What Is The Best Way To Get Rid Of A Hair Patch On The Lower Back as a Female?
Are you the one in a bathing suit that covers your lower back, when everyone else is sporting a two-piece? Are you bothered by hair on your on your lower back? If you are, then this article is for you!
Let’s face it: Everyone has hair on their back. Most of the time that hair is very fine and virtually invisible. However, men in particular will sometimes have very dark and noticeable hair on their lower back, starting just above the buttocks and sometimes growing over the waistband. While this type of hair patch is natural, it may be considered unattractive and unsightly for some, and can be especially bothersome for women. If you are female and struggle with male-pattern hair growth (hirsutism) on the lower back, you luckily have a few options. While hair removal can help immediately, you might want to consider talking to your doctor to find out if excess male hormones cause your excess hair. Supplements can also helpful to achieve hormonal balance.
1. Shaving the Lower Back
It is possible to shave your lower back just as you do your face, legs or any part of your body, but the challenge is reaching that hair patch with a standard razor! An excellent solution is to invest in a long-handled razor meant for shaving hard-to-reach areas. There are also razor handles with open ends in which you can slide an everyday blade for shaving your upper back, shoulders, lower back, and other such awkward places along your body.
While a long-handled razor is a quick solution for removing an unsightly hair patch, keep in mind that you’ll need a large mirror that offers a full-length view of your back, and even a handheld mirror as well. Shaving is also a very temporary solution, as your back hair will usually return as quickly as the hair on your face after you’ve shaved it.
2. Using Hair Removal Creams on the Lower Back
Hair removal creams work by weakening the hair shaft so that it breaks along the skin, and you can then wash away the cream and hair with it. The hair does grow back but much more slowly than if you shave.
The challenge with using such a cream is applying it to the entire hair patch on your back as thoroughly as needed. You might even need to ask a friend to apply it. Some people also have sensitivities to such creams and may suffer red splotches, irritation, a burning sensation, and peeling. Make sure to always do a patch test before applying it to larger areas of your body. You also need to avoid exposure to the sun for a day or so after using a hair removal cream.
3. Waxing the Lower Back
Waxing involves applying warm, soft wax to a small patch of hair and then letting that wax cool slightly. As the wax cools, it hardens and solidifies, trapping the hair; when the wax is pulled away from the skin, it pulls the hair out by its roots. The hair may then take a few days or up to a few weeks to grow back, depending on your hair type and its rate of growth.
It’s virtually impossible to apply and remove wax from the small of your back yourself, so you would need assistance from a friend skilled in home wax removal or visit a salon or spa. Waxing can also be uncomfortable, and a small number of people have sensitivities to the wax used so that their skin turns red and becomes irritated; otherwise, waxing is a very effective form of hair removal.
4. Using an Epilator on the Lower Back
An epilator is a tool with a rotating head and curved metal pieces across its front. These metal pieces trap hair as the head rotates, pulling them out as you move the epilator across your skin.
As with waxing, hair typically doesn’t grow back for many days or even weeks after using an epilator. However, it can be painful to use this tool especially on patches of thick hair growth, and you might need to have a friend use it on your back so that hair is removed thoroughly and completely.
5. Plucking and Tweezing on the Lower Back
If you have just a few annoying hairs on the small of your back, you can pluck or tweeze them out. Tweezing can be challenging to do on your own so you might need the help of a friend, and the hairs will usually grow back somewhat quickly.
If you do pluck or tweeze random hairs on your back, be sure you don’t pull the skin taut, as this can encourage an ingrown hair. You might even use a warm compress before plucking to open up skin’s pores and make it easier to grab a hair and remove it.
6. Laser Hair Removal
Laser hair removal involves the use of a special laser beam that runs over a patch of hair. This laser beam destroys hair follicles at the root so that they take far longer to grow back. In some cases, the hair root itself might eventually be weakened so severely that you don’t need to worry about it growing back at all!
One of the most significant drawbacks of laser hair removal is the cost, as sessions might run into the hundreds of dollars and you might need to have multiple sessions throughout the year, depending on your hair type. The laser itself is not necessarily painful but often feels like a rubber band snapping at your skin, or you might have a slight, uncomfortably warm sensation during your treatment.
Other permanent hair removal options you might want to consider are electolysis or IPL.
How to Choose a Hair Removal Method for the Lower Back
There is no easy way of choosing a hair removal method for a patch of hair along your back, but it’s important to consider how quickly your hair grows back after removal. If you love lounging at the beach or compete in bodybuilding contests, and need to have a clean and smooth back for as long as possible, waxing or laser hair removal can be worth the cost and effort!
Your skin’s sensitivity is also a consideration; if waxing or creams are uncomfortable or cause your skin to turn red and even peel, you might want to invest in a high-quality handle for your razor and commit yourself to shaving your lower back every day. Shaving can also be an excellent choice if the hair on your back isn’t very noticeable and doesn’t grow back quickly, and you only need a quick and simple solution you can use on your own every week or so.
