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Hair Removal

Hair Removal – A Secret Topic

You seldom hear women talk about hair removal. It is not a topic that women normally feel comfortable discussing because it is considered unfeminine, considering it more appropriate for men to discuss. But course, dark hair can appear on women’s bodies and faces. Men can have excess hair issues also. Human beings have somewhere 5 million hair follicles on their body so it is a topic that should not be kept secret. Hair is removed from faces, legs, under the arms, at bikini lines and any other place unwanted hair makes an appearance.

Painful Past

Hair is another complicated system on our body. Hair is dead protein forming the follicle that grows out of a hair shaft. Hair removal can be very painful. Even plucking eyebrows can cause mild pain, leaving red irritated skin. As a result, many different methods of hair removal have been developed. Though some still pluck, it is usually too slow to be effective, especially on areas where there is a large amount of hair (like legs). The ways to remove hair are as follows.

Depilatories are lotions that melt the hair; because it is a lotion, it reaches deep into the hair shaft

Shaving cuts the hair at skin level; regrowth is often noticeable very quickly because it is above the skin

Waxing works well for the removal of large areas of hair; warm wax is spread on the skin, cools around the hair follicle and makes hair removal easy

Sugar waxing uses a sugary mixture and works the same way as warm wax

Electrolysis burns the hair root so the hair will not grow back; it is considered a permanent form of hair removal

Laser hair removal also damages the hair follicle but only slows re-growth; It does not permanently remove it

Electrolysis requires repeated treatments before the hair root is permanently destroyed. Laser hair removal is best used on light skinned people with dark hair because of the way it burns the follicle and root.

Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

Choosing the hair removal method is dependent first upon the area being cleared of hair. Vaniqa is only used on facial hair. Plucking will work for eyebrows, but not on your legs. The methods also have varying degrees of complications. Waxing can be messy. Only a technician can do laser hair removal. The degree of permanence desired is a third consideration. Some people must shave every day and would consider a longer-term solution.

Hair removal has become a common practice. Fads like the ‘Brazilian Wax’ emphasize complete removal of all hair on the body. Waxes like that are usually done at spas. But for most people, extreme hair removal is not needed. Other than the normal leg and face hair, most interest in hair removal is eliminating obvious unsightly hair such as a woman’s moustache or excess hair in a man’s ear. Like any cosmetic procedure, hair removal needs are unique to the person. It is important to choose the hair removal process that you are most comfortable maintaining.

One final note should be added. Always use creams and lotions to minimize skin irritations resulting from hair removal. There is a wide range of soothing lotions available.

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