Facial hair remover when over 70.

thatsamore

shaving hair from my face, upper lip and around my chin and neck is part of my daily shower routine. Many years ago I did a course of electrolysis but it is in my opinion complete wasted hard earned money! And excruciatingly painful 😳 I have a deal with my daughter that if I am ever admitted to hospital she must please ensure that my face and neck is shaved.

Unfortunately shaving would only leave me with dark stubble, like President Nixon, not a good look on a woman.

For me electrolysis has been the solution to my facial hair problem, and I cannot see any alternative.

The plus side is that I do still have eyebrows, that left to themselves tend to be wild and woolly. However the beauticin who does my electrolysis also tints and shapes my eyebrows.

DamaskRose

Marydoll

I also have one with a point, for shaping eyebrows. It is brilliant!

You have eyebrows Marydoll, I’m jealous!
I have a friend in Glasgow who also has a beard, she fingers it constantly …

They are very blonde and bushy, so I have to tint them and keep on top of the shaping.
Don't be jealous, they need a lot of maintenance! 🤣

Candelle

Does the Flawless work well on 'peachy fluff'?

This is my main problem - I can still manage the coarse, dark ones with tweezers, but the all over fine, white hair is getting thicker and longer. I've heard about dermaplaning (mentioned by another person) but isn't this effectively shaving?

Marydoll

I also have one with a point, for shaping eyebrows. It is brilliant!

You have eyebrows Marydoll, I’m jealous!
I have a friend in Glasgow who also has a beard, she fingers it constantly …

I’ve been tweezing my (one noticeable) chin hair for decades and the follicle remains stubbornly healthy and even occasionally produces two hairs! I am now also noticing fuzz so may try the Flawless for that.

JamesandJon33

I worry about going into hospital for any length of time. I may be discharged as the bearded woman.!

My sister and I have had these thoughts too! I will try to take my flawless with me.

shaving hair from my face, upper lip and around my chin and neck is part of my daily shower routine. Many years ago I did a course of electrolysis but it is in my opinion complete wasted hard earned money! And excruciatingly painful 😳 I have a deal with my daughter that if I am ever admitted to hospital she must please ensure that my face and neck is shaved.

I do it with tweezers, if you do it often enough you damage the hair follicle and they never grow back.

It might take a while the first few times but its very satisfying and cheap.

I dermaplane my face every 2 or 3 weeks. It is super easy and has other benefits for your skin. It gets rid of the fine top layer of dead skin, allows your skincare products to absorb into your skin better and also encourages collegene production in your skin to fight wrinkles. You can buy dermaplaneing razors. I use a scalple but I have been doing it for years. YouTube has a ton of how-to videos. That's how I learned. Wash your face, let it dry, quickly wipe with alcohol to sanitze and make the dry skin and hairs come up. Do a patch of skin at a time and most of all stretch the skin so it doesn't move and don't lift the razor from the skin until that patch is done. You will be amazed how smooth your skin is, how well your skincare sinks into your skin and how smooth your makeup applies. You can do it!

I worry about going into hospital for any length of time. I may be discharged as the bearded woman.!

JML New You. A small battery operated face shaver which is available at chemists and many supermarkets. Looks like a large lipstick. I’ve found it completely painless, and have had no ingrowing hairs. Use as often as needed. Remember hair doesn’t always stop at the chin line but can carry on to the top of one’s neck.

Does the Flawless work well on 'peachy fluff'?

I wish I lived nearer to ASDA.
I'd be very tempted.

Has anyone tried a different cheaper version?

I use the Flawless. So easy. Whips away the hairs in minutes.

Just had a quick look online. Asda have it on special offer at £14. - in store only and EBay have one or £7.99 but that’s battery operated.

Lots of different models available

I'm still waxing at 71 and don't fancy anything else. Its getting less and less often though may be bi monthly instead of monthly. £42 for lip and chin, eyebrow wax and tint.

Namsnanny

I found it very painful M0nica.
I can't imagine going through that every week

So did I, it was expensive and it didn't really work that well.

Hello. Newbie here. I also use a Flawless remover. I wouldn't be without it.

Clearly hormones play a part in hair growth.

Has anyone on HRT for a length of time found it makes the situation worse or better?

What is best for the wirey buggers, please?
I'd be hard pressed to call my beard "peach fuzz"

I use a Braun epilator - bought originally for legs, but of course will do that job wherever. A few minutes in the morning - less time and less scarring than tweezers. BUT it is not painless so if 'tweezing' is too painful, then epilation is not for you.

I need to look up this epiwand, and the flawless.

Hi just to add to this I have terrible white chin hair I think its a family thing. I saw an older cousin at a funeral who had a full on white beard bless her, determined not to get to that point after years of tweezers and facial creams I've taken to Epiwand its available on amazon and it seems to be doing the job! On flip side I was thinking maybe there's an opening in the circus and I could make a few quid as the bearded lady to supplement my income!

Just ordered a Flawless remover. Tweezers causing spots and some ingrown pesky hairs. Hope this works. Learn so much from Gransnet.

I’m a tweezer person too although my eyesight is not what it was and I miss a few. My 4 year old grand daughter asked me why I had a dog hair growing on my chin so maybe it is time to scale up to something more efficient!