Maybe more like a cosmetic question. What is the best way to trim nasal hairs? I mean the little bastards just inside, near the tip of your nose. I have tried scissors, battery operated trimmers, and I just can't get them all. Sometimes I get the urge to get a lighter and burn them out.

laser treatment

go to a reliable dermatologist to inquire for a painless procedure.

Re:laser treatment

Laser treatment is probably the best alternative if you're looking for a quasi-permanent solution to not having to cut, pluck, trim, etc.  I haven't tried it with nasal hairs, probably because I wasn't aware that lasers could be used as a way to deal with them.  I have my share of wild ones that grow in the upper corners of the nostrils, & at times they literally hurt!!!  I did have laser work done on my eyebrows a few years back.  For the most part, the procedures seem to have worked pretty well.

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I actually yank them out if they're grabable. With my fingertips. Sometimes I can get 4 or 5. Then I have to inspect them to make sure I got the little bastards down to the bulb.

This is important: Don't do this if you are a real hairy guy. My hair stylist tried it and he got ingrown hairs when they grew back in. Oh, shit, that would suck.

The trimmers, you're right, blow.

You can never get close enough with any scissor.

Had not thought of burning them out. Imaginative and daring.

Sometimes I will get a salon facial from a real pro. And they bust out the hot wax and do the ear hair, which is also repulsive (particularly to young women...I call it "pubic hair 2"). A pro has you on a table and can really get in the ol' schnozz with scissors, so that's what they do. I offer to let them wax my nose hairs, but they're afraid I'll scream.

Dude, not even off-topic. We want to look nice for these girls, right? There aren't really nose hair lessons for the middle-aged, and this is a community.

See a dermatologist. They will instruct you on your options.

What trimmer do you use? I have a Panasonic ER411 Nose and Ear Hair Trimmer, and it works great.

Screw that.  Use the lighter.  Save your money, fool.

I just use a trimmer. Catches them all or at least makes it look better...

Fascinating. Is this common? How fast are those things sprouting? Why is grabbing a pair of shears and going to town on those nostrils inadequate? This is one of the problems with our school system here in the United States. I don't recall any teacher mentioning hair sprouting out of otherwise innocuous holes causing us grief. The idea of using fire to resolve the problem is going to disturb me for days.

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I here it works very well, but I do well enough with a small, *blunt-tipped* pair of nail scissors-- and it's cheaper.  

The thing is, to do it by the latter method, you can't just put them up the nostril and try to trim.  It doesn't work.  You will miss all of them.  I swear, they move aside and duck.  

No, I'm afraid you have to grab them in a tuft with your one hand, and and carefully trim with the other.

Soak the scizzor tips in alcohol beforehand, and wave them around to dry.  Otherwise, actually cutting yourself can be a calamity.

I wonder if this would work?  

1) Take one super slim tampon
2) Unwrap and fully extend string
3) Dip tip in warm hair removing wax or Nads
4) Insert in nostril
5) Leave for a few minutes
6) Pull string vigorously


OK, any volunteers?

Re:laser treatment

I have had a lot of laser treatments and depending on where those nose hairs are depends on if they can get zapped. That is very delicate tissue and may not be able to be treated

you've probably performed this service before. Perhaps with some of your special clients who have latent masochistic tendencies? Come on now, fess up! Wink!

 A Remington nasal trimmer. It is about the size of a large magic marker, which facilitates ease of use. The only drawback would be head life. I suppose you could by replacement heads, but the unit is so cheap, I just buy a new one from time to time.

 That being said, I would imagine that the amount of growth in the nasal passages varies greatly among individuals. Mine is light, but I still use cosmetic scissors to trim as much as possible before deploying the Remington. Don't just jam in up there and rotate! The secret is to use the index finger to manipulate your snout. This allows one to trim the corners of the nose closely where the hairs are most unsightly. I have never cut myself, nor had problems with ingrown hairs. As always, YMMV. Hope you may find this info helpful.

This might be a surprise, but a safety razor works fine and is cheaper than those commercial nasal hair trimmers. I'm referring to those plastic disposable razors with double blades. You insert one half of the razor inside the nasal pasage and rotate it 360 degrees, keeping the blades against the side of the nostril. You might think it would cut you, but there is a reason they are called "safety" razors. They don't cut you!

Ciao!

Re:laser treatment

It's not been my experience that laser procedures are painless. But perhaps some have had treatments that are.

I have found that hair removal creams such as "Nair" work great for this type of grooming. A couple of drops on your pinky nail and smear it around the areas of concern inside your nostrils. The smell is a bit malodorous and the irritation to the inside of the nose may cause a sneezing fit along with some "running" but in 10 minutes and a thourough rinsing with warm water the offending nose hairs will be disolved below the skin line. First timers should first manually trim with scissors or nasal hair trimmer and more than one "treatment " may be necessary to get it all disolved. Maintanance schedules of once every 2 weeks are recommended.

  FR.

If I'm anywhere near the poor guy who is about to get his nostrils waxed, I want a set of earplugs.  When that string gets yanked, he is going to top out the old decibel meter at 100 yards!

I hope you are kidding!

Nair and it's counterparts aren't meant to be used on delicate tissue like the mucous membranes lining the nose!  If it specifically mentions not to use it on the SKIN of the groin, surely you wouldn't think it belongs in the nose?

I saw a guy, after major surgery, to lazy to get out of bed and shave.  He sent his wife out to buy Nair, which he promplty smeared all over his face.  We got there a few minutes later, led by his screaming in pain.  We also got the joy of treating the first degree chemical burns to his face for several days.

If Nair can do that to the skin on the FACE, imagine what it can do to the mucous membrames of the nose!

I do the same thing... I got 7 in one yank the other day......

Somehow I'd have a real hard time Paying someone to do that to me.

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I appreciate your concern however after using it in this manner for over 7 years I have found it a viable alternative to those god-awful trimmers and ineffective scissors.

  FR.

Re:laser treatment

That's why I wasn't aware that laser treating nose hair was even possible.  When I had my eyebrows zapped, they were particularly careful about which areas to treat.  Some of my brow areas couldn't be treated because they were too close to the eyes themselves, even while wearing protective eye covering during the procedures.  They were also concerned with areas where the laser might penetrate enough to affect brain tissue.

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No nads
no water
no snake oil.. LOL

Be well and LIVESTRONG

The man had this strange aversion to taking a shower.

He worked on his car one day, and wanted to attend a party afterward.  He had grime, grease and oil all over him, his hands, his arms his face.  Did he shower?  No!  He just pulled out the SoftScrub for a light sponge-off of his arms and face.  Put his shirt on, went out to the party...

Most guys learn hygiene by trial and error.  This was an error.

Here's my solution; just shoot a little RoundUp up there and kill off those weeds...

Before I did the laser treatments, I tried using Nair for my eyebrows.  It did remove the hairs; however, it also did a number on the skin between my eyes above my nose, where I had applied it the most.  That area blistered, burned, and peeled for several days afterwards, and was quite painful.  Obviously, I had an adverse reaction to Nair's ingredients.  I never used it again.  I've still got the bottle (about 99% full), if anybody wants it.

It's not that you had a reaction to the contents of Nair; it's simply that the skin on the face is just too sensitive for Nair.  Read the warning on the label and you'll see they explicitly mention NOT to use it for removal of facial hair.

What happened to you is what happens to just about everybody who tries this.

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