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Here's to Your Health:  Chinny-chin hairs...  |
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goneriding
True Blue Farmgirl
1599 Posts
Winona
Central Oregon
USA
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 Posted - Feb 14 2008 : 11:58:11 AM
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Is there anything you can do for them to rid yourself of them?? For a long time they were 'invisible' but now they are turning black (??) and very visible. I pluck and pluck and once in a while, one gets infected. I even took to shaving, like my hubby, (actually, the electric razor feels very good, like a massage) but my skin is delicate and dries out.
So other than plucking, what can I do? I have thought of electro-whatchamacallit but the proliferation of hairs would far outpace my visits to the doc. Is there a home electro-thingy??
Since I'm getting close to menopause, I even have a silly, very fine hair growing out of the side of my nose. I have to watch for it and then pluck cuz it looks like I have hair growing from my nose and, personally, that has always grossed me out when I've seen it on others.
Help?
Winona 
When you lose, don't lose the lesson!!
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - Feb 14 2008 : 12:43:03 PM
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Have you tried waxing? It doesn't hurt any more than plucking and at least it gets it all in one or two goes instead of time after time after time. And it usually takes it longer to grow back in.
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Feb 14 2008 : 1:07:18 PM
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I am right there with ya Winona..fighting that chin hair battle..ugh!
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
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Linda Houston
True Blue Farmgirl
538 Posts
Linda
Lake Charles
Louisiana
USA
538 Posts |
Posted - Feb 14 2008 : 6:55:09 PM
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The plague of the BLACK chin hair. There is a home system for hair removal.I have seen them advertised in different magazines. the better ones are pricy, but if it works I am game. I think JC Penny Catalogue has one and Gaim. Let me know if any of you try one.
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goneriding
True Blue Farmgirl
1599 Posts
Winona
Central Oregon
USA
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Posted - Feb 15 2008 : 07:16:56 AM
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Alee, I tried waxing but even the stuff that is for the face is too rough for my aging, delicate skin. I use Almay makeup even. Alos, the offending hairs have to be a certain length for the wax to pull it out and I just couldn't go on with a beard for a few days....but thanks for thinking of that.
Linda, actually, I have a lot of hair, like legs cuz I don't like shaving, that the hair removal system might just be worth it to buy...I'll have to do more research on this. I hadn't thought I could use it ELSEWHERE...hehehe...
Winona :-)
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
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nashbabe
True Blue Farmgirl
687 Posts
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knewslady
True Blue Farmgirl
555 Posts
Kathy
Russellville
KY
USA
555 Posts |
Posted - Feb 15 2008 : 08:01:05 AM
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I have often wondered why it was when the hair on my head started turning white the hair above my lip was turning black. I do the plucking thing and she was right about the waxing, the hair just has to get too long for it to work. I just don't think it is fair. Looks like there would be some kind of hormone you could take for it. If men wanting to become women can take some kind of a hormone to get rid of their manly hair surely there is something out there for us.
Kathy
Will always be a farmgirl at heart
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doublebow
Farmgirl in Training
37 Posts
michelle
springtown
tx
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Posted - Feb 15 2008 : 08:47:10 AM
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| The misplaced hair thing has been the worst thing about getting older. It started with my pregnancies. and the unwanted hair just keeps spreading! I have also thought about electrolysis. I think a home kit would be worth it.Now they do laser treatments pretty cheaply,too. With the laser they can do the whole chin area and then from what I've been told no hair would dare grow there again. |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22937 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22937 Posts |
Posted - Feb 15 2008 : 08:58:51 AM
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Kathy-
When guys become women, they get laser treatments on their face that destroy the hair folicles. I watched a documentary on it.
Maybe us women should do the laser thing?
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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knewslady
True Blue Farmgirl
555 Posts
Kathy
Russellville
KY
USA
555 Posts |
Posted - Feb 15 2008 : 09:01:46 AM
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Wonder how expensive those laser treatments are?
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Linda Houston
True Blue Farmgirl
538 Posts
Linda
Lake Charles
Louisiana
USA
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Posted - Feb 15 2008 : 12:14:44 PM
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I have looked into the laser treatment and at the time it was $150 per treatment and it took at least 2. That was 3 years ago and it might be different today.
One thing is that any medications that you are taking that warms you to stay out of the sun, has to be discontinued for at least 2-3m weeks. I am on a couple that has that label and I cannot go without them for 2 weeks. If it were not for that, believe me, I would be "lasered"
Linda H. |
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willowtreecreek
True Blue Farmgirl
4813 Posts
Julie
Russell
AR
USA
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Jana
True Blue Farmgirl
482 Posts
Jana
Eau Claire
Wisconsin
USA
482 Posts |
Posted - Feb 16 2008 : 1:58:05 PM
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I'm so glad someone brought this up. I'm fairly blonde, but the hairs are getting dark. I pluck but even plucking makes my skin break out. Shaving even worse. And often when I pluck they break off at skin level and look sorta like a big blackhead.
