women's facial shaving
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free skin care · Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:46 pm

Antonia, once or twice a week, I usually give my face a quick clean-up in the evening, after cleansing but before applying any products. That way, I can see the little devils glinting in my magnifying mirror and sneak up on them with the razor.

Believe me, there's no concern about my husband feeling little stubbly hairs on my upper lip -- he's got such a thick moustache and Van Dyke (sp?), he could kiss a porcupine and never feel a thing. Conversely, when he kisses me after freshly trimming the hair on his upper lip, it feels like jamming my lips into a bed of needles. Yowch!

free skin care · Wed Jan 28, 2009 10:20 pm

Now, this makes a lot of sense to me. I don't have many hairs myself but I do sometimes see a peach fuzz over the upper lip. I hate waxing. I've actually whipped out the razor a few times when on holiday but thought I was unique in this regard. (There are probably hoardes of "guilty" women all hiding behind their magnifying mirrors as they read this.) Thanks for sharing Smile

free skin care · Mon Feb 02, 2009 7:27 am

I originally posted a thread on this topic. You guys are making me laugh Laughing

You cannot grow hair on your face from shaving!!!!!! If you have hair on your face, it will grow back exactly the same but with a blunt tip. It will not be any thicker or courser. I personally endorse shaving your face, but NOT if you have a hairy face. I would wax it or try another hair removal method and get rid of it, THEN start shaving regularly to SAVE your FACE! ((I've been shaving my face almost daily for 14 years and have yet to grow a moustache or beard!!! Very Happy

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It's one of the best kept beauty secrets around, but still to taboo to be exposed!

Here's the link to the old thread...or enter:
do you shave your face in the SUBJECT heading, and it will bring up the link.

http://www.essentialdayspa.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=19049&highlight=shave+face

free skin care · Mon Feb 02, 2009 10:28 am

Thanks for sharing Mountaingirl! I'll read this later. I've done it three times now and rather like it. Next, I'll be burping and the other thing and scratching in unmentionable places while hollering for a beer.

free skin care · Mon Feb 02, 2009 1:12 pm

That's funny Antonia....and don't forget that when you knick yourself with the razor, you'll be walking around the house with a little piece of toilet paper stuck on your face Laughing

I've actually done that only one time in 14 years...it was the first week I started shaving and I did it just minutes before a date was arriving at my house. I was flipping out!

free skin care · Sun Jul 12, 2009 7:04 am

Abby, what do you mean by "OK"? It is safe, provided your mother uses a cream or soap and doesn't nick herself, won't cause the hair to "grow in thicker" (that's a myth) and is a perfectly OK way to remove hair if she doesn't want to use chemicals to dissolve the hair. If "OK" means socially acceptable, I wouldn't advertise the fact at a business meeting or cocktail party (or to anyone/in any situation for that matter). To avoid stubble, I'd suggest shaving twice a day, when washing.

free skin care · Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:40 am

I mostly wax but there is absolutely no truth to the perception that shaving makes hairs grow faster or coarser/darker (plenty of real articles show that plus plenty of MDs with explanations of why people think so). I've shaved for ages with no ill effects (in fact some say that it makes skin smoother because it is like a very light peel).

1. All hair is bleached by the sun new growth is always darker. (e.g. on the top of my head the hair is mostly dark brown on the ends it is reddish and much lighter).

2. Short hairs can not move as easily because they're closer to their anchor (the skin).

3. There is truth to it feeling coarser when it first grows in but that is just the angle of cutting makes a different end than waxing when you pull out more. Over time there is no difference.

Many more explanations are listed on many WEB sites.

I have not had good luck with dipilatories. Waxing takes the hair deeper and works longer for me. There is a thread here on how to make waxing less tough on the kin. I had one dark, stiff hair on the side of my mouth but after plucking out several times it seems to have gone away.

free skin care · Wed Jul 29, 2009 2:25 pm

Yes, it's true, hair is formed in the follicle, and is actually dead protein by the time it's through the skin, therefore shaving does nothing but gives it a blunt edge that may feel a little more prickly than the tapered edge of unshaved hairs. Certainly doesn't cause the rapid prolification of thick untameable hairs we've all been told at times.

