I've done laser. Plucking\waxing supposedly encourages MORE growth. With laser I went every three months or so for about 1.5. Its been 4 years since I've gone, now I need to shave once every two weeks or so.... Being on the pill before I got laser seemed to slow it down a little bit...

I typically wax and pluck. I've shaved before but it does make grow back so dark...at least for me. I can't wait to try laser soon.

I shave every day, unless I'm not going out for whatever reason. I couldn't go through plucking and waxing, as my facial hair grows in a full on man beard pattern - all up my cheeks, sideburns, all accross my chin and down onto my neck...waxing that? Nooo! I tried removal cream but I had a really bad reaction to it, and bleaching really is pointless as it is thick and coarse and besides, when it gets to a certain length (achieved only once or twice during my lifetime due to serious illness for example) it just itches like crazy and I just need to take it off. As my husband is a very facially hairy beast, he gets through hundreds of disposable razors keeping himself groomed so I just steal one from his packs (and mine last a lot longer! haha!) and it doesn't add to our bills so I'm reluctant to go for laser hair removal when I can just have a quick shave in the shower, but it has its downsides - I've a big round scar on my chin where I slipped once. It's not so noticeable now but I was practically caking it in makeup for a good couple of months after it happened!

Ah, the pains we go through...

I use http://www.olay.com/skin-care-products/facial-hair-removal for my upper lip every couple of weeks, and just pluck the dark hairs from my chin, but I don't have the bad hair issues some of the ladies here have (still embarrassing, though).

I shave daily and it still shows a shadow - I just live with it. Tried spironolactone and it made no difference. Tried laser and it kept growing back plus it hurt so much I was sobbing hysterically - they say it's because the hair is so dark it absorbs the heat more. I haven't tried Spito plus laser - which I know I need to do at some point - I just dread the pain so I'm procrastinating.

I've had laser done on quite a few areas including my face. I've been to three different places, if the laser is hurting you that much, you need to find a different place with a better laser. Lasers are not all created equal. It's very important that they get you on the right type of laser machine for your skin tone/hair type. I'm sorry it was such a horrible, painful thing for you. It doesn't have to be that awful.

I tried all the usual methods and meds over the years and finally picked up the laser hair removal number my doctor gave me. LOVE it! I think 80% of the chin hair was gone after one treatment. I did lip and chin and now there are just the rogue strands. I was told with PCOS I might always need a touchup. I loved it so much I went for the underarms, just for me. I currently go four times a year and when they do those, they zap any on my lip/chin. There are definitely groupons out there (saw one this morning) if you don't have a specific recommendation. My place offers bundles, it was $175 per treatment in the beginning, now with the amount I've done and adding the underarms, it's $100. If I waxed every two weeks like I was, it would be $40 or so each time. This looks better and there's no instant regrowth within a few days.

I'm a wimp with pain. I was told it was like a hot rubber band snapping and that's pretty accurate. I take an extra twenty mins and get the numbing gel. It takes enough of it away (done it both ways). I also have someone who just goes for it, unless you say stop, she'll speed along and keep going. I do make it through each section without stopping. I've found this to be the best solution for me and if I need a few treatments a year for now, I'm okay with it. I was picturing me as an old lady in a nursing home with a beard and I'm making sure that doesn't happen.

I beleive I got a Conair one, I will have to look it up and get back to you! I live in Canada, and went to the states to get it-we didnt have many options at stores here unless I ordered online and spent a fortune to have it shipped. I bought another one recently thats much larger and meant for body, I find my hair grows faster in the summer (?) and have been using that on my chin. I grow enough that I could do my up my cheeks as well, but I don't want to start with that. So annoying. My brother is like you have chin hairs. I KNOW THAT!

I shave every day. I shave in the morning before I go anywhere. And if I go out late in the evening/night, I have to do a touch up shave.
My hair growth started in middle school and I got picked on relentlessly for it. I cried EVERY day. My parents bought me creams and had me try all sorts of things. But I eventually realized that shaving worked better and faster.

I started spironolactone about 6 years ago. I've taken it on and off and haven't really seen much of a difference. But I started laser hair removal a few months ago and am hoping that combining that with the Spiro that it'll help keep it gone.

I haven't seen any difference on my chin and neck yet, but I've noticed less hair on my cheeks.

When you mentioned your brother complaining about his lack of beard, I totally can relate. My mom and sister both get a few rogue black hairs that they have to pluck off their chin and they complain about them. And I want to smack the both of them. I've gotten to the point where I just stare blankly when they start talking about it and will often say, "I really don't feel bad for you…"
Because I WISH I just had a few hairs that I could pluck. Trying to pluck my facial hair would be like trying to pluck my legs. It's an absurd thought.

I'm with you guys on the man-beard. I've let it grow out for 3 days once (3 day weekends + no plans = RAZOR break! WOOHOO! No razor burn for awhile!) and it gets pretty impressive. And depressing.


I scrimped all my pennies for years in order to be able to afford this laser. It BETTER WORK! Grrr