article on women shaving their faces....
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free skin care · Sat Feb 27, 2010 2:10 pm

Mountain girl - did you say you shaved your upper lip?

free skin care · Sat Feb 27, 2010 3:56 pm

Shabix3 wrote:

Hello i am 13 years old. just yesterday i shaved my upper hair lip with a razor. i regret what i did and now i am really really scared. my mom said it will grow back longer and thicker. is this true? what will really happen once it grows back? Crying or Very sad

Don't worry Shabix3, if it grows back and is noticable just have your upper lip waxed. Eventually with waxing the hair comes in less & less until you only have to wax occasionally. Smile

free skin care · Sat Feb 27, 2010 4:06 pm

I'm glad this topic popped up! I've been shaving my face for years, including my forehead. Just a few times a month, since I had to information/instructions other than seeing a female derm or PS shaving a patient's face and talking about cell turnover.

It sure has not hurt me. And it's doubly good since I do use it to shave off peach fuzz. Skin looks a lot more luminous without the peach fuzz and make-up goes on smoother.

Careful when you do your forehead that you don't shave off your eyebrows.

I just use a regular razor (Venus). I regret not buying a few years ago a mini shaver (like the men's kind where you put in the flat double-sided blade and screw the mechanism shut) I saw in that catalog that has all kinds of hard to find, old fashioned stuff (small catalog with line drawing on the front and b/w pictures or drawings inside. I think mountain may be in the name). One reason I didn't get it was because I didn't think I could get blades for it later. I couldn't imagine it remaining an in-demand item, since there is so much prejudice against women face-shaving.

Wonder what kind of shavers the Japanese use. I'd like to try that.

Oh, PS, I admitted on a now-defunt forum that I shave my face and I got back horrified postings! LOL!

Anyway, here I am, out of the closet (and into the barber chair!).

Best,

Pluto Laughing

free skin care · Sat Feb 27, 2010 8:42 pm

Pluto,I have shaved my upper lip and chin for years,menopause got to me,never had noticeable hair until then it got more than I could handle and out came the razor,and I'm not ashamed,I figure I'm doing the public a favor.

free skin care · Sun Feb 28, 2010 6:22 am

Shabix3 wrote:

Hello i am 13 years old. just yesterday i shaved my upper hair lip with a razor. i regret what i did and now i am really really scared. my mom said it will grow back longer and thicker. is this true? what will really happen once it grows back? Crying or Very sad

No sweetheart...your mother is wrong. It won't grow back thicker and longer. The hair you had will return but the ends will have a blunt tip and feel a bit rougher. That's all. If you want to get rid of the hair you have there, I don't recommend shaving. I agree with another poster about waxing it. Get your mom to take you to Sally's Beauty Supply and buy some "No-Tweeze." Set it in a pot of water, with the water not over the ridge of the open container...boil the water until it melts the wax...put a test drop on your wrist to check the heat....while still liquid but not scalding, use a popsicle stick to smear the wax on your upper lip (see below.) Let it dry for about 30 seconds, then rip it off quick. Doing that over a period of time will completely get rid of the hair.

***I am not an expert on how to apply the wax to this area...(I only wax my bikini line.) Does anyone else have any hints about application there? Up to down? Side to side? Against the hair?

free skin care · Sun Feb 28, 2010 9:20 am

My Mother told me the same thing,its not true(old wives tale).I had it done (waxed) once in a salon and they went in a downward direction,the way the hair grows.

free skin care · Sun Feb 28, 2010 10:55 am

Hey. Leggy, I went the other way. I had a lot of lip hair in my teens and twenties. I did the waxing, tweezing and Nair thing. But these would make me break out.

The hairs have gotten fewer and finer. And I've been shaving them for years.

