Facial Hair in Women: Causes and Removal Treatment

Is It Normal for Women to Have Facial Hair?

There is a layer of tiny hairs on your skin that, among other things, improves your senses and aids in body temperature regulation. However, those hairs might be noticeable on your face and neck, particularly if you have naturally dark hair. Your skin tone may appear uneven and you may appear to have sideburns or a beard. Additionally, facial hair can make it more difficult for you to apply makeup evenly and smoothly.

Hair on a person’s body is a normal thing to have and this all depends on either genetics or even hormone levels of a person. Everyone has hair on their body and faces as well and there are ways to have this hair removed from your body.

It is a common thing for women to have hair on their faces, especially on the outer corners of their upper lip and on the chin. The amount and type of facial hair vary depending on the woman and mainly, the hormone levels in their body. There are methods of facial hair removal such as threading, tweezing, dermaplaning, and much more which are known to be effective for a few days to weeks. 

What Causes Facial Hair in Women?

There are many causes as to why people have hair on their bodies or even their faces. The main cause is the hormone levels of the individual. The reason for facial hair to occur in women or even excess facial hair is usually a hormone imbalance in their body that happens from menopause. 

Facial hairs on the body or face of a woman usually start to appear at the age of eight years old and this is when they start to experience what it is like to have facial hair. Usually, women and girls do get it earlier or later than the age mentioned and this all depends on their hormone levels. When facial hair starts to grow or be more visible then ways to remove it starts coming up in young girls’ and women’s minds. The removal process takes time, money, and even pain as well.

Women can sometimes even develop excessive facial hair due to a higher level of hormones in their bodies. In some cases, excess facial hair can even be developed from certain medications that one is taking that can either stimulate more hair growth or even increase the levels of hormones in the body.

The Best Way to Remove Facial Hair

There are various methods by which facial hair removal can be done. Some methods can give long-lasting results while some for a few weeks only. Hair growth happens usually due to changes in your body’s hormone levels and can also happen due to genetics as well. 

Some methods of facial hair removal for women are,

  • Shaving
  • Threading
  • Tweezing
  • Epilation
  • At-home waxing
  • Dermaplaning

Dermaplaning is the process of exfoliating your skin thoroughly using a surgical scalpel of the highest grade. The most common use of a dermaplaning facial is to remove that unsightly fine layer of hair; however, this procedure has no effect on the growth of thicker or darker hair. Dermaplaning does not permanently remove hair; it only temporarily removes the entire layer of vellus hair on the face. After derma planing, facial hair eventually grows back. Rockyview Medical offers dermaplaning to temporarily remove hair on the face and have your skin looking young and glowing.

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