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Anonymous
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I usually use a Sally Hanson face depillatory to get rid of the hair on my upper lip, but lately it's been giving me a rash there, and the rash lasts for days, if not weeks (I use it every two weeks, including this past Sunday, and the rash is still there). What does everyone else use? I don't want to bleach the hair; I want it gone, but tweezing my upper lip hurts.
Thanks in advance for any help anyone can give me! |
Anonymous
| I wax my upper lip. it is painful but once you get used to it, it isn't that bad. |
Anonymous
| Wax |
Anonymous
| Dupont Threading. It hurts a bit but it is fast and effective. |
Anonymous
| I wax. I have found the Sally Hansen Natural Honey wax to be very gentle. |
Anonymous
When you wax, does it come back in thicker? How often do you have to wax? |
Anonymous
| Waxing doesn't make it come back thicker. As far as frequency-wax as frequently as you need to. You'll see the hair coming in! |
Anonymous
| Sally Henson's wax strips work great. Hurts, but only for a second. Hair comes back finer and takes a lot longer to come back than with deps. |
Anonymous
| I was / thread. When I am desperate I use the epilator machine - hurts a bit more than waxing / threading but does the job fine. |
Anonymous
| I had laser hair removal. Greatest thing ever. 8 years ago and hair free! |
Anonymous
| I just started electolysis as I was so sick of the rash, redness, etc. in that area after waxing. So far so good. |
Anonymous
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Waxing is the way to go. I've been doing it for years. The hair actually comes back lighter (not as thick). It stings for a second or two - they are pretty quick with the removal of the strip.
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Anonymous
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I'm the PP - also wanted to say that the area is a bit red for a bit. Then it goes away. At least for me - some women have a stronger reaction to wax. If the person is using wax at the right temperature (not too hot and not too cold), you should have limited reaction. I've found that problems happen only when the wax is too hot or if the person doesn't do it right the first time and has to re-wax a previously waxed area (skin is very sensitive then).
When I home, I immediately wash my wash with gentle cleanser and then I apply a good quality face lotion. That controls the redness and irritation a lot. OP, if you are waxing for the first time, take the time to find a good place that is hygenic - that is, they do not re-use wax strips, they use a different dipping stick in the wax for each customer, etc. |
Anonymous
| I would stay away from waxing, and do threading. there is a place at montgomery mall that does it (and plenty of other places as well). its about $6-7 and it hurts less than waxing and doens't cause any skin reactions. Waxing gave me a rash/burn/something gross looking that lasted 3 weeks. Threading left me pink for about 15 minutes and was less painful. |
Anonymous
| PP, it sounds as if you had a bad reaction to the wax. I would almost say the wax was too hot. |