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#1

hi there…
I am new here, but not new to hair issues and removal, I am a woman, and I grew up thinking i Was a sideshow freak, because no one, not even my mother who would lie and deny she had facial hair, even thoughshe would spend hours daily in the mirror tweezing ( and act as if nothing) would honestly discuss the issue, I was suicidal as a teen and even went to pyschologists that would tell me I am imagining it ( because i had spent the entire evening tweezing)

Well, I am in my 40s now,and I have a better sense of self, but because of the economy and all, I am still not able to afford the treatments I need, and remain a bit of a recluse.
I guess I am here to say, I wish people would stop acting like terminal hair on a woman’s face is not as normal as it is. I had a discussion with a woman friend and she was SO RELIEVED that she could talk to me about the evil “chin hair”

Its not pretty but it is more prevelant than the general public will allow. I am tired of the lie being the norm.
What if every woman with “unsightly hair” “came out” so to speak, what owuld that do to the images of everyone everywhere?

#2

It is hard for women to accept chin hair as the norm for many reasons that relate to culture. If a woman can find peace within and be comfortable in her own skin, then she will live how she pleases to live her life and associate with other women and men who accept her as she is. Likewise, if she feels shame about having chin hair, there are options available that will help her hide the hair problem or permanently remove the hair. Affording to do something is related to one’s desire to plan ahead and save for a goal.

It’s hard to change cultural norms. That’s why women and men find it easier to just take action to remove the hair permanently because changing human beings behavior is harder to do.

There are a lot of women who have some amount of unslightly chin hair. I’d guess about 9 out of 10??? One little kid saying, “Yuck! that lady has a beard?” is all it takes to sink a heart. It hurts deeply and shames us so much. Many here on haitell all know what that feels like.

#3

well its good to know that not everyone is in complete denial ofit,
and lets face it, that hair was around long before all those glossy fashion rags with their airbrushed models to make us feel inferior

#4

Hi Kitty:

I agree with you that facial hair is pretty common for women,
but something most of us feel ashamed about. The fact is that
the majority of people seeking facial hair removal are women.

It really shouldn’t be that way, and it is a societal problem
along with the many other discriminatory ones that exist
all around us. I think both men and other women are to blame
here for engaging in this practice.

The fact is many women have facial hair, whether it be
hereditary, PCOS or from menopause.

Alicia

#5

Hi. just an inquiry. I am 20+ years old and my nose hair are getting aggravated. What i mean about aggravated was they began to grow longer than they used to after i took them off… How will i prevent them from growing longer?

#6

May we inquire as to how you “took them off”?

Electrolysis is probably your best answer.

#7

I agree with James. James…is that your baby picture!!!

#8

kyle, if you’re here to participate on the forum, can you remove your unrelated spam links?