Laser Hair Removal

Veet Hair Removal Strips – $6-12
While many of us associate Veet with depilatory products, Veet does offer three at-home waxing products. Veet waxing products, with the exception of the Veet Comfort Waxing Kit, all come with pre-coated strips. For those who don’t want to wait until there hair is long enough to wax (usually 1/8 of an inch), the manufacturer offers the Veet® Salon Line™ Ready To Use Wax Strips. With this particular kit, your hair can be as short as 2mm, so you’ll never have to wait to have sooth skin and the results are supposed to last up to 4 weeks. This product also comes in a dry skin formula that is enriched with essential oils and soothing mint, as well as a sensitive skin formula with Vitamin E and Almond Oil.

Your decision to choose threading hair removal or laser hair removal will likely come down to your needs concerning cost, length of results, area of treatment, and the type and condition of your hair and skin.

Cost - Per treatment, the cost of laser hair removal is definitely more than the cost of threading hair removal. However, the total number of required treatments per year is much greater with threading. In other words, the cost difference between the treatments is greatly diminished when you’re realistically considering your hair removal treatment needs over a greater period of time.

Length of results - If the length of results is your chief concern, then laser hair removal has threading beat hands down. Some laser hair removal clinics even guarantee patients will experience no regrowth for up to two years after completing six hair removal sessions.

Treatment areas – Hair removal patients who are looking for a fast eyebrow shaping treatment may be very satisfied with the threading technique. For patients who want long-term hair removal for all treatment areas on the face and body, laser hair removal will usually be the better bet. Most threading hair removal providers will only treat facial hair.

Skin and hair type – Patients with lighter hair and dark skin, or incredibly fair hair in general, may find facial hair threading more of a convenient, sure-thing. While laser hair removal for dark skin and light hair types is offered, these treatments require specific lasers to be used, and the length of results is more subject to variation. Dark-skinned and/or light-haired laser hair removal patients may require more treatments to achieve their ideal results than will patients with dark hair and light skin. Check with your local hair removal provider to see if they carry a laser to treat your specific skin and hair type before seeking treatment.

The threading method of hair removal is widely considered to be appropriate for sensitive skin, effective on all hair types, and is said to be less painful than waxing or tweezing. Threading is mainly used to remove unwanted facial hair rather than body hair, and its specialized technique makes it difficult to perform on yourself at home.

For the treatment, a very thin cotton thread or sewing thread is twisted tightly and manipulated back and forth to pull hairs out at the root. The threading technician will loop the thread between both hands and create twists in the thread’s middle portion. Then, the thread is placed on the skin’s surface and quickly worked back and forth to remove hairs in a line. For this reason, threading can be very good at removing hair in areas where precision is required, like the eyebrows.

Pros of threading hair removal include its low cost, low risk, painless reputation, and the treatment’s speed and convenience. Cons of threading hair removal are that results only last about as long as tweezing, it can cause redness and itching, or possibly folliculitis, and it can be difficult to find a professional threading provider in certain areas. Threading is also typically not offered as a body hair removal treatment.

Thought by some to have originated in Ancient Egypt, sugaring hair removal is still widely practiced throughout the world today. But how exactly does this ancient hair removal technique work? How does it compare to other modern hair removal methods like professional waxing and laser hair removal? Is sugaring hair removal right for me? Read on to learn more about the hair removal treatment said to have been used by Cleopatra herself!
Short and Sweet Sugaring Details

First off, sugaring hair removal is available in two forms, sugar wax and sugaring paste. The sugar wax method is very similar to standard hair removal waxing in its composition and application. The sugar paste is the original method of sugaring hair removal, and is comprised of three main natural ingredients: water, sugar and lemon juice.

Both sugaring methods involve applying the sugar mixture to unwanted hair and then, after the mixture has dried and attached to hair, the mixture is removed along with the unwanted hair. In terms of the sugar wax and sugar paste consistencies, application methods, risks and costs, there are some differences to be aware of. Read the rest of this entry »

Let’s face it, when it comes to removing hair, the possibilities are endless. HRF feels laser hair removal and professional electrolysis are the safest and most effective ways to achieve permanent hair reduction. However, we want to make sure our guests have every bit of information they need to make an informed decision regarding their removal options. Quite frankly, we wouldn’t be living up to our promise if we didn’t tell you about the convenient at home hair products available on the market today. Read the rest of this entry »

Just before the procedure, the hair that will be undergoing treatment will be trimmed to just a few millimeters above the skin surface, and the laser equipment will be adjusted according to the color, thickness, and location of the hair being treated, as well as your skin color.

Depending on the laser or light source used, you and the technician will need to wear appropriate eye protection. It will also be necessary to protect the outer layers of the skin with a cold gel or special cooling device. This will help the laser light penetrate the skin.

Next, the operator will give a pulse of light to the treatment area and watch the area for several minutes to make sure the optimal parameters were used and to check for adverse reactions before proceeding. Depending on the area being treated, treatment time may range from 15 minutes to an hour.

When the procedure is completed, you may be given ice packs or aloe gels, anti-inflammatory creams or lotion, or water to relieve any discomfort. You may be scheduled for your next treatment four to six weeks later. Treatments will be repeated until hair growth stops.

Lasers are useful for removing unwanted hair from the face, leg, arm, underarm, and bikini line as well as other areas where unsightly hair is a problem.

Benefits of laser hair removal include:

Precision. Lasers can selectively target dark, coarse hairs while leaving the surrounding skin undamaged.

Speed. Each pulse of the laser takes a fraction of a second and can treat many hairs at the same time. The laser can treat an area approximately the size of a quarter every second. Small areas such as the upper lip can be treated in less than a minute, and large areas, such as the back or legs, may take up to an hour.

Predictability. Ninety percent of patients have permanent hair loss after an average of three to five sessions.

I hate shaving so much that, much to PartySugar’s horror, I sometimes just give up. She loves shaving her legs; I would be thrilled to never do it again. The logical option: Get laser hair removal. Even though laser doesn’t remove all of the body hair, it removes most, which means I’d get to keep up my shaving boycott without looking like Bigfoot. Win!

So when the people behind Tria, an at-home laser hair removal device, offered me one of their gadgets to test, it was a no-duh proposition. At $995, Tria is far from inexpensive, but it’s cheaper than having a full bikini-line zapping session at a clinic. Plus, if you’re thinking of having laser hair removal in more than one place, it’s more economical. Like I said, not cheap — but cheaper.

To find out more about Tria, read more. Read the rest of this entry »

One of the most awkward places to have hair during the summer or during an intimate moment is on the chest. Chest and stomach hair can be rough and uncomfortable, especially if you have waxed and/or shaved in the past. Smooth hair free skin feels and looks great and can avoid any embarrassing moments for women. Prices come in at $350-$600 per treatment.

As men have come around to the idea of hair removal, face and neck hair removal has become more popular. Removing hair from your face can drop decades off your appearance or help with hair around the eyes and eyebrows. The other problem area for men as they get older is that their back starts growing more and more hair. It can be embarrassing taking your shirt off or even wearing a singlet. Being such a large area on your back and such a sensitive area on the face and neck; a single treatment can cost $600-$900.