The Best Waterproof Leg Makeup for Swimming (2019)
Do you stare at other women’s perfect legs in awe when you’re at the pool, and wonder how they do it, while you’re stuck with ingrown hair, razor bumps, scars or strawberry legs? Many women – with or without hirsutism – dread summer, as it means that skirts are getting shorter, and many feel stressed […]
Continue readingWhat You Can Do About Enlarged Hair Follicles on Your Breasts
Not all women may have hair on their breasts, but having hair around the nipple area is completely natural. If the hair does make you uncomfortable, it is best to leave it or cut it off using small scissors. However, if the skin around your nipples is sensitive, you should not pluck or shave your […]
Continue readingSaliva Testing for Hormone Imbalance
A change in hormone levels is a common occurrence in men and women of all ages. Hormone levels change during puberty and also as you get older. Women experience more frequent hormonal changes than men as they also go through hormonal changes during their cycles. Yet again, there is a change in hormone levels when […]
Continue readingHow Can I Check My Hormone Levels At Home?
Hormones are messenger molecules that are produced in the endocrine (hormone) glands. These molecules are responsible for controlling various organs and processes in the body. If there is even a slight change in the level of hormones in your body, you may face adverse effects. You may wonder “how great would it be if I […]
Continue readingHow to Make Arm Hair Less Noticeable
Do you have dark, thick arm hair? If so, then it may be something that you have been self conscious about for most of your life. Everyone has hair on their arms, but some people are just born with darker, thicker and more unruly arm hair. If this sounds like you, then you probably have […]
Continue readingTweezing Upper Lip, Chin and Facial Hair: The Pros and Cons
Us ladies really understand the pain of tweezing facial hair. Beauty does not come without pain, right? Laser hair removal and electrolysis can cost a pretty penny, and some of us could put that money to better use. From the thin brows that were “in” in the ’90s to the thick bushy voluminous ones we […]
Continue readingWhen and How to Tell Your Partner About Your Hirsutism
“When and How to Tell Your Partner about Your Hirsutism”… I’ve been contemplating whether or not to write this article for a while. Why? Because in the end, hairy or not, love is love and the fact that you have hirsutism really shouldn’t and doesn’t matter. And while some women decide to simply not mention […]
Continue readingHirsutism and Anxiety – How You Can Manage It
Know that feeling when you’re really antsy, but not sure why? I sure do. Unfortunately, anxiety is no stranger to me and I’ve been trying to figure out how to best deal with it for many years now. While I definitely have a tendency to get anxious at times, I have realized that my anxiety […]
Continue reading8 Personal Stories from Women Living with Hirsutism
What It’s Like to Be a Hairy Woman In this interview, 32-year-old Renae shares her hirsutism story. She talks about school, her college years and how she eventually learned to come to terms with her condition. I’d pretend it didn’t bother me and I didn’t talk about it. When I was in college, I worked […]
Continue readingHirsutism or Just Hairy? (Hirsutism Quiz)
If you’re like me, you probably spent quite some time in your younger years thinking that you were just unfortunate and that all that excess hair was just something you had to deal with. It took more than 10 years of struggle until I finally found out that what I had was hirsutism, a medical […]
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