Itchy - very corse whiskers!!

[stella5349]

OK I thought I'd put this out there.

I have about 7 whiskers ( super fast growing) that pop up on my chin. The are thick and really course and grow - NO LIE overnight.

I do have an increase fuzz also on my cheek upper lip ( Thank God I am blonde)

Does anyone else have that - and what blood test should I consider to see if I have a sex hormone out of whack?

[mommy2two2008]

I am 30 and dark haired (with the help of my trusty box of dye) and I have dark mustache (although thin) hair and for the last couple of years have had the creeping chin hair.  Some of my chin hair has gotten slick in thinking if it turned a lighter shade, I'd miss it and not pull it, but it is still coarse so I find it anyway.  Also, those hairs are starting to cause pimples (or ingrown hair) and it is just unbearable sometimes.

I use that nair hair remover for the face for my lip hair.  I am assuming that is not good??

[stella5349]

Thanks for the tip

It is quite apparent that I have other issues in the hormone department - except thyroid.

I know my adrenals took a dive and I suspect the testosterone thing definately is a biggy with me too.

I am 43 and have been at a level of midway to full blown meno last year - so I suspected that too. I was hoping that someone new how to balance out the testosterone with supplements or ?? to at least slow these buggers down.

[dai3symae]

The "man fuzz" just creeps me out...even if only I know it's there.   That's why I love my 15x mirror and tweezerman...coupla minutes and I'm on my way :)

[juliva]

It Freaks most women out including me : o I do try to practice what I speak! LOL!

[selmaS]

Thanks for the tip..I will try doing that...but I only get one at a time.....it just freaks me out when I see it!!!

[juliva]

A Lot of women do pluck! The bad news is that our hair is in different stages and all our hair isn't visible at once (otherwise we'd all have 3X more hair including on our heads)  so... If you have 8-10 it's probably more like 30 because of the 3 stages of growth. The best thing to do if you have to is to clip em short that way it won't stimulated other hairs in the area. Just me 2 cents from a retired double smiling electrologist :))