Help! Hairy lady chin out of control

[Taytoface]

I have peri mein chin hair growth. Was managing with regular plucking, but now it's out of fricking control. Waxing does nothing to my mofo whiskers.
Was thinking of getting a home later thing, but my hair is fairly light, apart from the odd jet black 2mm thick chin hairs.

What do you ladies use? Any reviews of the home laser kits for people with light red hair?

I am not very high maintenance, so would prefer something done infrequently but lasting.

i cannot stand the feel of my chin and am constantly worrying at it, which makes my skin come up in blotches. Really feeling very beautiful right now.

My worst fear is being in a nursing home at a bout 90 with a full beard because no one cares enough to get rid of the hair for me!

I literally think about this every day.

The Philips Lumea is a wish list item for me!

Can I ask how many sessions it took before you noticed a difference? I'm on session 5, I know it's a long game.

Full beard in the nursing home is also one of my big fears. I wonder if some sort of mutual aid society could be formed amongst women for just this issue? The 50 somethings with 'the fear' could come and help out the 90 year olds? When my 90 year old Mum was very ill she was fixated on whether she had any of her facial hair wax left.

I don't know if anyone has mentioned the 'Tweezers With A Little Light On Them'. Thought they were a bit of a stupid gimmick for years but came across some for a £1 and thought why not. Wonderful! Although they did reveal some nasty little beggars that were lurking on my neck. Together with a lighted make up mirror they are really useful. Whilst I too use a shaver, there is something very satisfying about plucking the hard wiry hairs out.

I find threading way less painful than waxing and then deal with any little randoms with the tweezers inbetween

I go over mine with a microplane blade every now and then - not very longlasting but quick and doesn't bother my skin.

Fine tip tweezers, but the game changer is the mirror - a magnifying light mirror so you can see every hair the instant it appears. Mine is a simplehuman travel mirror

I’d like to think that staff would not neglect this very necessary aspect of personal care, but it is something I think about and have warned my daughter about.

I've wanted to try an IPL but the radiation freaks me out.

I think I'll get one of these. I am not convinced a Lumea would work on my face. I'm really pale but only some of the hair is dark, lots of it is light or bloody grey. I have daughters who I may get a Lumea for so they can do legs and pits, but a quick swipe along the jawline and under th chin with this might be better for me. Sigh.

I use a bikini epilator. Don't get one with batteries, they are crap

I was in two minds about it but I thought fuck it, why should I be in pain all the time when men just shave! At first I did feel the new hairs coming through if I ran my finger over but that soon went and now I just do it once a week, no pain, no hair and no stubble!

@Taytoface @WasteOfPaint @Imperrysmum To answer some questions all at once:
I'm in the West of Ireland - PM if you want details of my human-in-angel-form therapist!!

It took about 6- 8 sessions to get things somewhat under control. I was doing weekly sessions for 4 months. My chin hair was really bad though, I can't stress that enough😆 My electrolysist said that from so many years of plucking, my chin hairs were Olympic athletes, lol.

Yes, you have to let them grown out before a session, which, not gonna lie, was awful at first. But weirdly and unexpectedly, after a few weeks I just kind of forgot about it. I think cos i knew it was being dealt with, i just learnt to live with it for the first time ever. I went hard-core and just let them grow, though as a PP says, you can shave (never pluck) then just grow them out for a few days before the session, depending on how quickly they grow.

Any other questions, just shout. Good luck!

I want to know why I have two thick jet black hairs sprouting out of my chin when the hair on every other part of my body is blond 😯

I would honestly recommend paying for a few sessions of laser treatment - its not that expensive for a small area. I pay £40 per session and I've had just two sessions, and the difference it has made to my chin / neck hair has been absolutely incredible. Mine had got out of control and I was plucking out about 10 thick black hairs morning and night, but the laser has really made a huge difference. It grows back much much more slowly and is less thick and coarse. Even if you could just pay for a couple of sessions it would really improve your life and mean much less regular plucking.

Epilator once a week works for me.

These:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Epiwand-Facial-Remover-Threading-Women/dp/B00QILP7SK/ref=sr_1_3_sspa?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.mwzwpq731j421AEWAcYHDyfH5PZp-3MqPo74xQfht5I2ndflIZext8VatU_ao0wFdFeZ99pbXOyDUSeDxBBXS1_frkOH9SKWRva06OlOiXrNkJLASHKqq1nT010VClARKjj5lhliYxa_5RBVaK7n9ljjgR81TGpWjquChi9A1rWcui1e1l1qWGr9E-f4-0V63kTvJvQpfNXKsldpPxsUEOPNvMT7Ovs-brfE1W_Y_FerGVnAsXIr-uXUPxZSNvdYPWJiT28qslEMDsRSvpP44jOQvLJehXouSEvEa50EIO8.V0ovwSRU0YliQyy_EF--k7CUpfEdGvSiO1P9davFzZ4&dib_tag=se&keywords=hair+removal+tool&nsdOptOutParam=true&qid=1736256893&sr=8-3-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1

I pluck the stronger ones and use this for the finer (often longer) ones on my face and neck.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08J4NMBL2?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title

I have a bit of hair on my upper lip, I just use a little dermaplaner, takes 1 minute.
link below to one but you can get them for a lot cheaper and buy them in bulk on amazon, I also use the same dermaplaner to get fluff/ bobbles off coats😁

https://www.boots.ie/venus-dermaplaner-with-1-blade-10342672?utm_source=googleshopping&utm_medium=ppc&utm_campaign=pc_mens&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADRP81putGbtDBFPq9rjzbY8JJpe2&gclid=Cj0KCQiAvvO7BhC-ARIsAGFyToX-mDXKi-Be2WF0UEL38bR0AidIxpNEp9H8JAIhfpPMAJcrDN9IKTsaAjDeEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

epilator works for me, do it in a bright light. youll be tweezing a large area all at once!

I have the Philips Lumea, it's pretty good after the first two or three applications (2 weeks apart so takes 4 - 6 weeks). After that use it once a month. Painless and quick. Worth every penny

By the way, Lumea is more effective the darker the hair

I have fair hair. Electrolysis has worked well for.me BUT it's been a weekly 15 mins appt for 16 months, targeting upper lip and chin intermittently. It isn't the nicest thing in the world but it's effective. If you decide on it, just make sure you go to a reputable place!

Rubis tweezers are really good.....expensive, but a once in a lifetime purchase.

Not read whole thread but iin case it's not been mentioned you could try https://onlinedoctor.lloydspharmacy.com/uk/facial-hair-removal/vaniqa

I was prescribed this by GP a few years ago and it makes a big difference. Doesn't get rid of it completely but I would say 80% reduction. Easy to use.

This is very relatable 😂