Hair on upper lip

*Murphy*

Recently ive started to develop hair on my upper lip, while it aint very dark i still feel paro ya no!! its because of a hormone thing and shouldnt be permanent. ive been bleaching it the past while, but im goin away for 3 weeks in march with a group of people gonna be sharing doorm rooms and 1 bathroom between 15 and while i know its not a major deal i would feel slightly uncomfortable goin round with a bleach moustache every couple of days...

any suggestions,
i dont wanna wax coz i dont want regrowth, was thinking bout electroloysis (spell?!)

Oryx

Waxing doesnt cause that much of a problem? I use home wax kits from time to time, they work ok.

Ive never had electrolysis, but most beauty therapists should be able to advise you on it. Theres also laser hair removal which is supposed to be permanent? Either way I think a beauty salon is your best call.

Tom Dunne

Oh how I wish I just had hair on my upper lip.

Hairy shoulders are just not sexy.

Kazobel

Funnyly enough I was just posting about laser and electrolysis on this thread earlier

watna

Tom Dunne wrote: »

Oh how I wish I just had hair on my upper lip.

Hairy shoulders are just not sexy.

Mmm, hairy shoulders!

You can get cream for hair on your upper lip. You just leave it on for 5 minutes and then wipe it off with a tissue.

Not that I know from first hand experience or anything. /looks around furtively

I know a good few older women who have been getting electrolysis for years, and I have a friend who is a beautician.
They all say it doesn't work, I think that might be because they are unsuitable or the treatment isn't being carried out in an effective way.

I think you should research it well online yourself before you take the advice of a beautican.

If your happy with bleach otherwise, and the hair is only temporary maybe it is better to hole up in the loo with your kit, than risk regrowth.

watna

watna wrote: »

You can get cream for hair on your upper lip. You just leave it on for 5 minutes and then wipe it off with a tissue.

My friend swears by that stuff, but Veet gives your legs stubble after a couple of days later. Would this stuff not do that to your lip?
Thats more morto than having hair imo.

Jules

Waxing is the way forward!

After time you get less regrowth and the root gets weaker and the hair grows back soft not stubbley!

wandering_star

Well, might be a bit of an odd idea, but.. i'm guessing that wherever you'll be that there'll be toilet cubicles...you could in theory-rather than spending a lot of money on electrolisis, and having to endure the pain of waxing and the regrowth- just bleach in the cubicle, wait (for what is, 20min?), then wash off with some water from a bottle or something... just an idea...if it's only a temporary hormonal thing, why go to the extra expense...?

watna

Moonbaby wrote: »

My friend swears by that stuff, but Veet gives your legs stubble after a couple of days later. Would this stuff not do that to your lip?
Thats more morto than having hair imo.

No, I don't find it makes you stubbly. It's not the same stuff as the leg stuff. Plus, on your lip the hair is a lot finer so you can't see it as much growing back.

I haven't used it in a while though. i only do when I catch myself in the mirror and start to get paranoid I'm turing in to an old lay-dee!

Pyjamarama

wandering_star wrote: »

Well, might be a bit of an odd idea, but.. i'm guessing that wherever you'll be that there'll be toilet cubicles...you could in theory-rather than spending a lot of money on electrolisis, and having to endure the pain of waxing and the regrowth- just bleach in the cubicle, wait (for what is, 20min?), then wash off with some water from a bottle or something... just an idea...if it's only a temporary hormonal thing, why go to the extra expense...?

I think you can get bleach creams that are far quicker than 20 mins more like 5 mins. I think the hair has to be dark for electrolysis to work which is probably why it wouldn't work on fine hair on your upper lip. I'd say bleaching is the best bet as anything that would involve regrowth could be a bit horrific looking!

Kazobel

Pyjamarama wrote: »

I think you can get bleach creams that are far quicker than 20 mins more like 5 mins. I think the hair has to be dark for electrolysis to work which is probably why it wouldn't work on fine hair on your upper lip. I'd say bleaching is the best bet as anything that would involve regrowth could be a bit horrific looking!

That's only true for laser, for electrolysis hair colour doesn't matter and the fact thats it's finer might actually shorten the treatment period.

Pyjamarama

Kazobel wrote: »

That's only true for laser, for electrolysis hair colour doesn't matter and the fact thats it's finer might actually shorten the treatment period.

Ah I was trying to think what the other thing (laser!) was called, still don't think it's worth it if it's only a temporary hormonal thing though.

Kazobel

Pyjamarama wrote: »

Ah I was trying to think what the other thing (laser!) was called, still don't think it's worth it if it's only a temporary hormonal thing though.

I agree, electrolysis is very invasive and painful and not really worth it for a short term fix, I'd agree with the waxing or bleaching suggestions

Malteaser!

I just get my upper lip waxed every few weeks. I've been getting it done for a few years now and have found that the regrowth is much lighter/thinner each time and that I'm able to leave much longer between treatments as time goes on.