susie226
03-21-2005, 02:43 PM
i am 13, and i have the dreaded... MOUSTACHE!!!!!!
ive heard shaving is bad for it, and i;m just a bit scared of waxing, but if its gotta be done.... i need something CHEAP!!! can you use like bleach in ur house kind? HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ive heard shaving is bad for it, and i;m just a bit scared of waxing, but if its gotta be done.... i need something CHEAP!!! can you use like bleach in ur house kind? HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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lindiana53
03-21-2005, 03:30 PM
Shaving and waxing are both fine. Don't use household bleach; you may burn your skin. Shaving is cheap and effective. Waxing lasts longer but is more difficult and somewhat painful. Bleaching is OK, but you just end up with a blond moustache.
jedimindtricks
03-23-2005, 07:45 AM
i don't know, i think shaving is a bad idea- you may regret it, are you comfortable enuff to ask your mom for help? maybe she has a suggestion....i know i never could ask my mom things-- but now i am a mom, my daughter is only eight but she knows she can come to me about anything. but i know how you feel, when i was 13 i worried i have relly hairy arms, not the same thing but close, well whatever you decide i wish you well, but i think it would be better to stay away from shaving-- trust me it only made my arms worse! take care hun :wave:
debouis
03-23-2005, 08:17 PM
First off. DO NOT SHAVE IT!!! never shave your face it will come in thicker and more course.
If its a small moustache just on the sides of your mouth you can try to tweeze the darkest hairs (thats what i do, i'm 16) its painful at first similar to your eyebrows but it gets easier with time.
Either that or if its pretty bad then just get a sensitive waxing kit, its simple to do your self. there are so many diffrent kinds out there, ones that have the wax already on the strips, ones that are quick, ones that are for sensitive skin. Just head down to your local shoppers and take you pick.
Hope that helps. :)
If its a small moustache just on the sides of your mouth you can try to tweeze the darkest hairs (thats what i do, i'm 16) its painful at first similar to your eyebrows but it gets easier with time.
Either that or if its pretty bad then just get a sensitive waxing kit, its simple to do your self. there are so many diffrent kinds out there, ones that have the wax already on the strips, ones that are quick, ones that are for sensitive skin. Just head down to your local shoppers and take you pick.
Hope that helps. :)
ForgottenFaith
03-23-2005, 09:23 PM
That's such a myth. Shaving your face doesn't make the hair grow in thicker. Some teens develop facial hair at an early age and it demands to be shaven and groomed regularly if you don't want to look like the wolf boy. There's absolutely nothing wrong with shaving, except if you have sensitive skin, but besides that, it's fine. If you have sensitive skin, check out some of the newer electrical shavers; they shave just as close as razors without the nicks and cuts, and they don't strip the top layer of skin everytime you shave.
jedimindtricks
03-24-2005, 09:31 AM
i am sorry but i strongly disagree about shaving your face. i know from experience, my own and others. i know woman who shaved her face and now she gets a 5 o'clock shadow just like a man, this was after a just few years.
lindiana53
03-24-2005, 03:36 PM
How could shaving cause hair to grow in thicker? The razor doesn't go below the surfact to affect the follicle, so it can't have any such effect. However, because the hair is cut off straight and doesn't grow back with the fine point that unshaven hair does, it might look thicker. If someone's hair growth increased, there is another reason besides shaving.
That said, if shaving feels too "masculine," then I would attempt a drugstore wax. There is also a medicine Vaniqa that reduces hair growth as long as the user continues using it. However, it's a prescription product, rather expensive, and not covered by most insurance plans.
That said, if shaving feels too "masculine," then I would attempt a drugstore wax. There is also a medicine Vaniqa that reduces hair growth as long as the user continues using it. However, it's a prescription product, rather expensive, and not covered by most insurance plans.
surrealmeal
03-25-2005, 04:11 AM
i am sorry but i strongly disagree about shaving your face. i know from experience, my own and others. i know woman who shaved her face and now she gets a 5 o'clock shadow just like a man, this was after a just few years.
Well if this woman had enough facial hair to be shaving in the first place then how can you really know if shaving made her hair thicker/darker or if it would have happened naturally?
Well if this woman had enough facial hair to be shaving in the first place then how can you really know if shaving made her hair thicker/darker or if it would have happened naturally?
peregrine
03-25-2005, 07:39 AM
There is a product for bleaching face hair called Jolene, which you can purchase at any drugstore.
Choice
03-26-2005, 02:46 AM
It was proven in 1927 by Dr. Mildred Trotter that shaving does not change hair. It does not get darker. It does not get coarser. It does not grow faster. The only change is that the tapered tip is removed, giving the illusion that the hair is thicker.
Waxing or tweezing a woman's face will however stimulate the root of the hair. Blood rushes in to repair the follicle, and eventually causes the hair to defend itself from future harm by making the hair coarser and in many cases distorting the follicle.
Waxing or tweezing a woman's face will however stimulate the root of the hair. Blood rushes in to repair the follicle, and eventually causes the hair to defend itself from future harm by making the hair coarser and in many cases distorting the follicle.
ForgottenFaith
03-26-2005, 04:00 PM
i am sorry but i strongly disagree about shaving your face. i know from experience, my own and others. i know woman who shaved her face and now she gets a 5 o'clock shadow just like a man, this was after a just few years.
That's hormones, man. Had nothing to do with her shaving her face, which is a ridiculous thing to do in the first place for a woman.
