James Alun wrote:I’m rapidly approaching my 35th birthday and am finding that my body has decided to increase the growth of my nostril hairs.
This really isn’t a social problem, I wouldn’t entertain such criticisms but the hairs themselves irritate me.
Scissors are my default for beard and moustache but are impratical for nostrils. Plucking probably isn’t great for my follicles and is flipping uncomfortable.
I will tolerate batteries in some areas of my life, ipads and ereaders but not in personal care.
So, does anyone here have experience with manual nose hair removers and/or reccomendations please?
I am twice your age and have had decades longer to figure out how to deal with this issue. Some of the other suggestions about using flame and red hot nails are dangerous and unnecessary. Maybe they work but having worked, they defeat the purpose your nose hairs serve.
Here's what I've found:
There are nose hair tools that are battery-operated. I've tried two different makes of them and was unimpressed.
I resorted and still use tiny fingernail scissors with curved blades. The problem with them is that they have very sharp, pointed ends that are painful when you poke the lining of your nostrils. Puncturing the skin can cause a nasty infection that can evolve into cancer quite easily. The membrane and the snot in your nose and the hairs themselves are all that stand between you internally and the witches brew we all inhale these days thanks to the oil industry and chemical proliferation.
What I did was grind the ends of the nail scissors on my bench grinder so that they're curved instead of pointy. You need the smallest, thinnest styles possible and the blades need to be sharp.
Most of the time, the hair in your nose lays flat against the inside of your nose and out of the way. As we get older, that hair tends to sag a bit and as your health declines as you age, the chemicals you inhale stimulate nasal hair growth. It's a normal part of your immune system. The trouble is when it becomes too much of a good thing and you cannot breathe easily. Plus, they tend to poke you when they get too long.
To trim them, it's best to wait until they're long
enough to grip with your fingers, stretch them out of your nostril and cut them off at the base with the curved scissors. Make sure the curve is facing away from your skin or you'll stab yourself. That hurts. To pull the hair out of your nose, your fingers need to be dry to get a grip. So this isn't something you do right after a
shower.
With a little practice, you get good at it. luckily, most of the hair grows just inside the walls and roof of the entrance to your nostrils leaving the floor clear so that mucus can drain out. Something you can do to clear mucus and snot is use a Q-tip instead of Kleenex to get the snot out. Sometimes it takes both. With a Q-tip, use a fresh one and stick it up your nose, twirling it as it goes in. With practice, you'll find it will go in all the way. Don't shove it in so far that you lose your grip or you'll be off to hospital to have it removed. DO NOT use plastic Q-tips. If you lose your grip on one of those and it goes down your neck (esophagus) and into your stomach, you will need an operation to get it out. Don't let children do this either.
If you've never used Kleenex to clear your nostrils, you can twist the tissue into a point and twirl that up your nostril. That will absorb sticky snot and liquid mucus quickly. There should be no pain involved at all. If you are hurting yourself, stop and think about what you're doing to figure out what you're doing wrong or if you have a polyp in your nose. If so, then you need to see an Ear, Nose and Throat specialist.
The mucus and the snot are dietary issues that I'll deal with in another post. Runny noses, post-nasal drip, clogged sinuses and ear infections are all part of the same issue. I have find where to start posting these solutions where they won't get lost. No gardener should ever have clogged, runny noses when you can grow your own solution.
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