The following article details both salon and home treatments to help get rid of unwanted vegetation. Every girl is fighting a hard fight for beautiful and smooth skin, trying to find the perfect type of hair removal. Today, many options have been developed to solve this problem, which can be used to process a specific area. Each of them has certain advantages and disadvantages.
Most girls confuse the concepts of depilation and hair removal. When epilating, the hair is pulled out directly with the root, which ensures smoothness for quite a long time. And during depilation, only that part of the hair that is above the surface of the skin is removed - for example, using special creams or shaving, as a result of which, literally the next day, the hairs begin to grow back.
Shugaring
This is one of the most effective, simplest and most affordable types of hair removal that can be easily done at home. This method has been used for more than one hundred years, but it began to return to its former popularity relatively recently.
Today there are several different ways to prepare a mixture for sugaring, but not all of them are capable of providing the desired result. First, it is recommended to do a small test: take a little sugar (about 3-4 tablespoons), citric acid or lemon juice (2 tablespoons) and plain water (1 tablespoon). The sugar dissolves in the water, and the liquid is placed on the stove. As soon as it turns white, citric acid or juice is added and boiled for a few more minutes. The main thing is to check the mixture every half a minute until it acquires a light brown hue.
As soon as the boiled sugar mass stops sticking to your fingers, you need to turn off the stove and remove the mixture from the heat. Then the sugar paste is left for about an hour so that it can cool well.
After the sugar paste has completely cooled down, you need to break off a small piece, the size of a walnut, then begin to process the surface of the skin. The mass can turn out to be quite thick or watery. In the second case, it will be possible to epilate using fabric strips - sugar is applied to the skin against hair growth, material is applied, lightly adheres to the skin and comes off in the direction of hair growth.
The result will be visible immediately after the completion of the procedure. At first, the skin will redden, but this is a temporary effect that will disappear after about 2-3 hours. One of the advantages of this method is that a repeated epilation procedure will not be needed earlier than in a month. With each procedure, the hairs become thinner and thinner.
However, this method also has some disadvantages - the procedure can be repeated only after the hairs are about 5-7 mm in length, which brings certain inconveniences.
Waxing
Bioepilation is one of the most practical and ancient methods of dealing with unwanted vegetation. However, despite the amazing effect of this procedure, there is a risk that the growing hairs will become more rigid, and the problem of ingrown hairs may appear. No one can be insured from these troubles, but the likelihood of their occurrence can be minimized if, before epilation, a high-quality skin scrubbing is performed, during which all dead particles are removed. It is also helpful to steam the skin, making epilation much easier and less painful.
First, you need to degrease the skin well, after which a special cosmetic wax is applied to the treated area, then a paper strip is applied and, as soon as it dries a little, it is abruptly removed along with the hairs.
Warm, hot, or cold wax can be used for this procedure. It is advisable to purchase wax, which includes special medicinal herbs that have a calming effect and contribute to a significant acceleration of the regeneration process. Hot wax is not recommended for girls with very sensitive skin. Also, it is not suitable in the presence of varicose veins, since in this case pain may occur. In addition, there is a risk of severe burns.
When using cold wax, you will first need to warm it up well by rubbing it in your palms. If you use warm wax, it must be heated with a water bath. Almost immediately after the wax is applied to the skin, you need to attach a paper strip and tear it off.
The result remains for about 3 weeks. During this time, you need to regularly use scrubs and work out the epilated areas with a washcloth.
This type of hair removal is not recommended in such cases:
- The presence of wounds, cuts, scratches on the surface of the skin.
- Inflammation in the treated area.
- Phlebeurysm.
- Hypersensitivity.
- Close location of blood vessels to the skin.
Laser hair removal
Today there are several different types of hair removal - simple, fractional, elos. This procedure is carried out strictly in the salon. Special goggles are put on the client, after which the doctor quickly treats all problem areas.
It is worth remembering that you will not be able to notice the immediate effect after the procedure. The destruction of the hair root itself occurs, while the hair itself remains on the skin, and falls out on its own after about a week.
To completely remove hairs from the legs, it will take about 5 procedures, and for the armpit area 2-3. This method does not always help to eliminate blonde hairs. The fact is that this method is based on the destruction of melanin.
Laser hair removal is quite often accompanied by certain complications:
- The doctor may choose the wrong length of the beam, which is determined strictly on an individual basis, because of this, a burn may appear.
- Very sensitive skin is often inflamed.
- If the doctor holds the beam on one area for too long, there is a risk of severe burns.
- There is a chance of developing an ingrown hair problem.
To avoid negative consequences, you need to be very careful about the selection of not only a salon, but also a specialist who must have the appropriate knowledge and skills, and have only positive reviews.
Ultrasonic hair removal
During this procedure, a special ultrasound device and gel will be used. First, a procedure is performed to remove unwanted hair from a specific area using wax, then the treated body surface is lubricated with a gel. Directly under the influence of a special ultrasonic device, ions and molecules of this gel will penetrate into the deepest layers of the dermis, reaching the hair follicle.
Due to the use of this method of hair removal, the process of formation and growth of new hairs is significantly slowed down, because during the first procedure, the bulbs that are in the stage of active growth are completely removed.
There is a need for several repeated ultrasonic hair removal procedures in order to eliminate those hairs, the bulbs of which were at rest. You will notice positive results in about a few months. Therefore, you should be patient, as this is a very long process, but the result obtained is worth the effort.
The advantages of this technique for removing excess hair include the fact that even light, thin and vellus hairs can be eliminated. However, there is one serious drawback - the drugs used during the procedure are not able to distinguish between cells, therefore, they have a negative effect on the adjacent tissue cells.
Enzyme hair removal
The most dangerous ways to eliminate excess hairs are temperature, when hot compounds are applied to the surface of the treated area of the body. Such procedures are similar to waxing.
To carry out this procedure, a special composition is heated in a water bath, then applied directly to the treated area using a special spatula. After a while, the composition is removed, and with it all the hairs are removed.
During the procedure, there is no severe pain, but itching or burning sensations, which can be pronounced, may bother for some time. That is why this method is used for treating the legs and arms, but it is not allowed for the armpits, as well as bikinis.
Contraindications
All of the above methods have similar contraindications:
- Skin diseases in acute or chronic form.
- Pregnancy.
- Oncological diseases.
- Skin neoplasms.
- Herpes, infectious diseases.
- Diabetes.
- Coronary artery disease and hypertension in severe forms.
Before stopping the choice on some type of hair removal, you should familiarize yourself with all the advantages and disadvantages of the method, as well as consult not only a cosmetologist, but also a dermatologist.
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