Looking Good, Feeling Great - Not By The Hair of My Chinny Chin Chin

Another embarrassing issue for me..

I have whiskers...not like a full beard...but a little path of whiskers on my chin. Besides any type of surgery, how can I stop this?

It has been this way for years now and I normally tweeze but admittedly (for the first time) I am a tweezeaholic and it has become an obsession. I do it constantly and I have scarred my chin. If anyone has another solution, I would be forever grateful.

Hugs
Michelle

Have you ever tried using Nair ? No tweezing.

wax! make friends with your local esthetician, she will keep you hair free.

I have the same problem. In my early 30s, I went to an electrolysis and it kept the hairs away for about 10 yrs. They are back with a vengence. I do wax and tweeze. I have to locate a new electrolysis again.

Try looking for a dr's office that does laser hair removal. If you can afford it, or can save up for it, it's totally worth it. Just don't go to a laser center because they inflate their prices and then give you "discounts" that are bogus comparatively.

with laser or electrolysis, do you have to let the hairs grow first?
I too am an obsessive tweezer!

LAAAAAASER! I'm telling you, it's life changing.

I can't afford laser or I would do it :o

How much is lazor? I would love to rid myself of this "beard"

Laser queen here! Cost depends on the salon. It is best to get quote from several reputable salons and then decide. Laser cured probably 80% of my issue.

Also, my hair problem has greatly improved since losing weight it seems--I am sure there is a reason for it.

Hi Michelle,

You might consider seeing an endocrinologist and asking if some of the problem could be hormone related.

Then I think I would see a dermatologist for any recommendations.

Good luck! :hug:

another vote for Electrolysis. I am a major, major chicken so took me years after I had checked into it before I actually started treatments. Has made such a difference in my life that I've even considered getting that training myself to help others, as there are not that many licensed electrolysists in my state.

Ailidh - yes, you have to stop plucking to have a hair for them to go after so I had to shave daily for awhile to keep the hairs short but present for treatment.

Honestly, I can not afford laser or electrolysis, I was looking more for OTC at home help.


Thanks everyone for the responses.

Hugs
Michelle

You can wax from home. A small jar of microwave wax would last you for ages, too. I'd be leery of using a cream to get rid of facial hair, but I have sensitive skin, and things like Nair have given me chemical burns in the past.

does laser and electrolysis work if your hair is hormonal related? Someone said if it is hormones the hair will grow back.

I'm OCD about the hair on my face too, so much so it would be one area I would splurge and get laser done. I'm constantly touching my face and if I feel a rough hair I have to tweeze it out. I breakout a lot when the hair grows back and from irritation which damages the skin too much.


I use a Braun epilator on my chin and wax my upper lip, but you have to wait for the hair to be a certain length for both of these. Nair and the stuff like it doesn't do anything, it doesn't take off hardy any hair and sometimes burns my skin because I leave it on longer hoping it will remove the hair.

there is also threading if you can get that done cheap, I read the hair can be any length for it, but I haven't tried it- the only place around here to get it done is a booth in the mall in front of everyone. :o

I think I will try the waxing option. I use Veet for sensitive skin on my most umm sensitive areas :o but I have messed my chin up pretty badly with the constant tweezing that I am afraid it would do more damage. Hopefully when I do try the wax, it gets the job done and I don't regret it :D

My great grandmother used to use a cream bleach, I think it was called Jolene? It was a green box. She swore by it - said all of the other products burned her skin. It didn't get rid of the hair, but it made it where you couldn't see it.

does laser and electrolysis work if your hair is hormonal related? Someone said if it is hormones the hair will grow back.


Absolutely it works if it's hormone related. And if you work on addressing the hormone issues you can help prevent new hairs. If you don't address the hormones, the old ones don't come back, you just get new traitors. :D

I think if you're wanting to stay over the counter, there really isn't anything besides pulling them out (whether it's tweezing, waxing, threading, etc.) or shaving them. I just know how desperate I felt being a very pale person with dark hair. I felt like I couldn't keep up anymore and my clear skin had become ravaged by digging at the ones I could clearly see that hadn't broken through the skin yet.

I would suggest starting a fund and stashing any extra money away little by little until you can afford the laser. For one area, it's probably a few hundred dollars, but SO worth it. I had mine done a year ago and have had no additional hair and my skin looks and feels as pretty as it did before my hormones went berserk. The lack of self-consciousness is the best part. I'm not feeling my chin or looking at it constantly to see what might be there. It was worth the money and so much more to feel like a girl again, because that's what I felt was being taken from me.

