[splitimage]

Just a bit of rant ladies. I hate hair removal & I'm cursed with a lot of body and facial hair, all of it very dark and thick. I went to the salon today for my hair cut and monthly facial wax. Seriously if I don't keep them trimmed and waxed, I have Boris Yeltsin eyebrows, then there are the sideburns, mustache and hair growing out under my chin. I don't quite qualify as a bearded lady, but it's close. All this waxing obviously hurts and leaves giant red blotches on my face that lasts for a couple of hours. It's not pretty.

Can't afford it right now, due to multiple major new purchases but I'm seriously considering saving up for laser hair removal. Maybe next year.

Really the things we do to ourselves in order to look "presentable"

--splitimage

[NuckingFutz]

Hey splitimage, there was a thread awhile back in this forum on waxing for hair removal at home. It was a wax used at home using the microwave. The poster raved about it and it got quite a few responses. You may want to see if you can pull it up. This way you can be hair free and save some money.

[thine_self_untrue]

*sigh* Why can't hair either not be there or be considered stylish?

[NuckingFutz]

That would be way too easy!

[DfendrOfEmilysHeart]

Split have u tried using hair removal cream ? it takes a lot of time but it might help ?

[thine_self_untrue]

Originally Posted by NuckingFutz

That would be way too easy!

I'm a big fan of easy!

[billieJ]

I heard you, splitimage! I can't afford laser hair removal or even monthly waxing, but I should do it monthly. In this respect, at least, life as a dude would be much easier! billieJ

[venusss]

Originally Posted by DfendrOfEmilysHeart

Split have u tried using hair removal cream ? it takes a lot of time but it might help ?

those can cause skin irritation, though.

[splitimage]

I use hair removal cream on my legs - messy but lasts longer than shaving.

Wasn't aware that it was available for facial hair. I'd probably be too nervous to use it anywhere but on my bottom chin - but since that's a major growth area, it's worth investigation.

I'll check out hair removal products when I'm next in the drug store.

[ruffy]

Originally Posted by thine_self_untrue

*sigh* Why can't hair either not be there or be considered stylish?

Hilarious!!

[rainbow74]

Hi, i hope nobody minds me posting here but i know a little bit about hair removal.

Splitimage, have you investigated the cost of doing a small area of your face at a time? This is what i have done, as i've got no money. Also laser/IPL only works on dark hair and will take between 6 to 12 sessions to clear the hair.
Another way you could go is electrolysis, this is the only proven permanent hair removal method. Laser/IPL just hasn't been around long enough to be called permanent.
There is one more method you could try and that is Vaniqa cream. It not a hair removal cream, it suppresses hair growth by blocking an enzyme in the root. It's a bit hit and miss to whether it works or not and has to be continuously applied for hair reduction.
Good luck, i know how much of a pain hair removal is.
rainbow74

[splitimage]

Thank you very much for the information Rainbow97.

I will explore the idea of doing smaller parts of my face at once - still out of the budget for a while though. And I'm not worried about my hair not being dark enough - it's almost black. I didn't realize that laser hair removal wasn't permanent though - I've always heard it advertised as being such. I did know that it required multiple treatments.

I've sort of thought of the electrolysis route, but I'd always heard that it was kind of painful - do you know if that's true.

I've never heard of the cream you mentioned - it sounds interesting. I'll have to investigate to see if it's available here.

Thanks again.

--splitimage

[rainbow74]

Hi Splitimage,
I've not had electrolosis, but i have heard it feels like an flicked elastic band, so painful but not overly so. As they say 'No pain no gain'

As for Laser/IPL, it has only been around for roughly 15 years or so, they just don't know if it is permanent. I'm betting that it is though .

If you do a google search you can plenty of information on Vaniqa cream. I should have said it is supposed to be prescription only in my first post, but i forgot, sorry.

[splitimage]

Thanks Rainbow74, and I'm sorry I screwed up your name in my last post, I'm easily confused. I'll definitely google the cream, and if it is prescription only here, I'll talk to my Dr. about it. I'm sure she'd be willing to prescribe it as she knows just how much problem I have with facial hair.

Thanks again for the info.

-splitimage

[rainbow74]

Your welcome Splitimage, and no apologies necessary about my name .