hair removal (merged)

aussiesbird

chocomonsta wrote: »

Thank goodness you replied. Thought I had killed the thread with my revelations :eek:

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
I'm sure we are not the only ones - just the stupid ones brave enough to own up to it!!!!!!

Kantankrus_Mare

Nope heres another hairy mare :rolleyes:

Had really bad wiry hair on chin area and took two years of monthly electrolosis to get it under control. Upper chin also has some strong wiry hairs and I have these done once a month.

Still get the occasional wiry hair but its gradually getting better.

aussiesbird

Kantankrus_Mare wrote: »

Nope heres another hairy mare :rolleyes:

Had really bad wiry hair on chin area and took two years of monthly electrolosis to get it under control. Upper chin also has some strong wiry hairs and I have these done once a month.

Still get the occasional wiry hair but its gradually getting better.

Was it painful??????????? :eek:

noonesperfect

I tried nads a few times but always managed to pull skin off as well (ouch) as I had to keep going over and over the same sport to get the stubborn hairs!

Waxing is so painful especially the middle bit right under your nose :eek:

I'm currently using a three stage package I got off idealworld (no better than Veet. It always leaves some hairs behind)

So I might be going back to bleach yet......unless the dreaded "change" makes things worse of course.

Psykicpup

I use Superdrugs own brand sensitive hair removal cream - works wonders for me & pluck the odd wiry chin one lol

Nicki

aussiesbird wrote: »

Was it painful??????????? :eek:

They vary the current depending on your tolerance levels, but the higher the current they use, the less sessions, you'll need. The higher the current the more painful it is.

At its worse it feels a bit like a bee sting when the current hits, but there is no after stinging. I can only cope with about 15 mins at a time and am always glad when its over.

Its worse at certain times in your cycle when you are more sensitive to pain, and there are things which also seem to make it worse for me, such as having it on an empty stomach or after a lot of caffeine earlier in the day. Some people swear by taking a preventative painkiller about 20 mins before the session, but I'm not big on taking meds so don't do this myself.

Tea tree oil or cream afterwards is very soothing and helps reduce any redness.

Ellie2758

aussiesbird wrote: »

LOL :rotfl:
I also get hair sprouting from my nose, I purchased a nasal hair trimmer - you have to do it quite regularly but it's pain free and inexpensive!!
I have dark hair sprouting from my chin too (and upper lip) I use boots own brand facial hair removing creme. It works okay on upper lip but never gets all the chin hairs out. They really get me down and I have been seriously thinking about electrolysis but I'm scared!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rolleyes: :eek: :eek: I hate pain!! So if anyone has any ideas on a painfree, inexpensive successful treatment PLEASE PLEASE spill the beans!!

pressed thanks button in error I was so excited by your post, lol.

Just to say I found Boots brand to be absolute rubbish. Not only did it not do the job, it gave me a nasty rash.:mad:

aussiesbird

Ellie2758 wrote: »

pressed thanks button in error I was so excited by your post, lol.

Just to say I found Boots brand to be absolute rubbish. Not only did it not do the job, it gave me a nasty rash.:mad:

The boots brand worked quite well for me when I first started using it but now it doesn't seem so good, hence the thoughts about electrolysis :eek: . Just the thought of the pain brings me out in a rash!! I shouldn't be such a hairy monster, I blame my parents!!! Mind you my Dad is bald - so could I be the offspring of a gorilla?!!! The plot thickens, I will look into my family tree and see which branch and twig I came from!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

P.S Yes I really am this mad!! - sorry don't mean to scare you, I am lovely once you get to know me, honestly!!

maypole

Chocomonsta

Not a good idea to put hair removing cream up your nose, very sensitive up there. It could burn the delicate tissue.

Kantankrus_Mare

aussiesbird wrote: »

Was it painful??????????? :eek:

I don't find the chin area painful at all and the upper lip is ok as the stronger ones are at the edges. She occasionally does a couple of fine ones under my nose and yes it brings tears to my eyes but I can cope with it.

Have really hairy legs as well the tops of which I have waxed and the bottoms I shave. Waxing is supposed to give you hair free legs for up to six weeks. Yeah right !!:rotfl: Mine are coming through towards the end of week 2. Drives me mad :eek: so I am looking at laser treatment soon.