ALL ABOUT HAIR REMOVAL ! [BASIC]

It's been a while since I last blogged, and I feel horrible for neglecting The Glam Life ! It's not very GLAM at all! But I have been very busy, with my Esthetics course on the weekends, trying to get practice in during the week, and now Co-Oping at the beauty supply to finish my Grade 12 Diploma. It's a lot of work, that I'm honestly not used to and I'm loving every minute of it ! It feels good to finally be doing something, reaching goals I have for myself, working, and finishing school--in an industry that I LOVE so much !



Anyways, on to the Hair removal information !

ALL methods of hair removal generally fall into one of two categories, depilation and epilation. Depilation is the removal of hair at the surface of the skin and epilation is the removal of hair from under the skin.

Shaving and abrasives are both types of depilation. Depilation can actually make your hair appear darker, thicker and more coarse as it grows back. When you shave, the hair grows back quickly, sometimes showing dark course stubble within 24 hours. [Think, a man's 5 O'Clock shadow]This type of hair removal can also irritate thin and tender skin areas such as the underarms, face and bikini line. And don't forget about the possibility of CUTTING yourself, razor bumps, and INGROWN hairs.

 

ABRASIVES are like MILD SANDPAPER for your skin... Meant to remove FINE hairs by rubbing it OFF. Ok seriously, if any of you GLAM GIRLS have tried this, let me know in the comments or on the FB page :)

I can only imagine what this would feel like, OUCH ! Rugburn anyone ???

WAXING, TWEEZING AND ELECTROLYSIS are all types of EPILATION.

ELECTROLYSIS is the ONLY known, tried & true method of PERMANENT hair removal. In a nut shell ? A small needle is inserted into each hair follicle until it reaches the root when a galvanized electric current is conducted through the needle killing the root making regrowth IMPOSSIBLE. It also costs you an arm & a leg !

TWEEZING is an ancient ritual which has NOT improved, and is NOW usually only performed on the brows. It's tedious work that usually needs to be done 2-3 times a week and if done improperly can cause a LOT of pain......... Don't we ALL know that !

WAXING:

HARD WAX has been used for CENTURIES and is one of the oldest methods of hair removal known. There are NO strips using hard wax. It is simply melted to a thick creamy consistency, it is applied and allowed to set until tacky. Then the end of the wax is flicked, lifted and pulled quickly in the opposite direction. STRIP WAX is melted to a thinner consistency than hard wax, is applied and then pulled up with a strip of Muslin. The warmth of the liquid wax allows the pores to expand so that the hair can be removed less painfully. And EVERY time you wax,a new papilla must be formed--MEANING that consistent removal WEAKENS the papilla making the hair finer and softer! ALSO meaning that EVERY time you wax it becomes less painful AND it will take longer for the hair to grow back. Your waxing appointments will start approx. 4-6 weeks apart, and after consistent removal time between appointments gets longer as your hair is weakened.

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