PCOS Messages for August, 2000: Re: Can I shave my face?

Re: Can I shave my face?

From: Laurie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 16 Aug 2000 06:04:20 -0500 (CDT)

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Rae,

I shave my face and I don't think it's made it worse (or at least not too much worse). I think my hair feels corser when it's growing back (stubble) mostly because it IS stubble. If I let it grow, it would probably get softer as it grew longer (like a man's does), but I'm not going to let it grow just to find out! hee hee. For the most part mine has stayed light in color except for some corse dark ones in one spot on my chin. I've been shaving my face for about 10 years now, I think. The nice thing for me is that it only takes a few minutes to do! But I also think that I don't have as bad of a problem with facial hair like many women. I have to shave from my sideburns all the way down my chin (entire beard area) but it is blond so the stubble isn't as noticeable.

Anyhow, I hope this helps with your decision. AND I hope you have lots of fun on your trip!!!

At Tue, 15 Aug 2000, Rae wrote: >
>I have never shaved my face. Aside from it bothering me somewhat
>psychologically, I am worried about the myth that shaving makes hair
>grow in faster/coarser. (and stubble is worse than if you pull out the
>hair too). However, I have to go overseas for several weeks; I use an
>igia appliance that is like an electric tweezer, so it really quickly
>pulls out all my chin hair. The voltage will be wrong for where I'm
>going and I can't think of another viable hair removal option. (tweezing
>would take me an hour; depilitories either don't work or have to be left
>on too long, and then still only last a day, waxing doesn't seem
>effective on the fine hairs unless they get really long).
>
>I know some of you shave your face; do you think starting to do that
>made it worse? Can I get away with doing it for a few weeks? Even though
>I do the tweeze thing every day or every other day, that's pulling it
>out--so i'm worried that shaving it will mean that i'd have to shave
>twice a day for the same affect. I'll experiment before I leave, but I
>just wanted to make sure that the fine hairs that I _do_ have aren't
>going to become thick and dark like the others.
>
>Thanks.

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