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Modern hair removal

Shaving It is one of the oldest, yet still a popular hair removal method which removes the hair shaft. Shaving for a long time causes pimples, ingrown hair, skin irritation, whereas men often develop non-healing rash, pseudofolliculitis in the face area due to incorrect shaving. Shaving only removes the hair shaft which means that the procedure needs to be repeated 2-3 times a week or even 1-2 times a day in the case of rapidly growing hair, especially in summer. Waxing This hair removal method has been out there since the ancient times when people used to remove body hair with shells, flint, etc.; however, it is still popular nowadays in times of technological and scientific innovations, as there is still some disregard and disbelief in long-term hair removal methods. Waxing removes the hair together with its roots. Hence, it disrupts the natural direction of hair growth, forcing the hair to find a new path to grow and making it grow in, thus causing pimples, rash, brownish spots, and possibly scars. Procedures are repeated every 2-3 weeks and need the hair to regrow. Sugaring Sugaring is a short-term hair removal method which came after waxing where the body is coated […]

What is photoepilation?

Photoepilation is a hair removal procedure by using intense pulsed light (IPL). How is laser hair removal different from photoepilation? Laser is a medical device emitting a single wavelength of light and working selectively, i.e. accurately destroying the hair follicle and the surrounding cells where the hair grows from, thus achieving permanent hair removal. Lasers are a lot more powerful devices than photepilation, IPL (intense pulsed light) devices, allowing to achieve very effective results. Lasers, emitting a single wavelength of light, specialise in fixing a particular issue, i.e. hair removal, and are safe devices but are only available to DOCTORS in medical clinics. Intense pulsed light (IPL) devices emit multiple wavelengths of light, thus working non-selectively (exactly to its target – the hair), whereas the melanin contained in hair does not absorb the light as much. Because of a photoepilation device’s low power, the hair follicle is not destroyed. Moreover, a wide range of IPL rays increases the risk of side effects. The efficiency of hair removal procedures depends on the power of the device. Usually, pulsed light (photoepilation) devices have a power output of 10-15-50 J/cm2 (for comparison, Alexandrite laser has a power output of up to 150 J/cm2). […]

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