Dark facial hairs can be embarrassing, but you don't have to live with unsightly facial hair. Dermatologists provide permanent hair removal services, or you can try removing or bleaching your facial hair at home.

It is common to notice an increased amount of white hair on your face as you get older. The aging process reduces the body's level of melanin, which is the pigment that generates skin and hair color. White or gray hair continues to grow, but is more translucent, which gives it the lighter appearance.

An ingrown hair in the underarm area is painful because of the bump and irritation that occurs. It is caused by shaving, other hair removal methods, or friction from tight clothing. A deep ingrown, or embedded hair is a hair that has grown through the wall of the hair follicle.

Whether you shave your legs, bikini line, face or head, hair growing back in can be maddeningly itchy. Shaving irritates and dries out the skin, and sometimes when the freshly shaved hair grows back it can become ingrown, building up in a coil just under the skin's surface and forming a painful red bump.

Enlarged pores can cause makeup to settle, blackheads to form and general cosmetic concerns. Although you cannot physically reduce pore size, proper skin care and resurfacing treatments can make pores appear smaller.

If you want to shave and groom your facial hair, there are safe and effective ways to shave -- without cutting yourself or causing dry skin. Because men's beards are typically very thick, removal methods such as plucking and waxing are impractical and painful.

Shaving may be the cheapest and fastest way to get rid of body hair, but it's also more likely to cause razor bumps and ingrown hairs. Cornell Medical School dermatologist Harvey H.

Shaving is one of the fastest and cheapest ways to get rid of facial hair, but it's not the best choice for everyone. Taking a razor to your face can irritate delicate skin, and when you shave, you're only free of hair for a few days. Other hair-removal methods, such as waxing or plucking, may work better for you.

Whether you trim, wax or tweeze your eyebrows, as the hair grows back in, an ingrown hair may cause an unsightly, irritated bump. The hair follicle becomes swollen if the hair is growing in the wrong direction, leading to ingrown hairs.

Pepper spray is a popular self-defense weapon, useful against both wild people and wild animals. Unfortunately, a shift in the wind can mean the spray blows onto you or somebody with you. You should seek medical attention if you get pepper spray in your eyes or mucous membranes.

It is not uncommon for women to develop dark hairs on their breasts. The hair is likely to occur near the nipples and will typically first appear around puberty when hormone fluctuations are occurring. You may only develop a few strands that need removal. Avoid plucking or applying chemicals to remove the breast hair.

Hair trimmers keep your hair, face, ears and nose clean and neat by grooming the unruly hairs in those areas. Occasionally, your hair trimmer may seem dull or is not cutting as well as it did before. You can fix this by cleaning your trimmers after every use.