fritz@hpfclk.UUCP (fritz) (08/23/84)
I have a rather off-beat problem that annoys me, and wondered if anyone
out there knew of a solution.
I have very curly hair, and VERY curly whiskers. These little rascals
like to curl around and bore right back into my face. This produces
unsightly pimple-like marks on my throat, and I'm sick of it. Other
than this problem, I'm a very neatly-groomed person. I can keep it
somewhat in control if I shave faithfully each and every morning --
but if I go so much as a day and a half without shaving, my throat
"blossoms". Once the damage is done, I have to tweeze the offending
whisker (which I must do nearly every day), or the inflammation will just
get worse.
I have ruled out such depilatory methods as electrolysis, since it would
be prohibitively expensive for this large an expanse of skin. (It costs
hundreds of dollars just to remove a few fine hairs on a woman's upper
lip -- I hate to guess what it would be for me!) I *would* consider a
permanent whiskerectomy, if a reasonable/safe alternative was suggested.
I have considered various depil creams, but these are all harsh on the
skin (as if shaving wasn't), and say you should never use them on any
kind of broken skin, etc. Hell, with these ingrown whiskers I've
virtually ALWAYS got little lesions to deal with, so I've never even
gotten around to trying them. Besides, it seems like the melted-off-
below-the-surface whiskers would be MORE likely to stick me as they grew
out. How long does it take for hair/whiskers to grow back after this
stuff is used?
I tried growing a beard (that was LOADS of fun for the first two weeks!),
but have ruled that out. The wiry nature of the whiskers, and the
fact that they're not exceptionally dense, made the beard look pretty
scraggly. Besides, I decided I just didn't like it.
So what's next? Has anyone ever heard of a solution for this problem?
Should I just go to a dermatologist and see what s/he suggests? (In
case you're wondering, I'm 28, and long past the ravages of puberty!
Also, I shave with a blade; electric razors don't seem to work very
well, since the whiskers tend to curl back toward the skin and don't
get consistently trimmed.)
Thanks for any suggestions,
Gary Fritz
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