| What is the best way to remove unwanted facial | | | | hair removal technique that works by destroying |
| hair? Shaving is by far the most common method of | | | | individual hair follicles so that hair can no longer grow. |
| hair removal for both men and women. Men have | | | | Electrolysis and laser are better options. They're |
| been shaving their beards and mustaches for | | | | permanent facial hair removal methods and they |
| thousands of years. One need only take a look at | | | | work by damaging the base of the hair follicle so that |
| the huge selection of razors available today to | | | | hair growth no longer occurs. Both of these are |
| support this. Shaving creams, gels, foams and other | | | | expensive options and repeated sessions are |
| products facilitate the shaving process and help | | | | generally necessary to remove all hair. But considering |
| reduce skin irritation. But for women suffering with | | | | that relatively small surface areas are involved, many |
| unwanted facial hair, their choices are not so obvious. | | | | people are able to justify the costs, the risks and the |
| Many men too are looking for alternatives.Women | | | | discomfort involved.3. Tweezing and WaxingWhile |
| with excessive facial hair usually see it along the | | | | depilatories remove hair at the skin's surface, |
| upper lip, down the sides of the face, and on the | | | | "epilatories," such as tweezers and waxes, pluck hairs |
| chin. Unlike with men, shaving isn't the best removal | | | | from below the surface. Waxing offers many |
| option. So what's a woman to do? Because facial hair | | | | benefits and is the facial hair removal choice of men |
| is typically much more than a few wayward hair | | | | and women alike. Like with tweezers, when waxing |
| follicles, plucking these areas isn't an effective | | | | the hair is 'plucked' from its root. This method doesn't |
| method. It's time-consuming and painful! What's | | | | damage the actual hair follicle, so new hair growth will |
| needed instead is a method designed for more | | | | continue to occur, but unlike depilatories, new hair |
| widespread removal like depilatories and waxing or | | | | growth won't appear on the skin surface as quickly. |
| even electrolysis or laser treatment.1. | | | | In fact, it usually isn't visible for several weeks. And, |
| DepilatoriesDepilatories are an inexpensive, short-term | | | | if you're brave enough, waxing facial hair can be done |
| facial hair removal option. Available in gel, cream, | | | | by you at home, however many opt to have |
| lotion, aerosol, and roll-on forms, they contain a highly | | | | someone else perform this procedure. Waxing and |
| alkaline chemical - usually calcium thioglycolate - that | | | | tweezing may be more painful than using a |
| dissolves the protein structure of the hair, causing it | | | | depilatory, but the results are longer lasting. Because |
| to separate easily from the skin surface. Extreme | | | | the hair is plucked at the root, new growth is not |
| care must be taken when using on the face as these | | | | visible for several weeks after treatment.The cost, |
| products can irritate and even burn facial skin. And | | | | safety, effectiveness, and ease of use of the |
| because depilatories only dissolve visible hair, this | | | | various methods, as well as the area and amount of |
| method must be repeated frequently as new hair | | | | hair growth to be treated, are some factors to |
| growth appears. The upside is, this process is | | | | weigh in choosing a method and deciding whether to |
| inexpensive and can be done in the privacy of your | | | | go to a professional. Often, different methods are |
| own home.2. ElectrolysisElectrolysis is a permanent | | | | better suited for different areas.Copyright 2005. |