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Hair removal on your menstrual cycle
You know how some women get sensitive or swollen boobs in the lead-up to their period? Well, that swelling can occur all over your body to varying degrees, and it pushes your nerves closer to the skin’s surface, making you more sensitive to pain. So ladies – my advice to you is: don’t get any [...]
Ingrown Hairs
Prevent ingrown hairs We spend many hours and lots of dosh trying to make our skin fully smooth, only to have ingrown hairs appear a week later and mar our beautiful, smooth skin! Not fair! What causes ingrown hairs? When a hair begins its growth cycle, it is still under the skin. Normally, as the [...]
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External links The following web links have been included for your benefit, the sites linked here contain further useful information about laser hair removal. We are not affiliated with these websites and offer no guarantees as to their accuracy. The Epilator: Article on epilator hair removal HairFacts.com: Great website on all things hair Don’t get [...]
Laser
What’s involved? Similar to IPL, except the light emitted is a laser light, and the laser can be tuned to focus all its energy at a specific depth of the skin. This means that more of the light is targeted at the hair follicle, and less is distributed in the surrounding skin – making for [...]
IPL (Intense Pulsed Light)
What’s involved? This works by destroying the hair follicles so that they don’t create any more hairs. The area to be treated is first shaved, then an electrical device is run over the area, and emits a light on a certain frequency. You know when you pluck a hair out, and at the root of [...]
Electrolysis
What’s involved? Sticking a needle down the hole the hair comes out and, when the point of the needle reaches the hair follicle, giving it a jolt of electricity. This should damage the follicle and so prevent future hair growth. The trick is to insert the needle correctly; if it is at the wrong angle [...]
Epilator
What’s involved? Using an electrical device to remove the hairs. You run the device over the area to be treated, and it grabs the hairs and pulls them out at the roots. Pros: You can do it yourself, once you’ve bought yourself an epilator device. Cons: This doesn’t work for everyone. If you’re thinking of [...]
Waxing
What’s involved? Lathering strips of wax onto the area to be treated, letting the wax set, then ripping the wax off – with hairs attached. Most waxes are applied hot, then left to cool a bit before being ripped off. Some waxes are applied cold. There is a huge range of different techniques, and of [...]
Hair Removal Creams
What’s involved? Finding a bathroom you can have to yourself for half an hour or more, and covering the area to be treated in the hair removal cream. Then you just have to wait for the cream to do its stuff – usually around 15 minutes, but each cream is different so read the instructions. [...]
Shaving
What’s involved? Using a razor to remove hairs where they leave the pore. Lather the area with soap (does the trick) or shaving gel (smoother finish), then run the razor over the area. Wash the area with warm water. Pros: It’s cheap – you can buy a razor from the supermarket and just use your [...]
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