Hairy arms

[squirrelnutkins1]


Exactly that..... i have hairy arms, always have but they seem worse lately, not sure if it's because they are worse or if it's because I'm generally having a crisis of confidence. I feel sooooo conscious of it.
Anywho, I don't really want to shave as I don't want it to come back stubbly. Does anyone use hair removal cream? Any tips? Thanks.
Hairy Mary.

Get them waxed

Ladyshaver?

Same here, have you been checked over for the usual suspects? PCOS etc? If not then go get checked out but otherwise I epilate my arms and have done for a few years and the hair is much thinner now and doesnt come through anymore in other areas. Worth a try x

Bleach them. The boots hair lightner is cheap and effective

Do laser. They will be gone forever

Thanks everyone. I use the boots hair lightener on my upper lip and it's great but I don't know if it'd work on my arms, the hair is long ish (urgh sounds awful saying that!!!)

Well tbh I've just freaked myself out googling and Mumsnetting PCOS. I do have some symptoms of it and already have endo and struggling to conceive.

Hate being a woman sometimes!!!!!

Bleach them. The boots hair lightner is cheap and effective

Honestly have no idea why anyone bleaches the hair. It still looks just as hairy, just yellowy/white hair instead!

Especially if you’re darker skinned it looks even weirder

Epilator, but brace yourself it hurts at first, you could just thin it out a bit, no one has totally smooth hair free arms. What colour is the hair? Very dark?

I shave mine they don’t go stubbly like legs

I fully understand why you might want to do something about it but it's not disgusting or anything you should be ashamed of - I bet nobody else ever notices!

I have really, really hairy arms. Think Robin Williams' arms. Yup.
People notice! Polite people look, then look away. The more direct ones point it out!

I wax them with the home wax strips. It's over really quickly, and I find I can leave it a couple of months before they need doing again, as it grows back slowly (far slower than my leg hair!)

After waxing they look bald for about a week, then a "normal" amount of hair for a good few weeks, then it thickens out again. I don't bother in winter though. Extra warmth!

Thanks everyone. Yeah, I know it's not disgusting but people have commented, not very often to be honest but I just feel super conscious. Maybe because my tans worn off now.

I'm fair skinned with pretty dark hair.

How much is a decent epilator? Just how painful is it!? 

@45Degrees bless ya!! You made me chuckle tho, robin williams 😂 is it super painful waxing them?

Mines just a basic epilator, boots own brand but I've had it years & never had any problems. Waxing is quicker though. (I have endo & pcos, struggled to concieve but now have a lovely one year old, keep trying )

@SlB09 thanks ❤️🙏🏻

I shave mine very couple of days. Well as often as I do my legs anyway

squirrelnutkins1 it's the least painful area I've tried waxing! But yes it still hurts.

I imagine epilating would be an easier way of keeping on top on the growth. I might try it based on so many suggestions on this thread.

If you try epilating make sure the hairs are short (maybe shave, then do it a couple of days later). Epilating long hairs just snaps them.

Epilate...it hurts but the more you do it, the better it gets. It's so satisfying too seeing all the hairs get ripped out!

Get the Phillips lumea. Pricey but worth it. I'm hairy and it's dark. Has slowed my growth right down and it's not growing back in places.

Do you think I should shave/hair removal cream the first time then start using an epilator when they start growing back? They just seem a bit long to start epilating from the word go....

I use an Epilator on my arms too. It's better after a couple of glasses of wine!

I’m very hirsute but I shave and don’t get stubble, just quite soft regrowth. Usually shave arms twice a week, takes about a minute each. Waxing regularly too expensive for me and hair removal cream is a faff.

I'm worried about it growing back thicker and darker  DH is out tomorrow night so might have a bath and get rid of my monkey arms 😂

My epilator is a braun and was only about £30, I haven't noticed epilsting longer hairs snaps them, I grow my leg hair to full length before epilating

How long does it take to do your arms/legs? Never epilated before. I imagine it to take quite a while....