Hello girls,
I'm fairly new on here...but how annoying is all the hair...for the facial hair since people told me shaving would make it appear to grow in darker... i never started shaving on my face...i just epiliate the mustache hair lol and the chin hair and bleach the rest...
I hate hate my stomach hair though...makes me feel soo..i dont know...that i have to shave everyday...how do you guys deal with that? Im really hoping me losing some weight with help with all this...
I am in the same boat. I have been struggling against facial hair for more than 20 years and it is only getting worse and worse. I'm so self conscious because of it. No matter how much I tweeze, epilate or shave, the hair is still there, I can always see a lot of it under the skin. I can't accept the fact that there is no cure for this and that I will have to spend the rest of my life plucking and shaving every day.
i feel this too. i just can't believe that i have to face this for the rest of my life. is it denial or hope? every time i look in the mirror, for the last five years, i always think, it will be better when. . . and there's always something that may fix it. i just can't get excited about getting into a new relationship. my old boyfriend knew about it, but i don't have the energy to acquaint a new person with it. and i have passed up traveling because of the inconvenience of consulting a well-lit mirror. now, if this changes my life, why is it considered only cosmetic? it's a situation i can't help. where's the technology? where's the medicine? i always think that something has to be found, because even with all the products, we're still here talking about this.
Laser is really the only way to go if you have a serious hair growth problem...there is nothing that will get rid of the hair completely...in addition, to see better results from LHR, your hormones should be in order...
I have done laser a few times and I don't think anything would have zapped this dark hair...shaving leaves traces and dark shadowing as we all know, laser gradualy gets rid of that part and shaving time is reduced significantly over time until all the hair has been lasered into a permanent coma!
Last edited by KimberlyMillions; 10-21-2008 at 04:28 PM.
Ruthheart, you have described exactly the way I feel and the problems I have to face because of the hair. I avoid my face being touched and I never go on trips with my coworkers. I would have to share a room with someone and I would die of shame if they found out about my facial hair. It's so frustrating!
Laser isn't an option for me, it isn't available here. Vaniqa can't be found in any drugstore, so my options are very limited. I really don't know what to do, this situation stresses me out.
Ruthheart, you have described exactly the way I feel and the problems I have to face because of the hair. I avoid my face being touched and I never go on trips with my coworkers. I would have to share a room with someone and I would die of shame if they found out about my facial hair. It's so frustrating!
Laser isn't an option for me, it isn't available here. Vaniqa can't be found in any drugstore, so my options are very limited. I really don't know what to do, this situation stresses me out.
Oh no, Mary!
I'm sorry to have assumed that laser would be available everywhere; I can't believe they don't have a laser center in your area...I was under the impression that LHR centers were popping up everywhere...
What about a dermatologist in your area; sometimes they offer laser too...? Or even a bigger town?
I understand how you feel though, I am still troubled by hair issues; it's the worst!
Thank you, Kimberly that you want to help, but unfortunately laser isn't an option for me. Let me explain why: I live in Romania, a country in Europe, in a small town. Larger citites have laser clinics but going there to have laser done would involve costs that I'll probably never be able to afford. I've been doing a lot of research and I found out that there is a topical, Vaniqa that might help. I would be very happy if I could try this at least, it is approved in the European Union but in my country it can't be found in any drugstore, yet. New developments reach our country rather late. I know that Vaniqa has been around for at least 6-7 years. All I can do for the moment is to try some natural remedies and hope that some day a miracle product will be available.
Same Here! My RE was going to prescribe me something, but since I am ttc they decided against it. I only need to take action every 3-4 days right now and hope that it does not get worse then that. I don't know what common things to help with it could be. I will be watching closely to see any. o.o
Ladies, have you tried epicare? I've heard many praises to it because this tool removes hair from root and does no damage to skin. Sort of like tweezers, but removes few hairs at the time and made specifically for facial hair. You can see how it works on faceauthority.com
I use it too and I like it very much - it is cheaper than anything else and it works for me.
Well. i had Elvis side burns, and a mustache thicker then my husbands, and hair on my chin.... i LOVE the "Nair pre-waxed strips" they are pre cutt facial strips and they are dirt cheep at walmart or walgreens... i think i payed like $3 for 30 strips.... and they last (well for me) i wax once a week, and after the 1st and 2nd time i just felt so much better about my self and my apperance that the pain is not longer there. i just think about how much better and smoother.. and kissable i will be after... LOL and an added bonus my husband LOVES the smell of the "alovera" waz so he cant keep his hands off.. lol
When I was on the pill I was on Yaz. The hair has definitely gotten worse since going off. I don't think it made it better when I was on it, but I think it stopped it from getting worse.
I finally bit the bullet and got laser hair removal for my face about 18 mos ago. I spent about $850 and *LOVE* the results. There's nothing left. I can get up in the morning and run out the door with no worries. I know - it seems expensive. But it's permanent - for the rest of your life. I loved the facial treatments so much that I'm in the process of doing from my hips down to my toes. No more shaving! Plus they had a 12 months no interest payment plan, so I was able to fit the bill into my budget. Good luck!
i feel this too. i just can't believe that i have to face this for the rest of my life. is it denial or hope? every time i look in the mirror, for the last five years, i always think, it will be better when. . . and there's always something that may fix it. i just can't get excited about getting into a new relationship. my old boyfriend knew about it, but i don't have the energy to acquaint a new person with it. and i have passed up traveling because of the inconvenience of consulting a well-lit mirror. now, if this changes my life, why is it considered only cosmetic? it's a situation i can't help. where's the technology? where's the medicine? i always think that something has to be found, because even with all the products, we're still here talking about this.
i feel the same way.. i just started seeing someone new who knows that i have pcos (only because the person who introduced us also has it and she and i were discussing it one night in front of him) but he doesnt know about all the stupid symptoms that suck and that my beard will probably someday be better than his. right now i only get patches, but it still sucks.. and i know that by 7ish at night that stubble is starting to come back. i have super sensitive skin so the depilatories that ive tried have only made me red, blotchy, and itchy and attracted MORE attention to my neck than id ever want. i constantly look up permanent solutions, but they all seem to be out of my price range. ive gotten used to the shaving, but its like.. come on already. enough. the pill (im on yasmin) usually makes it possible for me to shave every other day, but i dont want to have to shave my neck at all. im usually ok with things and accept them and hope to someday afford laser removal, but right now when i think about telling a new person that i shave.. i just get angry.
