Replied By Beth (Dublin, Ireland) on 03/28/2010
Hi Nw ,I also suffer from really coarse hair on my chin, I have been taking peppermint tea now for about 3 weeks (2 cups per day)I have not seen any improvement, as yet!
Could you tell me what blackstrap molassses is? please.
Thanks Beth.
EC: https://www.earthclinic.com/remedies/molasses.html
Replied By Drpeprchick (Durham, Ontario) on 03/30/2010
I think spearmint tea is what you want to try.Replied By Sara Khan (Birmingham, Uk) on 09/10/2010
Hey guys read your comments and I thought I would clarify it is spearmint NOT peppermint tea. You need to drink two cups a day for 5 days in order for testosterone levels to decrease. Hence, not good for men!!! There are many websites which will explain the spearmint tea. However, I can recommend alum powder and rose water. Mix the two and apply with cotton wool on areas where hair is removed. This should be washed after 15 minutes... (but some may keep it on longer about an hour max) This will overtime reduce the growth of unwanted hair and coarse hair will reappear as fine hair and may eventually disappear overtime. The alum powder and rose water formula has worked miracles for many I know!!! Good LuckReplied By Beth (Dublin, Ireland) on 10/04/2010
Hi Sara, I have started taking the spearmint tea, (I have had to order it from the USA, as it is not available in Ireland) I've been drinking 2-3 mugs a day now for the last nine days and have not seen any improvement yet! You mentioned alum powder, what is alum powder?( I never heard of it) and rose water, I would like to give that a try, the only problem is I cant get alum powder here. Do you know of any sites where I could order it?....... Many Thanks, Beth.Replied By Cara (Dublin, Ireland) on 12/26/2010
Spearmint tea is available in Ireland from herbalists and shops like 'down to earth' in dublin that stocks herbs.. No need to go on line.Replied By Michelle (Toronto, Ontario Canada) on 04/19/2011
REPLY to Sara Khan from Birmingham, Uk
SARAH, we are not GUYS... That's why we are here... Try not to use YOU GUYS to girls/females as it is offensive.. That's like saying YOU MEN.. We already have problems with excess hair.. We don't need to be compared to men!
Replied By Maryland (Los Angeles, Ca) on 04/25/2011
Peppermint tea didn't help me at all. I drank one or two cups a day for a long time and nothing changed. I restarted a few months later and still no result. I quit about 4 years ago.I read that tumeric is good but it can also stain your face, that's why I haven't tried it yet.Replied By Beth (Dublin, Ireland) on 05/11/2011
Cara, I had a look at the "down to earth" website and they don't seem to stock spearmint tea. Maryland, as Sara Khan from Birmingham says (above) "it is spearmint NOT peppermint tea"Replied By Nim (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) on 05/17/2011
Beth from Dublin -blackstrap molassses is trecale in UKReplied By Maryland (Los Angeles, Ca, Usa) on 05/18/2011
Beth, I KNOW that she is talking about spearmint but I have tried peppermint tea and that didn't work at all.Replied By Beth (Dublin, Ireland) on 06/03/2011
Well I've tried everything that was suggested on here and nothing is working for me, in fact I seem to be getting more hairy...Replied By Jmilicia (Austin, Tx) on 06/28/2011
I heard alot of you saying that laser did not work for you but remember that there are alot of different kind of laserers out there I tried the candela laser and I did not have any luck then I tried the IPL intense pulse light and it worked great I needed 5 treatments on my face and I would say that 97% of the hair is gone I have the occasional hair pop up here and there but nothing like it was before, Hope this helps....Replied By J1012 (Toronto, On Canada) on 07/17/2011
Beth, are you saying you think peppermint may have made you worse? I also believe it's made me a bit worse but it is hard to tell if the condition would have gotten worse on it's own, did not get better though.. 4 months of spearmint tea 2ce a day, hair seems darker and longer..Replied By Beth (Dublin, Ireland) on 08/02/2011
Hi J1012. No, I'm not saying the tea made my condition worse, all I'm saying is the all the remedys I have tried have being unsucussful for me.
Jmilicia, (or anyone else who can answer me) I have being thinking of trying the IPL treatment, what I would like to know is does it get rid of white hair growth?
Replied By Citygirl27 (Richardson, Tx, Usa) on 06/13/2012
Beth from Dublin, Ireland, and others: From what I am understanding from the readings, it takes at least 3 weeks of drinking the tea before signs of improvement begin to show. Hard for me beacuse I can't stand mint :(