I had laser done about 4 years ago. I was told to expect it to come back in 3-5 years. It is slowly starting to come back. I loved laser but wish it was truly permanent.

I have four black hairs that grow near each other on my chin, I pluck! Hate them though, I'm considering laser. Do they charge by the hair? Ha!

Wanted to mention one other thing--

There is now an at home laser you can do yourself that has excellent reviews. It is available through Nordstrom and sells for $800. I know it's a chunk but considering you can do your legs, underarms, face or whatever it would probably be worth it long-term. I have definitely spent WAY more than that and still need touch ups from time to time.

From CLCSC145 "The lack of self-consciousness is the best part. I'm not feeling my chin or looking at it constantly to see what might be there. It was worth the money and so much more to feel like a girl again, because that's what I felt was being taken from me"

I so agree, wish I had worked up the nerve to start electrolysis decades sooner. I prefer electrolysis over laser. Laser was just too painful for me and doesn't work on the light-colored bristles which were also a problem.

As far as costs, I spend less on electrolysist then friends to who go to hairdresser regularly. Initiallly I went every 6 weeks and over the years the interval has stretched out to 12-18 wks between visits. Each visit is $35 here. So I color my hair at home and wear it long with a professional trim only twice a year to make those funds available for hair removal instead of hair enhancement.

seems like I'm one of the few against laser...I have gotten MANY treatments ony my face and underarms...and unfortunately it has made it worse actually for my face and neck.

my suggestion is waxing or threading...threading is hard to learn to do, but once you get it down it has many benefits 1) cheaper 2)less inflammation 3)longer lasting results

Well, I just checked out the laser available for sale at Nordstrom -- but after reading several reviews, discovered that it is not to be used on the face. So anyone considering that option should plan to read up on both the device and its limitations before spending the money.

Re: Nair ... there are products specifically for the face - very gentle. I've used them in the past and I have sensitive skin. Waxing at the salon is great too - I go when I get my hair cut - keeps me on schedule. Supposedly the more you wax, the less comes back.

im cracking up reading this because i am SUCH a tweezing addict. i have ONE hair that comes in on my chin, its not even black, but its wiry. it makes me insane and when i can barely start to feel it i start digging around with tweezers. its actually an OCD called trichotillomania.

The best solution I believe is threading. Ever since I learned how to do threading myself I don't use anything else.

Benefits of threading:
It doesn't damage skin like waxing does, it lasts longer.
Threading pull the hair from the roots, tweezers cut the hair, making them thicker and at the same time they start growing faster. Occasionally ingrown hairs will develop from tweezing.
Threading not only removes facial hair, it exfoliates too.

But learning how to do threading might be difficult so there is a threading alternative that you can use called Epicare. It's so easy to use and my friends I've recommended it to love it. It basically is a spring that does threading. There are How-To videos on youtube as well.

http://www.amazon.com/Epicare-Facial-Hair-Remover/dp/B00116VG0K

Some tips:
If you prefer you can put baby powder on the hair you are removing before to absorb any oils around the hair follicles that result in hair slipping while threading and to ease the pain.
After threading clean it with a toner or astringent such as witch hazel because it is antimicrobial and antibacterial and will prevent breakouts. Apply a soothing gel like aloe vera.

Hope that helps!

I've tried Nair, Epilators, Waxing, Tweezing, even just bleaching and I gotta say ever since I started threading life has been good!

I have four black hairs that grow near each other on my chin, I pluck! Hate them though, I'm considering laser. Do they charge by the hair? Ha!

:lol: I have one black hair that grows on my chin. Luckily it's slow-growing and plucking it works!

Glad I'm not the only one with this issue...!

caliyah, thanks for the recommendation on the epicare thing, I've seen that and was considering it but wanted to make sure it was legit. The reviews on amazon are mixed though. It advertises it picks up even the short hairs waxing can't get, do you or your friends that use it find it picks up even the short hairs?

Yeah I am wondering that too cause the hairs on my chinny chin chin are very short.

i have used it and it works well for my friends. it's just a matter of doing the technique right. and its a pretty cheap product with maximum benefits so i'd recommend it.

if you want to be a little more adventurous you should give a shot at learning threading. there are some really easy to follow how-to videos online = )
it will save u lots of money

I have read about threading before but the hairs on my chin are so so short I am not sure it would work?

hi oneder, I've been looking into threading. There are some videos and tutorials online showing how to do it at home. this girl shows on the eyebrows (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVmbHB2p4WM), she makes it look so easy and it looks like regular thread. From what I've read if you can feel the hair, it'll pluck it out.

Thanks ringmaster, I will surely check it out :)