Epilation - masochism?

24/12/2008 ·


Maybe it's the Germans? Or living in a red light district with hookers in every corner and across the street? Anyway - I mentioned already I bought an epilator. Yeah, the thing ripping your body hair. I've used such a thing on my back for a while now and it's great! I just hate hairy backs. The gorilla look doesn't quite appeal to me... My sister has done the job so far, but now I get home so seldom I need my own. So I bought a Braun Silkepil Xelle this Tuesday. Really good!

So I cleaned as much of my back as I could when I bought the epilator. Felt good! The pain isn't bad at all, not on the back. But then I wanted to try some more. I went for the hair on the fingers and hands. (Not much, but it's always good to think forward! ;) Then I tried my upper arms. And then I started a high risk project approaching my private parts. That was slightly more painful, but then again - it's just hair! The pain is not a sign of danger, it's just a sign of things cleaning up. After all - I appreciate if I'm not greeted by a huge bush when I get down on a girl. Of course women have a tree sticking up and don't have to get into the bush, but still - if I want them to keep gardened I should do that myself. And I didn't clean it all - I'm not a baby after all. Now it's well trimmed but not unnatural. Just the way I like it. The ass was a bit painful though... I didn't know when to stop! There was so much hair and when I had started I figured what the heck, it looks good, keep on going. But yeah... When you can't even see what you're doing it's a bit scary... But it was worth it. I couldn't do the scrotum though - epilating loose skin is really painful! (And bald balls looks really creepy.) The more you can stretch the skin the better. And it feels safer having a flat area. So I just cut that hair a bit, just as I did with the hair above the "package". It feels good not being a hairy monkey any more. :)

26/11/2008

epilation

Electric epilators have rotating heads that grasp the hairs and pull them from the follicle. This method is slower than waxing, as it can't pull many hairs at the same time.

Waxing is when you apply a layer of either hot or cold wax directly on the skin, which then you quickly pull with the help of a piece of cloth. It’s fast end effective but it’s also painful. People who use waxing on a regular basis say after the first several times the body gets somewhat used to the pain.

Sugaring is very similar to waxing. The only difference is that you use sugar-based substance instead of wax.

Tweezing refers to hair removal using tweezers to pluck hair from the follicle. It’s an effective method but it’s very slow at achieving the final task.

Laser refers to a method in which a beam of laser light is projected on your skin. This beam is then attracted by the dark color of the hair. It also causes permanent damage to the follicle. Although the laser hair removal is pain-free there are some limitations to it. First, it mainly works on dark hairs and fair skins. If you are dark tanned the laser hair removal will not be very effective. Second, there aren't strong evidences that this method provides a real permanent hair removal. Third, it’s quite expensive.

Photo epilation, also known as pulsed laser, is a newer method, very similar to the laser hair removal procedure. A pulsed light beam is used to destroy the follicle’s ability to produce new hair. This method is effective for any colors and types of skin but might be quite expensive, too.

In the electrolysis each hair is treated individually. A needle-like device is injected into the follicle and then an electric charge is run through it. This way the follicle roots are permanently damaged. This is a very effective method, but it’s somewhat painful and it’s also very slow.

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