Unwanted hair on the upper lip, chin, or area under the jaw can be difficult to manage. Shaving, waxing, plucking, and threading remove the hair you can see, but they do not change how quickly it grows back.
Elyn Cream is designed to help slow that regrowth. It contains eflornithine hydrochloride 13.9%, a topical medicine used to reduce the rate of unwanted facial hair growth (a use most commonly studied in women). It does not remove existing hair, so you can continue your usual hair-removal method while using it.
Eflornithine interferes with an enzyme involved in hair growth. With regular use, facial hair may grow back more slowly and become easier to manage.
Improvement may become noticeable within 4 to 8 weeks, although individual results vary and some people need longer. Continued use is generally needed to maintain the effect. After treatment is stopped, hair growth may gradually return toward its previous rate.
Elyn Cream contains eflornithine hydrochloride 13.9% — the same active ingredient and strength used in Vaniqa®.
Elyn and Vaniqa are separately manufactured products. Their inactive ingredients, complete formulations, manufacturers, packaging, and regulatory status may differ.
Allow the cream to absorb before applying cosmetics or sunscreen. Use only as directed on the product label or by a healthcare professional. Applying more will not produce faster results.
For external use only. Use only on affected areas of the face and under the chin. Do not apply to broken, abraded, inflamed, or irritated skin. Avoid the eyes, mouth, and inside of the nose. Rinse with water if accidental contact occurs.
Possible side effects include acne, ingrown-hair bumps, stinging, burning, redness, dryness, itching, tingling, rash, follicle irritation, or temporary hair loss. If irritation develops, a healthcare professional may advise temporarily reducing application to once daily. Stop use and seek medical advice if irritation persists, becomes severe, or signs of an allergic reaction occur.
Do not use if you are allergic to eflornithine or another ingredient in the cream. Ask a healthcare professional before use during pregnancy or breastfeeding, in anyone under 18, or when using other topical medicines on the same area.
If there is no improvement after several months of consistent use, speak with the prescribing healthcare professional rather than continuing indefinitely without review.
No. It is not a depilatory cream and does not remove existing hair. It helps slow the rate of regrowth while you continue your usual hair-removal routine.
Improvement may become noticeable within 4 to 8 weeks of consistent use, although individual results vary and some people need longer.
Both contain eflornithine hydrochloride 13.9%. They are separately manufactured products, so their complete formulations, packaging, and regulatory status may differ.
Yes. Continue your usual hair-removal method as needed.
No. Continued use is generally needed. Hair growth may gradually return toward its previous rate after treatment is stopped.
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