Newbie Here
1 when hair is visible on your arms or legs, how many of you wear long sleeves w/ pants? Never. Always too hot to be able to wear long sleeves and long pants.
2 how many people wear socks constantly to hide the hair around the ankle & toes & feet? Always wear sandles - again - so hot all the time I try my best to stay cool.
3 does anyone wear turtlenecks/scarves to hide hair on the chest or neck? don't have this problem
4 or comb your hair around your face so that sideburns arent visible. I wear my hair straight down all the time.
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) yes i do - more so for the sake of others not having to look at it. and thinking they are staring at it make me concerned
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. i tweeze or shave, but also found a shaver called personal touch that really seemed good - it is a dry shaver. started vaniqa though now and only on it for a month and not using it always like I should, but i can tell it is working. if you are going to use a regular razor - try to use a different one for legs and face and keep the face one new and sharp at all times.
7 does anyone else get knicked from shaving their arms or toes or feet? fortunately it never happened to me
8 whats the strangest place that you have to remove hair? around my nipples
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! anyone got any ideas? painful but stand in front of a strong magnifying mirror and take your fingernails and force those hairs out of the pores. almost treating it like you would a pimple. but do it when you have a day or half a day without others being around. your face/legs could get really sore from it. i try not to do it more than once a month but it helps.
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? never tried
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. never tried it
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! never tried it
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. pretty much covered this in above answers
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? i think the biggest problem is being close to a man/woman knowing that it is there. makes me shy away when someone tries to touch my face. have learned how to have "hooker sex" (i.e. sex without kissing or intimate touching/breathing/etc if he/she is close enough to see if I haven't tended to the hairs). I constantly find myself appearing standoffish or prudish even if I really like someone.
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? i will let it go for a few days until it starts getting really noticeable or i have big business appointments. if i am seeing my partner, definitely have to be clean looking and smooth feeling no matter how long it has been sine the last time. they do not know of the hair. only my family and a few close friends do.
16 does hirsutism cause a less-fullfilling sex life? not necessarily, but yes because of the loss of ability to be fully intimate with someone without holding back.
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? you will always wonder how it could have been but you have to learn to accept that this is what you have to deal with and you have to accept it and live your live the most fulfilling way you can regardless. only you can let it control your life to the point of bringing you down. take control, take ownership, live strong.
18 does the cold seem to make hair growth worse? i live where it gets fairly cold and fairly warm. i do seem to have to tend to things more in the winter. but i don't know if it is necessarily the weather making it grow more, or if it is just I have less to keep me preoccupied and so i notice it more.
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. already mentioned above
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