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Hairfacts is my main site. It’s based on verifiable hair removal facts you can go check yourself. HairTell is about consumer experiences with hair removal, which are often not possible to verify and are not scientific. Although most consumers here are honest and helpful, due to the nature of the internet, a few bad apples might be giving bogus … Continue reading “Hair removal forum”
Ethicist Heather Widdows wrote an interesting piece for TIME magazine about the ethics of hair removal: Visible body hair is rarely seen. It is so rare that underarm hair on a celebrity becomes a news story. For the rest of us, showing it in public — even at the beach, when wearing very little — is almost a … Continue reading “The ethics of hair removal”
One inexpensive method of friction for removing hair is a very fine grit sandpaper called emery cloth. Advantages Inexpensive Fast Essentially painless Can be done at home Available widely Exfoliates and smooths skin Many types can be used wet or dry Good for legs with fine hair Some use it between shaving or waxing sessions … Continue reading “Emery cloth for hair removal”
Below is a list of some of the hair removal search terms that brought readers here. I’ll try to link these to the appropriate place soon! These are in alphabetical order. You can also use the search feature on this site. aavexx aavexx 600 aavexx 600 blend-tone aavexx 600 home electrolysis machine reviews aavexx 600 … Continue reading “Hair removal search terms”
Sam Lemonick has a great piece in Chemical & Engineering News on hair removal, with a focus on depilatory creams: Creams are a popular option for at-home removal. To understand how these work, you first have to understand hair. Hair is made of fibrous proteins called keratin, twisted like yarn or rope into long bundles. … Continue reading “What are hair removers, and how do they get rid of unwanted fuzz?”
The J-Tip Needle-Free Injector is a prescription device used to deliver anesthetics into the skin. Instead of a needle, it uses pressurized gas to inject anesthetics into the skin. For hair removal clients who have a phobia of needles and cannot tolerate pain from hair removal, this can be an alternative, though most consumers prefer … Continue reading “J-Tip injector for hair removal pain reduction”
Laura Mazza from Facebook’s Mum on the Run page shares her profanity-laced tale of woe, where she thought she’d do a little pubic hair removal prior to her C-section. As my due date edges closer, I have thought about removing my own body hair so that I don’t get shaved down by a nurse in … Continue reading “Hilarious NSFW tale of a pregnant mom’s hair removal nightmare”
These are some of the most common searches this site gets: Pubic hair removal laser Edit Back hair removal laser Permanent hair removal Laser hair removal locations Laser hair removal clinics Laser facial hair removal Home laser hair removal Chin hair removal Cost of laser hair removal Bikini line laser hair removal Laser hair removal … Continue reading “Common hair removal searches”
Basic facts Some consumers of laser hair removal have experienced permanent hair reduction, but there is limited data on how long hair reduction usually lasts, how much hair reduction is typical, and how often permanent hair reduction occurs. Description Light at a specified wavelength is delivered from a handpiece into the skin, where it targets … Continue reading “Laser hair removal”
Via Loren Savini at Allure: It’s personal, it’s political, and it can get prickly. For centuries, we’ve teetered on what to do with the hair that covers our bodies. We’ve gone from ripping it off with tacky goops (fun fact: the Ancient Egyptians used to use waxes like beeswax) and hacking it off with any sharp … Continue reading “A Retrospective Look at Women’s Body Hair in Pop Culture”