Pluto

Leggy 61 wrote:

Pluto,I have shaved my upper lip and chin for years,menopause got to me,never had noticeable hair until then it got more than I could handle and out came the razor,and I'm not ashamed,I figure I'm doing the public a favor.

free skin care · Sun Feb 28, 2010 3:51 pm

I am an enthusiastic face-shaver! I've been doing it for about 10 years now. It has improved the surface of my skin significantly, by making it smoother, more "receptive" to serums and make-up goes on much better. I shave my entire face (except nose 'cause no hair there) including under my eyes, forehead to the brows (it helps keep them neat too) under the brows, cheeks all the way to the ears and my neck. Shaving the neck improved my "necklace" lines. I shave about every 10 days, sometimes I use my husbands shave cream but usually I just use a nice creamy moisturizer. I also shave my forearms, they are now much smoother with fewer brown spots. I always use a fresh blade, nothing fancy, but never a disposable one, they never seem to work for me. Don't be afraid - go for it!

free skin care · Sun Feb 28, 2010 6:46 pm

Determined wrote:

I am an enthusiastic face-shaver! I've been doing it for about 10 years now. It has improved the surface of my skin significantly, by making it smoother, more "receptive" to serums and make-up goes on much better. I shave my entire face (except nose 'cause no hair there) including under my eyes, forehead to the brows (it helps keep them neat too) under the brows, cheeks all the way to the ears and my neck. Shaving the neck improved my "necklace" lines. I shave about every 10 days, sometimes I use my husbands shave cream but usually I just use a nice creamy moisturizer. I also shave my forearms, they are now much smoother with fewer brown spots. I always use a fresh blade, nothing fancy, but never a disposable one, they never seem to work for me. Don't be afraid - go for it!

I'm with ya girl!

Sun Feb 28, 2010 8:26 pm

This is such an interesting topic. Does anyone who shaves have sensitive, rosacea- and acne-prone skin? My biggest concern with shaving is my skin's sensitivity and possible negative reactions. I'm really curious to try it, however, as I would love to slow down the visible signs of aging.

Pluto wrote:

I'm glad this topic popped up! I've been shaving my face for years, including my forehead. Just a few times a month, since I had to information/instructions other than seeing a female derm or PS shaving a patient's face and talking about cell turnover.

It sure has not hurt me. And it's doubly good since I do use it to shave off peach fuzz. Skin looks a lot more luminous without the peach fuzz and make-up goes on smoother.

Careful when you do your forehead that you don't shave off your eyebrows.

I just use a regular razor (Venus). I regret not buying a few years ago a mini shaver (like the men's kind where you put in the flat double-sided blade and screw the mechanism shut) I saw in that catalog that has all kinds of hard to find, old fashioned stuff (small catalog with line drawing on the front and b/w pictures or drawings inside. I think mountain may be in the name). One reason I didn't get it was because I didn't think I could get blades for it later. I couldn't imagine it remaining an in-demand item, since there is so much prejudice against women face-shaving.

Wonder what kind of shavers the Japanese use. I'd like to try that.

Oh, PS, I admitted on a now-defunt forum that I shave my face and I got back horrified postings! LOL!

Anyway, here I am, out of the closet (and into the barber chair!).

Best,

Pluto Laughing

Hi Pluto, Perhaps it's the Vermont Country Store catalog where you saw that mini shaver. Also, is the defunct forum you mentioned the Everyday Minerals forum? I ask because I used to be a member of that forum and remember someone posting that they shaved their face, and there was a strong reaction there as well.

free skin care · Mon Mar 01, 2010 7:21 am

Osmoglossum, I have sensitive, rosacea skin. The shaving has not done anything bad for my skin at all. Just go with a light touch and a good blade. I used shaving cream or gel or cleaner to get the job done. You just want a little glide.

(BTW, I've been doing the OCM as described in threads here and it's been healthful to my skin. So, you might give that a whirl.)

Yes, Vermont Country Store! Thank you. I have to find them on line.

Re the defunct forum, it was the BBCAmerica What Not To Wear one.

Best,

Pluto

Mon Mar 01, 2010 12:50 pm

SOOOO glad to find this being addressed as have just recently started shaving. Lots of great tips have been covered over time I see. I got my face waxed by a newby, evidently, and she burned me!
I ran into a friend as I was healing and she said "good grief. just shave!" I was rather taken aback Shock

....then came around and am really glad as I too use Obagi and find it helps with the total process.
Once again this forum is the BEST!
G

Mon Mar 01, 2010 3:03 pm

I am so glad that mountaingirl brought this up, as I've been thinking of shaving for about a year now. I've just started developing a little peach fuzz (colorless, like Arielle)on my cheeks, but am wondering if there is any chance of the hair changing as I get older. I know that hair doesn't grow back thicker or darker just from shaving alone, but hair texture does change with age, yes? Any thoughts on whether or not shaving would accelerate a change in facial hair texture?

