Supple and smooth skin: do you Know to remove this methods to the hair?

Whether a man or a woman, the body of the people have hair. Some of them don’t bother, and others can be observed at all. Where and whether you want to remove the hair, and pure a matter of taste. Hair removal methods there are in any case plentiful. Some of them promise long-term results, while others take shorter, cause less pain at the time of application. If you remove the hairs regularly and are curious about what other methods are there, they are in the Following find.

To shave (one to three days)

Shaving is the most common and certainly one of the most popular methods to remove unwanted hair. Razors have sharp Blades that glide over the skin and the hair, superficial, separating, so that the skin afterwards is smooth and hair-free. In combination with a shave gel the Blade to gently glide over the skin and achieve both dry, and wet in the shower reliable results. A clear disadvantage of shaving is the fact that the hair grows back after about one to three days already again. Who wants to permanently have smooth skin, always have to shave again. Important the skin is to maintain it also after the shaving to avoid razor burn. Best suited for a rich after-shave creams.

Depilatory cream (three to seven days)

In contrast to the ordinary shaving practical depilatory creams have a chemical base. Such creams work by the ingredients react with the skin. First, the natural protective acid mantle of the skin is broken, to open the pores. Subsequently, the contained sodium hydroxide solution (thioglycolic acid) which attack the protein structure called Keratin, the hair. In this way, the hairs dissolve and remain as a gel-like mass on the skin. Using a spatula, and with lukewarm water, the dissolved hair can be removed then.

A clear advantage of hair removal cream is that the application is completely pain-free. In addition, the method is particularly simple and the Regrowth of the hair takes a little longer than shaving, so you need to no longer remove any hair. The disadvantage, however, is that due to the chemicals involved, skin irritation may occur. To find out whether your body is allergic, you should test the cream before first use on a small spot on the body. If you have sensitive skin, depilatory creams may not be for you will probably the appropriate way or you can’t use the cream at least for each post.

Grow (two to four weeks)

Hair removal using Hot or cold wax is Overcome, but for two to four weeks for smooth skin. Pain-free, the method is not safe, but the pain only lasts as long as the wax strip is removed. To successfully remove hair with wax, you must be at least five millimeters long. Only then can you pull with a sharp jerk from the root.

Hot wax will provide more thorough results and is therefore preferred by many users. However, it requires a little more preparation, since the pot with the wax must first be heated. Who is not in a water bath to make want to, you can also on the electric heater with hot wax to draw, this saves a few work steps. Subsequently, the wax in hair growth direction is applied, then the attached fabric or plastic strip placed over it and pressed on. Best to loosen the wax strips with a swift move against the direction of growth, and as flat as possible along the surface of the skin.

Of course, this process works with cold wax, it can happen that not all the hairs reliably removed, this eliminates the Heat and you can practical cold wax strips directly on the skin place. After the application of wax to the skin can be dry, use a good skin care, for example, cooling and rich Aloe Vera Gel.

Waxing with Hot or cold wax is one of the more well-known hair removal methods

Sugar paste (up to four weeks)

The hair using sugar paste to remove, is called Sugaring, and is a natural and effective Alternative to Waxing. Instead of Cold or hot wax, a sticky Paste made of three contents is used: sugar, lemon juice and water. The sugar paste to make the skin supple and from drying out protect. Like wax, you can apply the sugar paste right to the point and from the face, the armpits and the Bikini area to the legs and different areas of waxing. The application is similar to the Waxing, because the sugar mass is warm and against the direction of hair growth on the legs, armpits, genital area, or even in the face applied. The difference, however, is that the sugar paste immediately in the direction of growth is again abgerupft. The hair and their roots loosen. Sugaring is kinder to the skin than the growth and thus also for sensitive skin suitable. The best way to test the method, a beautician, so that you can complete the application yourself and know how your skin reacts to it.

Epilation (two to four weeks)

As with Waxing and Sugaring, the hairs will be removed when you Epilate directly to the root. When Epilating this happens, however, by using a rotating mini-tweezers, the slip in the variable speed over the skin. Thus, the tweezers of the Epilator , the hair grab, it should be between two and five millimeters in length. The treatment is not pain-free, and therefore is not suitable for everyone. Clear advantage is, however, that the hair remain for a longer period, because they are not located directly at the root. Epilator can be applied everywhere, newer models often have an Extra attachment for the removal of unwanted hair in certain areas, such as the face.

IPL (holding longer term)

IPL (Intense Pulsed Light) is one of the newer hair removal methods, and is offered mainly in beauty salons. Meanwhile, there are also IPL devices for self-treatment at home. You work with flashes of light to affect the growth of hair on the body. A thin beam of concentrated light is focused on small areas of the skin, under the skin surface, the light from the pigments of the hair follicle is absorbed, so that these are heated. Depending on the growth cycle so hair Regrowth is prevented.

The method is not suitable for everyone because the greater the contrast between skin and hair color, the effect the better the treatment. So, show the best results with light skin and dark hair. It is important to know that the IPL devices for home use less than the devices used in dermatologists and aestheticians to use, therefore, self-treatment is not as effective as the specialists and the hairs grow again after a while. If you want to go, you can get to the dermatologist for a detailed consultation, whether the skin is suitable for the method.

Laser (holding longer term)

The hair removal by Laser promises permanent results. This treatment, however, can be made only to the specialists. Using a laser, the hair root is destroyed, the hair and the lighter the skin is, the darker the better this method works. For best results, several appointments are necessary in any case, therefore, the method is one of the more expensive. An average cost may be incurred, depending on the part of the body, of about 100 to 400 euros per session. In addition, depending on the individual hair structure and skin, the hairs come back after about one to two years.