Vaniqa will slow the regrowth of hair that has been removed, but I don't think its permanent. I think there is an otc moisturizer (made by Jergens mabye?) That claims to do the same thing. I haven't tried any.
From what I've read, the lazer works best on dark hair on a fair skin for some reason. Its expensive, but if it only took like 2 visits at $150 a pop, I might do it. Even with the pile of medical bills I already have.
Jana |
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brightmeadow
True Blue Farmgirl
2045 Posts
Brenda
Lucas
Ohio
USA
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CountryBorn
True Blue Farmgirl
1545 Posts
Mary Jane
New York
USA
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Posted - Feb 16 2008 : 6:40:07 PM
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I am so glad someone brought this up too! I cannot believe how the chin hair sprouts out! I pluck and pluck and I think the more I do it the more it grows in. I think I might inquire about those laser treatments. I would save my pennies and go for it if it keeps the hair away permenantly. Thanks for letting us know about it.
MJ
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
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Lainey
True Blue Farmgirl
2401 Posts
Elaine
Waco
Kentucky
USA
2401 Posts |
Posted - Feb 18 2008 : 07:49:19 AM
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When I was younger I thought I was the only one that had this and was embarrassed about it. I pluck my chin pretty much every day. I've tried the creams, bleaches, and the wax strips. I'd like to try the laser treatments too, if I can afford it. I'm going to try the spearmint tea as well.
Farmgirl Sister #25
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Naturecraft
True Blue Farmgirl
82 Posts
Cheryl
Loveland
CO
USA
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Posted - Feb 19 2008 : 7:40:42 PM
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I am with you ladies. I pluck daily and end up with my skin being broken out on top of the hairs. I wish I could afford the hair removal; maybe someday. I feel like I am growing a goatee. The more that I pluck the more that I get. I have tried the shaving and the hair dissolving stuff, but it just makes my skin worse! The joys of getting old!
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Edited by - Naturecraft on Feb 19 2008 7:42:59 PM |
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Annab
True Blue Farmgirl
2900 Posts
Anna
Seagrove
NC
USA
2900 Posts |
Posted - Feb 20 2008 : 03:21:09 AM
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I have 2 that appear. I call them my old lady hairs. They are huge and black too.
I just pluck 'em, so they don't appear as often |
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brightmeadow
True Blue Farmgirl
2045 Posts
Brenda
Lucas
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Feb 22 2008 : 2:59:19 PM
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I've just started the spearmint tea this week. 4 days. So far the hairs are still there. But I've developed a cold sore (in the absence of a fever) and am wondering if the spearmint is maybe causing this... So now I'm adding a lysine tablet too...
Maybe all of us using spearmint tea should report our results after a month or two!
You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands - You shall be happy and it shall be well with you. -Psalm 128.2
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Brenda M
Farmgirl in Training
16 Posts
Brenda
Moscow
ID
USA
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Posted - Feb 22 2008 : 3:47:08 PM
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I am going to ask the dumb question. Are you drinking the spearmint tea or using it on your face?
OK, so I went back and checked out the link and see it is to drink (lol).
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farmgirl blessings
True Blue Farmgirl
777 Posts
Lea
TN
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lilwing
True Blue Farmgirl
1403 Posts
Brooke
Fulshear
Texas
USA
1403 Posts |
Posted - Jun 30 2008 : 6:17:33 PM
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| oh, gosh, I thought it was only me too! I'm going to try the spearmint tea soon! I LOVE this site. I'm addicted! lol |
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MissLorri
Farmgirl in Training
28 Posts
Lorri
North East
Texas
USA
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Posted - Jun 30 2008 : 6:25:07 PM
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OK #1 STOP plucking your chin hairs, it makes them grow back longer with deeper roots. Waxing is a better option, because it does grow back finer and softer. But the best choice is laser hair removal. You can get this done at any dermatologist office and I highly reccomend it. It costs about 100.00, and will not grow back for about 3 months, when it starts to grow back do it again. After about 3-4 treatments it kills the roots and they stop growing. I have been doing it for several years when unruly hairs start to pop out and I always have my underarms lasered every spring so that I dont have to shave for the summer.You will love it I promise. And it does not hurt nearly as much as electrolysis nor as expensive....Nurse Lorri
Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway....John Wayne |
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