Men and women all over the world spend hours of their lives getting rid of unwanted hair. This desire to be smooth and silky seems to start in our adolescent years and never really leaves us.
Our society glorifies hairlessness. Usually people want to get rid of hair on the face, armpits, legs, bikini line and many other body parts.
Although many men desire the same hairlessness as many women, it has become culturally unacceptable for women to have unshaven legs, hairy armpits or any facial hair. When a women feels the social pressures of being hairless she will usually succumb to them.
From plucking to laser hair removal there are now many options for hair removal in today's day and age. Every person should research the different methods of hair removal to decide which will work best for them.
You should consider cost, your available time, skin type and the desired hair-free area as you are researching the different types of hair removal. You also do not have to choose just one form of hair removal.
There are many different ways for you to combine different hair removal techniques. Creating a specialized hair removal plan for yourself will help you effectively remove the hair that you need to remove.
Before looking in to how to remove the hair it is important that you understand how it got there in the first place. Understanding how hair grows and where it is coming from will give you more insight as to how you should properly remove it.
Each and every hair is contained in a pilosebaceous unit. This unit is made up of the hair shaft, hair follicle, sebaceous gland and an erector pili muscle.
As hair grows and naturally sheds it goes through 3 different phases. The first phase is anagen. Anagen occurs as the hair grows.
The second stage is the catagen stage. This stage is often termed the transistional stage.
Finally the telogen phase is the resting phase. The telogen phase comes to an end as the hair falls our.
Depending on the area of the body, your genetics and hormones, different hairs will spend different amounts of time in each phase. Hair in the anagen phase is more susceptible to injury than hair in the telogen phase.
As you consider your hair removal method remember that your hair is most vulnerable during the anagen phase. Instilling a hair removal plan while your hair is in the telogen phase may not be as effective as if it were instilled during the anagen phase.
If you are feeling overwhelmed or you are just not ready to start a hair removal process you can always consider bleaching. Bleaching will make the unwanted hair much less noticeable.
Bleaching will be most effective if you already have thin but dark hair. If your hair is extremely thick the bleaching may make it more noticeable.
The bleaching process takes place by applying a chemical to the desired area, which removes the pigment from the hair. Many people bleach hair that is in noticeable areas like the arms, face or neck.
Another very common form of hair removal is shaving. This is a temporary method or hair removal.
Shaving merely cuts the hair off at the surface of the skin. Many believe that shaving makes the hair grow back thicker, darker and faster but this is false.
When you are shaving you should also remember to use a moisturizer to help the razor glide over the skin instead of cutting or scraping the skin. Many people use water, shaving cream, hair conditioner or body wash as a barrier between the razor and the skin.
Plucking and waxing are both physical ways of removing hair. Repeated physical removal may damage the hair follicle to the extent that hair does not return if it is done over a long period of time.
Waxing allows you to remove large amounts of hair all at once. Plucking can be very time consuming because you can only remove a few pieces of hair at one time.
Laser hair removal has become a very popular form of hair removal because of the lasting effects of the treatment. The laser works by emitting light at various wavelengths, energy outputs and pulse widths.
If you have chosen to remove any unwanted hair on your body take the time to figure out which method will be most healthy for you. Knowing what the best method is for you will avoid much pain and damage to your skin.
Author Resource:
Ronald Pedactor has worked as a laser hair removal technician for 4 years and has written nearly fifty articles about hair removal and laser hair removal Arizona .
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Ronald Pedactor
RonaldPedactor09@gmail.com
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