Most of the time, the peach-fuzz hair on a woman's upper lip is only obvious to the woman herself. Still, many women worry about facial hair, and it's easy enough to solve the problem at home with a homemade sugar wax.

Hair removal, especially from the face, is a personal process. As the unwanted hair is on the face, women are likely more careful about the type of treatment used compared to removing hair on the legs; any aftereffects and the overall effectiveness of the procedure are more carefully considered.

When the weather warms, it's time to slip into your bikini and enjoy long days at the pool or beach. Getting ready for bathing-suit season isn't always painless, though. When you shave the sensitive skin around your bikini line, a bumpy rash can develop. To fix it, soothe your skin with products that ease inflammation.

Waxing as a method of hair removal can leave your skin soft and smooth, but it can also leave it red and prone to irritation. To reduce the swelling, redness and irritation immediately following waxing, be extra careful to not put anything on your skin that could exacerbate irritation.

Both men and women remove pubic hair, or hair in the groin or bikini area, to minimize hair growth and groom their bodies. In fact, Elle.com reports that during the Roman Empire having pubic hair was considered uncivilized for the higher classes.

Moles are a result of an accumulation of melanin -- pigment -- on one area of the skin. The life cycle of a common mole lasts about 50 years, meaning your mole may eventually disappear if you wait long enough. Sometimes one or more hairs grow out of a mole; while not a sign of cancer, this can be a cosmetic annoyance.

It isn't uncommon to suffer from ingrown hairs on the neck. Shaving can cut the hairs on the neck so short that they curl back and grow into the skin. This causes an inflammatory response, resulting in a red papule, also known as a razor bump.

Hair can become ingrown on any part of the body, according to "Foundations and Adult Health Nursing," though ingrown hairs are most common in areas in which pressure is commonly applied throughout the day, such as the underarms or back of the thighs.

Razor bumps, also known as pseudofolliculitis barbae, occur when shaved hair regrows, curls around and grows back into the skin. According to the University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System, razor bumps appear most frequently in African American men and others who tend to have curly beards.

Ingrown hair occurs when the end of a hair works its way under the skin. Ingrown hairs are common in people with very curly hair, especially after shaving, as curly hair tends to double back on itself and the sharp ends may pierce the skin.

Dark spots in the hair follicles are most likely the result of dark pigmentation in the hair.The hairs are still visible after removal methods such as shaving and depilatory creams because these methods only remove the hair from the skin's surface.

Waxing sensitive skin can get you bikini-ready, but it can also strip away your skin's protective hair and sometimes the top layer of your skin, which can increase your risk for inflammation and infection, explains Linda K.