Body Hair Removal Guide

Body Hair Removal Guide: Find the Best Method for You

In this new millennium, we're seeing that both men and women have various body hair removal needs. Where in the past, removal techniques targeted men and women differently, i.e. men remove their head and facial hair and women remove their leg and pubic hair, in today's age all body hair is fair game for both genders.

This leaves the average consumer with an array of removal methods to choose from, and therefore with several questions.

What hair removal methods can you choose from, and how do you choose the best one for you?

Body Hair Removal Methods

Razor Though one of the less effective methods for hair removal, the razor remains one of the most popular. As long as you shave with a brand new blade, the razor can be effective. However, keep in mind that you'll want to replace that blade every time you shave because a dulled blade will yank your hair out painfully in a zig zag fashion and create ingrown hairs and razor burn.

Shaver The shaver used to be primarily a man's choice in the past. However women are discovering the incredible ease and smooth shave an electric shaver provides. There are even shavers designed now for intimate hair removal, meaning that both men and women can use them to remove hair from every surface of the body, especially the pubic area which is highly sensitive, with complex contours (which other hair removal methods have trouble handling).

Electrolysis For people who have excessive hair growth, electrolysis may be a viable option as it is the only permanent solution to hair removal. Yet, electrolysis is expensive, and very painful, and often requires several treatments before permanent hair removal can be attained. For a small percentage of people, though, permanence can never be attained.

Laser Hair Removal Professionals in the hair removal industry have mixed feelings about laser hair removal. Some say it can be a permanent solution, but many agree the average person needs maintenance sessions every several months. Though far less painful than electrolysis, laser can be pricey as well, and requires light skin and dark coarse hair for the best results.

Waxing A popular option for women's hair removal, men are looking to waxing for such areas as the chest and back. One can choose to wax him or herself with a waxing kit or to go to a professional. Though cost-effective, waxing requires constant maintenance and can't be handled in seconds or minutes flat. Waxing must often be scheduled whether you do it yourself or pay someone else.

Sugaring Sugaring is just like waxing, except the product used is based on a sugar compound, making its texture similar to caramel, and less sticky than wax. This allows for a cleaner finishing because it washes right off.

Depilatory Creams Depilatories creams and lotions chemically dissolve your hair so that it falls right out of the follicle. How well a depilatory works depends on the coarseness and thickness of your hair and how many hairs might grow in each follicle. A depilatory has to soak into the entire hair to dissolve it and bring it out of the follicle. If your hair is too thick, or the follicle holds onto it too tightly, then depilatories may not work well for you.

Choosing the Right Body Hair Removal Method for You Every person has different needs. So you have to ask yourself, what is more important to you? Do you want a method that is permanent, regardless how expensive it is? If so, then electrolysis may be for you. However, if your chief concern is a simple, quick, mess free and painless method because you're busy and money-conscious, then you want to remove your body hair yourself in a way that won't result in blemishes or take too long.

Most consumers, we feel, fall into the second category. For those of you that agree, we can tell you that the key to soft, spotless, hairless skin is to use an electric shaver. If you plan to remove hair from various parts of your body, we also recommend using a shaver designed for intimate shaving. Such shavers are made to navigate the skin well, minimizing the chance for nicks and cuts.

A good electric shaver also never dulls (as long as you clean them regularly), unlike disposable razor blades. By maintaining a sharp blade, you can ensure that your hair is cut as close to the skin as possible, without running over the skin multiple times. You can also ensure a clean slicing of the hair so that as it grows back, it doesn't split, causing ingrown hairs and nasty bumps.

This is important because every other hair removal method assaults your hair and skin. Waxing rips the hair out. Laser and electrolysis fry it. Depilatories chemically dissolve it and dry out your skin. Such violent attacks on your skin and hair are the reason your body retaliates with ingrown hairs and bumps, razor burn, stinging redness, and pain. With an electric shaver, you bypass all that because it works with your hair and skin.

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