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Faith, these things drive me nuts, too. And sometimes I look in the mirror and there's one a half an inch long sticking out from my chin! I pluck them the minute I see them, but they are extremely annoying. I have a deal with a girlfriend that we will be each other's watcher so they don't get too out of control!

Also, I now have my face waxed which helps but it only a temporary solution.

At least you're lucky you don't have night sweats. Things could be worse!

Oh those stubborn little hairs that feel like tiny nails.  Once I know they are there, I become obsessed until I can get to the mirror with the tweezers.  Waxing or shaving, or electrolysus (sp?? -- which I heard is expensive).  Somewhere along our evolution as women, there must have been a good reason why those nasty little hairs grow out on our chins when we get 50+.  I'd like to know what that reason was.  Sorry, I have no solutions but I certainly do sympathize.

I'm in the same boat.  I have been using Retin A lately and waxing and Retin A do not mix.  I had the house to myself so I put on the hair conditioner and put on a face mask and did my workout.  Then I decided to wax and the wax really irritated the skin that had been treated with retin A.  So instead of having great skin and shiny hair I now have big red areas above my lip and my skin in all shiny from the healing oils I am using to take the red out of my skin.  Sigh............. being beautiful is painful

I guess we all have the same hair problem!!!! LOL I dont have a cure but I carry my twezzers in the car .I can see much better in the car mirror than i can in the house. I guess the lighting from outdoors. now Im in the habit of checking for hair  and plucking it  in the car before I leave the driveway.

Sometimes I do a quick check in the mirror and see no hair, then get in the car and check and holy moly what a differance.  Anyway  it works for me!!!! I hate menopause!!!! LOL

They are caused from the lower levels of estrogen/progesterone in our bodies which have suppressed the natural testosterone we also have.  Since the estrogen/progesterone are not suppressing the testosterone as much, we are now growing "man hairs" as I call them.

That is why they are bristly too.  I pluck mine by the way.

There are few things to do. There is a little battery operated "face shaver" that I have used. It doesn't seem to cause the hair to grow back bristly (at least I haven't seen that ). And, there is the process of removing hair with "threading" that I used and it was great! They have these set up at some malls. You can "google' it and see if there's one in your area. This process really gets at all the hair and your face is really smooth after. It doesn't hurt as much as waxing. Also, I can't wax because I use Retin A - which if you then wax, will burn your skin badly! (Happened once to me when I wasn't asked first if use Retin A). Lastly, I carry a tweezer at all times (in purse, car and bed-stand) so I can catch those critters early. Good luck! 

I am so irritated by chin hairs (both black and white hairs) that I keep tweezers in my purse, in both bathrooms, in the family room and in my car! I wax twice a week (Italian, need I say more?)  Fortunately I am a licensed esthetician (haven't practiced for years) so i have all the waxing stuff at my house. Saves money.  Hair grows at different rates for different people. Common belief is that waxing eventually slows down hair regrowth - couldn't prove it by me!  I also wax the downy hair on my face...it's a great exfoliator!  If I was stranded on a desert island tweezers would have to be one of the things I would take with me.  I won't let these little suckers get the better of me - not by the hairs on my chinny chin chin!

Well I have just gotten a pair of tweezers from CVS that have a built in light. they are very good and it makes the tweezing so much easier having a light shine on those nasty hairs. Best thing is they only cost around $10. Bad thing is you see way more than you really would like too! If you don't have a CVS I am sure other drug stores have something comparable.

So far just tweezing, the night sweats have become debilitating though.  No sleep and tired the next day.  I can't compete in this tough market tired all the time.

By the way face is not the only place hair is growing!!  Wrinkles I can deal with sweating all the time and growing more hair than my Dad.....not so much.

I've always had a bit of a problem with facial hair and tried the REM Spring from Solutions.  It does work and hair seems to grow back very slowly...if at all.  This is so easy to take along when I travel.  You know how it is..you always seem to see that invisible hair when you're driving or in hotel lights!  Here's the link:  http://www.solutions.com/jump.jsp?itemID=13016&itemType=PRODUCT&path=1%2C2%2C4%2C489%2C521&iProductID=13016

An easy solution to a difficult problem!

