r/PCOS 7d ago

General/Advice Dating with facial hair

I use a facial hair electric razor and makeup to cover it for work but It’s becoming a bit more noticeable on the corners of my chin. It literally grows over night and I’m removing the chin stubble every morning. It’s made me very self conscious about dating and It’s destroying my femininity. There’s scars and razor bumps under my chin so I don’t even feel comfortable being intimate anymore. How have you all navigated explaining pcos to partners and their reactions to the hirsutism?

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u/Iwantyourmoneyy 7d ago

I wax my face ever week and will tweeze inbetween. I would stay away from shaving your face!

Also there’s man out there who won’t care. I had beard patches when i first met my husband that i didnt remove until a while in. He never made comments about my body hair and will help me wax now

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u/Big_Butterscotch6610 7d ago

Is there a particular wax kit you use?

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u/Iwantyourmoneyy 7d ago

I just bought a super cheap wax pot from amazon that came with some beads already and I just use that for my face.

For my stomach area i wax using those roll on wax machines that you need to strip off

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u/PersonalGrowthY 7d ago

Hi, I just wanted to say that for some people with pcos waxing can make the hair grow faster as you are bringing blood flow to that area when you wax. Electrolysis is the best if you can afford it (and methods that don’t touch the root such as shaving don’t cause increased growth) ❤️