I love threading, and feel it has similar exfoliation effects as shaving might. One thing to mention is that repeatedly ripping a hair out by the root (such as with waxing/tweezing/threading) will eventually cause a bit of scarring in the base of the follicle which will over time result in a weaker and lighter less nourished hair - a good result if the goal is to be rid of it!

Anyway, it's interesting to hear that quite a few women shave their faces. There's certainly no shame in the convenience of it, and I've often heard the argument that mens faces age less rapidly particularly in the area they shave as a result of the constant exfoliation and accelerated skin turn-over.

free skin care · Mon Aug 10, 2009 5:13 pm

HA! this is a funny and interesting thread. I also have the Emjoi, and it's good for long thin hairs but other (short coarse) ones I get with tweezing and sometime wax my chin. Really strange that facial and other body hair is sometimes so taboo or embarrassing for women when all of us struggle with it. I had a guy tell me once that I was the least hairy woman he'd ever known that caused me to hmmmmmmmmmmmm?

Sat Aug 22, 2009 12:20 am

i have tried every thing shaving, creams,twizer threading waxing laser.the best is electrolysis for permanent hair removal

free skin care · Sat Aug 22, 2009 5:20 am

Don't forget IPL...

Sun Aug 23, 2009 2:58 pm

Mountaingirl is the pro on this. I started shaving my face (all over my face, not just 'stache area) about a year ago after reading Mountaingirl's posts. My hair has not grown in longer, darker or thicker.

But yes, if you already have coarse dark hair then a blunt end will make it look bristly.

I really like what shaving does for the texture of my skin. And, getting rid of the baby down on the cheeks and jawline gives a nice flat plane for light to reflect.

Wed Aug 26, 2009 8:08 pm

Is there a do-at-home electrolosys kit that WORKS?
I'll admit, I have quite a few dark corse hairs "decorating" my upper lip and chin. I hate, hate, hate them (someone in high school said once it looked like I had a goatee - imagine how self conscious I have become). I've waxed for the past few years (Surgiwax, which I likED, but then they changed the formula so now it's a sticky mess and makes me break the heck out!), plucked when necessary, and just recently have been trying threading at home (look on youtube if you're interested). But I'm getting tired of the effort!
Or is an epilator easy and mess-free? I'm just looking for something quick or permanant!

free skin care · Thu Aug 27, 2009 8:54 am

I started shaving too. Not to get rid of hair, as I don't need to, but to exfoliate.

They were discussing it a couple years ago at the make me heal forum. Someone's dermotologist told them to; and said did you ever notice how a man's face where he shaves is like baby skin?

There was quite a following of ladies shaving there, saying how great it made their skin.

I have not had any stubble, but then I didn't have that kind of hair on my face to begin with.
I think if I did, I would pull it out, probably forever.

free skin care · Tue Sep 08, 2009 10:04 pm

A couple years ago I saw a documentary about a dermatologist who shaved every morning with his wife! He said that it was one of the best things you could do for your skin because it exfoliates the skin gently and he also said that exfoliation is a key in anti-aging (GENTLE exfoliation that isn't overdone). While I think doing it every day is unnecessary, I do see the benefits in it.

I started shaving my face 2 years ago or so. It's a big secret and I don't tell anyone. But I wanted to do it because I don't like the look of putting on foundation and then seeing the little blonde hairs on my face...I like the smooth makeup application look with smooth skin. The little hairs (even though they were blonde and not that noticeable unless you look closely) really got in the way of that smooth, glowey look I wanted.

I thought about eventually getting laser hair removal on my face so I would no longer have to shave, but I have read where some people have discolored skin after getting it done on their face that never went away.

free skin care · Tue Sep 08, 2009 10:19 pm

Do you use shaving cream? I was not, I was using cleanser. It just realized maybe people use shaving cream.
I didn't realize there was so much fuzz on my face, it does look better without it. I use mineral make up, and it looks better not coating fuzz!
It also kind of opened up my face, more feminine, its subtle, but its like it looks more clean, or something...hard to describe. I got rid of stray hairs by the hair line and that looks better too. I was thinking I would like to also get rid of those hairs that grow down the back of your neck, by the pony tail, but I can't reach and I also don't know how far up you would go.

