Hair in the eyes - Solved!
 

Susie has a perpetual hair in the face problem. She's cotton coated so her hair is thick, soft and long for an 8 month old. To make matters worse, all the hair from just behind her ears forward to her eyes grows so that it hangs straight down into her eyes. I keep it up in a topknot which she doesn't mind at all, so that part is usually not too much of a problem. The hard part has been the hair on her nose that is fluffy enough to puff up into her eyes. Someone on the list suggested getting hair wax like the kids use to spike their hair. I tried it and it worked for the nose problem. (First I put it in the corners of my own eyes to make sure it was gentle.) Then I got to thinking about another problem. When Susie plays with Mom's dog, Little Bit, who is Susie's litter mate, Little Bit grabs Susie by the topknot and hauls her around the room. It hurts! So we've been taking out the topknot when they play but then Susie is handicapped because she can't see. So today I tried the wax. I took out the topknot and liberally waxed all the hair from the ears forward and then slicked it back with a comb. She played with Little Bit for several hours, and although she was pretty messy looking when we brought her home, she could still see pretty well and she hadn't had a handle for Little Bit to yank on. Success!!!! Many thanks to whoever made the wax suggestion!

I will have to give that a try on Ava because even when her hair is up in a topknot the hair on her snout covers her eyes and she cannot see well and I cannot see her eyes..you can see what I mean in her avatar pic. What did you buy exactly? I heard mustache wax?

For now - I keep the hair along the top of my pup's nose very short (the area from between his eyes to the tip of his noise).... Then on either side of this, it grows longer.

We're not ready for a "real topknot" yet - so the hair above his eyes is also kept short now.

Also if I see any odd hairs that are constantly growing toward his eyes - and not lying down like they should -- these get trimmed also.

The above sounds like a lot of trimming - but it really isn't. He looks great and has a very neat puppy-type cut for now. (He still has a very hairy little face.)

You should see the hair on my Bichon. If the hair around his eyes weren't trimmed - he wouldn't have any eyes at all.


Carol Jean

I just wanted to say how cute I thought it was that you put the wax in the corner of your eyes first! That is so cute!
I am glad that everything worked out for your girl and that she can see once again!
Hannah

Good deal! After all, we cannot have her sibling tossing her around the house by her topknot. :)

I also use a product like this on Sadie. Mainly, because her hair is not quite long enough yet, and when I bathe her, her hair is so soft that a beret, or bow won't stay in her hair unless I put stuff on her topknot.

Someone asked what exactly I bought for Susie. It's FX Molding Max. Under $3 at WalMart. It's green. It might not be the best brand. I just picked it because two of the other two brands were oozing out of there packages and I didn't want a mess at home.

I realize this is an old post but I am wondering if you meant FX molding Wax? I looke that up on Amazon and, Lordy mercy....it is priced at $64.99 for 2 ounces. Can't be the same stuff, can it? https://www.amazon.com/FX-Molding-Wa...gateway&sr=8-3

AND....at Walmart for $91.95for 2 ounces. Just wow! https://www.walmart.com/ip/Easy-to-A...y-FX/957853808

Bound to be a misprint unless others online selling it for that. I’d call them or open a help chat and ask what the heck.

Thank you.I think I'll just find another wax. :-) I was shocked because the OP said she bought it for three dollars. I found at Canada Beauty Supply for 24 dollars. Insane pricing differences from three different places.

Who is going to pay that stupid price for a couple ounces of hair wax? Rock stars and trust fund babies maybe who pay hair stylists hundreds per appointment plus tips and they likely don’t shop Walmart online so maybe wannabe’s pay it! Hobbyists like me have used Understickim, I think it was called, can’t recall correct spelling. In early 2k’s a little tub of it was $5, 6 dollars at hobby shops, has gone up, no doubt, but it would likely do about the same thing as that outrageously priced stuff. I’d use Chapstick before paying near $100 for a dab of wax!

I certainly won't pay such a price!
 

I had planned on letting it grow out more but took her for her first grooming and forgot to mention it to the groomer. I just wanted her underbelly trimmed so she would not be peeing on it. She is only five months old and has sooo much hair. I had been fighting it before, now I will be fighting it constantly. I need to keep it out of those sweet little eyes.