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Re: Ginger:Re:a birth control pill?-Waxing
From: Ginger (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 15 May 2000 10:52:45 -0500 (CDT)
Hey Sam-
I checked with 4 people in my area (Illinois, USA) and the price ranged
from $1 - $1.50 a minute. All of them recommended starting with a 15
minute session at $15-$22.50 a pop. And with my hair being as bad as it
was, it was going to run into a small fortune. Since my entire family
of 4 has an income of less than $20 an hour, I could not justify
spending $60-90 an hour, no matter how much I hated my facial hair!!!! :
)
At Mon, 15 May 2000, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>
>Just out of interest, how expensive is electrolysis in the States (Im assuming thats were you peeps are). I go privately here in the U.K. and my beautician charges £5 per session (bout 20 minutes) Its more for people going for one off sessions - but as im a regular she give s discount.
>Just being beaky <G>
>SamP
>
>> I'm glad to see I'm not the only one doing the hair ripping dance! My
>>husband laughs at me when I'm waxing so I warned him I'm going to get him in
>>his sleep! (even though he has way less hair than I do)!
>>
>>I found waxing to be the best for me also because of how fast my hair grows
>>and it seems to be only way to slow it down somewhat since I cannot afford
>>electrolysis.
>>
>>Michelle
>>Virtuallyyrs@hotmail.com
>>
>>From: anonymous@obgyn.net (Ginger)
>>Reply-To: anonymous@obgyn.net
>>To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS <anonymous@obgyn.net>
>>Subject: Re: Ginger:Re:a birth control pill?-Waxing
>>Date: Sat, 13 May 2000 11:26:12 -0500
>>
>>Ivy, I think that the theory about plucking probably also applies to
>>waxing, because basically it is the same process. Knowing this, I
>>shouldn't recommend it to anyone else because it may make their hair
>>worse, but I can say that it has been the best solution for me. I also
>>cannot afford electrolysis or any other "professional" means, so that's
>>how I came to waxing. My mom has always shaved and I could see her
>>stubble by the end of each day, so I was afraid to start that. I bought
>>my wax at a beauty supply store, pretty inexpensive (maybe $4 for a
>>container that I used about 25 times). If you try it, here's some tips:
>>
>>-Heat it enough so you can put on a very thin layer, but not too hot to
>>burn yourself
>>
>>-Don't try to pull it off with your fingers - you can buy special
>>strips, but I just put on a strip of tape when the wax is still wet,
>>push it on, then grab ahold of the tape and scream as I yank it off
>>(hee-hee)
>>
>>-Try to keep the wax on your skin, not your lips. Believe me it is not
>>a good thing to rip your lip off. :)
>>
>>-Use a good lighted magnifying mirror or make sure your bathroom (or
>>wherever you do it) is well lighted. It will probably take several
>>times in each area to get all of the stragglers off.
>>
>>It is my obligation to warn you that this is not fun and can be quite
>>painful. My husband knows to leave me alone when I am in the bathroom
>>doing my "Hair Ripping Dance", accompained by an occasional "YOUCH!"
>"CRIPES!" and "DAMN", among other expletives. If you keep the wax warm
>>enough so it doesn't go on too thick and use tape to help pull it off,
>>it makes a huge difference. I used to put it on too thick and pulled it
>>off with my fingers. Instead of having facial hair, I had bright red
>>patches and watery eyes. Good luck to you!!!! I hope I didn't
>>discourage you too much, but I didn't want you cussing me when you found
>>all this stuff out on your own! :) It can't be too bad though, I've been
>>doing it for over 3 years!
>>
>>At Sat, 13 May 2000, Ivy wrote:
>> >
>> >Ginger, there's been a discussion going on about plucking hairs and how
>> >that isn't good, causes more/coarser hair to grow back - Is waxing
>> >effective? Isn't it about the same as plucking?? Would LOVE to hear more
>> >about it, 'cause I doubt I will be able to shell out for electrolosis
>> >any time soon! Thanks!
>> >Ivy
>> > I had been waxing my
>> >upper lip and chin at least twice a week. I have been able to
>>gradually
>> >decrease how often I've had to, and it has now been 3 weeks since I
>> >waxed and I only have a few very light, blond hairs instead of the
>>usual
>> >course black ones.
>>
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