# Men: Those Unsightly Nose Hairs **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 15, 2003, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-those-unsightly-nose-hairs/148776 "2003-01-15T17:28:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-those-unsightly-nose-hairs/148776/1 "2003-01-15T17:28:21Z")
OK, I am ignorant on this subject because, well, it just ain’t front-page news, ok? But, next time we have guests for turkey dinner, I’ll be sure and bring this topic up, ok? 😃 What do men do to hide, clip, pluck, or remove nose hairs protruding past the nostil? (Assuming you do not have a moustache, that is…) If you clip them, what do you use? Is there a special tool, or do you use your household scissors and aim carefully? Or, do you just tuck them back up in there? 😉 - Jinx ---
**Author:** ![vanilla\_rice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vanilla\_rice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla_rice)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-those-unsightly-nose-hairs/148776/2 "2003-01-15T17:42:26Z")
i use the scissor portion of my swiss army knife. very convenient. ---
**Author:** ![yme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/35a633/32.png) [@yme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yme)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-those-unsightly-nose-hairs/148776/3 "2003-01-15T17:48:10Z")
Noise hair trimmers do exist. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-those-unsightly-nose-hairs/148776/4 "2003-01-15T17:49:17Z")
I pluck. And swear a lot. For some reason, if I trim them with scissors, they get ingrown, but if I pluck them, they don’t. Go figure. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-those-unsightly-nose-hairs/148776/5 "2003-01-15T17:59:57Z")
I have a moustache, but it’s not good camoflauge for nose hairs. I mostly pluck, although my wife did get me a nose/ear hair trimmer a few months ago that I use on occasion. The only problem with that is it leaves nose stubble. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-those-unsightly-nose-hairs/148776/6 "2003-01-15T18:05:48Z")
Pluck, then have your eyes water up and sneeze alot. The tiny pliers on my swiss army knife are the weapon of choice. ---
**Author:** ![shelbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@shelbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shelbo)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-those-unsightly-nose-hairs/148776/7 "2003-01-15T18:16:21Z")
I use the trimmer portion of my electric razor. No muss, no fuss. ---
**Author:** ![Boris\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@Boris\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boris_B)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-those-unsightly-nose-hairs/148776/8 "2003-01-15T18:21:00Z")
I use a little stainless steel nose-hair trimmer. Have you seen one? It has a sort of cylindrical end that fits in your nose or outer ear area (don’t know exactly what it is called); you squeeze the little squeeze part and the inner part of cylinder rotates which creates a chopping action against the outer part. I bet that is about as clear as mud. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Algernon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a183cd/32.png) [@Algernon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algernon)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-those-unsightly-nose-hairs/148776/9 "2003-01-15T18:40:49Z")
I’ve tried the nose hair trimmers. They don’t work sufficiently well for me. Like **Skammer’s** experience, the remaining stubble is too long for my taste. I use a large size fingernail clipper. Very sharp and clips them off right down to the skin. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-those-unsightly-nose-hairs/148776/10 "2003-01-15T18:47:47Z")
Best just to let them grow out, and pretend it’s a toothbrush moustache. ---
**Author:** ![PeeQueue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8797f3/32.png) [@PeeQueue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PeeQueue)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-those-unsightly-nose-hairs/148776/11 "2003-01-15T19:05:39Z")
I have one of those nose hair trimmers. I thought it would be a great idea, but the vibration of it just drives me insane (eyes water, nose runs, etc.). I don’t know how people can use those things. PeeQueue ---
**Author:** ![hammerbach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/73ab20/32.png) [@hammerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hammerbach)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-those-unsightly-nose-hairs/148776/12 "2003-01-15T19:29:10Z")
I used to pluck 'em, now I just braid 'em… ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-those-unsightly-nose-hairs/148776/13 "2003-01-15T19:34:05Z")
I use the very edge of a disposable razor to get rid of mine. ---
**Author:** ![Emilio\_Lizardo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Emilio\_Lizardo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emilio_Lizardo)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-those-unsightly-nose-hairs/148776/14 "2003-01-15T19:37:22Z")
Pluck 'em with a hemostat. Four or five at a time. Builds character. ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-those-unsightly-nose-hairs/148776/15 "2003-01-15T19:38:19Z")
Pluck 'em. I had to endure a lot of watery eyes and tender nostrils for a couple of months before my membranes toughened up. Now I can rip 'em out in bunches by the bushel with nary a twinge. ---
**Author:** ![raygirvan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ac91a4/32.png) [@raygirvan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raygirvan)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-those-unsightly-nose-hairs/148776/16 "2003-01-15T19:56:38Z")
If you pinch the tip of your nose, hard, while plucking, it seems to reduce the pain and eye-watering. Probably something to do with endorphins. ---
**Author:** ![KenP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c0e974/32.png) [@KenP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KenP)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-those-unsightly-nose-hairs/148776/17 "2003-01-15T20:03:45Z")
Let 'em get long enough, then bite them off. ---
**Author:** ![Tomcat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Tomcat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tomcat)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-those-unsightly-nose-hairs/148776/18 "2003-01-15T20:12:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by GargoyleWB \* > \*\*Pluck 'em. I had to endure a lot of watery eyes and tender nostrils for a couple of months before my membranes toughened up. Now I can rip 'em out in bunches by the bushel with nary a twinge. \*\* Oh yeah? My record is 14 with a single pinch and pull! Errr…Did I just admit that? I use small scissors VERY VERY CAREFULLY. If the occasional long-hair gets missed, I rip it out by hand. My ears are getting hairier as I age. It sucks. Tweezers and patience. I am seriously thinking about laser hair removal. I hate looking like that. -Tcat ---
**Author:** ![Algernon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a183cd/32.png) [@Algernon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algernon)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-those-unsightly-nose-hairs/148776/19 "2003-01-15T20:17:52Z")
Ah yes. Ears too. I pluck those out with a tweezers. Both the hairs growing from the inside as well as those growing around the outer rim of the ear. ---
**Author:** ![jack\_ss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c77e96/32.png) [@jack\_ss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jack_ss)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-those-unsightly-nose-hairs/148776/20 "2003-01-15T20:21:46Z")
I pluck the ear hairs & clip the nose hairs. plucking nose hairs always gives me a painful infected follicle. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-those-unsightly-nose-hairs/148776.md?page=2)