OWCHH! facial hair removing cream!?

ok i used some on my upper lip and between my eyebrows and i think i left it for too long parts of my skin are red and skin is peeling off! it ABSOLUTELY KILLS especially when i try and put cream on it. it hasnt even got rid of the hair. lol.





help please!?

OWCHH! facial hair removing cream!?
I had exactly the same experience when I was a teenager, so I know how you feel! Being half italian and quite dark skinned with dark hair, I had lots of wispy hair on my upper lip which made me really self conscious, so I tried to remove it with some facial hair cream. As soon as I put it on, it felt 'tingly' but as i didnt know better, I just thought that was how it was, and left it. I had to take a week off school as my face was so raw and gross!


Use calamine lotion for a few days to soothe your skin, dont even think of appying any astringents or medicated facial cleaners as it will sting and make it redder! Also, lots of vaseline/petroleum jelly will speed up the healing and make it feel less painful.


In future, if you decide to use cream again, make sure your skin is cool and dry, as any extra heat could make your skin very sensitive, and if you even feel the smallest tingle, gently remove the cream and rinse with cold water straight away!


Dont ever rub or scrape the cream off your face as the skin is very delicate, I used to use a soft wash cloth.veeerrry gently!


I did this every week for years until I realised that using tweezers to pluck the few hairs I had was safer, less messy, and less likely to leave my face red raw afterwards!
Reply:Nothing to do except wait a while. It will stop hurting soon - try cool water with bicarb of soda in it to take some of the sting away.





Oh - and don't use hair removing cream again!
Reply:I'd definitely not use that product again, anywhere on my body. Use a mild soap and temped water to cleanse the product off entirely. You might try an aloe vera gel or some triple antibiotic cream to help it heal without an infection. If not clear up soon or get worse. Don't hesitate, see DR,
Reply:gonna have to tough it out...the skin has been damaged and it has a right to hurt. Take a couple of tissues and get them wet in cold water...lightly press this against the sore spots..it will take some of the sting out of it..carefully do this every few minutes..avoid creams..they can cause infection. The whole mess should start to repair itself by tomorrow...we live and learn don't we...all of us! ♥
Reply:*ADVICE* once it stops hurting make sure you moisturize your upper lip several times daily, preferably something with an SPF 15+ in it otherwise your upper lip will darken and it will look like you have a dark moustache even if you don't. This happened to me, I used the cream to remove some light un-noticable hair from my upper lip and I didn't moisturize and I ended up with a dark upper lip for months that was hard to camouflage with makeup!! Since you say yours hurts so bad your upper lip may feel like it has a scab on it tomorrow, it may not look like it but if you rub your finger across it it will feel rough..it's a burn from the chemicals so make sure you moisturize!! (between your eybrows should be fine tho)
Reply:You must have a reaction to it, you should have done a skin test on your arm or something before hand and left it for 48 hours..





Well now it's too late so I'd say put some Vaseline on it and if it doesn't get better by Monday go to the doc's x

fuchsia