General Hair Removal: Preventing Ingrowns and Scarring

General hair removal can lead to painful ingrown hairs and scars if not done correctly. From sugaring and turmeric methods to managing unwanted facial hair in women, proper exfoliation and ingredient awareness are essential for smooth skin.

Saw Palmetto Dose for Facial Hair in Women

Published Jul,18 2017 | By Karen Hellesvig-Gaskell

Hirsutism is a condition that causes women to grow excess hair on the face and other areas of the body where men usually grow hair, reports the University of Maryland Medical Center, or UMMC. Approximately half of women with hirsutism have unusually high amounts of androgen, or male sex hormones.

Karen Hellesvig-Gaskell is a broadcast journalist who began writing professionally in 1980. Her writing focuses on parenting and health, and has appeared in “Spirituality & Health Magazine" and “Essential Wellness.” Hellesvig-Gaskell has worked with autistic children at the Fraser School in Minneapolis and as a child care assistant for toddlers and preschoolers at the International School of Minnesota, Eden Prairie.