[hellohello93]

Hi everyone. It's really good to know I'm not alone in this- but it doesn't make me feel any better about myself, unfortunately
I'm 17 and I have this problem.. it's mostly dark blonde hairs on my cheeks, chin, neck, and darker hairs on my upper lip which I wax. I also have fine hair on my forehead.
I've had blood tests, and nothing to show for this. My dermatologist has said she didn't even notice it and it wasn't bad, and most likely due to my ethnicity. But a few people at school have pointed it out so it's obviously pretty bad.
It's really killing my self confidence because as I wear a fair bit of makeup, it's hard for me to wax because the makeup doesn't go on properly and you can tell where it's been waxed and where it hasn't. Also I find I try very hard to stay in the shade all the time when I'm talking to people because the sunlight makes it really noticeable.
I don't know what to do! I envy girls with smooth skin with little to no blonde facial hair. It's preventing me from talking to people up close and wearing my hair up in fear of it being exposed.

[ruby2zdy]

I bought a hot "wax" kit, but the "wax" was more like honey with superglue. It got all over everything. Only acetone will take it off. I wanted real wax that would come off when you pulled the strip. Can someone suggest that type of wax?

[vivie]

I have this problem too since I'm 13-14...
My mother has thicker hair than average so I guess I inherited it. But there's something else too.
I have also a problem with my pigmentation which is also inherited. My mother has it and her sister, and my grandma too. My hair is white and my skin is somewhere totally white( there I can only get sunburn), and somewhere it's normal.
But even if my hair is white, it's thicker than average. And recently on some places it has begun to darken.(Fortunately on my face not so really, but some hairs are a bit darker than white...) The hair on my face causes a lot of problem to me. I don't want to do myself anything to my cheeks, and sideburns, because I'm really afraid that it will be darker too.
But above my upper lip, and on my chin and around nipples I couldn't stand it. I used tweezers.
My ultimate problem is, that I think this is a special case, since I've never heard of my inherited problem from anybody else. And I don't know how will my body react to any kind of treatment:'( I can't use lazers, since most of my hair doesn't have pigment or the pigment can't get to my hair I don't know....
So when someday I can get to an electrolysist I will be really happy. The other problem is that in my home country there are no real electrolysists. So I think I have to go abroad. But before that I have to get through the universtity. Which I'm really afraid of...
I'm not overweighted and never was. Moreover I hardly eat anything nowadays And my menstruation is normal... Once it was really late but just once. So probably It's connected with my pigmentation problem ...
If this hair problem didn't exist I would consider myself pretty even with my white hair and problematic skin. I never had a boyfriend and probably as long as this exist I won't have. I don't have much confidence, especially since grammar school. Lots of people laughed at me which caused me a huge depression which literally almost killed me... I'm a proud and sensitive person and just can't bear this.

And I don't even know for sure if electrolysis helps or that I can have that treatment at all... If hair follicles can develop again then there is no permanent solution, right? :'( I don't want to use tweezers on my face for the rest of my life....
All I feel right now is that I'm wasting my life because of this stupid thing.

Sorry for my monologue. I just had to say it somewhere. I have never talked about this to anyone because it's so embarassing and even if I tell my parents or friends they would only try to calm me down that it is not so visible or I don't know.
Usually I'm not this depressed because of this but today I just started to get more and more frustrated over it.

I really needed this. To tell this to someone.

[usagi]

here is my options count down to treat this problem:
1. Tweezing
2. Waxing
3. Home electronics
4. Bleaching
5. Shaving

[brunettebabe]

i have the same problem. i usually pluck it with tweezers or use wax that you have to heat up in the microwave. not the kind that comes with that paper stuff. this kind you rip off with your hand. now i am in the process of getting laser hair removal. my mom got a groupon for it. its working so far.

[Avatar Nirvana]

Tweezing actually makes the hair harder to get rid of. I suggest an electrologist.

[gr8yassir]

I want to facial hair. can you give me tips about this.please.

[wifeofaninja87]

I use Sally Hansen's facial hair remover cream and it works wonderful!

[Brandywine]

Using hard wax works really well, and lasts longer than a cream remover. Also, tweezing.

[rajam139]

Polycystic ovaries

Hi..I'm an Esthetician who has polysitic ovaries, and like everyone who suffers from this i to have facial hair and hair were it just shouldn't be. Working in this field i have tried everything, I've waxed..no good doesn't really get rid of the hair and leaves you with bumps and some in growns, Lazer makes it worse..because it is harmonal it won't work it causes more hair growth (learned that one the had way)..Now heres some good news!!!Electrolisis works, it kills the hair growth..but takes time and not a hole lot of money but enough. There is some pain but nothing you can't handle. What ever you do DON"T SHAVE!!

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I have polycystic ovaries, but all my blood tests came out normal. Does that mean it might lead to excess hair growth on my body ?