How to Slow Down Facial Hair Growth in Women?
Shaving, plucking, waxing, and epilating are a daily part of most women’s lives. We spend a lot of time, effort, and money on hair removal and what we wear often depends on what we managed to shave that day. This maintenance is taxing enough, but if you are one of the many women with hirsutism, you have to spend even more time removing excessive facial and body hair.
Hirsutism is male-like patterns of hair growth that appear on women. Instead of the peach fuzz that covers all of our faces and bodies, hirsutism causes thick, dark hair growth. It can be a very distressing condition, impacting a woman’s self-esteem, stress levels, and overall mental health.
What Causes Unwanted Facial Hair in Women?
The amount of hair a woman ‘should’ have is completely subjective. Some cultures and countries may view body and facial hair on women completely differently. However, in western countries, unwanted hair on women tends to be in places that are usually associated with male hair growth. This can be hair on the chin, lip, jaw, neck, chest, back, and stomach or thick hair on the arms and legs.
If you have excessive amounts of unwanted hair on your face or body, it’s most likely caused by one of two conditions.
- Disorders in your adrenal glands: Your adrenal glands may be producing too much of a hormone called cortisol. Cortisol is a natural hormone your body makes, but if you have too much of it you can end up with a wide range of symptoms, including hirsutism.
- Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS): PCOS is a hormonal disorder that affects a woman’s hormones and reproductive system. This is why symptoms don’t usually appear until puberty. The name of the condition comes from the multiple cysts that PCOS causes in the ovaries. Other symptoms can include irregular or heavy, painful periods, fertility struggles, and excessive male hormone production.
Everyone produces both male and female hormones. However, if a woman is producing excessive male sex hormones, they may find increased body and facial hair, hair loss in patterns usually seen in men, and acne.
If these two conditions are ruled out, look in your medicine cabinet. Some medications can cause hirsutism, such as anabolic steroids and an endometriosis medication called danazol.
Treating Hirsutism
There are many different ways to treat hirsutism. One of the easiest is to remove the hair at home with methods like depilatory creams, shaving, waxing, and tweezing. If you have the money to spare, you can try more expensive treatments like laser hair removal that have the potential to be permanent.
Those who have PCOS or other hormonal disorders causing hirsutism can take hormonal birth control pills as these should help level out your female and male sex hormones. Losing a bit of weight can help reduce PCOS symptoms as well.
If none of these hair removal methods have worked for you, try Vaniqa cream. Vaniqa is a hirsutism treatment that makes excessive hair growth far more manageable. Using this cream will make your hair grow much more slowly and, in some cases, come back thinner. With fewer hairs to worry about at any given time, you can remove those pesky, unwanted hairs with less time and effort.
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Authored By
HARMINDER ‘HARMY’ KAUR
BSc(hons) Pharmacy
GPhC Number: 2061107
Reviewed By
GURDEV SEHMI
BSc Pharm, MRPharmS, Independent Prescriber, Superintendent Pharmacist, Clinical Lead
GPhC Number: 2050925