Other methods. 1  Epilation. 2  Waxing. 3  Shaving. 4  Laser hair removal. 5  Electrolysis. 6  Lifestyle change, including reducing excessive weight and addressing insulin resistance, may be beneficial. Insulin resistance can cause excessive testosterone levels in women, resulting in hirsutism.
Madam C.J. Walker, born Sarah Breedlove, created specialized hair products for African-American hair and was one of the first American women to become a self-made millionaire.
Thenceforward she was known as Madam C. J. Walker. In 1908, after two years of training Walker agents and beauty culturists throughout the Southern and Eastern United States, Walker and her husband settled in Pittsburgh, where she opened Lelia College of Beauty Culture, a school named for her daughter.