It’s just a given fact that most adults have at least some hair on their body that they wish didn’t grow there. For women, it’s most usually their underarms and legs and for men it is on their face but it can be other places as well, and this applies to both men and women. Bikini lines, chest, back, etc.
Now when it comes to men, for the most part it’s just a simple matter of shaving their face, or perhaps some unwanted hair on their chest. For women however, it’s an entirely different story all together. Between their armpits, legs and in some cases arms and perhaps a bikini line, it can be a much bigger job.
About four decades ago the system of electrolysis was developed and for some time it was really one of the few effective options, with waxing included. Over the course of these past handful of decades though, this system has proven “not to be” all that it was originally touted to as.
For starters, electrolysis takes several sessions. Sometimes up to a year to achieve final results, and these sessions are time consuming. Each hair has to be zapped one at time with a tiny electric needle, and it does come with some pain, so it definitely had its fair share of detractors.
In recent years though, the newer laser hair removal systems were perfected and offered as an alternative and to begin with its sessions are much faster, and fewer are required. Also while here is some pain involved, it’s not as much as with electrolysis, and with laser whole areas are treated at once.
Just the same, in spite of these obvious advantages laser had one fault and that is that it tends to be a more costly affair in term of overall final results. There is one new cost cutting alternative that has recently come available though and that is small hand held devices that are marketed for home use.
Its important not to lose track of the fact that these are still laser or intense pulsed light systems, even though they are smaller than what you would find in a professional setting. This means of course that they can burn and scar if they’re mishandled, so its imperative that one reads, and follows their instructions.
Your first bit of common sense advise passed down from those who have used them, is to start out slowly on thicker skinned areas, rather than, say your face. They do take some getting used to and it’s easy to make mistakes at first, so you’re better off learning your lessons on out of the way areas.
Lastly, it’s important that you work methodically, and not rush things. Bear in mind that it takes more than one session to achieve optimal results, and your skin needs time to heal. So definitely keep a written record of your progress, and even take photos if you have to, to insure that you don’t overdo it.
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