Eliminating Body Hairs Using Common Methods

These days, a woman can’t just raise her hands without being sure her underarm is hairless. Smiling isn’t enough as well, she also has to remove any shade of moustache on her upper lip. And if you believe she wears sleeveless shirts and mini skirts on her relaxed days, think once again. Most probably, she didn’t wake up and just put on those garments at once. She still needed to shave or wax her arms and legs.

While getting rid of hair is very normal for the women, some “macho” guys also take off their unwanted hair on the body. While the ladies won’t lift an eyebrow upon seeing a hairy man, they likely will not be eager to introduce themselves to him too. Some men think that cutting or getting rid of their face and body hair is more attractive to ladies. It can also be that they find being hairless more comfortable and hygienic than being covered with their own hair.

Getting rid of excess hair is a practice that dates back to the ancient times. What advantages or aesthetic purposes they got in hair removal then is still true today.

Those who wish to remove outcast facial and body hairs can choose either to depilate or epilate. Depilating is the removal of the hair from above the skin surface, while epilating is getting rid of the whole hair from root to tip.

In depilating, the most common methods are shaving, trimming, and applying creams that break the protein bonds of the hair, ripping it from above the skin. There are those who also use friction to buff away hair. Common epilating methods include waxing, sugaring, plucking, and threading. And while these techniques are admittedly more painful, hair will take longer to grow back.

There are also permanent methods of hair removal and reduction. The first is electrolysis, the process of taking the hair off by applying electricity to a solid hair-thin metal probe slid into every hair follicle. This does localized damage to the parts that produce hair, therefore permanently removing hair.

Permanent hair reduction processes include the popular laser and IPL. Laser hair removal utilizes laser to damage follicles, rendering it incapable to generate hair. IPL, or Intense Pulsed Light, uses light of various wavelengths to remove hair. It is also used to heal different skin problems, including hyperpigmentation.

Each technique differs on effectiveness, price, convenience, and the length of time the hair grows back. As each has its own pros and cons, always take extra care each time you use any of the aforementioned methods.

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