Facial Hair Removal for Women

Hirsutism is excessive hair growth in certain areas of a woman’s face and body, such as the mustache and beard area, that creates a “male pattern” of hair. Women normally can have fine, pale, faintly visible hair in these areas, but heavy hair growth in a male pattern with coarse or colored hair is not expected. Normal patterns of hair growth and hair distribution vary widely, determined mostly by racial background. For example, whites as a group have more facial and non scalp hair growth than do blacks or Asians, and white women of Mediterranean heritage normally have more hair growth than do women from Nordic countries. Aging will turn the hair darker, larger in addition to making it more clearly defined.

There are a lot hair removal method that can be choose by women with excessive hair.  Shaving, tweezing, waxing, gels, lotions, bleaching, trimming, using  creams, electrolysis and laser hair removal are effective means to get rid of unwanted hair. Various criteria apply including what is economical, convenient, long lasting, or least painful! Here are some details about the most popular methods of hair removal.

1. Waxing.
   Threading and waxing are two most common terms associated with women’s beautification of herself. Both these two treatments are ways of getting rid of unwanted facial hair, either above the lip or in chin, near eyebrows or on the entire face. These days’ facial waxes have been introduced in markets to provide women with a much desired clean and smooth face.
2. Sugaring
   Sugaring is also a method that is used for hair removal permanently. The difference is the sugar paste instead of wax for removal. Whether a person is using waxing or sugaring, he is advised to use a hair growth inhibitor after the removal of hairs to prevent hair growth or to slow down the growth of hairs.
   Sugaring solutions are preferred by some as they contain natural ingredients unlike waxing solutions. They are suitable for nearly all areas of the body and results can last from 3 to 6 weeks.  Read the rest of this entry »

There are some points you should consider before you decide to take laser hair removal procedure as follow:

1. Slower results for dark-skinned or tanned women. Laser hair removal procedures are most suitable for individuals with light-colored skin and dark hair because the laser beam targets dark material. Dark skin pigmentation can prevent lasers from reaching the hair follicles more rapidly. Evidence also shows that the lighter a woman’s hair color, the less efficient the technology is in eliminating those problem hairs.
2. There are pros and cons that we need to weigh when considering facial hair removal treatment since there are high risks involved especially for the removal of facial hair near the area around the eyes. Since laser rays can penetrate deeply into the skin, it will be extremely dangerous where there is a high possibility of losing eyesight as the laser streams are to be absorbed by the area around the eyes. Besides that, the skin which has been exposed to the laser beams would experience redness or get burnt especially for those who have sensitive skin. Read the rest of this entry »

For 80% women and 50% men, face is the most vital part of their body. Almost every woman pays much money for makeup, eye liner, blush, face powder, lipstick and other cosmetics accessories to make them look pleasant and beautiful. But some of them have one crucial problem that is unwanted hairs in their face.

Excessive chin hair or upper lip hair is so disgusting and embarrassing for women, and there are three major reasons that can develop excess facial hair.

1. Genetics. If your ancestry e.g. your mother, grandmother or other family has chin hair or upper lip hair then you probably will be having the same problem.
2. Hormonal imbalance. Usually women in menopause tend to experience excessive facial hair due to hormonal imbalance.
3. Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome. PCOS can affect unnecessary hair growth on women’s reproductive age. Sometimes it will appear on the upper lip or chin.

There are a few alternatives for hair removal depends on the amount of hair that needs removing, the frequency, the difficulties, the price and etc. Read the rest of this entry »