facial hair

[Lilly-Pilly]

Hey there
I'm a beauty therapist, we get people having their upper lip or chin done all the time. Takes 10 mins and it generally does start to grow back less after a while. If you shave it doesn;t actually grow back thicker, it just has that look about it because the end of the hair is blunt from where you chopped it off with the razor, rather than fine like a natural hair growing back.

Waxing lasts longer, is less noticable and can reduce the hair growth. Lots of people book in for eye brows and upper lip at the same time.

The other option is laser, which is expensive, but also effective.

[squidipa]

yep i get hormonal hair have done since first born its frustrating but i just wax it.

[Turkish Delight]

I epilady my upper lip.

It was very painful to start of with (i used to get tears streaming down my face), but now i've doing it for over a few years now it doesn't hurt as much. I do it in about 30 secs.

[tk1999]

I wax my upper lip and chin... effects of hormone imbalance due to PCOS. I had thought it might get better during pg but nope.

So it is off to the beauticians for me... I can't bring myself to do at home... I am too much of a wuss

[squidipa]

I epilady my upper lip.

It was very painful to start of with (i used to get tears streaming down my face), but now i've doing it for over a few years now it doesn't hurt as much. I do it in about 30 secs.

ouch i got a fairly hairy face and wow i couldn't imagine that i own one tho lol do u exfoliate often?

[Lulliloo]

thanks for all the advice ladies..i didn't realise there were a few of us out there as young as me with the problem. i always saw it as an older ladies issue. i did a little bit of a pluck on them yesterday just around the edges... oooo it stings...lol....

[Turkish Delight]

I use a scrub once or twice a week. I never let the hairs on my upper lip get too long otherwise it kills. Only 1-2mm and it doesn't hurt so much. I usually epilady my upper lip fortnightly.
I've got PCOS too.

[squidipa]

I epilady my upper lip.

It was very painful to start of with (i used to get tears streaming down my face), but now i've doing it for over a few years now it doesn't hurt as much. I do it in about 30 secs.

i tried this yesterday and i thought it was good not on my upper lip. It was good as it didn't get the small hairs and i didnt want to look silly as waxing takes everything only the ones needed. thanks for the tip. i had been thinking about it since ya posted.

[Meo]

I also have PCOS and I started going to a beautician for Variable Pulsed Light treatment (which is like Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) only they can change the light intensity to suit your skin and hair etc). I get it done every four weeks for $75, takes about 30 secs and doesn't hurt much after the first session! Even that's not so bad. I found I had REALLY good results after one treatment, but it takes 4-6 to get rid of all the hair and it is gone permanently. I would recommend this to anyone, despite the price it's worth it for your self esteem, makes me feel SO much better about myself.

Can be used on other bits of the body too, PM me for salon details if you're interested. I'm in Melbourne.

[CoNNiE_Melb]

I tried laser hair removal about 7 years ago and it didn't work for me - because of my hormonal imbalance (PCOS). Has the technology improved since then?

It was also the most painful experience of my life.

[buliej]

I'd say for permanent hair removal - one of the newer laser technologies or a very good electrolysis (emphasis very good). But, keep in mind that "permanent" hair removal won't work with hormonal hair - this is because hormone issues will cause new hair to sprout so they will never be able to kill all the hair follicles because new ones will always sprout.