Daughter has slight (unintentional!) mustache; what to do?

[Anonymous]

K have PCOS and have tried all the facial hair removal methods.

No, it doesn't go back thicker no matter the removal method-that's absurd.

The easiest method is using the battery operated face razors that look like lipstick cases. She can do it herself at home, it doesn't hurt at all, and they work great on light facial hair.

https://www.cvs.com/shop/finishing-touch-flawless-instant-and-painless-facial-hair-remover-prodid-1670014?skuId=259401&cgaa=QWxsb3dHb29nbGVUb0FjY2Vzc0NWU1BhZ2Vz&cid=ps_bea_pla&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21199578405&gclid=CjwKCAiAwNDMBhBfEiwAd7ti1P6UcHDV31IDeCOcmrarcDtdr0rsYW6xfMwm1AAeV8bm7Gy6T1GKihoCOPgQAvD_BwE

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My incredibly thick for a woman mustache was blonde so I did electrolysis. Painful but worth it. Laser can grow back in some cases FYI.

I did laser for my full legs, arm pits, upper lip, and chin in my 30s.

My legs and armpits never grew back. As I aged (now in my 60s), lip and chin did start to sprout again, so I bought another laser package and took care of it. I highly recommend laser.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:K have PCOS and have tried all the facial hair removal methods.

No, it doesn't go back thicker no matter the removal method-that's absurd.

The easiest method is using the battery operated face razors that look like lipstick cases. She can do it herself at home, it doesn't hurt at all, and they work great on light facial hair.

https://www.cvs.com/shop/finishing-touch-flawless-instant-and-painless-facial-hair-remover-prodid-1670014?skuId=259401&cgaa=QWxsb3dHb29nbGVUb0FjY2Vzc0NWU1BhZ2Vz&cid=ps_bea_pla&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21199578405&gclid=CjwKCAiAwNDMBhBfEiwAd7ti1P6UcHDV31IDeCOcmrarcDtdr0rsYW6xfMwm1AAeV8bm7Gy6T1GKihoCOPgQAvD_BwE

Yes it does grow back thicker if you wax or pluck. The follicles themselves get thicker. I know from experience.

[Anonymous]

OP your daughter has pale skin and dark hair. First of all, that is the perfect combination to do laser! Second of all, when you wax or shave, the hair grows back again and with that combination of skin and hair, the regrowth becomes immediately obvious. Your daughter will become a slave to her razor. I highly recommend laser.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Get it lasered! Don't shave or wax. It will only get thicker. It is worth the investment.

While I agree laser is the gold standard, it is absurd to claim that shaving or waxing will make it grow back thicker. Ridiculous! Stop spreading misinformation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why not try a Bellabe spring tool? You can buy it on amazon. It’s a spring that you roll over the hair and it removes it- kind of like self-threading.

+1 it's excruciatingly painful but after awhile less hair grows back, you need to use it less frequently, and you're kind of used to the pain by then.

[Anonymous]

Tinkle razor

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I used to have my upper lip threaded regularly from the time I was a teenager, when I lived in India. When I came to the US for college my aunt and cousins told me they used a men’s razor to shave. I’ve been doing that ever since, three decades and counting.

Compare and contrast for us, PP! Which method keeps the hair away longer? threading or shaving?

DP here. I am a hairy Indian too . I do believe that threading is better because the regrowth is not stubbly. I learned to thread it myself and would take a few seconds to thread my upper-lip in the morning. But, once I got it lasered...it was a game changer.

So, my 2 cents is to get it lasered. My laser was a YAG laser.

[Anonymous]

Anyone have suggestions about what to do with the nose hair that is in the exposed part of the nostril (at the base)? I'm doing laser for the upper lip right now but the tech was unsure about getting that part and I'm thinking maybe I should have electrolysis in that area?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Try at-home dermaplaning first

Dermaplaning is just shaving plus paying more.

And gives you stubble.

Don't do anything involving a razor OP

Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. I used to wax but now I use a small tinkle razor. So much easier, quicker and pain-free!

Same, the tinkle razors are convenient and great. My boys used them when they didn't have enough growth for a full shave too.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The responses here are crazy. You do not give your daughter a complex about hair of any kind unless she brings it up to you. Bringing it up to her means you think something is wrong with her.

+100 lots of vain parents here.

I understand where you are coming from, but also, how else do we learn? There are so many things my mom didn't teach me that I learned way too late, which gave me retrospective understanding about some early social issues (and hindsight humiliation).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:The responses here are crazy. You do not give your daughter a complex about hair of any kind unless she brings it up to you. Bringing it up to her means you think something is wrong with her.

+100 lots of vain parents here.

I understand where you are coming from, but also, how else do we learn? There are so many things my mom didn't teach me that I learned way too late, which gave me retrospective understanding about some early social issues (and hindsight humiliation).

I don't see this as a "vanity" issue at all - more like self-preservation from bullies. My blonde mother had never experienced anything like this, and I think was taken aback that her daughter needed help in this department - but she definitely rose to the occasion and helped me. I'm very grateful that she took me seriously. I can't imagine telling a child they were "vain" for wanting to remove unwanted hair.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why not try a Bellabe spring tool? You can buy it on amazon. It’s a spring that you roll over the hair and it removes it- kind of like self-threading.

+1 it's excruciatingly painful but after awhile less hair grows back, you need to use it less frequently, and you're kind of used to the pain by then.

Yes I use a tool like this, too (a coil that pulls the hair out). I also use an epilator on my body hair, so I guess I prefer this method.

All the hair involved has gotten thin, and I'm totally used to the pain (except the bikini area! I still do it but while kind of screaming).

[Anonymous]

I am really annoyed at all the people acting as if laser is an option for everyone. It is very expensive and out of budget for most people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am really annoyed at all the people acting as if laser is an option for everyone. It is very expensive and out of budget for most people.

Of course it’s not an option for everyone - not sure why you’re “really annoyed” because no one said it was. It wasn’t an option for me until I hit middle age! It is true, however, that laser is the gold standard for hair removal. Before I was able to afford it, I shaved, waxed, etc.