Both women and men share a long time goal of permanent hair removal. 20 - 25 percent of North American women experience unwanted or excessive facial hair which in turn for most posseses an adverse effect on their lifestyle. Guys have also hopped on the band wagon to eliminate excess body hair. Today's popular culture has levied physical appearance anxiety upon guys with what is considered sexy or good looking. In the end the rough, gruffness appeal of a burly bushy man has become substituted by a more metro-sexual look. That which was once regarded as manly is now grounds for embarrassment. This whole culture shift makes permanent hair removal for men a very profitable business.
From 2002 to 2007 the hair removal and shaving industry increased by nearly 8% in the US roughly pulling in 1.8 billion dollars per year. During that time the whole laser hair removal approach was only adequate for dark hair light skinned individuals, but sense then new improvements have been capable of including a bigger segment of the population. (i.e. lighter hair with dark skin)
Generally there are lots of short-term approaches to removing unwanted hair:
Manual plucking:
Simple and fast for small places but can stimulate the hair follicles growth stage leading to fast re-growth and more of it. It's rare, but plucking can cause scarring
Shaving:
Although this is quick and effective for larger areas it's the most temporary. Though acceptable for guys, ladies avoid this technique around the neck and face because of the dense blunt end left on the surface of the skin gets to be more noticeable. They could get away with this on their thighs and leg or pubic area, however they still risk cutting themselves or ingrown hairs.
Waxing (sugaring):
Application of a warmed wax or a sugary paste to sections of hair-bearing skin then removing it, along with the unwanted hair, is a common technique of hair removal and is typically done at salons and spas. This method can be used over larger skin surface areas (i.e.arms, legs, back) or smaller controlled places (i.e. eyebrow, face, and bikini area). New hair growth shows up more gradually compared to shaving, since the hair has to grow to the level of the skin surface before it appears. It is too simple to get scarred or thermal burns.
Depilatory creams:
Depilatory creams like Nair use chemical depilatories whose lone purpose is to dissolve the disulfide bonds which hold hair cells together. Even though the results look better, the hair is just gone at the skin surface like shaving so it will re-grow quickly. When these products warn against leaving it on longer than six minutes they mean it. The exact same chemicals that melt the hair can burn the skin or perhaps result in significant itching ot a rash.
Electrolysis:
When done right, electrolysis is the second best option for permanent hair removal after lasers. It is successful with a wide 20 - 80 percent of the patients that go through it. A weak electrical current passes through an electrode which has been placed into the pour were the hair lives. Then one by one, the alternating electric current is directed to the hair follicle destroying it. This is very VERY slow and not sensible for big areas.
In 1996 the Ruby laser first showed up on the scene as a long lasting hair removal answer. The original lasers were just suited to light skin because the original lasers would take advantage of the dark pigment within the hair. Dark skin was subject to being burned along with the hair. Years afterwards the Nd:YAG laser was adapted to be used in laser hair removal. Its wider wavelength opened the doors for clients with darker pigment to benefit from the very same fast path to hair free skin.
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