Get Rid Of Female Facial Hair Easily

Dr. Sam Ellis, dermatologist, explains:

Hair today; gone tomorrow

While a little peach fuzz is pretty ubiquitous, coarser hairs are less common in women especially earlier in life. However, even before menopause, such hair can be caused by main things, ranging from PCOS to genetics and more. In most cases, the underlying issue is excess androgen production, for one reason or another (i.e. there are many possible reasons, beyond the scope of this article).

Options for dealing with this include…

• Topical, such as eflornithine (e.g. Vaniqa) thins terminal hairs (those are the coarse kind); a course of 6–8 weeks continued use is needed.
• Hormonal, such as estrogen (opposes testosterone and suppresses it), progesterone (downregulates 5α-reductase, which means less serum testosterone is converted to the more powerful dihydrogen testosterone (DHT) form), and spironolactone or other testosterone-blockers; not hormones themselves, but they do what it says on the tin (block testosterone).
• Non-medical, such as electrolysis, laser, and IPL. Electrolysis works on all hair colors but takes longer; laser needs to be darker hair against paler skin* (because it works by superheating the pigment of the hair while not doing the same to the skin) but takes more treatments, and IPL is a less-effective more-convenient at-home option, that works on the same principles as laser (and so has the same color-based requirements), and simply takes even longer than laser.

*so for example:

• Black hair on white skin? Yes
• Red hair on white skin? Potentially; it depends on the level of pigmentation. But it’s probably not the best option.
• Gray/blonde hair on white skin? No
• Black hair on mid-tone skin? Yes, but a slower pace may be needed for safety
• Anything else on mid-tone skin? No
• Anything on dark skin? No

For more on all of this, enjoy:

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