Lots of women don’t worry too much about hair removal through the winter, figuring that everything is nicely hidden under layers and layers of clothing.

But actually it’s quite nice to keep removing hair if you can be bothered

You’ll reap the benefits by feeling good about your body at all times. You’ll never have to worry about stripping off to try on clothes in a communal changing room. Or looking like the only gorilla at your aqua-areobics class

And one added benefit is that if your chosen method of hair removal is gradually weakening and thinning your excess hair (which some people find with waxing, threading and epilators) you will find it much easier to remove your unwanted hair in the summer when you want to go bare.

I read in my local Metro newspaper on Tuesday this week that spearmint tea is great for reducing body hair in women according to a recent Turkish study published in Phytotherapy Research.

Apparently if you drink 2 cups of spearmint tea a day it has the effect of lowering the levels of androgens (male hormones) in the body and therefore the drink may be suitable for treating mild cases of hirsutism.

I’ve drunk spearmint tea instead of coffee for years so I can truthfully say that in my own case it is not a replacement for standard hair removal methods but it may be that it only works for hairiness caused by excess androgen levels and not averagely hairy adult females.

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Re hair removal in pregnancy, apparently it’s OK not to turn up at the birth looking like a mommy gorilla according to this Fox News report on the spa treatments that are allowed when you are pregnant

“Waxing – Any waxing or laser hair removal is no problem at all during pregnancy. Well-shaped brows will not disturb your fetus.”

FOXNews.com – Pregnant at the Spa: Do’s and Don’ts – Health News | Current Health News | Medical News

This article has a whole timeline for getting ready for your wedding.

The suggestion is that you start laser hair removal treatments about 12 months prior to the ceremony.

For most beauty treatments which might cause a skin reaction, such as waxing, you will also need to judge the time between treatments quite well so that you are nice and smooth for your honeymoon without being too hairy on the run up to your wedding – don’t want to put hubbie to be off with too much stubble !

But allow at least a few days before your wedding to allow your skin to settle down in case you have a reaction to the hair removal treatment.

Your beauty treatment timeline up to the Big Day

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If you’re nervous about bikini waxing, this account by student Casey Smirniotopoulos may just set your mind at rest.

She goes into great detail about the whole bikini waxing procedure and gives 7 helpful hints about making the process go smoothly and getting a bikini wax with less pain and embarrassment.
 
Bikini Waxing 101 – The Student Life

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Threading, which originated in India in ancient times, is a great way of dealing with unruly brows. Although plucking and waxing are more common, threading has been gaining in popularity recently as a way of dealing with eyebrow hair, and with good reason.

Threading is quite gentle on the skin compared to waxing which tends to pull and irritate the skin – the action of the thread merely has a light exfoliating effect. An experienced beautician can treat eyebrows just as quickly too and the action is very precise compared to painting on wax. While plucking (or tweezing) is slow removing one hair at a time, threading can cover a larger are faster.

If you have never had your eyebrows shaped in a salon (or it is a while since you had it done) why not treat yourself to a treatment – professionally shaped brows can really "lift" your eye area and your whole face benefits from the change.

If you want a natural remedy for soothing your skin after shaving and helping to prevent razor bumps, this solution  might help courtesy of the Beauty and Personality Grooming blog.

It's a recipe for a 100% natural soothing lotion using Yogurt and Cucumber.

You just take a cup of yogurt and half a cucumber and combine the two in a blender to get a puree.Then you smooth the mixture onto the area that you have shaved and leave it for 15 minutes.

That's it!

It doesn't sound that complicated but I can imagine the mess involved on the carpet.

I must admit, I could not be bothered with all that when using something like Baxter of California Razor-Bump Relief would work just as well without the fuss and mess involved. Plus you don't have to sit there covered in cucumber puree for 15 minutes while it works its magic – that has to be an advantage

Bikini hair removal – it’s the only way to prevent that nightmare for any well-groomed girl on the beach or in the bedroom – unwanted hair poking out from the legs of your swimsuit or underwear.

Bikini line hair removal tidies up the bikini line nicely for whenever you want to look your best with or without your clothes.

So what is the best bikini hair removal method?

Well, as with removing hair from amy part of your body, different methods suit different people and purposes. You can tackle your bikini area hair removal in any of the following ways :-

Laser Hair Removal – Bikini Line

This will cost you in time and money and (if you’re the shy type) embarrassment as you lie there and have the hair removed from your nether regions. But don’t worry the laser technicians are used to doing these procedures and have seen it all before. Laser bikini hair removal is a little painful (like being pinged with elastic bands) but each session will be fairly fast. You will however need several sessions to permanently remove most of the hair and probably top up sessions to deal with any stubborn regrowth.

Bikini Line Waxing

Now this has got to be one of the most painful experiences a girl can go through depending how much hair you want to remove. A few wisps from around the top of your legs is one thing while a full Brazilian bikini hair removal job leaving only a “landing strip” is quite another. Don’t attempt this with a home waxing kit unless you know you will have courage to pull off those strips (and in any case have a professional treatment first so you know what you are letting yourself in for).

Again, with a professional bikini line wax you need to be able to face the embarrassment of lying there with all on display while the beautician gets on with removing your hair. But again she should put you at your ease and you should not be exposed for any longer than necessary.

You will need to go through this painful process every 4 to 6 weeks if you want to stay well groomed with this method of hair removal.

Bikini Hair Removal Cream

Using a product like Veet or Nair hair removal cream or lotion is one of the easiest ways to remove bikini line hair and thankfully, for once, it is a painless method.

Simply follow the directions on the packaging, smearing on the cream, waiting a few minutes, wiping off and you’re done. And in the privacy of your own bathroom.

Only trouble with this method is that you do have to redo the process over and over as hair regrowth is quite quick. And it can be quite difficult to shape the hair as nicely as you can with bikini line waxing. It’s just not as accurate in terms of application.

Bikini line Shaving

This method of bikini line hair removal can be done with care but generally it’s not a great way to remove hair from the bikini line as this is an awkward area to shave yourself. (Use a mirror and a lot of care if you attempt this). You also have the problem of prickly, stubbly regrowth which can cause a lot of irritation.

As you can see, bikini hair removal products and methods each have their drawbacks. If you don’t want to go “natural” then you need to make a choice. Of course, the sophisticates among us will pop off to the beauty salon to have their bikini line hair waxed on an regular basis without batting an eyelid and simply grin and bear the pain or they will pay up for laser hair removal. If you’re not so sure, see if bikini line hair removal cream suits you before trying one of the more expensive (and painful) methods of bikini hair removal.