Aaaack - I have a moustache! Suggestions?
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free skin care · Fri Jun 08, 2007 6:01 pm

I'm very fair and have blonde hair and blonde facial/body hair, and I've never been particularly concerned with it. I get my brows waxed maybe twice a year and maintain on my own in between, and I'm pretty cheap and low-maintenance about things like salon visits, preferring to do most stuff myself. But just now I noticed a big half-inch-long blonde hair on my chin! And the area around my lips has much longer hair than it used to, so even though it's fine and blonde, it's getting pretty noticeable! Damn that harsh fluorescent lighting in my office bathroom. Anyone have any good inexpensive, preferably natural, non-salon-visit-requiring tips? I'm kinda skeeved out by formulas like Nair, and I'm too cheap for regular waxing or threading or sugaring appointments - plus my skin is very sensitive and gets red for DAYS after a brow wax, so I can't imagine what I'd look like with my whole jaw all red and flustered. I'm hoping someone here has some kind of magic alternative - are there "natural" hair removal creams? Bleaching will do nothing as it's already blonde, it's just LONG! Ah, the joys of aging - I'm only 26, I wonder if I'd develop a full beard by the time I was 50 if left untreated? Wink

I swear this hair wasn't like this a mere year ago!

free skin care · Fri Jun 08, 2007 6:45 pm

There are several threads here on EDS about this subject. There's a huge thread on shaving ...

There is an epilator-type machine that works well for some.

Some women pluck out the hairs ... but depending upon how many you're dealing with ... that could take some time.

There is hard wax ... where you don't need strips ... but it's not as effective as the "ordinary" wax with muslin strips.

It all depends upon what you're comfortable with. I don't advise the Veet formula for facial hair removal ... I had a rather vicious reaction from it.

Since you're blonde, laser hair removal probably wouldn't work for you. The laser works on pigment ... so dark hair in light skin is best for that.

Do a search on "shaving" ... you'll find some interesting posts! Very Happy

Mary

free skin care · Fri Jun 08, 2007 6:52 pm

Also, you might research hair-growth-retardant products. Aveeno has, or had one -- a face lotion.

Bliss and other companies have products with capislow, a hair-growth retardant. Some people incorporate capislow into their DIY home formulations.

You might also look into Vaniqa -- it's a prescription cream (though expensive and not likely to be covered by your insurance).

free skin care · Fri Jun 08, 2007 7:35 pm

I use an epilator.

free skin care · Fri Jun 08, 2007 7:57 pm

Try an Epicare device based on threading. You can get an even cheaper knockoff on Ebay. Put "Epicare" on the search engine here at EDS to read more about it.

free skin care · Fri Jun 08, 2007 7:58 pm

Dry shaving is the quickest and easiest and painfree!! This is the best method for me.

free skin care · Sat Jun 09, 2007 2:15 am

I second the dry shaving, particularly if you have fair hair. I am a brunette but have fairly light facial hair. I have been shaving my moustache and some fairly fine downy hair on my cheeks for around 10 years. The moustache has some darker, thicker hairs right at the corners of my mouth and I simply pluck them out.

The trick is not to try and close shave like a man, instead just skim the razor against your dry skin so that you get off most, but not all of the hair. This way it looks natural, after all we all have some hair on our faces, but doesn't look really obvious under foundation or powder (or fluorescent lights for that matter).

free skin care · Sat Jun 09, 2007 3:31 am

I second the Epicare... very easy and effective.

free skin care · Sat Jun 09, 2007 5:26 am

I use a nail scissor to trim the hair when it gets too long on me. This has worked well for me for years.

free skin care · Sat Jun 09, 2007 5:40 am

It's hormones. hair on the face happens. Just pluck out the one on the chin. You can either go get your mustache waxed, wax it yourself, or use a deplitory. I use the Nair for face. It's actually pretty gentle.

free skin care · Sat Jun 09, 2007 6:24 am

I suggest: electorlysis. Yes, it can hurt a bit, but a numbing cream takes care of that. And if you do it for a while, with a good person, you can get rid of those hairs forever. No shaving, tweezing, creams, etc...

free skin care · Sat Jun 09, 2007 7:21 am

i used to just pluck the hair..but i find that it takes a real long time, so then i moved onto using veet waxing strips but they dont always grab the tiny hairs...so after reading reviews on the epicare here, i bought one and do find that its the best method iv tried so far. although i still need to pluck the tiny hairs out, its so fast and easy to use once u get the hang of it

free skin care · Sat Jun 09, 2007 10:28 am

Thanks so much for all your suggestions, I'll have to keep this in mind. I thought the Epicare was a different thing than it actually is, but after looking it up online and reading about it, it looks pretty simple (and cheap!). But if I recall, there was a similar spring-based device back in the '80s or early '90s that was actually an electronic gadget that vibrated a spring so hairs could get caught in it (maybe an Epilady?). I remember trying one of those and finding it was the most PAINFUL thing I'd ever tried - worse than waxing, because at least with waxing it's over in one fell swoop! I'll go read up on the Epicare forums elsewhere, but if any of y'all want to share what the pain-o-meter is for you and Epicare, I'd be curious! My boyfriend thinks it looks like a torture device (but then, he was wearing tapered acid-washed jeans until I met him, haha). Thanks again for all your help, hopefully I'll be hair-free soon!

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