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hair around areola, stomach, bikini line...when does it stop!
Does anyone else out there have hair around their areolas..not just a few...a lot. What about hair on their stomach..what some people call the "love line". I am SICK of hair..I don't know what to do! I even have hair "few" on my chest and shoulders. I was told I have too much male hormone....don't believe that then I also wouldn't have a problem being sexually active. I have no disire in that area. Is there another person like this out there? Please help. How do I calm the hair growth? Wipe it out?
Hi to everybody out there!
I've red trough all of your comments, and I must say I'm amazed at how many of you girls around my age (22) have exact problems like I do.
First to say, I'm from mid Europa, so my tan is pale to white, and my hair is black. After all the tests I've been trough, I've concluded my problem is part by genes (fathers side, while mothers side are body-hairless) and part by PCOS (Polycystic ovary syndrome).
I first noticed I was different than other girls when I was around 9 (legs and arms), that's when I started to wear longer sleeves even in the middle of the summer, which is VERY hard when you live 3 miles from the seacost in mediterenian area :((
Then I started shaving with razors, it felt awful because it would scar my skin and leave those all-hateful bumps that were red against my pale skin..I looked even worse than with hairs on X( I was lucky that my skin on arms was spared of them while shaving, but alas, not from scars, I still have them today.
Of course, as it always goes, hairs became thicker and if I would shave in the morning, they would start to regrow in the late afternoon O.o
Afterwards, I started to be troubled with the hairs above my upper lip, people started talking I have moustaches and giving me advices that I try everything to remove them BUT razors. Thankfully, I listened to that advice. I buyed wax strips for facial area and am using them ever since :)
They make my skin soft and without even the tiniest hairs, no red areas after use, only be careful of the residual glue stuck to your skin! Remove it with face creme you usually use everday ( I use Nivea ).
As they slowly grow out, use tweezers on the darkest ones, when others grows back, (after two weeks) they will be MUCH lighter and softer! Then apply face wax strips again!
I still use razor for my hands, once every day, during showering.
And I use it for my whole legs, but I suggest only women razors! ( Venus, Gillette, etc.) and a must have -- moisturizing creme for after effect of smoothnes ( Almond oil, Coconut creme, Baby oil, etc. )
Few years ago I noticed the thin black hairs on my tummy (happy line) and on my areolas. Of course, I freaked out and started shaving them too. And they grew thicker and longer. It's easy to get rid of the ones on my areolas (10 on each) with tweezers, but the ones on my stomach are a nightmare!!
Plucking won't do cuz there's too many of 'em, waxing doesn't last long (three days tops), and shaving leaves scars from ingrown hairs...and I have to remove them every day cuz I have a BF and freak out every time he touches my tummy.
He's a very sensitive and compassionate person that understands me completely about everything, but this I'm too embarassed to talk to him about. I've noticed he stopped caressing my legs since we had a talk about how I hate them, and how they are never soft, even after depilation -_-'
He said he understands, but stopped touching me there since then? I'm confused O.O why?
So I asked him, he said he didn't noticed he did that ( or rather, did't do ) and said he'll do his best to touch my legs again, but didn't X(
I don't remember the last time he did..I guess we will have to have 'the talk' again...
I'm his first GF, and I had a lot of BF's before him, and not once had a bad comment about my body or hairs comming from them. I like him the most till now,and I guess that makes me a little too self-conscienced o-o
I SO want to be accepted by him..he had his first sex with me,and loves me, I really want him to love whole me, with all my little problems and 'additions' ;)
I've red trough all of your comments, and I must say I'm amazed at how many of you girls around my age (22) have exact problems like I do.
First to say, I'm from mid Europa, so my tan is pale to white, and my hair is black. After all the tests I've been trough, I've concluded my problem is part by genes (fathers side, while mothers side are body-hairless) and part by PCOS (Polycystic ovary syndrome).
I first noticed I was different than other girls when I was around 9 (legs and arms), that's when I started to wear longer sleeves even in the middle of the summer, which is VERY hard when you live 3 miles from the seacost in mediterenian area :((
Then I started shaving with razors, it felt awful because it would scar my skin and leave those all-hateful bumps that were red against my pale skin..I looked even worse than with hairs on X( I was lucky that my skin on arms was spared of them while shaving, but alas, not from scars, I still have them today.
Of course, as it always goes, hairs became thicker and if I would shave in the morning, they would start to regrow in the late afternoon O.o
Afterwards, I started to be troubled with the hairs above my upper lip, people started talking I have moustaches and giving me advices that I try everything to remove them BUT razors. Thankfully, I listened to that advice. I buyed wax strips for facial area and am using them ever since :)
They make my skin soft and without even the tiniest hairs, no red areas after use, only be careful of the residual glue stuck to your skin! Remove it with face creme you usually use everday ( I use Nivea ).
As they slowly grow out, use tweezers on the darkest ones, when others grows back, (after two weeks) they will be MUCH lighter and softer! Then apply face wax strips again!
I still use razor for my hands, once every day, during showering.
And I use it for my whole legs, but I suggest only women razors! ( Venus, Gillette, etc.) and a must have -- moisturizing creme for after effect of smoothnes ( Almond oil, Coconut creme, Baby oil, etc. )
Few years ago I noticed the thin black hairs on my tummy (happy line) and on my areolas. Of course, I freaked out and started shaving them too. And they grew thicker and longer. It's easy to get rid of the ones on my areolas (10 on each) with tweezers, but the ones on my stomach are a nightmare!!