Vaniqa. it's a prescription cream, you apply very little, once or twice a day. one tube lasts a long time. I use it and it works! It is not a depilatory; it inhibits the growth so hairs are much slower in showing up. But you still have to pluck them, though less often. It's FDA-approved.

Electrolysis is only thing that works for me. - you can get a 15 minute session. If you have darker hair you can try lazer. My Electrolysis technician says never to pluck. In an emergency, I use panasonic device that plucks them - look slike shaver

Yes, we have all entered the Menopause Zone.  Suffer through night sweats & personal summers, brain fogs, mood melts and lots of hairs. I've always had more than my fair share of excess hair.  I once was told I looked like a fuzzy caterpillar by a 5 year old.  I was crushed.  I stress over who can see them.

I own several mirrors, one even has a light. I keep buying tweezers, hoping I can find the one that gets all the hairs.   Plucking works but I always seem to miss quite a few.  I've tried waxing-okay. I use the bikini zone gel after to help with healing. How many mirrors & tweezers do you all have??

I've decided to fight the battle as best I can and remember I'm in very good company.  It is what it is!

I'm glad to know others have this problem.  Thought I was the only one.  I guess the tweezer manufacturers are happy. :) even if we're not.

I've learned to pluck without looking so I can now do it while I watch TV at night...like a hobby, it keeps my hands busy! A friend keeps a pair of tweezers in the car so when she's waiting at a train crossing, waiting to pick her kids up from school, or other reasons, she plucks those hairs easily because you can see them so well in natural light...besides, every hair follicle can only produce so many hairs in a lifetime before it peters out, so keep plucking them little buggers til you win!!!

I bought a tweeze through an advertisement on TV a few years ago. I will put the model # etc:

emjoi Tweeze. Distributed by tristar Products Inc. Wallingford, CT 06494. Model # AP-9T   works well. good luck.

Have been shaving those suckers every morning now for the past fifteen years fighting off the bearded woman look...although, come to think of it, I AM looking for a job....

I feel your pain. UGH!

I've been using Vaniqa for the past couple months. It's by Rx and not covered by ins. Runs about $75 each. The small tube lasted me 2 mos using it every day. Although it does take time, I'm seeing a lot of improvement. To me it's well worth the $75.

Good Luck -

Philomena

I'll mention this again as a very inexpensive solution with no chemicals and very little pain.  The REM Spring from Solutions.  It does work and hair seems to grow back very slowly...if at all.  This is so easy to take along when I travel.  You know how it is..you always seem to see that invisible hair when you're driving or in hotel lights!  Here's the link:  http://www.solutions.com/jump.jsp?itemID=13016&itemType=PRODUCT&path=1%2C2%2C4%2C489%2C521&iProductID=13016.

For me anyway, it removes the hairs at the root and they tend to stop growing back.  Also doesn't matter what color the hair is. 

OMG! Thank you. All of you, for your wonderful, informational, and commisorating responses. I knew when I saw the title of the thread that it was the one for me. At 51, I too am experiencing the werewolf syndrome. I work with a small group of women who do not seem to have this problem and so I feel alone in this...It is good to see that I am not. I have drawn humor and maybe some solutions from reading this thread. I have been very afraid to shave. I am a frequent plucker! I think I may need to take the plunge...I a a breast cancer survivor and I have often said that one of the unexpected benifits of chemotherapy was the lack of hair, everywhere. I was 36 at the time and even then I had an impressive upper lip going...A frien finally mentioned the ease of waxing to me as it started to grow back and the battle began in earnest...

I found that razor's cause the hair to grow back stronger and thicker so I tried cream remover and it works best for me-it takes 5 min max and leaves the skin smooth. But the first couple of times I used it I had a mild irritation-no worse than razor burn.