Hair grows on all parts of the human body except on the palms, the lips, certain areas of private organs, and the soles of the feet. The commonly used methods for hair removal are waxing, trimming, and shaving. The areas from which hair removal is done are the face, head, eyelashes, chest, abdomen, private organs, face, legs, armpits, and back.
The primary reason for hair removal is to improve looks. Other reasons include medical, social or cultural, sexual, religious, or military reasons. Women frequently remove some or all of their body hair (of course leaving head & eyelashes etc) to improve their attractiveness.
A variety of hair removal products and processes are available in the market to remove unwanted hair. Hair removal products and processes work by both chemical and physical means. Chemical products include formulations that chemically breakdown the hair. Physical methods are also used for hair removal. The act of removing hair is termed epilation or depilation. Generally, depilatories contain waxes that solidify on the skin after applying it and are pulled off.
Hair removers are available in many different forms such as creams, gels, lotions, and aerosols. The hair removing materials are mixed with other chemicals like diluents, emollients, thickeners, fragrances, and colorants.
Permanent Hair Removal Products and Processes:
The products for permanent hair removal include processes like electrolysis, laser hair removal, intense pulsed lamps method and products include oral medication and chemicals.
Temporary Nature Products And Processes: There are several products/processes available in the market by which hair can be removed temporarily. The methods include manual shaving, electric shaving, use of rotary epilators, waxing, plucking, sugaring, threading, etc. These methods vary from being slightly irritating to painful. Threading is unpopular because of the pain in the process. Depilatories include powders and hair-removing creams.
Cost: Cost is a factor to be considered when contemplating hair removal. As a thumb rule
, the temporary hair removal processes/products are much cheaper to permanent hair removal products and processes.
