Chin and lip hair

I have downy hair as well as whiskers on chin and down my neck - I've also gone back to having zits. Wish my face would decide how old it is!
I use a tiny ladies Philips razor for the heavy down about once a fortnight and pluck the walrus whiskers as and when.

I have my chin and upper lip waxed, and my eyebrows waxed and tinted every six weeks. I've never heard that waxing takes skin off as well - what sort of beautician told you this? My beauty lady (miracle worker) puts aloe Vera gel on afterwards to sooth the areas and I have no discomfort at all. It's a matter of choosing your beautician ver carefully.

Hi - which epilator do you use - I have looked - so many out there?
thanks.

I've tried everything going over the years and spent a fortune. Nothing was permanent until I discovered laser treatment-not the one with the light flashing which I think is EPA. Find a proper laser clinic and it will change your life. Underarms and bikini line work like magic. It's not painful-just feels like the twang of an elastic band on the more sensitive areas.

I have my eyebrows, upper lip, chin and neck threaded every four weeks. It's painful on the upper lip but quickly done. I'd really recommend it, not expensive either

Nanabilly I think the springy thing is something I referred to in a previous thread about facial hair. It's just that - a bendy spring that you roll over your chin or top lip and it pulls out the hair. My daughter recommended it and said how good it was. But I have to admit to only trying it once on my lip as it made my eyes water! It does seem to work on the chin and isn't as slow as tweezing individual hairs and you get used to the pain! It was about £8 on Amazon I think.

I love this forum so much information from so many well informed ladies and gents .

The springy thing sounds like the Epistick I recommended earlier. You'd get ten of those for £8 though, and they last forever, so you only need the one.

What I'd like to know is why all my eyebrows have gone ( I never plucked them!) & I still get hairs on my chin & upper lip.Luckily as not a very hairy person generally I can manage them very well with tweezers but even so!!

Lots of hair on chin and neck since my 20s. Tried laser but no longer works as hairs are grey now so I have it threaded. Yes it hurts but it is quick and you can't wuss out of it like you can when using tweezers at home!!

I use DH' s ear and nose trimmer, I can't bear hairy noses on men or women but especially on myself

I find that regular use of a facial hair removal cream, (Boots own brand) is effective. Make sure it's specifically for facial hair-don't make that same mistake I once did and use body hair removal cream! I ended up with a very sore and red lip

Craftycat - it's dropping oestrogen levels that causes eyebrow and pubic hair to disappear and chin hair to flourish. Not in everyone but lots of ladies have this.

Janelle many battery operated ones look reasonably priced but you may find that you spend a fortune on batteries because the machine will only work at its best with decent power and you may find you are changing the battery each time you use it. That can work out to be expensive if you use the epilator regularly. Braun is a good example and many reviews state this.

I use tweezers for mine, especially the bristly ones. I'm not looking forward to getting really old and having whiskers but the methods which claim to be miraculous are often expensive and I'm a cheapskate.

Dermatologist on Woman's Hour recently warned all forms of hair removal have an impact on skin. She was talking in particular about current fashion for total removal of public hair.

Here's me thinking I'm the only one with this problem.

Oh well maybe I will not be trying sugaring then murfdurf. ?

Haha had to laugh at whoever said "no pain, just like having an elastic band twang on your skin" ...shan't be doing that then. Whatever sort of epilation was being talked about at that moment. I forget so easily , must read back.

I've been plucking for years. Can't see anything wrong with a good old fashioned pair of tweezers. The good news is that it becomes less of a problem when you get to be as old as me.
I bought an extra of tweezers recently to keep in my handbag. I was out to lunch with friends one day and noticed in the loo mirror that there was a horrible black hair right on the front of my chin. And I couldn't do anything about it.

Error... pair of tweezers...

I disagree with the dermatologist. Threading, tweezing and epilating will not harm the skin. Possibly a little mild exfoliation with threading but nothing aggressive. I personally wouldn't wax, sugar, bleach or cream hair remove on that area.

Can those who recommend tweezers recommend any particular type of tweezers?

I read that "Tweezerman" tweezers are the best but when I looked for them in Boots, there was more than one type.

I prefer the type that are not too pointy as I can't see well enough close up to grip the tiny hairs properly.

Tweezerman slanted tweezers are the best and can be sterilised easily if they're not coated with a plastic colouring so just the stainless steele ones are best.

I've tried loads of things and am on to a home laser thing at the minute from Philips which I am impressed with so far. My top lip is definitely improving. I have tried the NoNo and found it useless, it might be OK for fine downy hair but was no good on my dark course hair, waste of money. If anyone wants one, you can have mine!

I have 3 of those springy things (don't know why on earth I bought 3!) But oh my goodness it was absolute torture on my top lip! Managed to just about bear it on the chin, because I pluck there I think, but top lip - no! I'm a wimp! (Tried to home wax my legs once and sat crying for hours as I couldn't bear the pain and didn't know how to get the damn thing off! Etched in my memory!)

I do also have something called SoSmoooooth (or similar) which is a bit like sandpaper but for the skin. I got it in a pound shop and is really quite good (i think it will be on Amazon too) and I used that for a while, now i use it then do the Philips laser (as you're supposed to shave first, but I don't fancy doing that).

I bought a Braun epilator from Amazon when they were on special. They do hurt at first but you get used to it!!! I use mine every day, just part of my routine now! I also pluck the odd one which seems extra strong and comes from nowhere!! I too tried laser, electrolysis, creams etc but find this is my best way.