Options for getting rid of chin hair include:
- tweezing
- shaving
- waxing at home or by a professional
- professional threading
- professional sugaring
- laser hair removal
- electrolysis
A couple of stray chin hairs can be easily plucked out with tweezers. Shaving is another fast and easy way to remove chin hairs. The downside to shaving is that you’ll likely have to do it more often and regrowth appears coarser.
Contrary to popular belief, your hair doesn’t actually grow in thicker — it just appears that way because the tips of the hairs are blunt rather than tapered after shaving.
When a chin hair is a health flag
There are times when chin hair is a red flag that something may be going on with your health. Excessive chin or facial hair, or suddenly increased growth in hair on any part of the face, may be a sign of a condition called hypertrichosis. The type of hypertrichosis specific to women is called hirsutism.
According to the Cleveland Clinic, hirsutism is common and affects 5 to 10 percent of women of childbearing age. It can cause dark, coarse hair growth on the chin, upper lip, chest, abdomen, and back.
Though the exact cause of hirsutism is not always known, it can also be caused by several medical conditions.
