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Help with facial hair please!

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ShePersisted · 19/06/2019 15:48

Ladies, I'm at the end of my tether.

I have dark hairs that sprout daily (sometimes it feels like hourly!) below my jawline and under my chin. They are seriously bumming me out and making me stupidly self-conscious 😔 I don't think anyone can actually see them, but the thought that they might is so shaming to me... I used to pluck them and get on with my life, but I find that since entering my late thirties, there's just too many and I'm making myself crazy trying to find every. Single. Centimetre. Of. Hair.

I'm disappointed in myself, as a feminist and otherwise successful, professional woman and mother that I do let this problem get under my skin (sorry for the pun.)

When I was much younger (early twenties) my mother took me first to electrolysis and then for lazer later, but I wasn't convinced that either really worked on me.

Now, I do everything (like a mad woman), sometimes waxing, plucking, even shaving but every day fighting against my facial hair.

So, wise mums, what works????? Help me get out of my shame spiral and focus on important things (family, work, leisure) rather than my chin! I'm tempted by the home lazer/ ipl machines, but couldn't justify the cost unless I knew they worked.

Thanks so much in advance.

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boredpanda84 · 19/06/2019 16:06

I had exactly this...I went for professional laser (not IPL) with a Sk:n clinic and the results were amazing. I noticed a dramatic reduction after 1 treatment and had 5 or 6 in total. Unfortunately I moved out of the country and can't have the 6 month top up session and so a small amount is growing back butt I would totally recommend it. They often have offers on their website.

Babymamamama · 19/06/2019 16:10

Invest in a Lumea

TheDogsMother · 19/06/2019 16:17

Another vote for SKN clinics here. I had a lot of fine dark facial hair and had it treated about 12 years ago. It hasn't come back at all.

DontPressSendTooSoon · 19/06/2019 16:21

Watching with interest.. I too know the hourly sprouting feeling but I can't afford to get it treated at the mo due to car repairs.. I am on the verge of prioritising this over the car though!

ShePersisted · 19/06/2019 17:32

It's all just so expensive! £1k+ for SK:N and around £400 for a Lumea. And there's no real way to know if it'll work! Argh, I'm really torn about it.

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ThisIsMyCurrentUsername · 19/06/2019 17:42

I just wax it myself. You can buy a wax warmer and beads to melt for £25. I like the ones that aren't real wax, you paste it on and wait for it to harden then rip the wax off. I do it ever couple of weeks but I should do it every 4days. Sadly my hairs are blonde/light brown so I think that means laser won't work! They can grow up to an inch though Blush

DontPressSendTooSoon · 19/06/2019 17:50

Ooh whats the name of the waxy stuff you use please *This is?

I may have to learn the art of waxing

DerelictWreck · 19/06/2019 18:30

Get thee a lumea. Worked for my chin hair and dark skin patch that had developed

ThisIsMyCurrentUsername · 19/06/2019 20:51

They are called hard wax beads, you can get them on amazon. If you type in "wax beads with heater" then they will come up. They are better than normal waxing because they don't rip off your skin, it only sticks to the hair.

boredpanda84 · 23/06/2019 02:03

SK:N definitely isn't that expensive OP. I only paid about £250 for 6 sessions! Lumea is totally different and isn't as effective. SKN always have offers on. Before I went to them I thought I needed my jaw line doing and looked at the price for that. When I went for a consultation, they classed the area as my chin and it was way cheaper than I had anticipated.

UnpopularOpinion · 23/06/2019 03:10

Yes yes to the laser recommendations! Not IPL as PP said. I had the same problem and it totally got on top of me even if I dealt with it in the morning by evening it was back...I couldn’t stop touching the area all day as I was so paranoid everyone could see...I booked a package of 6 laser treatment. No joke after 1 I only needed to shave my chin/jawline once in a whole month just before my period which is when it gets totally out of control. I’ve since had three more treatments and the therapist is confident we can get them gone for good.

Life changing! Even just where I got to after one treatment. I wish I had done this years ago.

ShePersisted · 23/06/2019 08:42

Wow! Thanks to everyone: re SK:N - it would be great if it's only £250! Then getting it done would be a no-brainer. I wonder if it's more expensive as I live near London? Ok, I will book a consultation and see what happens... getting this solved would really (really, really, really) be life changing!

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AnnaMagnani · 23/06/2019 09:58

I did laser which reduced them but if you are really hormonal like me they keep coming back and eventually you are just throwing money away.

Electrolysis really works but you have to do it a lot for it to work properly i.e. sessions every fortnight to begin with until the bastards understand you mean business.

boredpanda84 · 23/06/2019 15:20

I had my treatment in SKN Hampstead which was slightly more expensive being in London but definitely still affordable. Go for a consultation... you can always say no if they quote more than you are willing to pay!

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