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Can I wax inside my nose?

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For many different reasons, that could be a bad idea. Firstly, it could damage the skin inside your nose as it is a tricky place to apply and remove wax from, so it would be hard to do it safely. Secondly, nose hairs are important for your nose as they are there for a reason, they help to filter the air you breathe in, so it'd not be great to get rid of them. Instead, try trimming unwanted nose hair as it is much safer and practical.

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How can nose hair even begin to act as dust, germ, or pollen filters? They are far too large and widely spaced to ever filter microscopic particles.

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They are aided by the mucus in your nose which traps dust, germs, and pollen until you sneeze or blow them out. There is such a large number of hairs that together with the mucus and sneeze reflex they form a relatively successful barrier to everyday invaders, although they do get overwhelmed when confronted with more than they have evolved to cope with, such as days with a very high pollen count or cold and flu season.

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Is there any hair remover that can be used inside the nose?

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Not easily and it is not recommended to ever use such hair remover in your nasal canals. Nose hair serves a different function from the rest of your body's hair, in that it helps filter allergens and pollution from the air you breathe in. Trimming with small scissors would be okay because you'd still have your hair, but other hair removal, like tweezing or chemical removers would be a bad idea.

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Should I have nose hair before puberty?

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Yes. Nose hair filters out the bacteria in the air we breathe in.

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Can you use normal scissors to cut nose hair?

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No. They are too big, and can cause damage if they cut you.

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Is there a way to stop my nose hair from growing?

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No, and you shouldn't want to! Your nose hair has an important job: it filters out gross things like germs and spores before they get into your nasal passages.

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How can I treat a sore nose after trimming?

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If you nick the inside of your nose while trimming you can put antibiotic ointment on it to keep it from scabbing or becoming infected. If it is just a little tender, try inhaling steam to moisten and soothe the nasal passage.

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Can your nose bleed if you pull a hair wrong?

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No, but you may sneeze.

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