Permanent hair removal techniques - the advantages and disadvantages

Whether a man or a woman most of us today use some method of removing unwanted hair. For most of us the conventional hair and beauty products for hair removal such as tweezing, waxing, sugaring, threading, shaving or the use of rotary epilators are acceptable. We all want to fit into society's ideal of how much hair for a man or a woman is acceptable. This issue then is probably more than simply cosmetic if you suffer from too much unwanted hair that is tenacious and too dark for your skin color.

A few options for removing hair permanently.

Electrolysis is a permanent hair removal method that requires considerable training if it is to be performed properly. Localized damage to the areas that generate hairs is caused as electricity is passed down through a probe to the hair follicle. This method of removing hair permanently is one of the most successful and has been approved clinically safe and effective for over a hundred and twenty five years. It can be expensive and tedious though, and if it is not carried out correctly it can also cause lasting skin damage and the spread of infection.

Laser treatment involves bombarding the skin where unwanted hair is likely to grow, with light at a specific wavelength from a hand piece. It is intended that thermal and/or mechanical damage to a hair follicle will be permanent, but spare surrounding tissue. It is useful for large areas of unwanted hair and if performed properly is safe. Re-growth may come back although hair is lighter and finer in texture. It works well on fair skinned people with dark hair.

Flash Lamps or Intense Pulse Light is the permanent process were full spectrum light and low-range infrared light are filtered until they reach a specific range of wavelengths. The permanent effects and method are very much the same as laser treatment.

Kalo hair inhibitor is a spray that claims to act permanently on larger areas such as legs and back. It prevents about ten percent of the hair from growing back when used after the hair has been removed. Other hair inhibitors include prescribed drugs such as spironolactone, finasteride, topical Vaniqu prescription cream, fluctamide and cyproterone acetate. All may have side affects.