Re: When did it become a problem for you?

For me? I remember sitting on the computer when I was about 20 or 21, I'm not sure. But I remember feeling around my jawline and realizing there was a lot more hair there than there should've been. I can't help but wonder if maybe I'd left it alone at that point, it wouldn't have turned into a problem. But, I took a razor to it and dry-shaved it off and continued to do this for a while. I hadn't even realized how thick and dark it became until one day I let it grow out and looked in the mirror and was pretty horrified. I had a beard, albeit not a thick beard, it was dark, coarse, and noticeable.

But, shaving had been my only option, so that's what I continued to do. But it grew in quickly...like by the end of an 8 hour shift at my job, I would have stubble. I got the bright idea for some time to pluck it off and really liked the hair-free results it left. My skin remained hair free for about a week, but when it started to grow back in, it grew in so short I couldn't even shave it off. That was one of the drawbacks. lol, then I wrote to this site and you guys had told me that it actually makes the hair's thicker.

That's basically my story. I really believe that the cause of it was that I was so overweight, although since I dropped over 60 lbs, my hair growth hasn't declined any and for some reason, it's thicker and harder to remove on the left side of my face. I never had a problem with my moustache growth, I'm the opposite of you 23955. The hair was light there, although a little tinted, so I could simply remove it with a micro-hair trimmer.

Though, this veers off topic slightly, I do want to thank you, 23955, because your advice has helped me personally a lot. I used to be really self-concious and worried that people out there wouldn't accept me. That they would always be staring at my face, and even now I do sometimes. But knowing there's a woman out there like you who can keep her head high and dismiss this facial hair thing as just a small problem you have to deal with no bigger than shaving your legs every day...well, I admire that. And I admire the fact as well that there are great people out there who accept it...that you can even find someone to live a happy-ever-after and that you even have the confidence to tell people about it. Because of your stories and your advice I've learn so much, and now believe that when I find that right person for me, they won't be scared away by the facial hair. Thank you very much for offering such wonderful advice to everyone.


- Kristin