Facial hair removal

A clear facial skin is the most beautiful feature one can have. People, rather women crave for clear skin sans any acne, pimple. Another thing women want to remove is unwanted facial hairs. Unwanted facial hairs are the eyesore for most of the women. All the women have normal amount of facial hairs. Hirsutism is the condition in which women have excess of hairs. Sometimes women may get this condition due to pregnancy, irregular periods, stress, menopause, any hormonal change at puberty. Sometimes, it occurs due to the side effect of any hormone pill or steroid cream. Presences of darker, denser hairs are considered unfeminine and are great cause of embarrassment for the women.

There are many ways to remove unwanted facial hairs including waxing, plucking, sugaring, threading, electrolysis and laser hair removal. Some women resort to shaving but this is not a satisfactory method as hairs grow back quickly in the form of stubbles. This gives very harsh unfeminine looks.

Different methods to remove Facial Hairs:

Using Depilatory creams:

Depilatory creams which are specially formulated for facial hair are of great help to remove facial hairs. Before applying any kind of cream on the face, read instructions carefully and must do a patch test to avoid any burning and irritation on the skin. These creams remove hairs from the surface only, so hairs return back within few days only. Also these creams are the chemical, so use them carefully to prevent ant adverse effect.

Plucking:

Plucking of hairs, using tweezers, is a good and simple method. It pull outs one hair at a time, so it is used to remove stray hairs like that on chin and to keep the eyebrows in shape. But for removing larger amount of hairs like on cheeks, it is not recommended. In that case, it can be quite painful and cause irritation.

Waxing :

This method is quite useful for removing more hairs at a time and can be done at home with ease. One can use small cold wax strips for smaller area. It will cause much pain if you do it for small section at a time. But this method creates little redness and irritation which subsides in few hours. You can also use hot wax kit but for that you should follow some precautions to avoid burning of the skin.

Threading:

It is another technique of removing hair from its follicle by pulling. A cotton thread is used to snap the hairs. It can remove more hairs at time and is less painful than plucking. It is used for removing hairs from eyebrows, cheeks, chin and forehead.

Bleaching :

Though bleaching does not remove hairs but it can make hairs unnoticeable by making them light. Color of hairs gets merged with skin color and they are no longer visible. It is very safe if you use bleaching cream as per the instructions.

Laser Hair Removal:

Laser hair removal is the latest technique for removing hairs. Though this technique does not remove hair permanently but hairs do not grow for long term. It is very expensive method and needs many session of treatment for having longer hair-free periods. It is quite suitable treatment for removing larger amount of hairs. In this process, a laser beam is directed hair follicles towards melanin, the hair pigment. To reach melanin, it burns hair follicle by its intense heat. This procedure works best for the light skinned people with dark hairs.

Electrolysis:

This technique also removes hair for long term. This is an expensive technique and can be done at clinic only by some medical expert. In this process a needle is inserted in the hair follicle and a small amount of current is passed into the hair follicle. Heat produced by vibrations of the needle, burns the hair follicles. It can leave skin red and irritated for few hours. It treats individual hair. It needs several sittings to have complete hair removal.

Some Home Remedies For Hair removal:

• Make a paste of sugar, lemon and water. Apply this mask in the direction of growth of hair and rinse it after 10-15 minutes. Use this twice a week.
• You can also make a face mask by mixing 4 tbsp honey and 1 tbsp lemon juice. Apply this in direction of growth of hair.