To wonder why I'm so hairy?

[Makeupbabes]

I hate being so hairy, it all started about 6 years ago when I got the odd hair on my chin, now I need to literally shave my face everyday! Around my chin are so many hairs if I pluck it takes me about half an hour to get them all & im starting to get them on my cheeks now & neck! I'm turning into a man! I went the doctors a few years ago and she was just like well I can't see any? Erm that's because I've shaved I'm not leaving my house with a bloody beard! does anyone else suffer with this very attractive 🙄 Trait?

I feel your pain

Yes but I have PCOS

It's crap isn't it. I fear if I'm ever in a coma & won't be able to pluck my chin & have a big beard 😩

The fact you are shaving I would imagine is making it worse as it blunts the hair and causes stubble.

I have fine hair on my upper lip and chin...waxing or threading is much better as it pulls the hair out by the root so regrowth takes longer and is much finer.

I am over weight & currently 20
Weeks pregnant. I lost 3 stone a couple of years ago on slimming world but still had my hairy chin. I've never heard of a sex hormone blood panel thank you.

I have a coma pact with one of my best friends.

In the unlikely event that one of us ends up in a coma, the other one has promised to turn up with a pair of tweezers and sort out the chin and top lip hairs.

That's what friends are for. Sort it out.

Its not just my face, get some on my neck. My legs and arms look like a guerilla and I even get hairs growing up my back.

That's a good pact

I'm also hairy on my stomach, so much so that I've got my ultrasound scan tomorrow & I've shaved my stomach as I feel embarrassed

I have PCOS so I know this pain well.

Makeupbabes You've literally described my worst nightmare here, I live in fear of being out of action and unable to take care of it .

Buy a Phillips lumea!

I'm very hairy and it's the best thing I ever bought. I've gone from shaving legs and plucking chin every day to now only needing to do it once every month. And the regrow is getting lighter each time.

You'd be better getting them waxed or threaded.
Shaving blunts the ends so they look worse.
Electrolysis is a more permanent hair removal solution.
You may have PCOS. See the doc. Did you struggle at all to fall pregnant?

I go into a melt down if I lose my tweezers 😆 Even my eyebrows get neglected now as I spend that much time sorting my hairy face out. My eyebrows actually hurt to pluck which shows how neglected they get as I never used to feel a thing 😩

@GretchenBeckett ooh I'll have a look for the Philips lumea sounds really good! Thanks

@itsbetterthanabox I've always wondered if I had PCOS but haven't struggled to get pregnant and had my first child (pregnant with my 2nd now) in 2013 so I sort of figured it's probably something else.

@NotQuiteJustYet oh can you imagine 😆

I've had it my whole life...really life is too short for constant worrying about it. I got bullied at school for it but mine is a genetic problem. I certainly don't shave all my hair off, I would spend all my time doing nothing else...legs, pits,arms and face get done but my back and stomach get left to their own devices...and I get my kit off fairly regularly (fitness!). Nobody has yet mentioned it

You have my sympathies. I'm currently 24wks pregnant and I could grow a beard to rival DH's! Shaving the bump has been added to my shower routine

I also have PCOS and struggled to conceive so taking all the crap on the chin... Literally

The PCOS also meant the hair growth was excessive but nothing a good wax could sort out every 3-4 weeks.

If it continues post pregnancy if consider a blood test to check hormone levels.

I'm the same, and also have the fears of being stuck in a coma not being able to do anything about the chin stubble! I'd also be screwed if I was stranded on a desert island, if I was famous I'd have to turn down I'm A Celeb for that reason alone

It's worst under the chin but my arms and legs (if I was to leave them) would be much hairier than your average man. Yes, I have to shave my arms every day, I've tried waxing my arms but the pain was excruciating, the hairs are too thick, it's a daily habit now and I've got used to it.

I've tried laser hair removal for the face but it just grows back soon after, that only works if you only have a few hairs. Vaniqa cream works well but it costs about £50 for a tiny tube.

I've just bought a Iluminage touch, my hairiness is going mad! Lip and chin 😳😢 am hoping this is going to work and it was a good deal at boots and I got 10% off as over £60 it's not cheap but neither is professional laser treatment! Girl in boots also recommended the No no? If you are shaving already can't see why it's not worth a shot (apart from price obvs!)

I love my epilator for removing excess hair. A run over every week dies a good job. I heard the no-no can leave marks as it burns hair off.

Vaniqa is brilliant, has changed my life

I have idiopathic hirsutism and its so frustrating to not have a reason for it. Even though it's not hormonal, I do find that spearmint tea slows the growth down. Laser treatment and electrolysis did not work for me unfortunately

I have to pluck my chin and neck every other day to avoid looking like a werewolf. I put it down to being overweight, as I know being fat can mess with hormones. I've had bloods done because of irregular periods, which basically confirmed there's nothing wrong with me that losing weight wouldn't cure.