Hairy Lips
Posted in: Lip problems by weddingcometrue | July 4th 2010 | no comments

Generally speaking hair is a thing of great value: for a woman long hair is sensual and attractive, for a man it is the sign of masculinity. So, the hair defines the appearance. But not when it grows on different parts of body, for example on the upper lip. Upper lip hair is for a woman a nightmare. It is obvious and unaesthetic. As for a man it is normal and appreciated. But more elderly men accept the upper lip hair, as mustaches. Consequently, it seems that hairy lips are not a favorable option. What are the options to get rid of this? Cosmetic domain responds.
The simple procedure is to recur to shaving. Commonly met to men it is the easiest and quickly way to get rid of hair. But, as much as this saves one’s time and money on long term has no good results. The hair will grow much more resistant, more quick and thick. Is this what you want? For sure the response is a negative one.
Another option is to recur to waxing. There are different ways of doing this, but all with the same aim. First of all, it eliminates any hair by uprooting it. And so, later it will take longer for the hair to appear, it will be thinner and less obvious. Indeed, as this sounds as anyone’s dream there is a part involved that will not bring any smile on your face: the pain. Especially for those who recur to this for the first time the pain will be a difficult fact to deal with. First it is an excruciating pain then a burning sensation. But you know what they say: “The beauty hurts.” Consequently, this is the sacrifice.

Waxing as a solution for hairy lips is also efficient on long term. The hair will not appear sooner than 3 weeks. Being so, the investment is for once on month.
As I was saying there are different ways of doing this: with cold or hot wax. The hot one is indicated for those with highly sensitive type of skin, as this is less painful. But the whole difference between these two types of wax is about the possibility to do this procedure at home. The cold wax is on strips, easy to handle without any help, while the hot wax needs a special bowl to warm it and use it.
The extreme method is to recur to laser procedure. This affects hair root and stops its appearance. Partially or totally, depending one each one’s pilosity. It costs much more indeed but so you will have no hair problems at all.
As a conclusion, hairy lips are a commonly met situation. For a women it is the sign of masculine hormones existing, a medical issue that can be solved with several treatments. But still, it will exist as it is normal to appear. But even so, there are numerously options to remove it and eliminate the unaesthetic aspect.