Plucking won't do cuz there's too many of 'em, waxing doesn't last long (three days tops), and shaving leaves scars from ingrown hairs...and I have to remove them every day cuz I have a BF and freak out every time he touches my tummy.
He's a very sensitive and compassionate person that understands me completely about everything, but this I'm too embarassed to talk to him about. I've noticed he stopped caressing my legs since we had a talk about how I hate them, and how they are never soft, even after depilation -_-'
He said he understands, but stopped touching me there since then? I'm confused O.O why?
So I asked him, he said he didn't noticed he did that ( or rather, did't do ) and said he'll do his best to touch my legs again, but didn't X(
I don't remember the last time he did..I guess we will have to have 'the talk' again...
I'm his first GF, and I had a lot of BF's before him, and not once had a bad comment about my body or hairs comming from them. I like him the most till now,and I guess that makes me a little too self-conscienced o-o
I SO want to be accepted by him..he had his first sex with me,and loves me, I really want him to love whole me, with all my little problems and 'additions' ;)
Hey
i'm 19 and I have low self-esteem about the hair thats on my body. I have an extremely hairy bikini line, hair on my lower back, hair on my tummy which I tried to epilate but now it looks weird because there is no hair under my belly but fine hair all over the rest of my tummy. I also have really thick coarse hair on my legs and even wen i shave I can still feel the hair on my legs. What makes it worse is that my boyfriend, that I've recently started dating, commented on how my legs didn't feel smooth even though I shaved that morning. He's a lovely guy and obviously didn't say it to my rude or hurtful but it really embarrasses me and i've tried everything to get rid of my hair. I feel that its ruining my life and I feel sooo self-concious to show my body. My boyfriend has just hinted at sex and I don't mind losing my virginity to him and he is the sweetest guy ever, I'm just soo worried about showing him my body and I hate that this is stopping me from living my life.
It feels good to know that I'm not the only person who is going through this, but i just wish there was something I could do that would get rid of the hair and wouldn't cost a fortune.
i'm 19 and I have low self-esteem about the hair thats on my body. I have an extremely hairy bikini line, hair on my lower back, hair on my tummy which I tried to epilate but now it looks weird because there is no hair under my belly but fine hair all over the rest of my tummy. I also have really thick coarse hair on my legs and even wen i shave I can still feel the hair on my legs. What makes it worse is that my boyfriend, that I've recently started dating, commented on how my legs didn't feel smooth even though I shaved that morning. He's a lovely guy and obviously didn't say it to my rude or hurtful but it really embarrasses me and i've tried everything to get rid of my hair. I feel that its ruining my life and I feel sooo self-concious to show my body. My boyfriend has just hinted at sex and I don't mind losing my virginity to him and he is the sweetest guy ever, I'm just soo worried about showing him my body and I hate that this is stopping me from living my life.
It feels good to know that I'm not the only person who is going through this, but i just wish there was something I could do that would get rid of the hair and wouldn't cost a fortune.
well,,i have hair EVERYWEREEE on my body!!today i just noticed some black hairs on the sides of my face,almost on my cheeks!!..i have hair on my breast,back,belly,even on my hands and fingers!!it's furstrating!!i feel like a monster!!!doing a laser here in greece on the whoooole body kosts more than 20.000euros!!what am i gonna dooo?? :S
plus its on my butt too...and im still in high school so i cant afford laser removal...
GAHH! so happy to find more people! i thought i was like the ONLY one...
I have hair on my lower back, and a little happy trail below my belly button, i have thick hair on my legs and used to get made fun of for it in middle school. I now shave/wax my legs regularly...i shave below my belly button, but recently ive just been plucking it. The hair on my lower back i usually shave, but im going to wax it soon. I have little blonde hairs all over my stomach, and im wondering if i should shave them? or just shave them if they turn black? this hair just WONT go away! It makes me too afraid to get close to guys even if theyre interested because im afraid they wont like me after theyve seen it...:(
I have hair on my lower back, and a little happy trail below my belly button, i have thick hair on my legs and used to get made fun of for it in middle school. I now shave/wax my legs regularly...i shave below my belly button, but recently ive just been plucking it. The hair on my lower back i usually shave, but im going to wax it soon. I have little blonde hairs all over my stomach, and im wondering if i should shave them? or just shave them if they turn black? this hair just WONT go away! It makes me too afraid to get close to guys even if theyre interested because im afraid they wont like me after theyve seen it...:(
I have hair all over me; I have very hairy arms and legs but they're blonde hairs so they're not too noticible, I have many blonde hairs on my breasts and stomach (PLUS on my back and shoulders), also a lot on my but and a slight moustache. I shave the moustache, my underarms, my legs, I either use hair removal cream on my stomache or shave it oh and i even shave my hairy feet and toes but i leave the rest. I can SOOOO empathise with all of you. I really thought i was the only one. Im 14 right now, and based on your suggestions i might save up for some waxing and laser treatments when im older. Thanks for the tips guys. But I feel really ashamed of my body and i've never even worn a bikini because of it. There's a girl at my school that all the boys like and she's so lucky she's soooo perfect and normal and im really jealous, even though she's my friend i still constantly compare myself to her feel bad. DAMN the body conscious society we live in! why can't i just be me?!
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