Sometimes I think about removing my beard hair electrolysis and only keeping my mustache. It irritates me, and I don't like shaving. I have enough money, so money is not an issue. Anyone else did the same?

Sometimes I think about removing my beard hair electrolysis and only keeping my mustache. It irritates me, and I don’t like shaving. I have enough money, so money is not an issue. Anyone else did the same?

I’ve been wanting to do this for years. It is too grey now for even trying laser, which didn’t work well anyways on the rest of my body. I’m so tired of the irritation and can’t stand letting it grow at all. It’s a big commitment time and money. Based on the other treatments I’ve had, I’d probably expect 150-200 hours to complete and looking terrible in public for a 1-2 years. Is it worth it? I’ve been debating that myself.

One more note, I did recently find most shaving creams are terrible and don’t really help much. Except - use a cream based product that is thick and you can lather up nicely. it clings the skin surface better and provides more of a barrier. I’ve been able to get a much better shave using this: https://www.nivea.ca/en-ca/products/protect-and-care-moisturizing-shaving-cream-0565948177220055.html

Originally I bought it as a smaller travel size but found I really like it compared to all the others I’ve used over the years. The foaming ones are a complete waste of money.

I have a number of clients who don’t want a full beard or mustache removal, instead they simply want ‘shaping’. I also have a client who wants no beard but keep the mustache.

You can simply direct your electrologist to work in the areas you are paying them for (they should not be working in areas you aren’t paying them for!)

Regarding the timeframe, depending on how quickly your hair grows back, you might not be looking ‘terrible’ much.

For masculine genetic beard hair, you might find it only takes a day or two to produce enough stubble for clearance. You can strategically time it that you stop shaving on a Wednesday for Friday treatment, that way you have the weekend to let inflammation settle down, and if your skin heals relatively quickly, you could potentially carefully manage the rest of the hair (shaving etc). Also depending on your sensitivity to discomfort, skin sensitivity, healing rate, you can also potentially work out ‘marathon’ sessions to treat as much hair as possible in one day, and strategically time these.

Plenty of options :slight_smile: