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So, Should Women Shave Their Faces?

We filed this under 'silly anti-ageing trends'

21 March, 2018
So, Should Women Shave Their Faces?

On top of marrying multiple rich dudes, Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor had something else in common: They both shaved their faces and claimed their skin was amazing because of it. Yes, apparently, shaving your face (yes, with a razor) is the easiest way to tackle ageing. "It's the reason men age better" The Daily Mail wrote, last year. REALLY?

So what's the reasoning? Well, in a bid to be free of downy facial hairs women are shaving them off – and with them dead skin cells helping to exfoliate the skin.

We all know that exfoliation is a one-way ticket to maintaining youthful skin; it brightens, smoothes and polishes the texture while priming for better product absorption, but an exfoliator (there are MANY out there and here are some of our faves) would do just as good a job, if not better.

Another flaw in the idea of women shaving is that to use it as an anti-ageing method would mean taking the shave up to the thin, delicate eye area and the (usually) fuzz-free forehead - because we wouldn't only want to 'anti-age' our cheeks and chin, would we? There's a reason why Botox is more popular above the brows, not to the jowls. Not a good idea at all.

It's another matter to talk about facial shaving for hair removal purposes alone; while we all have hairs protecting our skin, some women experience more than others – thank you hormones – and it's an individual choice to have a hairless complexion.

However, shaved hairs grow back to appear coarser, given that the ends are blunt not tapered, so it's not the most sustainable method of hair removal and unless you're using a razor with an ultra-gentle blade you could cause sensitivity, not to mention nicks.

If it's a serious concern laser treatments can offer a permanent solution, or try Braun Face (INR 6735 approx), a 2-in-1 facial device that has a epilator attachment for areas such as the eyebrows or upper lip. Leave the razors for your legs, we say.

Credit: Cosmopolitan
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