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Menopause and running

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Autumnleaves Dec 2024 9:58am, 10 Dec 2024 20,537 posts	Quote Pin Autumnleaves Like Linds it irritates me slightly that I feel I should comply - I was reminded on our trip to Paris that most French women don't bother.
sallykate Dec 2024 10:02am, 10 Dec 2024 15,815 posts	Quote Pin sallykate As a doctoral student I shaved nothing. I don't bother with legs these days but wax my armpits because I feel as though it's better for deodorant (and I feel I need it more now) and tweeze out any chin hairs, more because I can't stand the feel of them - there aren't enough of them to be noticeable (yet).
RunnyBunny Dec 2024 11:20am, 10 Dec 2024 1,562 posts	Quote Pin RunnyBunny Epilator for legs, arms and armpits: quick, easy and seems to permanently reduce it quite a lot. Also tweezers, x10 magnifying mirror and one of these springy things for face amazon.co.uk
runnerbean Dec 2024 4:40pm, 10 Dec 2024 47,350 posts	Quote Pin runnerbean I’m blessed with baby hair on my face and none whatsoever on my legs apart from my knee caps and big toes 😂
Little Nemo Dec 2024 5:14pm, 10 Dec 2024 16,012 posts	Quote Pin Little Nemo I'm naturally very pale with very dark hair. I remember as a child being picked on because I had hairy arms so I've always been self-conscious about it. Had very hairy from my teenage years onwards and it was a massive boost to my self confidence to get my bikini line sorted out. Oddly the hair on my arms is not really noticeable now! Facial hair has only become a problem with the menopause and waxing and tweezering is working for now.
Little Nemo Dec 2024 5:15pm, 10 Dec 2024 16,013 posts	Quote Pin Little Nemo That's meant to say had very hairy legs BTW!
Shark the Herald Angel Dec 2024 5:35pm, 10 Dec 2024 23,028 posts	Quote Pin Shark the Herald Angel Report from the other side (am nearly 72 now) I don't think I'm unusual in any way but one of the few real advantages of being POST menopause is an almost complete lack of body hair. I'm very fair but always shaved my legs and pits. Can't remember when I last did but suspect it was before I was 60. Delicate point: pubes thin out but don't disappear. Only very, very occasionally do I notice a stray facial hair. My head hair is pretty much the same as ever- fine but plentiful (hurrah!). Eyebrows and lashes were never plush but are more scant now (boo!)
Meglet Dec 2024 6:13pm, 10 Dec 2024 25,385 posts	Quote Pin Meglet I’ve just succumbed to an ad for eyelash serum as they’re definitely thinner and shorter than they used to be! My arms were certainly hairy at school but it’s so much less noticeable now, I guess one of very few menopause benefits!
sallykate Dec 2024 6:24pm, 10 Dec 2024 15,827 posts	Quote Pin sallykate My sister is very pale-skinned but had dark hair on her arms like you @Little Nemo , she hated it as a teenager. I'm much darker so it doesn't show much anyway.
LouiseRuns 🌹🇬🇧 🇪🇺 Dec 2024 6:25pm, 10 Dec 2024 666 posts	Quote Pin LouiseRuns 🌹🇬🇧 🇪🇺 I had an entire summer last year when I didn't shave my legs, just to see how I felt about it. I decided that whilst no one else cares what my legs look like, I prefer the feel of them shaved, so I've gone back to it. Armpits get done as and when, again because I prefer the look of it. Bikini line doesn't get done. I've never found anything that doesn't irritate the skin that actually works. But I prefer a boy-cut to my swimsuit anyway, so again I don't care. There is a random hair on the side of my face. I'm not sure anyone can see it, but I can kind of feel it under the skin so my fingers keep going to check. It's 'feelable' to me way before it's visible. And ceertainly before it's pluckable. It bugs me, so I pluck it out as soon as I can. I'm always amazed that the tiny bit of hair that was sticking out turns out to be over 1cm when it gets plucked!