Have been looking at this survey for a few days deciding whether to reply to it as I am different from the majority of cysters on here as I don't mind my hair, it's part of me it's who I am and to me it hasn't really been unwanted as I know I should have been born male. I have been hairy since about the age of 8. Here goes...
1 when hair is visible on your arms or legs, how many of you wear long sleeves w/ pants?
Nope, only tend to wear long sleeves if it's cold not to cover anything up
2 how many people wear socks constantly to hide the hair around the ankle & toes & feet?
Nope
3 does anyone wear turtlenecks/scarves to hide hair on the chest or neck?
Nope, I used to shave my chest when I was attempting to be feminine and straight, but now I don't
4 or comb your hair around your face so that sideburns arent visible.
Nope never done that apart from when I was a kid I have always had short hair as it looks like I have more hair when it is short..lol At the moment I have had a full beard for a week
5 if you cant wax, nair or pluck for a few days, do you give in to the urge to shave? (actually i heard plucking is worse and shaving is better but i feel safer plucking for some odd reason)
Only shave if I am going to see family or into hospital or hospital appts, although today I went to pick up the new lenses for my glasses with full beard and nobody batted an eyelid, and tomorrow I have an appt with my GP and it will be the first time she has seen me with beard. I haven't shaved my mustache since 2004
6 favourite method of hair removal (besides laser/electrolysis but if youre on it PRAY TELL how its working for you and how long it took to complete the treatments) here are some preferences: sugaring, waxing, threading, plucking, shaving, finishing touch/electronic hair removal blades, nair/cream. also please recommend brands, types, and pros of cons of the ones you like or dislike very strongly.
Either wet shave or occasionally an electric razor, of which I find mens razors the best. I did try Nair etc on my legs and stomach years ago but it hardly took the hair off and it burnt my chest, and other creams just made my hair go curly rather than remove it. Tried waxing and apart from hurting and would take ages it left me looking like I had a bad case of measles. Electric razors the best one I had was Remington sensitive, and I find Braun good razors as well. For wet shave I use a Mens Schick Quattro. I use sensitive skin shaving gel usually with aloe as I find the gel better than foam. The King of Shaves stuff is pretty good as well. I also use Mens after shave balms/moisturiser as I find it less greasy than the womens and I don't have an oily skin so don't like the greasy feeling.
7 does anyone else get knicked from shaving their arms or toes or feet?
Nope have never shaved my arms, toes or feet
8 whats the strangest place that you have to remove hair? i dont know if its strange but my fingers...i actually woulda said the tops of my feet or a couple other things except that i saw some people who said they too have to remove the hair from there.
haven't really had any really strange places, had to get my buddy to shave my back/shoulders a couple of times when hair decided it was going to appear there for awhile
9 HOW on EARTH do you get rid of all that tiny black stubble? the kind that looks like pores in your arms or wherever you remove it from? the ones that when you shave or whatever its still there! my legs even kinda look like that bcuz im so pale and then i got these li'l dots except on my legs its pores, on my arms its hair. anyone got any ideas?
No ideas
10 anyone tried those hair buffers by con-air or any of that kinda stuff? the ones where you replace those pads on it? like a microderm abrasion kit?
Nope
11 WHAT IS A FACIAL HAIR BUFFER? they have those facial hair buffers at the stores but i dont know if they really work like they say they do and HOW do they work? thats why im hesitant to buy it.
No idea
12 anyone had any luck w/ the facial hair buffer, hair off mitten, or the Sally Hansen hair removal kit that includes the "hair wand"??? i dont know what the hair wand is but its called something like that i think, i cant remember but i was and am tempted to try it except that i think its probably going to be something like nair in a tube, or "wand". i just wanna know what it is!
tried a hair buffer thing about 20 years ago, it didnt remove any hair and left me with a rash
13 favourite method? most effective? least favourite? least effective? please give details as to why, if you can. i.e. the smell, the residue, painful/leaves burns, too much preparation time/doesnt remove small/long hairs effectively, doesnt remove hair as its supposed to, etc.
Wet shave
14 how does hirsutism affect your love/social/sex life? and on a scale of 0-10 (or OFF THE SCALE!!!) how would you say that the hirsutism affects your self-esteem/self-worth?
When I was trying to be feminine it was a pain in the butt shaving everywhere, but it didn't affect my love/social/sex life.. sometimes my self esteem would take a dip but my view is that the people who are staring at you or making comments should look at themselves, they are so up themselves and think that everyone should look like them, when in reality I think it is them who have the low esteem so have to pick on others. Also being hairy hasn't had any affect whatsoever on my love/sex/social life, my last girlfriend loved my masculinity and hairiness
15 does your partner know you have hair? do you cover/remove it and try to keep it flawless all the time or do you sometimes let it go for a bit?
used to shave when i used to go out with guys, but not my tummy they never said anything about it, sometimes my legs i would leave again they didnt say anything.. and any of the women i have been out with knew i was hairy.
16 does hirsutism cause a less-fullfilling sex life?
Not at all my hair is one of my erogenous zones...
17 have you come to accept the problem or do you constantly find yourself wondering how things would be different if you DIDNT have it? does it cause a constant state of depression/loss of control?
Accepted it a long time ago, it's me and what moron decreed that women can't be hairy.. ok I know many of you don't like it but i have many non pcos friends who have to shave just as much as I would if I shaved, sod the rest of the world we are exceptional people.
18 does the cold seem to make hair growth worse?
Nope with me it grows more in the hot weather
19 pros & cons of your favourite method/least favourite method. i know ive put this a few times on here probably but i figure that different products may be listed on different areas so you dont have to answer this if you have already and youre going to say the same thing you already said...lol bcuz i dont wanna be a hassle BUT this is more for the last words on any product that is worth knowing about.
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