I am constantly on the lookout for new hair removal treatments because the ones that we have at the moment are far from ideal in one shape or form. Every one has a significant disadvantage.
Laser Hair Removal
If you look at laser hair removal treatments, then the main disadvantage is cost (see Average laser hair removal price) and of course, it does not work well on some coloring types as the equipment relies on targeting the pigment in hair and avoiding the pigment in skin. If they are too similar or there’s not much pigment in your hair then it’s a problem. In a nutshell, it means laser treatment for hair removal is not great for you if you have dark skin or fair hair.
Laser hair removal is not for everyone
Even if you are a good candidate for treatment there is the inconvenience of getting to the clinic (hopefully there is one near you) for several sessions and you have to suffer the pain of having a laser beam directed at your skin. Of course, it’s not so much actual agonizing pain as the discomfort of having a whole heap of mini rubber bands pinged at you one after the other in quick succession but you’d still rather not suffer it.
Electrolysis
Of the permanent hair removal treatments available, however, laser hair treatment still has a lot to offer because the other one, electrolysis, works well on everyone but it is very slow especially if you need or want to treat a large area such as your back or legs.
You will need many electrolysis sessions over a long time and the costs mount up for that too. Each hair has to be dealt with individually and usually more than once as they are only killed if you zap them in the right place and at the right stage in the growth cycle. That means many inconvenient appointments at the salon for months on end! Still, it is the best of the facial hair removal treatments on offer at the moment because it gets rid of the problem permanently and you’ll never suffer any regrowth.
Temporary Hair Removal Methods
Even though laser treatment and electrolysis involve inconvenient sessions at a salon or clinic, it’s not to say that anything else is any more convenient. Every other hair removal treatment has to be done over and over again because the hair grows back – and a lot quicker than you want it to. The main salon treatment for unwanted hair is waxing and that is painful too. It will leave your skin red and sore for a few hours but at least it only needs to be redone every few weeks. Nevertheless it’s the best temporary solution we have at the moment for keeping you hair free and smooth for a while and it can be used on all parts of the body. Threading hair removal would be a contender in the salon treatments you can have for hair removal but it is generally only practiced (at least in the west) on the face.
So these hair removal methods are basically the only treatments you can have at the moment to get hair removed. I’m always amazed that they have not come up with anything new in the last 40 or so years (since laser hair removal became a possibility). Surely someone could have invented some smart new hair removal treatments by now – you know the one that is cheap, permanent, fast and pain free. We can but live in hope.
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