That's hormones, man. Had nothing to do with her shaving her face, which is a ridiculous thing to do in the first place for a woman.
jedimindtricks
03-26-2005, 09:49 PM
ok ok ok, i am sorry dudes- just ignore everything i said then, wasn't trying to turn this into an argument, lets just help the kid find a solution, sound good? thanks
lindiana53
03-27-2005, 05:08 PM
Good enough. I have a similar problem and I never liked shaving, although it's cheap and easy. Waxing may stimulate the hair root, but it may also damage it, causing hair to grow in finer. Unfortunately, the permanent fixes to this problem are expensive. I always remember that this is a common problem, so there are plenty of us looking for answers. What method do people on this board prefer?
Bellosa
03-31-2005, 06:57 PM
Good enough. I have a similar problem and I never liked shaving, although it's cheap and easy. Waxing may stimulate the hair root, but it may also damage it, causing hair to grow in finer. Unfortunately, the permanent fixes to this problem are expensive. I always remember that this is a common problem, so there are plenty of us looking for answers. What method do people on this board prefer?
Me too would like to know!! :confused: :confused:
Me too would like to know!! :confused: :confused:
Amestris
03-31-2005, 08:31 PM
I have this same problem... im 19 now, and shaving doesnt make it come back thicker, hormones maybe, but not shaving. I find tweezing the darker ones and then using a tool called the Finishing Touch to get the extra bits works well. Shaving leaves the skin feeling wierd, but using that tool you get the same effect but it doesnt make the skin irritated.
make sure you moisturize, this helps... I didnt do that when I was your age and I tried waxing and it made my skin all dry and cracked. hope this helps.
make sure you moisturize, this helps... I didnt do that when I was your age and I tried waxing and it made my skin all dry and cracked. hope this helps.
peregrine
04-01-2005, 08:20 AM
Me too would like to know!! :confused: :confused:
Once again, Jolene cream bleach is for facial hair and very safe.
Once again, Jolene cream bleach is for facial hair and very safe.
BrkSta3
04-01-2005, 01:11 PM
The solution to your problem is SIMPLE, go to cvs, or a drugstore.... grocery store in the and the health and beauty section just go and find Sally Hansen facial hair remover, its cream like Nair... but specifically for your face... you dab it onto your upper lip over the hair leave it on for like 8 mins and with a warm face cloth rub it off, and when you rub the face cloth over it along comes the hair. You do it like weekly for a while but as you do it more and more the longer it lasts...... Good luck.
gfd
04-01-2005, 02:01 PM
If you dont want to wax it use finishing touch for 10.00.
Njoylife
04-02-2005, 06:07 PM
I have to agree with BrkSta3. It's easy and inexpensive. I use the Nair facial hair removal. Just make sure you time it, if it feels like it's burning wipe it off. Good luck.
peregrine
04-03-2005, 08:03 AM
I have to agree with BrkSta3. It's easy and inexpensive. I use the Nair facial hair removal. Just make sure you time it, if it feels like it's burning wipe it off. Good luck.
The chemicals they use in that are horrendous!
The chemicals they use in that are horrendous!
Looby
04-11-2005, 09:09 PM
Susie; Try Surgi-Cream. They have a cream for your face that is for sensitive skin. I use that one. :)
(Make sure it says "For the face". The creams made for the body are way too harsh for the face.)
(Make sure it says "For the face". The creams made for the body are way too harsh for the face.)
Njoylife
05-07-2005, 09:30 PM
The chemicals they use in that are horrendous!
Water,mineral oil,cetearyl alcohol,calcium thioglycolate,calcium hydroxide,cetearth-20,sodium hydroxide,camellia olefera extract,sunflower seed oil,fragance,chromium hydroxide green...What's in your bottle?
Water,mineral oil,cetearyl alcohol,calcium thioglycolate,calcium hydroxide,cetearth-20,sodium hydroxide,camellia olefera extract,sunflower seed oil,fragance,chromium hydroxide green...What's in your bottle?
dani_78_78
05-09-2005, 10:24 PM
I didn't finish reading everyones post. But I don't think there is anything wrong with shaving it. I used to bleach it all the time and I don't think it is good to be inhailing that all the time and it makes the hairs more yellow and still noticable. Over the years I have been very uncomfortable talking to people face to face. I'm currently getting laser hair removal. I know it is too expensive and probably not a good idea for someone your age but I just want to let you know what the laser hair removal lady told me. She told me it is better before laser hair removal to shave and not pluck. She said everyone thinks it will come back thicker but that isn't true. I believe her because I immediatly went home and shaved it and I did this before laser treatment for about 6 month and it never came back thicker. But I had to shave ever 2 days or so because I didn't want it to be picky. Sorry for the long post. Hope it helped your not alone.
Dani
Dani
gfd
05-10-2005, 05:51 PM
Have you try the finishing touch.
Joy Black
08-23-2005, 11:00 AM
I always remember that this is a common problem, so there are plenty of us looking for answers. What method do people on this board prefer? Shaving's certainly my choice. I started by borrowing my father's Norelco in my early teens when my moustache started growing in earnest, and by the time I was 15 was shaving every day. The way I see it, it's simple -- I've got the same sort of moustache growth as a guy so shaving's the best way for me. If I'd only a very light growth, there might be another answer that would be better. Shaving with an electric razor takes only a few seconds each day and is absolutely no hassle. My husband doesn't mind the fact that I shave. And as far as my kids are concerned, it's just a fact of life that mom shaves, as well as dad.