hair removal (merged)

Lady_Tara

I too was treated at a medical clinic by a doctor, not a beauty clinic/beautician, and my dark pigmentation is awful on upper lip, so I'd be really interested to know how other blondes get on as I am devastated!

b3nton

I'd vouch for laser treatment, but it is extremely expensive.
Good luck

ali1972

Lady_Tara wrote: »

I too was treated at a medical clinic by a doctor, not a beauty clinic/beautician, and my dark pigmentation is awful on upper lip, so I'd be really interested to know how other blondes get on as I am devastated!

My sister went to the same clinic as me for a consultation for her upper lip and they actually refused to even do a patch test as they thought that the pigmentation of her skin might be a problem - she has some dark patches elsewhere on the face since having children. I'm impressed that they advised against the treatment.

Evansangel

Hi there, has anyone used the £20 laser hair remover from argos?

Im looking to buy it tomorrow and want to know if its any good.
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suki1964

ali1972 wrote: »

My sister went to the same clinic as me for a consultation for her upper lip and they actually refused to even do a patch test as they thought that the pigmentation of her skin might be a problem - she has some dark patches elsewhere on the face since having children. I'm impressed that they advised against the treatment.

Same happened to me. Too high a risk for the nurse to do the patch test as I turned up with dark patches from the sun (was august after all)

Totally devastated as I really was hoping it would be the answer. Now Im having to pluck top lip and patches on my chin daily. And Im noticing the fine downy hair along the sides of my face are slowly getting darker and coarser

suki1964

Evansangel wrote: »

Hi there, has anyone used the £20 laser hair remover from argos?

Im looking to buy it tomorrow and want to know if its any good.
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If that's the Rio one - no

Not only that its damm time consuming finding out it doesnt work

Nor do the ones with pads

Nothing thats licenced for home use works

lolly5648

suki1964 wrote: »

If that's the Rio one - no

Nothing thats licenced for home use works

Have you read the thread about Boots Smooth Skin, the girls (and guys) on there seem to be having quite a lots of success.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1526287

ali1972

suki1964 wrote: »

Same happened to me. Too high a risk for the nurse to do the patch test as I turned up with dark patches from the sun (was august after all)

Totally devastated as I really was hoping it would be the answer. Now Im having to pluck top lip and patches on my chin daily. And Im noticing the fine downy hair along the sides of my face are slowly getting darker and coarser

Can you find a good electrolysis therapist? I used to have this at a specialist electrolyis clinic in the days before laser treatment became affordable. The particular place I went to was recommended by a fellow PCOS sufferer I was lucky enough to chat to via the Verity Support Group telephone support network. Although I've since moved on in my hair removal career I am so grateful as the treatment was what I needed back then to "break the back" of the hair problem.

There are various types - I eventually used to have a method called "Blend" but there is also one called "Thermolysis" which is less agressive. Not entirely painless but with a couple of Nurofen plus I found it very tolerable especially on the sides of the face where there aren't as many nerve endings as the upper lip. It was very effective although time consuming but it more or less permanently removed those hairs at the sides which were caught while they were still reasonably fine. If you do have it I would suggest not going just before your period as you are more sensitive to discomfort then. I never had it on the upper lip as it's a really sensitive area but the therapists used to say that a lot of women used to go to a private dentist round the corner beforehand for a local anaesthetic to numb the area so that it could be zapped in one long session.

I have to say my skin always responded very well to electrolysis - but I did go to a place which did a lot of it rather than a normal beauty salon, so the ladies there got a lot of practice and were very good at it. I unfortunately undid some of their good work by sugaring my chin and neck area which caused the hairs to come back with a vengence, thick and dark - but fortunately I was able to progress to laser treatment which has been great for me.

ali1972

suki1964 wrote: »

Nothing thats licenced for home use works

Oh, how I agree with you! Yet they make so much money from their promises!

Murtle

suki1964 wrote: »

Same happened to me. Too high a risk for the nurse to do the patch test as I turned up with dark patches from the sun (was august after all)

Totally devastated as I really was hoping it would be the answer. Now Im having to pluck top lip and patches on my chin daily. And Im noticing the fine downy hair along the sides of my face are slowly getting darker and coarser

Sorry for asking, but have you tried threading? Just so you don't need to do it daily?? I found threading lasted longest out of the *normal* defuzzing methods on my lip and eyebrows.

Am trying to locate a laser practioner at the moment.

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