I refuse to be embarrassed - Nose Hair solutions?

[scdemandred]

So I didn't see any threads after a few searches, and I am dying to know if any B&Bers are in the same boat.

I hate nose hair, and of course am cursed with an overabundance of it, even as hair disappears from my head. I'm using round-tipped scissors now to deforest the heinously fast-growing thicket. In the past, I've used a cheapie battery-powered one (meh), and the tweezerman manual one (frustrating as all get-out).

I dunno about you all, but the way hair grows out of my nostrils makes it damn near impossible to trim with any degree of consistency or success. The scissors are the best of a bad lot of options.

So the $64,000 question to B&B is; do any of you have a device/technique that works for you? Does anyone else suffer this sad fate?

 

[Kyle Hyde]

I have the same problem too. I have one of those electric hair trimmers with different attachments. It has a very small and narrow one which I assume is for trimming nose hair. Whether or not it is intended for the nose, it works very very well.

 

[Greybeard]

even as hair disappears from my head.

Your hairs are not disappearing. They are migrating south. As they age they seek warmer, more sheltered and hospitable locations. Some find a home in your nose, some in your ears, some on your back. Still others continue south looking for an area where they can retire undisturbed and out of public scrutiny .

I've used the nose hair trimmer, but I also find scissors the best of a bad lot. Fortunately (or unfortunately) my nose is large enough that access isn't too difficult.


- Peter

 

[WhosYerBob]

So the $64,000 question to B&B is; do any of you have a device/technique that works for you?

Three words. Needle nose pliers. And no - I'm not joking.

 

[Greybeard]

Three words. Needle nose pliers. And no - I'm not joking.

You, sir, have a pain threshold a professional boxer would envy.


- Peter

 

[dwnwrdishvnwrd]

Three words. Needle nose pliers. And no - I'm not joking.

I wouldn't recommend that. MRSA is pretty active in the nose and plucking the hair causes lesions that would allow the bacteria to enter and cause infection. I'd stick to round tipped scissors or a nose hair trimmer.

 

[Gruder]

Here you go: http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=46201

Groom-Mate Platinum XL -- I bought it as a result of the above thread, and have been entirely pleased.

 

[JECIII]

Three words. Needle nose pliers. And no - I'm not joking.

F(orget) that!

 

[Left Coast DJ]

Three words. Needle nose pliers. And no - I'm not joking.

I think these days there are less masochistic alternatives. I use a Philips Norelco NT9110 that I bought at Target for about $10. It works great - I rinse it under the tap after each use. I've heard the Groommate XL (and the original Dovo Solingen version) are also a great non-battery powered choice.

 

[Navig8tor]

Electric is the way to go here. There are a lot of them out there that are pretty similar,work well and are pretty cheap.

DON"T try one of the cheap manual one unless you like to inflict pain upon yourself.

 

[The Nid Hog]

Here you go: http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=46201

Groom-Mate Platinum XL -- I bought it as a result of the above thread, and have been entirely pleased.

+1. Me too!

 

[holiday]

Here you go: http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=46201

Groom-Mate Platinum XL -- I bought it as a result of the above thread, and have been entirely pleased.

Same here, works a treat

 

[KennD]

SWMBO helps me trim my hairs. She lets me know when they are getting embarassingly out of control (I don't really notice until they are tickling my upper lip) and gives 'em a little trim with scissors.

It's good bonding time.

 

[scdemandred]

Here you go: http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=46201

Groom-Mate Platinum XL -- I bought it as a result of the above thread, and have been entirely pleased.

Thanks for the suggestion Gruder, but I have to say - I'm wary. The Groom Mate looks suspiciously similar to this Tweezerman, which I abandoned in frustration because I need to have a hand free to push my nose around in order to reach the hairs that inevitably escape trimming and curl attractively down out of my nostrils.

At the risk of getting into TMI, can I ask how you use it? Do you just go for a general trim to clear the central pipe (so to speak), or do you have curly front-nostril hairs that you need to keep in line?

Obviously, a B&B recommendation carries great weight, I'm just touchy - the tweezerman used to pull 'em out by the roots - ouchie.

Oh, and WhosYerBob, the pliers thing TERRIFIES me. I *do* occasionally pull them in frustration, but you're definitely not supposed to - open sores in the nostril are risky, as dwnwrdishvnwrd said above.

 

[StylinLA]

There are a number of little battery operated trimmers that all work about the same way and do the job well.

Mine is some foreign brand I got in a large beauty supply store near me.

Bed Bath and Beyond may carry some too- some drug stores. They're pretty hard to find...usually keep them with the shaving stuff.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_0...eywords=nose+hair+timmer&sprefix=nose+hair+ti

 

[WhosYerBob]

I wouldn't recommend that. MRSA is pretty active in the nose and plucking the hair causes lesions that would allow the bacteria to enter and cause infection.

You know, I hadn't considered that. I'll take your advice and get something ASAP. The Groom Mate Platinum XL looks like something that might work for me.

To the others that commented on my posting - yeah, I have a really *high* pain threshold.

 

[Gruder]

Based on reviews, the difference between the groommate and the tweezerman is that the former is much, much sharper. I was actually impressed by the heft and construction of the groommate overall. As for use, I'd say that the general use you discuss is more my style, though I have had success with precision targeting, as it were.

 

[Biffo]

In a recent thread I moaned about my ear hair, after trying several suggested methods, I caved in and went and bought this

http://www.amazon.com/Wahl-5545-417...=sr_1_25?ie=UTF8&s=hpc&qid=1257362032&sr=8-25


I'd rate it ..... excellent

 

[scdemandred]

Your hairs are not disappearing. They are migrating south. As they age they seek warmer, more sheltered and hospitable locations. Some find a home in your nose, some in your ears, some on your back. Still others continue south looking for an area where they can retire undisturbed and out of public scrutiny .

Obviously a man who speaks from experience.

 

[scdemandred]

Based on reviews, the difference between the groommate and the tweezerman is that the former is much, much sharper. I was actually impressed by the heft and construction of the groommate overall. As for use, I'd say that the general use you discuss is more my style, though I have had success with precision targeting, as it were.

Heft is a plus, and sharpness is really what's needed. You've convinced me - the Groom-Mate XL is on my wish list. I'll report back as warranted.

Thanks again, everyone! B&B, you're my savior.