What’s your opinion waxing nose hairs?

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Esthetician says nostril waxing is pretty common. It helps people breath and smell better.

Comments

  1. CharacterAwkward8755 Avatar

    I would get sensory overload if there was nothing between the air and the skin inside my nose

  2. carseatshitfest Avatar

    Sounds silly. I get plucking/cutting those that are visible, but waxing the others just sounds like aestheticians just want to bank on another insecurity to make more money.

  3. Evening-Juice-4993 Avatar

    It’s there for a reason, leave it alone!

  4. sceadusquirrel Avatar

    I’ve never even considered that was a thing. Do people often look at each other’s nose hairs? I don’t recall ever paying attention to someone’s nose hairs.

  5. valadon-valmore Avatar

    Nope, pulling nose hairs out is a good way to get an infection! Trim them with a trimmer if (like me) you’ve got some big boys 😂

  6. Few-Chemist8897 Avatar

    Those hairs in your nose help filter out bigger particles like pollen etc., they have a purpose. Leave them and just trim what’s visible. Waxing nose hair is just another thing the beauty industry identified as a money source.

  7. trUth_b0mbs Avatar

    you mean all nose hairs?

    why would one even do that? the purpose of nose hair is your body’s natural filter against dust, Microparticles in the air etc.

  8. Geologyst1013 Avatar

    Those little hairs are important. They’re your little face filter.

    Also I cannot imagine how much that would hurt. I had one of my nose hairs go rogue and get really long and dark so I had to pluck it. I sneezed and cried for 15 minutes.

  9. Direct_Drawing_8557 Avatar

    If they’re not very visible leave them be. If they are, maybe trimmed them.

  10. TriGurl Avatar

    I love it! Feels good to have them not visible.

  11. ritlingit Avatar

    Well I would prefer that to waxing my butt hairs

  12. Relative_Dimensions Avatar

    No. Just no.

    There is no way that removing hairs has any effect on breathing, other than to make it more difficult when you inhale particles that your nasal hairs would have filtered out.

  13. Pondering_Giraffe Avatar

    I had never heard of this until 36 seconds ago

  14. tinfoilhattie Avatar

    Absolutely not. Look up “danger triangle” or “triangle of death” for details, but it’s a very, very dangerous place to get an infection and waxing there would give a much greater opportunity for those infections to take place.

  15. Low_Turn_4568 Avatar

    Yikes! Just trim them if they’re bothering you. Stop putting yourself through unnecessary pain

  16. biodegradableotters Avatar

    Aren’t nose hairs like super important for filtering the air you breathe? I would just leave it be. Maybe trim the ends a bit if they stick out.

  17. YeaItsMeWhatsUp Avatar

    I actually flinched when I read the question, so no, I dont think I’ll be doing that any time soon.

    If there are any visible nose hairs, I might consider trimming them, but otherwise I’ll leave them alone.

  18. Hb1023_ Avatar

    My friend did this for a bit and she was pretty much perma-sick until they grew back

  19. Aromatic-Track-4500 Avatar

    Nose hairs are there for a reason…. I understand trimming them if they’re spilling out everywhere like pumpkin vines but justa little snippy snip is sufficient.

  20. bitxh988 Avatar

    I did it once. Hurts like a mf.

  21. 1meower Avatar

    When I go to get my upper lip and chin threaded, she always manages to get some nose hairs at the very opening right where nose becomes upper lip. That would be the most visible spot so I like it. I never even thought about it before I turned 50 so I think it’s an aging thing.

  22. Humorousaur Avatar

    It’s too painful if you wax it. It’s too irritating and itchy is you trim it. So leaving it alone is probably the best option.

  23. Que_sax23 Avatar

    I trim alittle bit, nose hairs serve a purpose and also pulling out can leave room for infection to set in.

  24. No-Diet-4797 Avatar

    No way! They serve a purpose. I never follow beauty trends anyway but if this is becoming a thing its just stupid.

  25. flexedgonder Avatar

    Don’t pull them. Nasel passages have a direct or at least very close, connection to the brain.

    While rare infections can travel, even ones that start as ingrown hairs can cause major issues if they spread and reach the brain.

  26. CruelTasteOfLust Avatar

    I put a dab of wax barely in my nostrils and yank.

  27. Astoriana_ Avatar

    Great idea if you hate your lungs and want to have a constantly sore throat.

  28. FairyPdelivers Avatar

    I pluck em just inside around the nostrils for a clean youthful look! it makes me tear but it’s satisfying! My nose hairs are long and getting a couple grey ones now! Someone once told me you can tell somebody has aged by their nostril hair!

  29. jkdess Avatar

    trim. don’t wax

  30. goddessofrage Avatar

    Nope nope nope! They’re there for a reason, why would anyone want to wax them away?? For the hairs that go rogue I just press my nostril down and pluck the strays, no need to completely remove all of them.

  31. SquirrelDisastrous2 Avatar

    My eyes are watering just thinking about this

  32. TryingKindness Avatar

    I used a nose hair trimmer once. Not a fan. Wax? No.

  33. CherryCherry5 Avatar

    Just trim it if it’s hanging out of your nose. The hairs are there for an important reason: catching some of the debris and dust and pollen, etc. that’s in the air.

  34. beckdawg19 Avatar

    Sounds like you’re esthetician was trying to make a buck. Nostril waxing is purely aesthetic and holds no non-aesthetic benefits.

    Personally, I would never. It sounds painful. Trim them at most.

  35. AlsatianRye Avatar

    Of course they’re going to tell you it’s common. They want to sell you the service. I have my doubts about it helping you to breathe or smell better. It seems like a ridiculous idea to me.

  36. IcedWarlock Avatar

    I have the misfortune of having nose hairs like a man in his 70s and have since a teen.

    I used to just trim mine with a pair of small nail scissors. Until one day I decided to wax them.

    Never again.

    It wasn’t the pain. I ended up with a sinus infection that didn’t go until the hairs grew back I was on anti biotics for months. They’re there for a reason.

  37. moloch_slayer Avatar

    honestly, waxing nose hairs sounds a bit extreme to me! i get trimming them so they don’t poke out, but waxing inside the nostrils? no thanks. those hairs do help filter dust and keep things out, so i’m careful with them. if it helps with breathing and smelling better, maybe, but it’s definitely not something i’d rush to try!

  38. Business-Stretch2208 Avatar

    Why the fuck would anybody ever do that? Imagine how nice of a world we’d live in if these useless cosmetic procedures didn’t exist

  39. imogen6969 Avatar

    Don’t do it. This can introduce harmful bacteria that can actually make you very ill. If you need to eliminate nose hairs, always trim. Never pluck or wax. Danger zone.

  40. Canuhduh420 Avatar

    I read this thing once about how someone plucked their nose hair and it turned into infected ingrown thing which then morphed into some sort of brain infection?! Anyways..just trim em lol

  41. bobshallprevail Avatar

    I watched a lady pass out on a video from waxing both her nostrils. It was hilarious.

  42. Hamsterpatty Avatar

    Much easier than plucking

  43. Cautious_Ice_884 Avatar

    I trim my nose hairs with little scissors. Otherwise it looks like a small forest in there and the little hairs bother the hell out of my nose, its too itchy.

  44. Redflysoul Avatar

    Omg is it even possible

  45. princessxnaughty Avatar

    Never done it, but I’ve heard good things, I’m just scared of waxing anything inside my nose 😭

  46. Fair_Employer_4139 Avatar

    I plucked them once during pollen season (I’m allergic). It was one of the bigger mistakes this year so far. I also got a mild infection which probably stems from this