Hair Removal From Different Parts Of The Body
Sometime or another we all remove hair from some part of our body. Some do it regularily and others occasionally, but we all do it. Not all hair removal methods are practical for all body areas. But first of all, we have different types of hair in our bodies.
- Lanugo, which grows on the body, is present in feotuses and is usually shed early on. Its main function is to insulate the skin due to lack of fat. Many anorexia sufferers develop lanugo.
- Vellus, being the short fin body hair that grows on our bodies, on both sexes.
- Terminal hair, being the subject of hair removal. It is the
longer, stronger hair that grows in certain areas of our bodies, such as scalp,
face, eyebrows, under arm, pubic area. It can also grow on chest, legs,
back, etc
Hair, by Body Area
The growth of terminal hair in areas of our bodies aside from scalp, eybrows and eye lashes, generally begins with puberty in both men and women. Men tend to have more terminal hair on their bodies due to the develpment of androgen hotmones (testosterone, for example); however both men and women have the same capacity for hair growth.
The body areas from which we remove hair are:
- Face (facial hair). And the typical hair removal method is shaving (both electrical or with razors). For women, additional methods would be plucking (including tweezing), chemical depilatories or for longer term hair reduction, laser and electrolysis.
- Chest. For women, generally it will be plucking or a depilatory for coarse hair that may grow round the nipples. This is quite common.
- Under Arm. The most common practice is shaving, followed by waxing. Shaving can cause skin irritation so it is also a question of being careful. With regards to waxing, I can't deal with the pain, but having said that, it works just fine for many women. If tempted to go with chemical depilatories, try it out in a small area as it can cause burns - the under arm area is very sensitive.
- Abdominal Area. Some women do have hair growth creeping up from the loins. The alternatives are wider, where any of the methods, shaving, waxing, depilatory creams, lasering, electrolysis, can do very well. Home hair removal would go with the first three, professional application would be with lasering and electrolysisi.
- Pubic. This will be either partial or total. Shaving, waxing (including brazilian waxing or biikini line).
As you can see there are many types of hair removal product. Your decision should take into account, how often - shaving cuts the hair, waxing plucks it, and therefore the hair regrowth takes long. Whether you will do it yourself or go professionally. Costs are important, where professional service will always have higher cost.
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