Can you pluck your own nose hairs en masse?

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Sex Smurf

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Originally posted by: mellondust
Pulling a nose hair makes my eyes water, just like if you have gotten hit in the nose with something. Hurts if its not ready to come out.

Interesting fact: If you pluck out your nose hair in your left nostril, a tear will form in your left eye, and vice versa. try it!
 

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Originally posted by: MisterJackson
Originally posted by: KK
Whats the longest you've pulled? I had some that were pretty good size, felt like they were attached to my brain.

1/2 of an inch. You'd be surprised how long they get actually. And I'm talking about ones you can't even see to begin with!

Oh Ive easily broken an inch before :) I think a few had to be pushing 1.25 inches (and it is funny, these ones definitely feel attached to brain :)


The weirdest time is when i had an ingrown nose hair, and it came poking out the skin of my nose.
 

Sex Smurf

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Originally posted by: dxkj
Originally posted by: MisterJackson
Originally posted by: KK
Whats the longest you've pulled? I had some that were pretty good size, felt like they were attached to my brain.

1/2 of an inch. You'd be surprised how long they get actually. And I'm talking about ones you can't even see to begin with!

Oh Ive easily broken an inch before :) I think a few had to be pushing 1.25 inches (and it is funny, these ones definitely feel attached to brain :)



The weirdest time is when i had an ingrown nose hair, and it came poking out the skin of my nose.

Was it a full moon that night?
 

Joemonkey

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Hrm, the thread title is misleading.

I pluck them out en masse, not one by one

it's really easy to do if you put on some latex gloves first, you can grip around 6-10 at once and get them all out in one good yank!
 

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Originally posted by: Joemonkey
Hrm, the thread title is misleading.

I pluck them out en masse, not one by one

it's really easy to do if you put on some latex gloves first, you can grip around 6-10 at once and get them all out in one good yank!

Ouch!

I've pulled a nosehair once or twice - I teared and felt the pain of a thousand stings. I swore to never do that again.

So I trim.
 

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..I tried that once and it hurt like heck..and I teared up real bad..I think I was crying.:(
 

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i pull them out in bunches

every couple weeks i grab a fingerful of them and pull


brings tears of joy to me
 
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Originally posted by: Joemonkey
Hrm, the thread title is misleading.

I pluck them out en masse, not one by one

it's really easy to do if you put on some latex gloves first, you can grip around 6-10 at once and get them all out in one good yank!

Yeah, sorry about that. I meant "en masse" as in getting them all by pulling them out either in clumps or one by one.

Added to the poll to alleviate confusion.

Thanks.

 

Attrox

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The sensation of plucking my nose hairs either makes me sneeze or makes me laugh :D
But then again my friends tried pulling the hairs on my arms or legs and I only feel a really really slight pain.
 

yokomo

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Man just pulling one or two here and there is pain enough for me, no thanks man..
 

Eli

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Originally posted by: werk
Oh so painful. It's bad to pluck them though, few things are worse than ingrown hairs in your nostril. You should only trim.
What's the difference? They're going to fall out and re-grow on their normal cycle anyway...