I've been using Cetaphil cleanser for my Tanaka/Saeki massage, and was thinking of using it for shaving as well. I also do OCM, and like Skim's routine of OCM first, then cleanser and shaving. Am waiting with baited breath to hear if anyone with acne issues has had a problem.

Thanks to Mt. Girl and all of the other shaving mentors here!

free skin care · Mon Mar 01, 2010 4:55 pm

If you find this topic interesting, here is a link to another thread I posted about women shaving their faces. It was fascinating to read the responses...a mixture of horror and those creaking closet doors opening for the first time. So check it out..."come out of the closet, do you shave your face": Laughing

http://www.essentialdayspa.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=19049&highlight=shave+face

free skin care · Mon Mar 01, 2010 6:19 pm

my mom does this and her skin is gorgeous--lineless and smooth.
i want to try it, but my boyfriend of 10+ years always talks about how much he loves my delicate peach fuzz. i'm totally in a bind, what should i do?

--avalange

free skin care · Mon Mar 01, 2010 7:00 pm

avalange wrote:

my mom does this and her skin is gorgeous--lineless and smooth.
i want to try it, but my boyfriend of 10+ years always talks about how much he loves my delicate peach fuzz. i'm totally in a bind, what should i do?

--avalange

If you think he would notice the missing fuzz, don't do it...but if he isn't that observant, ya might just get away with it. Most guys aren't looking that closely. Your honey may be different. Thus far I've only told one boyfriend about it. He was so madly in love with me, nothing could have turned him off...but there's been a few I would never tell! Rolling Eyes

free skin care · Mon Mar 01, 2010 7:13 pm

I can't post urls yet, but I just googled <japanese face razor> and up popped a selection. Says for face of men or women!

Rock on!!

Pluto wave

Wed Mar 03, 2010 10:18 pm

Hmm.. Very interesting..

free skin care · Thu Mar 04, 2010 7:59 pm

There is nothing to regret. It will grow back exactly the same. When it starts to bother you, just shave it again. I shave my upper lip (and I also get any hairs on my chin) about twice a week.

I've had facial hair since puberty and I've done it all. I've bleached it, I've waxed it, and I really regret those painful years. I wish I just started out shaving it. The bleach would feel like it's burning, and the waxing would irritate too and my upper lip would be red for hours afterwards.

Really, shaving is the best. Nobody has to know. A lot of women are very superstitious about shaving. It's nothing but sillyness. BUT- since people are silly, it's best not to argue with them, so don't try to convince your mom or others that are convinced that shaving makes the hair grow thicker darker etcetera that shaving is ok, it's going to be fruitless.

Shabix3 wrote:

Hello i am 13 years old. just yesterday i shaved my upper hair lip with a razor. i regret what i did and now i am really really scared. my mom said it will grow back longer and thicker. is this true? what will really happen once it grows back? Crying or Very sad

free skin care · Thu Mar 04, 2010 8:03 pm

MaitriArch wrote:

I know that hair doesn't grow back thicker or darker just from shaving alone, but hair texture does change with age, yes? Any thoughts on whether or not shaving would accelerate a change in facial hair texture?

You just said it. Hair texture changes with age, that's all. What you do to the hair that's on or above the surface of the skin has nothing to do with how it grows at the root.

Thu Mar 24, 2011 2:41 pm

Interesting...
About five years ago I came on here and I talked about doing this very thing and some of the "veterans" ripped me for it...saying it was stupid..ete,etc. I stopped coming to this forum for a reason, but I couldn't remember why so I figured I'd come back. This thread brought up the subject, and reminded me why. I hope EDS has learned to be more open-minded...

free skin care · Thu Mar 24, 2011 6:29 pm

....wondering how those women who started shaving after the discussion on this forum, are feeling about it today?

free skin care · Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:06 pm

Victoria - they probably aren't posting here anymore. So join in Please.

free skin care · Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:34 pm

how about facial threading? It also removes hair from the face. I dont dare to shave my face though

free skin care · Fri Mar 25, 2011 3:07 am

faeriedust wrote:

how about facial threading? It also removes hair from the face. I dont dare to shave my face though

No...this isn't a thread about hair removal! It's about exfoliation and saving your skin!

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