Recipes of hair removal (hair removal) Naked ambitions: depilation at home

The life of a woman complicates as many as 5 million hairs covering the entire body. And these five million account for several dozen different ways to deal with them - about 30 types of hair removal and depilation. Here's a review of the most popular methods of home hair removal today: from simple to complex. The choice is yours.

But for a start, we'll figure out how depilation differs from epilation. Depilation is the removal of the hair shaft located above the surface of the skin. Epilation - removal of hair with the root part, which causes damage to the follicular apparatus. After epilation, the hair, unfortunately, will not disappear forever (before this progress, alas, has not reached), but it leaves you the ideal smoothness of the skin for a long time. Some cosmetologists explain to their clients the difference briefly and clearly: "Depilation is for a while, and depilation is forever." Although "forever" - in their mouths the concept of relative.

Shaving

It (shaving) was and remains a quick, easy, effective and cheap method of hair removal. The procedure is incredibly simple: apply the shaving gel on the area and shave off the hairs.
Previously, it was assumed that multiple shaving of hair in one place stimulates their growth. Now it is unequivocally proved that this is not so.

The production of razor blades, razors, creams before and after shaving is a developed multi-million dollar industry, which is not infringed upon by the growing popularity of other methods of depilation. Female machines, as a rule, differ somewhat in shape and are made of plastic of "feminine" colors: blue, pink, light green, etc. However, no one has yet proved that they are something fundamentally different from men's. In any case, men, who by chance used women's machines, did not notice any significant difference either during the procedure or evaluating the result.

Benefits:

Hair removal occurs quickly and does not irritate (with rare exceptions) the skin.
Disadvantages:

Within two days the hairs begin to grow. At the same time, they are not very pleasant to the touch, since they have been smoothly cut off.
Depilatory cream

A simple, inexpensive and absolutely useless way for a week to bid farewell to the hairs. Among depilatory creams there are different types: universal, for removal of undesirable hairs on the face, in the field of a bikini, axillas, and also for a skin of hands and feet, for a sensitive skin. This tool is applied to the surface of the skin, and after a few minutes it is removed with a special spatula together with unnecessary hairs.

Benefits:

The method is fast and painless.
Cream for depilation can be used for almost any area.
Creams for depilation provide a longer lasting effect than shaving. "Vegetation" will begin to break through approximately on the fifth-sixth day.
If after shaving next day prickly hairs may appear, then after depilation with cream new hair grows with soft rounded edges, because of what the feeling is created that the skin is smooth and tender.
Disadvantages:

The depilatory cream has a slightly unpleasant specific odor, because of the substances in its composition.
Creams for depilation contain chemical components that dissolve the protein structure of the hair above the surface of the skin and make it easy to remove. Women with sensitive skin may experience irritation. Therefore, beforehand, the cream should be tested by applying a small amount of the agent to the wrist or skin from the inside of the elbow, after 24 hours, checking if a skin reaction has occurred. Today, for manufacturers of depilation creams, hypoallergenicity is most relevant. But you can not guarantee with 100% certainty that a chemical depilator will not cause you allergies.
Producers try to reduce the harmful effects of the cream by adding nutritional, skin-restoring and irritating substances. Therefore, only get high quality depilation creams that contain herbal extracts (aloe vera, chamomile), vitamins (E, C, D - panthenol).

Depilation with wax

Waxes for depilation are less allergenic and more natural means of depilation. The method is divided into depilation with hot, warm or cold wax.

The most commonly used hot wax: first it is heated in a microwave oven or in hot water, then applied to the skin in a thin layer and removed with a tissue cloth. Warm wax is very convenient because it is enough to warm it up under the stream of hot water or even between the palms. It is usually sold in a special bottle with a roller applicator, which solves the problem of applying the product in a thin layer. Cold wax is heated at a lower temperature, most often it is immediately applied to fabric, paper or polyethylene strips - plasters.

Benefits:

+ Wax depilation allows you to remove hair together with the follicle, so it provides a lasting effect - for 3-4 weeks.

Disadvantages:

- It is difficult to apply a thin layer of wax on your own, it requires skill.
It is necessary to apply the remedy very carefully so as not to burn yourself.

- This method is somewhat painful; After it the skin looks a little reddened.

Electrical depilatory

The action of this miniature electrical appliance is simple: tiny tweezers pull out together with the root of the hairs.

Benefits:

+ The effect lasts for a month, and the growing hairs are "weaker" than the previous ones.

Disadvantages:

- Sometimes the hairs grow, which can bring cares.

- In the bikini area, where the skin is particularly sensitive, such hair removal is a procedure of unpleasant.

And finally a couple of tips for proper depilation.

1. It is very convenient and effective to cleanse the skin before removing hair with special napkins, which many companies offer complete with depilation products.

2. Use lotions after depilation to restore the skin and to slow down hair growth. They will soothe the skin and significantly prolong the effect achieved.

3. To conduct the procedure for depilation should be in the morning and, best of all, a week after the menstrual period, because before and during menstruation the skin becomes more sensitive, prone to irritation due to high levels of hormones.

4. Each manufacturer prescribes its scheme-instruction for the use of the depilator. It is very important to carefully follow all the specific instructions that are attached to a particular depilator.

5. You should definitely do a preliminary skin test to determine individual sensitivity and allergic manifestations. If this rule is not observed, depilatories can cause skin damage, including chemical burns. It is known that the use of depilatories led to the development of chemical burns as much as 2-3 degrees - left behind visible life scars.

6. The time of application depilatory varies from 4 to 15 minutes. The increase in exposure greatly increases the risk of local skin reactions, even if you did a preliminary test.

7. Depilatories should never be used in the field of eyelids and eyebrows, as well as burned or damaged skin. In the first case, serious burns of mucous membranes are possible, in the second - a dangerous aggravation of the problem.