How to get rid of chin hairs when your eye sight is not so great (thanks menopause!))

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Just that. I can feel them but I can't see them, even with my glasses, a magnifying mirror and all the lights on 🙄I usually just get the razor out and give my chin a once over but I don't think that is the best solution...
Any tips?

I suppose this is what failing eye sight at menopause age is for. So we can't see the horror of the chin hairs and neither can any of our friends as their eye sight is rubbish too.

The GP gave me this many years ago but it made my skin bleed.

I use a magnifying mirror and hold my phone torch underneath. Terrifying

This is pretty much the best idea I’ve ever read on mumsnet. @mumsnetplease could @TinDogTavernget some sort of award?

Ouch that sounds painful! Is that a common side effect?

I read that some of the side effects could be acne and burning

when I used an epilator I had angry red bumps as they grew back :-(

What are car tweezers??

It thins the skin down so yes I think bleeding is common side effect, it was many years ago now but Ive never forgot it, I had high hopes for it.

Me too and it doesnt get the really stumpy little ones that are really bristly

With electrolysis done properly (no sensation of the hairs being plucked), they would never, ever return. My old electrologist (RIP) had the opportunity be one of the first practitioners of laser hair removal in the UK, but thought it was a scam as the hairs may return and chose not to offer laser.

I had my chin and other unwanted hairs removed by electrolysis and it has worked. But I traveled over an hour to visit a good one.

This is what I do, hoping for the best 😂

How do you find a good one though? I heard it was very painful

Same. In-between appointments I feel around while I watch tv or wait for the traffic lights to change. Eventually the Stars align and you get the prickly bastard between your thumb and pointer finger nails and out it comes.

Any tips?

I get my daughter to do it. She looks forward to it.

i use a magnifying mirror and stand over my bedside lamp. The angle of the light is perfect for catching the little fuckers.

Just to say if you see a lone woman in Sainsbury's car park do not park right next to her , she may be plucking her chin hair!

Magnifying mirror

Amazon. x20 is essential when the hairs are totally white.........

I have a magnifying mirror with suckers that I attach to a window for full light. Works a treat.

Buy a x10 magnifying mirror and be prepared to discover you have a full beard.

My chin hairs are multiplying with every year of menopause, ditto the tache. After a lot of trial and error my holy grail products are:

• Simplehuman light-up magnifying mirror (vastly expensive but bought with points)

• Braun facial epilator.

• Braun or Flawless facial electric razor thingie.

• Tweezerman tweezers.

I also have a Simplehuman mirror and it’s amazing- although it’s horrific when you see your face that magnified!

It was trial and error unfortunately after my original electrologist passed away.

I went through a lot of pluckers. The thing my two good ones have in common is that they have been practicing for over 20 years. Apparently modern training isn’t as good.

I found all mine by the association site: https://www.electrolysis.co.uk/members

ETA as for pain, I find thermolysis (cauterising the hair with electric heat) more bearable than electrolysis (killing the hair with electrocution). Also one pulse multiple times is more bearable than multiple pulses, one time. But everyone is different.

Also in my experience the chin didn’t hurt that much compared to other body parts. The most painful part for me was the lower belly and navel.

Face waxed once a month for the fine hairs
Philips Lumea
Tweezers for the stubbly chin bristles

Barely keeping up tbh! I'm constantly stroking my chin to feel for new horrors poking up

Pleased to hear this is a common problem!