facial hair

[kikiliki]

Hi
I suffer from PCOS and have a hairy chin as a result. The hair is very thick. I tried electrolysis in my 20s but it didn't work - the hair was so thick that even applying current for extra time wasn't killing the root. I've bern told it's too light for lasers. I have a very strong reaction to the creams and have also had problems with waxing. Plus it's so thick that I can't leave it ing enough for waxing.

So, I shave every morning, but this leaves me with a bit of a shadow by the afternoon.

I am currently using mineral makeup but recently I've realised it's not covering it (any more? Maybe it never did and I've only just realised it.)

Can anyone suggest what I could try please, for better removal or coverage. It's becoming a bit of a problem.

I used to shave it by the way, but found that by gradually swapping to plucking, the hairs are less noticeable, but it does take longer.

For laser treatment I'd say shave instead of plucking for a few days so that all the actively growing hairs are near the surface and can absorb enough laser to kill them.

The darker the hair the more energy from the laser they absorb.

More importantly if your skin is dark or tanned the laser can burn or damage it.

What you need to do is avoid plucking for a month before your first appointment, and throughout the whole laser treatment cycle. You can shave or use immac instead. Totally sucks to be honest! Hairs go through growth cycles, and the laser only can kill the follicles in certain stages. This is why you need multiple laser sessions one month apart, to catch the hair in the right growth stages, hope that makes sense.

OP, don't waste your money on the Lumea.

It's not as powerful as the salon lasers so while it does get rid of the hair, the minute you stop during it, it grows back again.

It temporarily got rid of my tash and even with monthly maintenance treatments it's all grown back again.

Have any of you tried an epistick? You can buy them from amazon for about 2 quid. It is basically a wire spring which you roll across the area and it plucks the hairs, much faster than tweezing. I use it on my tache and chin every couple of days and it keeps it under control. I also use a lotion to prevent in growing hairs which seems to help avoid spots from infected follicles.

I also have PCOS and struggle with this. I had a year of laser by a well known company and it did work while I was having the treatment but regressed as soon as I finished and it's just too expensive to have endlessly. I was told it's likely to not work with PCOS and unfortunately was a waste of money for me. Also tried electrolysis. The best it ever was was when I was on Dianette contraceptive pill, but now i'm in my 40's I don't want to be on the pill any more.

I now shave every evening in the shower, occais use waxing strips and pluck most days. I hate it, but figure other people have much worse problems. Ridiculously I really dread ever being admitted to hospital as I'd look like a man in a few days, mortifying.

It sort of worked while I was actually in. The midst of treatment but it grew back straight away. Same with the lip.

It's a shame as it cost a lot. I've tried everything though and it comes back. Electrolysis didn't last either

I've been wondering about laser for years - daily plucking is such a depressing thing. I use my epilator now - getting to have threading done is hard for me time-wise so I grit my teeth every couple of weeks, use the epilator and pluck in between where necessary. Can't epilate under my eyebrows which is where I still need to pluck daily and where threading is amazing.

I use an epilator on my legs and it's quite clear that ripping them out by the roots like this has weakened the leg hair.
Some of them have stopped growing and many of the ones left are 'weakly rooted' ie very easy to pull out.

Sadly facial hair doesnt seem to give a damn about being ripped out by the roots on a daily basis
It carries on growing regardless

I spent about £600 on laser a few years ago, while it was great while the treatment was being done it all grew back eventually. At least with the Lumea I have it at home and can keep the hair at bay and while still expensive, it's a lot cheaper than laser.

That's what I've found, it grows back albeit not to the same extent.
A home device, although not as powerful, is much cheaper over the long term and more convenient