No, nothing major like that yet.

I use an epilator. It works like a dream on my arm hair. It hurt a lot the first time I did it, but the pain is less now.

Quote from: FrancisAnn on October 21, 2013, 10:38:10 PM
Hair, hair, hair, everywhere except where we want it. My arms are terrible, I gave up & just use a electric trimmer to keep it down some, quicker.

Only 2-3 months on HRT. I sure hope this estrogen can change a few things Y maybe help remove body hair.

Starting facial electroysis next week, I'm sure I'll have weekly visits all fall & winter. Maybe by spring a clean face would be so nice.

Just an FYI, unless you are doing different areas each visit, or have really fast regrowth, it takes several weeks for the hair to regrow to a length that the electrologist can work on.  The skin can get irritated and need to heal, and the hair has to grow from the follicle.  I personally need at least three weeks between sessions to get enough regrowth for my electrologist to be effective.  I'm also taking Keratin Enhance with Biotin from GNC which speeds my body hair growth along with my head hair, so I might have faster regrowth than some.  By choosing electrology you'll have to let your facial hair grow out so they can work on it, and most beards take over a year to remove

Quote from: Miyuki on October 22, 2013, 09:46:35 AM
I must have a high tolerance for pain or something. I've been epilating for over a year now, and while it was always a little rough the first time I did a given area, I just took it slow, and now it doesn't hurt at all. Tweezing my nose hairs on the other hand, now that is a consistently unpleasant experience.

Oh god, I can't tweeze nose hairs without my eyes watering and causing myself to sneeze before too long.  Isn't there a way to put wax on a Q-tip and get them that way?  I just use trimmers because I'm too reticent to play with hot wax in my nostrils.

It seems to me like a round of lasers would be the most effective for arms and legs, although costly.  I've had some experience with laser treatment over the last half year and it has been rather effective so far at reducing density and thickness if not eliminating the hair on my chest, neck and back.  It probably helps that I started somewhere around the middle on the hairiness scale of Hairless to Wookie.

Quote from: Obfuskatie on October 25, 2013, 04:54:40 AM
Just an FYI, unless you are doing different areas each visit, or have really fast regrowth, it takes several weeks for the hair to regrow to a length that the electrologist can work on.  The skin can get irritated and need to heal, and the hair has to grow from the follicle.  I personally need at least three weeks between sessions to get enough regrowth for my electrologist to be effective.  I'm also taking Keratin Enhance with Biotin from GNC which speeds my body hair growth along with my head hair, so I might have faster regrowth than some.  By choosing electrology you'll have to let your facial hair grow out so they can work on it, and most beards take over a year to remove

  Perhaps you know since I've never heard it stated, just how long do they need the beard hair growth in order to work on it?  One of the things that's holding me back from full-time is knowing I'll have to grow out my beard repeatedly for electrolysis.  I'm almost done laser though so a year or so more to go for smooth skin isn't too crushing a thought.  I couldn't get an opening for voice therapy until March 2014 anyway.

Quote from: Obfuskatie on October 25, 2013, 05:31:01 AM
Oh god, I can't tweeze nose hairs without my eyes watering and causing myself to sneeze before too long.  Isn't there a way to put wax on a Q-tip and get them that way?  I just use trimmers because I'm too reticent to play with hot wax in my nostrils.

  I thought it was supposed to be bad to pluck nose hairs because of infection risk.  Tried it before and even single hairs seem to cause major irritation.  I'm sticking to small scissors.

Quote from: Violet Bloom on October 25, 2013, 04:20:01 PM
  Perhaps you know since I've never heard it stated, just how long do they need the beard hair growth in order to work on it?  One of the things that's holding me back from full-time is knowing I'll have to grow out my beard repeatedly for electrolysis.  I'm almost done laser though so a year or so more to go for smooth skin isn't too crushing a thought.  I couldn't get an opening for voice therapy until March 2014 anyway.

  I thought it was supposed to be bad to pluck nose hairs because of infection risk.  Tried it before and even single hairs seem to cause major irritation.  I'm sticking to small scissors.

My electrologist prefers that the hair is long enough to easily grasp with tweezers to remove quickly after zapping it as it helps her work quicker.  Since I'm paying her a decent amount of money to torture me, I very much want to make it easy for her to work efficiently.  It makes her happy

In general, there needs to be enough of a protruding follicle to easily tell the direction it is growing out of the skin from so they can insert the probe through the follicle to the base of the hair.  They should have something like a dentist's rig to magnify and illuminate their work area to help them see as well.  A coarse beard should probably be about 2mm.  But the more sparse and light your beard becomes, the longer it will take for your nearly eliminated hairs to grow.  Hair will grow at uneven speeds, and shaving can become problematic if you want to get your money's worth.  At that point, it might be worth it to simply let it grow out.


For nasal hairs, all you need is some antiseptic cream to apply via Q-tip to the inside of your nose to prevent infection or soreness after plucking the hairs, but I abhor plucking them.  Trimming them works fine for me.

I've been shaving my arms for about 10 years now. When I first did it, nobody I knew noticed or said anything. Through the magic HRT (there's that phrase again) when I shave my arms, they're baby soft for days.