How To Get Rid Of Unsightly Body Hairs
These days, a woman can’t just raise her hands without making sure her underarm is hair-free. Smiling just won’t do anymore, she also has to remove any tinge of moustache on her upper lip. And if you think she wears sleeveless blouse and mini shorts on her relaxed days, think once again. Most likely, she didn’t wake up and just donned those clothes immediately. She still had to shave or wax her arms and legs.
While hair removal is very common for the women, some “macho” men also get rid of their excess hair on the body. While the ladies won’t raise a brow upon seeing a hairy man, they likely won’t be eager to introduce themselves to him too. Some men realize that trimming or getting rid of their face and body hair is more appealing to ladies. It can also be that they find being hair-free more comfortable and hygienic than being covered with their own hair.
Removing excess hair is a practice that dates back to the ancient times. What advantages or cosmetic purposes they found in hair removal then is still true today.
Those who wish to get rid of outcast facial and body hairs can choose either to depilate or epilate. Depilating is the removal of the hair from above the surface of the skin, while epilating is getting rid of the full hair from root to tip.
In depilating, the most popular methods are shaving, trimming, and applying creams that break the protein bonds of the hair, ripping it from above the skin. Some also use friction to buff away hair. Common epilating methods include plucking, sugaring, threading, and waxing. And while these techniques are admittedly more painful, hair will take longer to grow back.
There are also permanent ways 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 contained damage to the areas that produce hair, thus permanently removing hair.
Permanent hair reduction methods include the popular laser and IPL. Laser hair removal uses laser to damage follicles, making it unable to produce hair. IPL, or Intense Pulsed Light, uses light of several wavelengths to get rid of hair. It is also used to heal different skin problems, including hyperpigmentation.
Each method differs on strength, cost, convenience, and the length of time the hair grows back. As each has its own advantages and disadvantages, always take extra caution each time you apply any of the aforementioned techniques.
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