"Today's 'Human Lab' is about something I thought no woman would talk about in public," says Rachael, who was shocked by how many women came forward to express their frustration and desperation to eliminate facial hair. "You can't imagine how many people wrote in begging us to be a part of this!"

The problem is "almost universal," according to dermatologist Dr. Loretta Ciraldo. "Even if you're not in a group that gets it when you're in junior high, then around middle age around the change of life, then it's just about every woman who gets it. It's nothing to be embarrassed about; this is what you have to remember."

As we send three viewers off with hair removal systems to test, Dr. Ciraldo suggests trying new products in a small test area.

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"Facial hair is not sexy," says Natalie, 36. "I've been struggling with facial hair since puberty. It's embarrassing to say, but my main problem areas are my chin, my upper lip and my sideburns." After trying shaving her face, testing out numerous products, and spending a lot of money at the salon to get rid of the excess hair, she says her "dream is to be hair free." Will the Hair Off Facial Buffer ($5.99), which claims to remove hair instantly and easily through exfoliation, be the solution?

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"When I was younger I got teased a lot: 'Why do you have a mustache?' 'Are you a boy?'" says 27-year-old Dina, who has so much chin hair she claims she could grow a beard. "I would spend $1 million just to take one pill and never deal with hairiness again. It's worth it for me." She is testing the Clean + Easy Deluxe Home Electrolysis kit ($39.95), which claims to remove hair with professional results.

Epicare

"I'm an actress, and no one wants to see someone on camera with a hairy face," says Lili, 25. "My problems with facial hair started when I was a kid. I just noticed my upper lip I had hair, and my sideburns," she explains, recalling that she was called "a wolf girl." So we're giving her the Epicare too ($16.99), which claims to remove hair using a unique spring action to pull hair from the root, without damaging the skin. "I'm going to do it," she says. "Hopefully it will be the answer!"

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