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Re: Ginger:Re:a birth control pill?-WaxingFrom: anonymous@obgyn.netTue, 16 May 2000 13:40:45 BST
Ginger - I see what you mean - it does appear to be more costly over there. Before going for electrolysis I spent £50 on a home electrolysis kit - but it was hopeless cos I couldnt actually see where I needed to insert the needle (round and under the chin area)! And I couldnt bring myself to ask anyone to do it for me. It did work really well on my tummy tho! <G> Sam > 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. > >-- >-------------------- >talk21 your FREE portable and private address on the net at <a Target='_new' Href='http://www.talk21.com'>http://www.talk21.com</a> >-------------------- > >-------------------- > -------------------- talk21 your FREE portable and private address on the net at http://www.talk21.com -------------------- --------------------
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