Different Types of Hair Removal

Hair removal has always been a source of annoyance for most of the human race around the time they reach adolescence  until the time they disregard their vanity and hygiene or die.  Most do it for aesthetic purposes, but sometimes it’s done for hygienic or cultural purposes as well.  For example, Christian monks used to shave the top of their heads and Buddhist monks shave their whole heads. Whatever the reason, many methods are available to achieve a hairless state.

Shaving is the most common method of hair removal amongst men and women. It is also the most temporary method. It only cuts the hair at the surface of the epidermis so it can grow back quickly and has to be done almost daily.

Plucking is another method, but most of the time, it is painful and time consuming. The best benefit is that it is not so messy and it is long lasting. The hair must also be long enough for the tweezers to grasp it effectively.

Waxing and sugar waxing is a good way to remove large sections of hair at one time. Waxing involves hot or cold wax that is spread on the surface of the skin and then paper or cloth is applied and let dry.  The strips are then yanked off quickly and the embedded hair and wax is removed together.  Sugar waxing is the same except that you use a stick sugar based or caramel to coat the hair. The added benefit is that it is easier clean up off the skin that wax which must either be peeled of or scraped off.

Bleaching is another option for unsightly hair although it does not remove hair as much as conceal it.  A chemical is spread on the skin and then removed after a certain period of time, revealing a lightened or loss of pigmentation in the hair. The chemical some times comes in two parts that must be mixed together.

Choosing which method sometimes involves trial and error, and the methods might sometime be painful, but the results more than likely outweigh the trouble.