All About Permanent Laser Hair Removal
Too much body hair? Too much unwanted facial hair? Don’t worry, you have lots of hair removal techniques to choose from.
One of the most painless and common ways to get rid of excess hair is to simply shave it all off. The problem with shaving, though, is that if you want things to stay smooth, you’ll probably have to do it all over again the next day. That can be pretty irritating, especially since it takes up time and involves equipment like shaving creams and razors. Not to mention that so-called five o’clock shadow that would appear a few days later on the areas that have been recently shaven.
Want hair removal that lasts a little longer? Try sugaring, waxing, or tweezing all those suckers off. This usually involves pulling hairs out by the roots, which means that they’ll take a lot longer to grow back. This technique can really sting, though, and you’ll probably have to do it all over again in about a months time anyway.
If you want hair in those awkward places gone forever, try permanent laser hair removal. Laser hair removal basically zaps each strand of hair with some really intense light. Laser hair removals been available commercially since the last decade. Yes, the decade of grunge rock and boy bands was also the decade of the laser.
Permanent laser hair removal involves a machine called a xenon flash lamp, which hones in on the black and brown pigment in a persons hair, heats it up, and damages it to the point where it simply wont grow back in again. Watch it, though; the fact that the light emitted by a permanent laser hair removal device targets melanin (that’s the stuff that gives hair and skin color) means that if your hair and skin are pretty much the same color, you might not get the results you want; if you’re dark-skinned, this could mean that you might even end up with burned or discolored skin.
Watch it, though; this kind of hair removal technique isn’t for everyone. For one thing, if you want to get rid of hair near the eyes, you’d be a lot better off with electrolysis or waxing. They’ll hurt but they don’t use light, which means that they’re a lot less likely to damage your eyesight. Also, laser hair removal wont always work on some folks, especially on people with very pale hair, since the light targets the melanin “skin and hair pigment- that makes skin and hair brown or black. If you have really dark hair and really pale skin, you’re a really great candidate for permanent laser hair removal. If you have dark skin and dark hair, consult with your specialist; they’ll probably need to use a special laser.
Another great thing about permanent laser hair removal is well its permanent! It might be a bit more expensive than a hot wax treatment, and you’ll have to come in for multiple sessions to get rid of all the hair in the area, but for most people, laser hair removal usually means that they don’t have to ever shave or wax again. Ever.
