Your Options In Body & Back Hair Removal
With so many temporary and permanent alternatives for body and back hair removal, little wonder why one can spoilt for choice at times. All in all, regardless of what you choose eventually, it is important to understand your needs and assess the methods’ pros and cons and risk. If you’ve any doubts with respect to any method, don’t go through it until you find out more. Let’s run through some of these methods or devices :
Depilatory Cream
When applied, depilatory creams and sometimes lotions dissolve the hair near the skin and make it easy to just wipe away the removed hair. It often takes less than 10 minutes to do the job but comes with limitations and disadvantages such as sensitive skin irritations, allergies and so on. It’s not permanent hair removal and requires frequent application. What makes it popular is the fact that it’s fast and easy. You can also reach out to areas such as the back without requiring much 3rd party assistance, making back hair removal easy particularly for the busy executive.
Shaving
Another common method for body and back hair removal is shaving. It’s also easy and convenient but may create issues such as cuts and razor burns in the process. Hair regrowth can be stubby and the likelihood of getting ingrown hairs is also quite high.
Epilators
Plucking your body hair manually takes some effort. But with an epilator, this catalyzes the process. Electronic gadgets that pulls the hair out from the skin, epilators can be a good temporary method of body and back hair removal for some people. The hair doesn’t grow for several weeks. The eariler products inflict a lot of pain when used but recent developments have reportedly mitigated that. The newer products tend to numb the skin as they work through the plucking. Even very short hairs can be removed, making ingrown hairs and stubs less of an issue.
Waxing
A much faster version of plucking is waxing. Depending on the procedure, either cold or hot wax is poured onto the area concerned. A piece of cloth or plaster is later pressed on it. The aesthetician then rips the cloth off your skin, pulling out all your unwanted body or back hair from its roots at the same time. It takes little guessing to know that the method can be pretty painful. However, as it can last for a few weeks before another round of waxing is required, some people tend to go for it as an alternative to permanent hair removal.
Electrolysis
Although electrolysis is the only approach that’s really fits the permanent hair removal definition, it’s not a preferred method for body or back hair removal. Since each and every hair follicle needs to be killed via an electric current, electrolysis can take many treatments. The whole course can span from a few weeks to even a year. For body and back hair removal, since the area is much larger, it will take a while before you’ll start seeing results. It is also expensive and the higher number of treatments also means removing body or back hair via this approach may cost an arm or leg for some.
Laser
Another method that’s reported to be more efficient than electrolysis is laser. It’s great for bigger hair removal areas but has limitations when it comes to different skin tones and hair textures. Different people have also reported varying results. It’s also not permanent hair removal (more of permanent hair reduction), although it’s often been mistaken to be so. Costs is also a concern for some people thinking of opting for this approach.