I don't tell anyone either. It makes you sound like a freak of nature.. I was afraid of cutting myself. Once I got too close to an eyebrow and took some of it off...but I have not cut myself!

free skin care · Wed Sep 09, 2009 9:17 am

Hehe. We should start the Smart Woman's Secret Shaving Club. Years ago, a top derm told me he recommends shaving for women. I recall laughing and he said he was serious. It's true that you can feel little ends after 8 hours or so, but WTH, you just whip out that ladyshave and off they come again. I would not recommend shaving as a means of depilation for women with dark, heavy growth. Lasers or waxing deal very efficiently with that, and the thicker growth can look stubbly when it is growing back after a few hours. But for blondies and light brownies, I say slap on your cleanser and go right to it. If you don't like it, just stop and do what you usually do to get rid of facial hair.

free skin care · Thu Sep 10, 2009 10:30 am

I shave with my facial cleanser. For me I dont feel so weird about it as I might using shaving cream. Smile

Its so quick and easy to do though.

free skin care · Thu Sep 10, 2009 10:32 am

I'm so glad Don doesn't read these boards Wink

Sun Jul 17, 2011 4:46 am

pinky1 wrote:

Does anyone know of a little tiny effective razor or other device suitable for the eyelid area? Maybe a make-up artist or theatrical source?

You could find them at the dollar store. They usually come in a pack of 3... yellow, pink, green.

Good luck!

Sat Sep 24, 2011 8:49 am

I really need help! i started to shave me legs and it really works! then i shaved the blonde hair off the top of my eyebrows, it looked good at first, but now they feel all short and stuby (only the top of them) and they started to grow back black! is there any solution for non expensive treatment?[color=black][/size=12][/size] Embarassed

Sat Sep 24, 2011 8:49 am

I really need help! i started to shave me legs and it really works! then i shaved the blonde hair off the top of my eyebrows, it looked good at first, but now they feel all short and stuby (only the top of them) and they started to grow back black! is there any solution for non expensive treatment?[color=black][/size=12][/size] Embarassed

free skin care · Wed Sep 28, 2011 8:50 am

How come the colour for blonde hair changed to black. I want to shave also but I am scare that it will become more long.

Gracie101 wrote:

I really need help! i started to shave me legs and it really works! then i shaved the blonde hair off the top of my eyebrows, it looked good at first, but now they feel all short and stuby (only the top of them) and they started to grow back black! is there any solution for non expensive treatment?[color=black][/size=12][/size] Embarassed

free skin care · Sun Oct 02, 2011 3:59 pm

I find some of the posts on this thread to be hilarious.
There is no way shaving can change the biology of your hair follicles. Shaving cannot make your hair darker, grow longer, or grow faster. It also can't make you grow more hair. As we age, hormones will change the texture and color of some hairs on the face.
If a person already has dark course facial hair the hair will grow back as dark course facial hair. If you have fine blondish facial hair and shave it, will grow back as blond fine facial hair. Your ethnicity, age and hormone levels all determine what type facial hair you have and how it will change as you get older.

Yes shaving will make the end of the hair that grows back blunt, which makes it appear for some that the hair has changed but it truly hasn't. When you pluck, wax or use a depilatory the hair is able to grow in with a fine point but as the hair gets to be it's full predetermined length it will be just as thick as the hair that was shaved off bluntly at the base.

It sounds like some of you have shaved with razors that have super powers. Can I ask where you bought these razors?
I find it to be amazing that these razors can change and determine the length, color and thickness of facial hair. If you have one of these "special" razors, I would quickly patent it if it doesn't have a patent yet. You, my friend, could become a millionaire.

Mon Oct 03, 2011 5:18 pm

Gracie101 wrote:

then i shaved the blonde hair off the top of my eyebrows, it looked good at first, but now they feel all short and stuby (only the top of them) and they started to grow back black!

If you had never removed these hairs before, then very possibily they had been bleached by the sun and shaving just brought the newer, and still dark, hair to the surface. Like others have said, shaving cuts hair at the surface and does not effect the hair follicle itself.

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