongst mustachioed ladies, and yet they choose more painful (and expensive, in regards to waxing) methods. It makes no sense to me.
This has been on my mind for roughly ten years now....
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Old Oct 24, 2016, 10:25 PM
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"It will make the hair grow thicker!" They say.
Lol. This is a common myth about hair in general. I've certainly heard it myself a number of times over the years, regarding scalp and facial hair.

Shaving hair: Does shaved hair grow back thicker? - Mayo Clinic

Whether that's actually confirmed or not, I dunno.
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Old Oct 25, 2016, 04:15 AM
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Yeah, according to the Mayo Health Clinic link Ichbin posted:

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Shaving facial or body hair gives the hair a blunt tip. The tip might feel coarse or "stubbly" for a time as it grows out. During this phase, the hair might be more noticeable and perhaps appear darker or thicker — but it's not.
This is exactly what happens.

Regarding female facial hair, I am blessed in that my facial hair is so fair and so fine that it's hardly noticeable unless your up close in my face. In which case, you should either be my date, or a doctor. Any other persons are subject to verbal explicatives and angry shouting regarding as to why they are invading my personal space.

If you are bothered by dark facial hair, so much so that it gives you crippling anxiety, then maybe ask a dermatologist about laser hair removal. To me, bleaching sounds like such a hassle and shaving and waxing last only so long. Also, some methods of waxing leave the body open and more readily available to skin infections.

Chemical hair removing treatments sold on the market are either a hit or miss, or leave you with minor to moderate redness in the area you used it in. I think that's actually a result of the product burning your skin.
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Old Oct 26, 2016, 08:42 PM
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But doesn't shaving make your skin rougher ? Think about a mans skin it's kinda rough because he saves so much
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Old Oct 26, 2016, 10:37 PM
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I use Sally Hansen I think is the name , it's like Nair for your face so it's mild and never burns.

I have used this for years and I'm always happy with the results.
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Old Oct 26, 2016, 10:49 PM
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I started getting wiry hairs on my chin around age 40. I just pluck them. Lasers are typically ineffective on ladies facial hair. Electrolysis is the only truly effective option for truly permanent hair removal. Shaving hair does not make it thicker at all. Many high end spas do a treatment called dermaplaining (or something like that) and it shaves and super exfoliates your face.....it removes ALL of the soft vellus hair on the face. Plucking and waxing can make the hair grow in thicker as it disturbs the follicle beneath the skin.
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Old Oct 26, 2016, 10:57 PM
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The reason why traditional shaving has been discouraged is because it can have a psychological impact on a female already battling the hair. Now she must shave like a man just feels super degrading to some women from what I've read. Nowadays, beautiful women on YouTube proudly shave their faces on camera because it makes your makeup look so good and smooth. It's an actual trend.
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Old Oct 26, 2016, 11:25 PM
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No one mentioned threading? Is it a lost art?
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Old Oct 26, 2016, 11:27 PM
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Mainly wax my eyebrows. Shave the bit above my lip. It is very sparse. Have had it waxed before, if the waxer thinks I need it.

Don't have any on my chin. Maybe that comes with menopause.
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Facial hair is a constant battle for me, especially post menopause. I have a lot of it, and it's very coarse and jet black. Creams don't work for me, because they don't seem to get all the hair. So I pluck - twice a day. I take 5 min in the am and the pm, with a magnifying mirror and pluck the hairs the instant they are long enough to be grabbed with the tweezers. If I don't do this, I get a visible beard.

I prefer plucking to shaving because plucking at least lasts longer than shaving.

In the new year, I'm thinking of buying one of those ultra pulsed light hair removal machines, as I've read good things about them, and see if I can come up with a solution that doesn't require daily maintenance.

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Old Oct 28, 2016, 06:41 AM
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Some people have tender faces, but if you do not, I recommend learning how to thread. That gets about 7 hairs out in one pull and would be much faster. Threading also get very thin hairs.

But like I said, if it sounds too painful, don't try it.

Several vids on Youtube on it, there are different methods too.
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Old Oct 28, 2016, 06:51 AM
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Sometimes I wonder why the body spends its energy on such things as producing facial hairs at the same time it might struggle with enough energy for other things!

For me it is nails though. At the same time I battle chronic fatigue, my body has decided my nails must grow really, really fast! Couldn't it grow them at a more normal rate and use that energy for other things?

Sigh.

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Old Oct 30, 2016, 09:27 PM
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Some people have tender faces, but if you do not, I recommend learning how to thread. That gets about 7 hairs out in one pull and would be much faster. Threading also get very thin hairs.

But like I said, if it sounds too painful, don't try it.

Several vids on Youtube on it, there are different methods too.
Warning though....I had threading done several years ago and ended up with a massive staph infection which took nearly 6 months to go away with medical intervention. It wasn't pretty....be careful ladies. Mine was done in a very upscale spa and my doctor said this isn't uncommon.
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Old Oct 30, 2016, 10:45 PM
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Wow, doesn't sound fun! How does it happen? I mean surely new threads are used?
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Old Oct 30, 2016, 10:55 PM
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Could be from the bacteria on their hands or could be the bacteria we all have on our skin. They didn't have me wash my face before or afterwards. My doctor said that once the hair is plucked it leaves a space which is just begging to be filled with bacteria. I washed my face thoroughly once I got home. It really did suck. The people at work said that if they didn't know me before, they would have thought I had a bad case of cystic acne. I'm left a little scared from the experience but using Retin-A has helped that thank goodness.
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Old Oct 30, 2016, 11:09 PM
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I assume if someone do it to themselves, it would pose no higher risk than plucking.

I think many probably pluck without cleaning anything.
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Old Oct 31, 2016, 12:45 AM
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When you thread you are removing a TON of hair...lots of hair that you probably cannot even see. Every person, no matter how clean is COVERED in bacteria of various kinds including Staph. It's gross but true....so the more hairs you remove, the higher the statistical probability you could have problems. And remember that any time you pluck a hair, you could potentially damage the follicle and the hair could come in coarser and darker....it's not highly likely but it is possible. Just an FYI
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Old Oct 31, 2016, 01:40 AM
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When you pluck, wax or thread, you are removing the hair by the root and the actual follicle is being yanked below the skin. Shaving is actually much safer and less likely to cause problems but it can cause stubble since the hair is blunted, razor burn and ingrown hairs (avoided by using an electric razor and aftercare). I still just pluck because it's only a few hairs but I've researched this topic very thoroughly because they really do bother me. I even made my husband promise to pluck them if I'm ever in a coma or incapacitated for any reason. The only way to get rid of them permanently would be electrolysis but that can sometimes cause mild scarring and i would seriously prefer a few hairs to some scars ya know? But if it gets bad enough I would reconsider because it really does bother me deeply. It can really bring me down sometimes and I get angry at myself for caring so much.
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Old Nov 03, 2016, 11:44 AM
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I use Sally Hansen I think is the name , it's like Nair for your face so it's mild and never burns.

I have used this for years and I'm always happy with the results.
Oh well that's interesting, will keep it in mind. But I have tried similar products to Nair, and always had bad effects and it hurting too haha.
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