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Waxing

During the regrowth period ingrown hairs may be troublesome.  If so, run hot water over an old toothbrush to soften the bristles, then brush the skin twice daily in those areas. 

This helps lift the curved, irritating hair tips out of the skin and, minimizes the problem in Hair removal techniques.

Repeat waxng over a period of time weakens the hair follicle and gradually reduces the amount of hair growth in the area waxed.

Rotating Coil Appliances:

As with waxing, this is another form of diffuse plucking.  Small rotating coils catch the hairs and pull them out by the root. 

The advantages of this device are that there is complete device are there is complete control over how little is plucked and the effect lasts longer than techniques like shaving.  An example of this appliance is Epilady in Hair removal techniques.

Shaving:

Therefore, after shaving for a long time, the hair is thicker, not because of shaving, but because of the aging process. 

Although women find shaving an acceptable method for getting rid of unwanted hair on some parts of the body such as the legs, it is not acceptable for other body parts, particularly the face in Hair removal techniques in Mechanical removal techniques.

Are there any other mechanical removal techniques?

Tweezing, plucking, pumice stones, and sandpaper-like gloves are some of the other techniques available. 

Pumice stones and sandpaper-like gloves are used to remove fine, excessive facial hair but can be irritating to the skin.

Tweezing and plucking are commonly used to trim and shape the eyebrows and to remove isolated hairs, for example hair in moles and around the nipples, but it can cause inflamed and infected pustules. 

A small dab of Fucidin antibiotic ointment applied after plucking can prevent infection.  If this is a persistent problem, it may be preferable to cut the undesirable hair off flush with the skin, using scissors or a razor.

Occasionally, repetitive tweezing may result in enough damage to the hair follicle that the hair will die and no longer present a problem.

Chemical Depilatories

Some examples of chemical depilatories include Neet, Nudit, and Nair.  These products break down the strong sulphur bonds that hold proteins in the hair together.

The hair becomes soft and weak and can usually be wiped away.  Unfortunately, the skin in the area of the unwanted hair often becomes irritated with this technique. 

Subsequent inflammation may stimulate the pigment cells to produce more melanin resulting in darker skin in the area (post-inflammatory pigmentation).

To prevent these problems the instructions for the use of the depilatory should be followed carefully, and it should first be tested on a small area.

A dermatologist could prescribe a mild cortisone cream to apply immediately after using depilatories to prevent skin irritation and hyperpigmentation (darkening).

 If darkening does occur, bleaching creams such as Reversa HQ and NeoStrata HQ may be used to lighten the skin again in Mechanical removal techniques.

Camouflage

Bleaching or dyeing unwanted hair is the best camouflaging technique hut like chemical depilatories, this process may be irritating to the skin

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