Good luck in using retin-a. I tried it and my face was a peeling for days. I even tried with a moisturizer and it didn't help at all. I threw the stuff out. Maybe other people have less sensitive skin. That stuff makes my face look worse than a patchy growth.
Ya. That's true, its the same...it just doesn't matter on the neck because nobody really notices the uniform nature (or non uniform) nature of hair on your neck, especially if you have had a lot of treatments..it works, it achieves the goal you want like getting rid of ingrown hairs, and a little stubble on the neck here and there is no big deal. On your face it is noticeable, very noticeable. That is the problem.
Thanks again for that Jake. I think that should disturb anyone into at least thinking twice about doing this. It really does a thing to your mind....heavy things, like losing a limb or something, facing your own mortality. People think that's an exaggeration..its not.
When I had facial hair I never thought or worried about what pattern it took because it was just natural. Now, like you said, I seem to notice how thick and sharp the course hairs that have grown back are. You don't notice when they are bunched together in a natural beard pattern, but when its like a single hair or in bunches or two, three and four etc. it feels totally unnatural...like wires or fibers coming out of your face like a freakin' alien horror movie or something!
Good luck to you in the future and everyone else dealing with this.
Also, SNT. You should try using a good pair of $20 tweezers instead of going for more treatments. I let my facial hair grow for 2 months and there is still just patchy regrowth so I gave up on not using them. Aside from feeling like a tranny and the occasional marks from the tweezers, it works. I can get rid of the ingrown hairs and even out the patches so its possible to shave everyday without the skin looking too bad, even natural to someone who doesn't know and is not looking closely. Sure you have to do it a little more often than getting treatments. But to me that's better than going and spending your time and money, making an appointment, going to the place, checking in with the gargoyles..sorry receptionist's and then sitting there while the tech blast's away for the upteenth time, knowing you will be back before long to do it all again. I don't know how you keep going. I would be certified insane by now if I kept going...oh wait I already am. Oh well, at least I save the time and money.
I would try something like that. The problem is when I google 20% Vitabio Recovery Lotion I only get that site. I would be more encouraged if this was an established and proven world wide product.
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When I had facial hair I never thought or worried about what pattern it took because it was just natural. Now, like you said, I seem to notice how thick and sharp the course hairs that have grown back are. You don't notice when they are bunched together in a natural beard pattern, but when its like a single hair or in bunches or two, three and four etc. it feels totally unnatural...like wires or fibers coming out of your face like a freakin' alien horror movie or something!
Good luck to you in the future and everyone else dealing with this.
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