Can a woman wax her upper lip?

Its a myth that it grows back thicker.

Shaving does not make the hair grow back thicker. If it did every American woman’s legs would look like bear’s legs.
Waxing hurts like hell so I don’t do that.
Shaving is the best option, IMO.

Or paint it.
Green, preferably.
Or any other color that makes it not stand out from the skin from which it protrudes.

Bleaching with a crème bleach like Jolene is an option. I would try that first before waxing or shaving but shaving is an option.

Have you looked into Laser hair removal? It’s supposed to be permanent.

That would look super strange, I think, @chyna, a permanent.
Especially on the upper lip.

What would look strange @rebbel?

I have heard that it’s supposed to be permanent, but it isn’t @chyna.

A permanent.
I think you call it perm?

LOLL!!

If it’s dark hair, I’d wax. Heck, I’d wax anyway. My friends wife shaves.

WAXING HURTS LIKE A MOFO!!! Why would any one do that to themselves? The only difference between waxing and shaving is it takes maybe one day longer to start coming back in after waxing.

My best friend from high school is a beautician. Last time I saw her was in 2013. I was getting ready for my son’s wedding. She waxed my lip. When I stopped sobbing I told her that I just shaved but was making an exception in this case. She said, “A woman shaving (her face)! I have never heard of such a thing,” sarcastically, as though the concept of a woman shaving her face was simply unthinkable.
I asked her why. She simply said “it just isn’t done,” but didn’t offer any explanation beyond that.

@Dutchess_III I get my eyebrows waxed and my nose hair sometimes, it doesn’t hurt at all. There is wax that doesn’t stick to your skin, so maybe she just used the wrong kind. It shouldn’t hurt anymore than a piece of scotch tape on your forearm.

@Dutchess_III @rebbel Permanent curly lasers would look strange.

It hurt me. I tried it at home too. It hurt. What kind do you use @KNOWITALL? Seems like shaving is faster and more convenient.
Why don’t men wax instead of shave? (I’m going to ask a question about that!)

@Zaku…..

Waxing doesn’t make hair regrow more heavily; that’s a baseless myth.

I’ve never had hair above my lip. If that had ever been the case, however, I would have had the hair permanently removed. Laser treatments are now the best (if priciest) option for anyone with light skin and dark hair. Electrolysis remains a good choice for everyone else, although it takes much longer, and many more sessions, to get the desired results.

I have also heard laser is a permanent solution, but I have also heard that it isn’t. I’ll have to look into it some more. Does lasering destroy the hair follicle? How does it work? How would it stop it from growing back?

^^^ Does lasering destroy the hair follicle? How does it work?

Lasering destroys hair follicles by blasting with intense, ultra-fast pulses. Laser treatments damage large areas of hair follicles at once, while electrolysis painstakingly affects one follicle at a time. Both methods require multiple attacks; hair grows in phases, and only a portion will be in an active stage at any time. Either way, the results are eventually permanent.

Lasers target pigment, which is why they’ve been most effective on dark hair (blonde or white hair won’t absorb the energy) combined with fair skin (darker complexions absorb too much energy). In recent years, however, the technology has improved.

This is great info guys! Thank you so much!!