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A woman who grew facial hair aged NINE and shaved her face everyday for 16 years has finally ditched the razor and embraced her “beautiful” beard.
Coral Sanchez, 29, spotted a hair on her chin aged nine and started shaving it off every morning from aged 12 to avoid bullies.
The content creator said stubble would grow back by early afternoon and she’d “layer” her face in foundation and “wouldn’t let anyone get close” so they couldn’t see her growing beard.
She spent years hiding her facial hair – caused by a condition known as hirsutism – and even managed to keep it a secret from an ex she dated for four years.
A woman who grew facial hair aged NINE and shaved her face everyday for 16 years has finally ditched the razor and embraced her “beautiful” beard.
Coral Sanchez, 29, spotted a hair on her chin aged nine and started shaving it off every morning from aged 12 to avoid bullies.
The content creator said stubble would grow back by early afternoon and she’d “layer” her face in foundation and “wouldn’t let anyone get close” so they couldn’t see her growing beard.
She spent years hiding her facial hair – caused by a condition known as hirsutism – and even managed to keep it a secret from an ex she dated for four years.
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00:00When people see my beard, they say a mixture of things.
00:04Some people are impressed by how much actually grows. Others are very disgusted and are very
00:10vocal about being disgusted. My name is Coral Rene. I kind of experienced quite a bit of a
00:16difficult past. Around nine, I ended up growing very heavy sideburns. By age 12, started having
00:24to shave my face fully. I wasn't sure what was going on, but by the age of 16, I was diagnosed
00:31with PCOS, which is polycystic ovarian syndrome. For me personally, it creates higher levels of
00:38testosterone in my body, which is causing my hirsutism, which is what is excessive hair growth.
00:47Finally, when I was about 26 or so, we ended up becoming homeless after COVID. I tried my
00:53best to keep up with the shaving in the car, and it just was not working. So I decided that I
01:00could not do it anymore. I did not want to hide anymore. I was so tired of not existing
01:06or showing up as myself. I started growing out my beard and my facial hair and sharing my journey
01:12online ever since. The facial hair definitely affected my relationships in a number of ways.
01:18The first serious relationship that I was in where we actually lived together,
01:22it meant me waking up every morning before him and shaving my face, putting on makeup. He never
01:28once saw me without makeup. I literally was sleeping in my makeup because I did not want any
01:35trace of stubble to be noticed. I feel like it really didn't allow me to have a true relationship,
01:40just because I knew that there was always this thing that was being hidden. Before I could accept
01:45myself, having facial hair as a woman made me feel like a monster. So that was really hard to
01:51reconcile that my body was so wrong, and yet this was the thing that was like my most valuable asset
01:59to the world. It is definitely an eye catcher. It's hard to leave the house without having reactions,
02:06but it has also allowed me to find a community. It has allowed me to find people who are truly
02:12loving and accepting of others. I don't ever consider shaving anymore. Honestly,
02:18I get scared that if I do shave, my beard won't come back as full as it is. I genuinely love my
02:23face with my beard. I hope that my impact is that some others realize that they don't have to hide
02:31anymore. It is so much more freeing to be able to live as you are comfortable instead of living
02:37for the people around you.