Reddit’s Best Kept Secret: The “SkinCareAddiction” Routine for Beginners
Having a skin care routine is essential for anyone in their 20s or 30s. If you haven’t already started using skin care products and are in your 20s or older, then it may be time to ease your way into skincare. The skincare industrial is a multi billion dollar industry, and often its hard for […]
Continue readingJuicing for Hormonal Imbalance – Two Powerful Yet Simple Recipes
A Brief Dive into Hormonal Imbalance Hormones dominate almost every cellular function from the time you are conceived to the time you grow old. But what happens when your hormones do not operate as nature intended? You would be amazed to know that when there is even a minute alteration in the way your hormones […]
Continue readingThe 9 Best Essential Oils for Facial Hair Removal
Excess facial hair can be bothersome and causes anxiety for many women. There are a number of treatments that can help treat the underlying cause of excessive hair growth and the condition known as hirsutism, but many women decide to remove the facial hair in order to achieve fast relief. While many decide to shave […]
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Razor Bumps and Strawberry Legs: How to Prevent and Treat Them
For many women, running their hands over their freshly shaved legs is a damn good feeling. The skin feels smooth and soft and they can’t wait to put on that skirt or those shorts and enjoy the summer, sunshine and beach life. Yep. For many women the situation I’ve just described is probably pretty relatable. […]
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 […]
Continue readingThe Best Support Groups and Online Communities for Women with Hirsutism
Are you looking for an online support group, forum or Hirsutism blogs? Look no further! I have collected a few of my favorited below. Online Support Groups Hirsutism Support Group (Facebook) Hirsutism and PCOS: Help, Encouragement and Info (Facebook) Bearded Lady Syndrome and Hirsutism (Facebook) Hirsutism France – French (Facebook) Hirsutismus Hilfegruppe – German (Facebook) r/Hirsutism (Reddit) […]
Continue reading4 Tips For Building Confidence and Self Esteem with Hirsutism
I’ve been dealing with hirsutism for many years now. And I’m not gonna lie: It’s been a struggle at times. Even though I’ve mostly come to terms with the fact that my legs aren’t going to be as smooth and my skin isn’t going to be as clear as other women’s, I have moments when […]
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