Excess Hair and the Menopause

Written by on November 18, 2006 · Leave a Comment

One account of a 50 year old woman whose facial hair seemed to sprout almost overnight. The solution for her? Waxing.

I try plucking, but am overwhelmed by the forest that seems to be growing from my chin. I am ashamed. I curse the hormones surging through my body. How long has it been since I’ve had a good chin waxing? I can’t even look at my upper lip! I’m afraid that a handlebar may have grown in middle of the night

From “My Menopausal Musings: Old-Man Brows and Other Hair Sorrows” (article link no longer available)

Unfortunately unwanted hair does seem to appear along with the menopause for some women due to hormonal fluctuations. If you have a big problem with this see your doctor otherwise the solutions are the same as for everyone else below the age of the menopause – waxing, plucking, electrolysis, laser hair removal. It’s just something new you may have to cope with along with other symptoms of the menopause but definitely something you have plenty of solutions for and there’s no need to get down about it. Take action!

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Reasons and Treatment for Excessive Hairiness

Written by on November 24, 2006 · Leave a Comment

This is a thorough medical article by PDR health outlining the many causes of hirsutism (or excessive hairiness in women) including various medical conditions which can cause excess hair growth and over 15 medications which can create the condition.

The article also describes how hirsutism is diagnosed and how it might be treated both by self care and medical treatment and follow up.

If you suspect that your unwanted hair problems are caused by a medical condition or medication, check out the article first before looking for hair removal solutions although in most cases you need to remove hair growth in the usual ways as well as treating underlying causes.

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Hair Removal Through the Winter

Written by on December 5, 2006 · Leave a Comment

Lots of women don’t worry too much about hair removal through the winter, figuring that everything is nicely hidden under layers and layers of clothing.

But actually it’s quite nice to keep removing hair if you can be bothered

You’ll reap the benefits by feeling good about your body at all times. You’ll never have to worry about stripping off to try on clothes in a communal changing room. Or looking like the only gorilla at your aqua-aerobics class. And you’ll be ready for a hot date should hot dates be on the horizon.

Continue your beauty routines through the winter

Continue your beauty routines through the winter

And one added benefit is that if your chosen method of hair removal is often gradually weakening and thinning your excess hair. This is the case with those methods which pull the hair out from the roots – notably waxing, threading and using epilators. Your skin will get desensitized to the process of pulling out the hair too and you’ll find you get less redness, fewer red bumps and fewer ingrown hairs over time.

By continuing to remove hair throughout the winter, when your limbs are covered, even with a once a month process, you will find it much easier to remove your unwanted hair in the summer when you want to go bare in a hurry.

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Hair Removal : You’re Not Alone

Written by on December 4, 2007 · Leave a Comment

It seems that as many as 80% of women and 50% of men have to cope with unwanted hair in some shape or form.

Although women have removed unwanted hair for decades while men just shaved their faces, it is a relatively new but growing phenomenon for men to remove body hair.

Today, salons report that between 35% and 60% of their clientele are male.

But does removing hair make any difference to how attractive you are?

Well it certainly seems that way for women. Experiments have shown that women with body hair are viewed by both males and females as less intelligent, less sociable and less happy.

Images in magazines have a lot to answer for

Images in magazines have a lot to answer for

For men, the jury is still out – except where hairs between eyebrows (the “unibrow”) and on shoulders and backs are concerned plus those pesky hairs sprouting from nose and ears. Any more is probably unnecessary but hair is often removed to show off good musculature (body builders have a task and a half here) and for sexual reasons.

The bottom line is that, no matter what anyone else thinks or believes (and different cultures view body hair in different lights anyway), the need for hair removal is purely personal.

If removing hair makes you feel better than not removing it then you’ll go through the hassle of waxing, shaving, depilatory or laser hair treatment. And the more you dislike that excess hair and the more attractive you feel without it the more hassle you’ll be prepared put up with!

One thing is certain the more images we see of beautiful people in magazines and on TV the more we compare ourselves unfavorably with them and want to do whatever it takes to achieve a similar super sleek smooth body. Of course, we don’t always have the money or dedication it takes to succeed but more and more of us are trying, visiting spas and salons and spending more and more on hair removal.

So if you’re trying to get rid of hair, you’re in good company.

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