Bikini hair removal by laser is the latest method of removing unwanted hair from bikini lines. Lasers can remove the hair in about 15 minutes.

Bikini hair removal by laser is non-invasive and long-lasting. A focused beam of light damages or disables the follicle to at least slow down the growth of hair. But, laser treatments will not remove the more deeply embedded hairs.

Bikini Hair Removal Treatment Options

Laser Bikini Hair Removal Process

Laser hair removal is the most costly hair removal procedure. Prices range from $150 to $1000 per treatment. And most insurance does not cover this treatment method.

While laser bikini hair removal is not as painful as electrolysis, if you are sensitive to pain, you may want to speak with your physician about using a topical anesthetic.

While there have been reports of laser treatments eliminating thirty to forty percent of unwanted hair for as long as a year, it is not permanent.

Electrolysis

Bikini hair removal by electrolysis is a process that involves inserting a fine needle into the hair follicle and destroying the hair root either by heat or chemical action and sometimes both at the same time. Each hair is treated individually.

Electrolysis is a painful process, even with a topical anesthetic.

Electrolysis is also one of the most expensive methods of bikini hair removal. Usually, there’s a rate of $25 to $200 per hour.

Compared to other methods, electrolysis is time-consuming. Depending on how fast the hair grows along your bikini line, it usually takes regular weekly or monthly visits for a year to complete the process.

And there’s scientific evidence that regrowth can occur when a new root cell is formed in the same area.

Waxing

If you’re concerned about pain, you can purchase a pain-reducing gel or anesthetic numbing spray from your pharmacist, which needs to be applied thirty to sixty minutes before waxing.

Many bikini hair removal home waxing systems contain aloe vera, chamomile, and vitamin E and are safe for sensitive areas like your bikini line.

You can buy a hard wax kit specifically designed for the genital area. But if you’re not totally committed to following through with the waxing process, no matter how much it hurts, you may just want to go to a salon and let a professional do it for you.

Waxing the genital area has been known to provide smooth results for as long as 3 – 8 weeks and is suggested as the longest-lasting temporary hair removal method for bikini lines.

Sugaring

Bikini hair removal by sugaring is an alternative for anyone whose skin reacts to waxing. It’s hypo allergenic and ideal for sensitive skin.

Sugaring is supposedly a less painful bikini hair removal method than waxing because the sugar paste adheres only to the hair, not the skin as with waxing. And because you roll it in your hands first, it can never scald the way a hot wax can.

Regrowth is slow and lasts a few weeks.

Woman Happy After Bikini Hair Removal

Depilatory Hair Removal

Bikini hair removal by a depilatory cream/lotion dissolves hairs just above the surface of the skin and is effective in removing the coarse hair of bikini lines.

Depilatories can work pretty well if you need to remove hair quickly. You simply apply the cream or lotion, wait a short while, and then thoroughly rinse off with warm water.

The major disadvantages of depilatories are: 1)The chemicals that dissolve the hairs can also burn your skin, 2)They’re messy, 3)When the chemicals mix with hair, there’s an unpleasant sulfur-like odor – They smell really bad. (And this smell remains on you, anything you’ve used in the process and in whatever room you’ve applied this cream or lotion for quite a while.), and 4)They tend to have pretty spotty results.

Epilators

There is a battery-operated tool called an epilator that is used for hair removal. It basically pulls hair out by the roots so that regrowth is slowed.

Shaving with a wet razor remains to be the most common method of bikini hair removal. It doesn’t take a lot of time and is the least expensive of bikini hair removal methods.

Depending on how fast your hair grows, this method will need to be done every one to four days.

Shaving with a Wet Razor

But shaving with a wet razor can more often than not irritate sensitive skin, creating an unsightly red rash and bumps at bikini lines, which does not make it the favorite bikini hair removal method.