Whether you have hair on your upper lip or your forehead, under your chin or anywhere else on your face, it is no doubt that it is unsightly. The fact about facial hair is that it is extremely embarrassing and many times can cause you to be so self conscious that you just cannot socialize well with others for the fear of humiliation or embarrassment. This is especially true if you are a young lady.
Facial hair camouflaging is an option and so are the other permanent facial hair removal technology available in the skin care market. The evolution in the facial hair removal treatments is tremendous and it is a relief to know that we can actually do something about that unsightly hair growing on our face. Here are some options that are available at your disposal.
Temporary Solution
Threading, tweezing and shaving have been around for many years. Tweezing refers to plucking out the hair one by one using a tweezer. Tweezing facial hair takes time and lots of patience. If you have lots of facial hair tweezing is not the best option. Also, it is quite painful and the chances of getting skin infection and skin irritation are greater.
Shaving using a razor is much faster and pain-free. However, the solution is temporary and the hair will grow back faster than any other method of facial hair removal. Hence, be sure to shave once a week at least in order to maintain a hair-free face.
Waxing caught on with crowd in the recent times and is highly sought after for facial, especially upper lip hair removal. The method is simple and the wax is affordable. Although slightly painful, the solution is much lasting compared to tweezing and shaving or even threading. Also, it takes much less time to wax. However, the downside of waxing is that it is painful if you leave the wax on for too long. Your sin can get discolored as well.
The best way to avoid this is to ensure that you clean the area you are preparing to wax with a cleanser and water. Apply wax in the direction opposite of hair growth. If you apply in the direction of hair growth, chances are that not all of the hair will be removed. Once you are done with waxing, apply antiseptic cream in order to cool and calm your skin as well as prevent any infection due to open pores.
If you are the cautious type who fears that tweezing shaving or waxing is going to make your facial hair worse overtime, you can opt for the camouflaging method. Bleaching is the option available for you. Bleaching the part of the problem area will help you hide the facial hair. However, the solution is not long lasting. The duration the facial hair will remain hidden depends on the bleaching cream you are using. Most of the bleaching cream has the duration of two weeks.
Permanent Solution
If you are not game for temporary facial hair removal, the next options you have are electrolysis and laser treatment. These facial hair removal treatments are costly.
Electrolysis is the safer option compared to laser treatment and is an approved treatment by the FDA. According to dermatological statistics, this treatment is by far the most effective. Electrolysis is different from other facial hair removal treatments because the electrolysis treatment is directly dealing with the facial hair follicles. When you get rid of the root, you do not have the problem anymore and the chances of re-growth of facial are close to zero. However, this treatment is costly and may require that you go for regular sessions in order to rid the problem hair completely.
Laser treatment is not good for the face although it is widely available. This is because the chances of the hair re-growth are high and the problem getting worse than before is also highly possible. The chances of skin discoloration are high as well. Unless you have no other option to remove your facial hair, this treatment is not recommended.