Sometimes hair suddenly sprouts like mushrooms after a rainstorm in hard-to-get places like your nose and ears. Whether you sport a well-trimmed beard or a clean-shaven face, consider keeping these other random hairs under wraps as well. You could pluck them, but you'd better be prepared for an eye-watering torture session if you do. Or you could use scissors, but one slip, and you could get a painful jab to the inside of your nose from the sharp metal tips or pinch your skin between the blades. There's a better way, thanks to products built specifically for the job.
How to Use a Nose Hair Trimmer
You might be nervous shoving a trimmer up your nose at first, but rest assured, the best nose hair trimmers are designed to be painless. Rotary blades are the most popular and are usually hidden in a cylindrical casing to avoid cuts and snags (nothing is more painful than a razor nick inside your nose).
Gently insert the trimmer into one nostril, turn it on, and twist the device around to get all the hairs you can. Never try to insert it deep into your nose—keep it shallow! You’ll usually be able to hear the hairs being cut, so once you feel like you’ve got them all, repeat on the next side.
Another blade you will sometimes see is a slide cutter. These are more suitable for trimming sideburns and neck hair (which is why they are typically an added accessory piece) however, if you've got really long nose or ear hairs you can gently trim those down with the slide cutter before swapping back to your rotary attachment.
But Does It Hurt?
Even if you have really long or thick nostril hairs, using a nose hair trimmer won’t hurt. The blades aren’t shaving the hairs down to the skin—they’re just cutting them to a length so they won’t stick out of your nose. Think of it the same as getting a haircut.
Are Nose Hair Trimmers Just for Nose Hair?
Even with their relatively low price, it can be hard to justify a tool for such a specific issue. Luckily, you can use a nose hair trimmer in some other places.
Even the simplest ones are good for ear hair and trimming especially long eyebrow hairs. Some other trimmers also come with interchangeable attachments to help shape facial hair and trim mustaches, beards, and sometimes body hair. Still, others are full-on clippers with a nose hair trimmer attachment.
Choose one depending on where you want to use it, but don’t try to go rogue. Stick to what the trimmer and attachments are designed for.
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