Underarm Hair Removal Techniques – Which Underarm Hair Removal Option Provides the Best Results?
Removing unwanted hair is a task that most of us undertake on a daily basis, but some facial and body areas are always going to be more important on the ‘scale of removal’, and for most women and some men as well, one of the most important hair removal areas is the underarms. Over the years, several hair removal options have become available; therefore it is tough to know exactly which options can get you the best results. It is difficult to know how to measure them against one another. Do you rate them by cost? Ease of use? Length of time involved? Pain and discomfort? Side effects? Results? Everyone has a different opinion about underarm hair removal techniques, so researching each will help you to make your own decision about which option provides the best results.
The most popular techniques for underarm hair removal include the following:
Shaving: As we all know, shaving underarm hair is by far the fastest and easiest option, but this convenient method does some with some downfalls. For one, its temporary—hair usually grows back within a day, sometimes less. For another, it can cause side effects—razor bumps, razor burn, cuts, nicks and ingrown hairs are all associated with shaving underarm hair. While shaving can have you hair free and on your way in no time, you’ll always be coming back for more.
Waxing: Waxing underarm hair is slightly less convenient than shaving, but it does have one benefit that shaving does not—your hair stays gone longer. Shaving removes hair at the surface of the skin, but waxing removes hair at the follicle level, this means that those who wax can experience smooth, hair free underarms for as long as four weeks. The downfalls of this method include, pain, skin redness, ingrown hairs, cost and inconvenience of visiting a salon (although over the counter waxing kits do alleviate this problem). Waxing can get rid of underarm hair for longer periods of time, but in the end, it always grows back.
Sugaring: Sugaring underarm hair is similar to waxing, except that it is known to be less painful. In addition, only one hair is targeted for removal at a time, this means that treatments are longer than waxing as well. Many individuals will get this treatment because it is relatively painless, relatively inexpensive and provides longer lasting results. However, like other temporary methods, it can lead to ingrown hairs. Those who undergo sugaring have experienced hair free results for up to four weeks.
Depilatory Creams: Depilatory creams such as Nair or Neet are used by many to remove underarm hair. These creams are designed to weaken hair follicles so that the hair simply falls out. While these treatments are painless they can be time consuming (the cream needs to be left on for a certain period of time) and they can also cause skin redness and irritation. On the bright side, users can experience up to two weeks of hair freedom with this method.
Electrolysis: Electrolysis is one of two permanent hair removal options for removing unwanted underarm hair, and it is the only permanent method that can claim to get 100 per cent removal results. Electrolysis is a weakening process—one hair follicle at a time is treated with an electric current that is designed to disable actively growing hair follicles. While electrolysis is effective, it is also time consuming. Treatments can take up to two years to complete, but once finished, patients will experience 100 per cent underarm hair removal.
Laser Hair Removal: Laser hair removal is the other form of permanent hair reduction, unlike electrolysis, multiple hair follicles can be targeted and treated simultaneously, therefore treatments are much faster. Patients usually need an average of six treatments to remove unwanted hair, and those treatments are spaced out every four to ten weeks depending on body area. While this permanent method is faster than electrolysis, it cannot treat all hair colors (blonde, gray, white and red hair cannot be successfully treated) and it cannot guarantee 100 per cent hair removal.
All underarm hair removal options provide different results, have different pros and have different cons, therefore it is up to you the consumer to decide which method best benefits your lifestyle. Finding the perfect hair removal method will allow you to remove underarm hair with ease and then go about the rest of your day without worry.
