Hair Removal Methods

As soon as a female enters teenage, the problem of hair removal starts hounding her. Be it on the underarms, upper-lip or legs, when it comes to women, the lesser the body hair, the better it is. In fact, in the present times, men have also started getting rid of the excessive hair growth on their body. When it comes to hair removal, a number of options are available today, some of them being temporary, while other claiming to give permanent results. We have listed all the major hair removal methods, in the lines below.

 

 

 

Regarded as the most temporary method of hair removal, shaving involves the use of a razor, for cutting off the hair, at the skin surface. In majority of the cases, moisturizers like water, shaving cream, hair conditioner or body wash are used to help the razor glide over the skin, avoiding cuts and scrapes. This particular method makes a hair shaft attain a blunt tip, rather than the normal tapered one.

 

This particular method of hair removal has its results lasting only a little longer than shaving. In this case, a cream is applied on the area where hair has to be removed, say underarms, legs, etc. Thereafter, the area is left undisturbed for a few minutes, usually 15-20 minutes, during which time it dissolves the hair. The cream is wiped or washed off after the appropriate time, giving you smooth skin.

 

The most time consuming method, when it comes to hair removal, is plucking. In this particular method, a pair of tweezers is used to pluck individual hair. This method is mostly used for removing hair from the eyebrows as well as the upper-lip area. However, in order to use this method, the hair shaft must be long enough to be grasped by the tweezers.

 

One of the most popular hair removal options followed today, waxing can help you get rid of large amounts of hair, at one time. In this method, warm wax is spread over the skin, in the direction of hair growth. A clean cloth strip is placed on top, pressed a little and then used to pull off the wax, in the direction opposite to hair growth. Along with wax, hair is also pulled out of the follicles.

 

Sugar waxing is almost similar to the one waxing, as far as the basic procedure is concerned. However, in the former, a thick sugary substance similar to caramel is used, rather than wax. The main advantage of this method, over the traditional waxing, is that the sugar substance is water-soluble and can be much more easily removed from the skin, as compared to the normal wax.

 

 

In electrolysis, a fine needle is inserted into the hair follicle. Through this needle, electrical current is passed to the follicle root, burning it completely. After this procedure is used, the hair does not grow back again. This particular method requires repeated treatments for up to 12-18 months. At the same time, it can lead to side effects as well, in the form of pain, infection, keloid formation, hyperpigmentation, or hypopigmentation, etc.

 

Laser treatment, though categorized under permanent hair removal, has its effects differing from one person to the other. While some of them experience permanent reduction of hair, others do not. In this case, light is delivered from a hand-piece into the skin, at a specified wavelength, targeting the dark material (hair pigment). Laser treatment might require more than one sitting and result in side effects like burns, lesions, skin discoloration, patchy re-growth, etc.