Depilation / hair removal at home with wax / sugar / honey, shugaring. How to do, recipes

Hair removal in salons is expensive and time-consuming. At home, you can achieve the same result if you know the rules for performing the procedure, take into account contraindications. At the same time, you do not have to pay for work, waste time visiting special offices.

What is epilation and depilation

Women have tried for thousands of years to destroy body hair. In China, Asian countries thousands of years ago, hair was torn off with the help of pliers made of bronze or wax masks. The ancient Romans in the baths twisted their hair on threads and pulled them out. Princess Olga used hot resin. The skin looks aesthetically pleasing, but this is not the main thing. Unpleasant odors from individual areas can be avoided.

There are 2 methods of hair removal. The first - with the root, which slows down the re-growth of hair, is called epilation. The second, in which only the upper hair part is removed, is depilation. With this skin treatment, hair restoration is much faster.

Methods

Hair removal at home covers almost the full range of services provided in beauty salons. Manufacturers develop even the most modern technical means in budget mini models for home use. To choose the best option, you need to get acquainted with the positive and negative aspects of each type of procedure.

Shaving

The old method is still popular today because it is very cheap and easy to use. In the world of beauty, razors are equipped with multiple blades, cut protection, special pads that disinfect the skin. It's fast, it doesn't hurt. Special creams, pre-shave gels, softening the process have been created.

After shave balms help to disinfect the damaged surface, to recover the skin faster.

There are several problems:

1. Hair grows back quickly, depending on the characteristics of the body, you need to shave every 4-7 days.
2. Skin damage is inevitable. Even if cuts have been avoided, the hair that grows back from shaving will damage her as she moves.
3. Frequent shaving makes the hair harder, darker, so the procedure is not suitable for all areas.
4. Ingrown hairs appear, which will have to be removed separately.

Chemical depilation

For its implementation, special creams are used. They can be in tubes or wipes, but are usually applied with a spatula. The substances used during the procedure have a strong enough effect on the body and require strict adherence to the instructions. Allergies are possible, with sensitive skin - chemical burns.

If the skin reacts normally, this is a quick and painless way to remove hair from all areas except intimate. Literally 5-10 minutes after application is enough for the hair to be destroyed. The substance rarely and non-uniformly penetrates the hair follicle, so the hair grows back quickly.

But when cells are destroyed, the edge remains rounded and does not damage the skin when hair regrowth.A separate problem in women with coarse, thick hair. Often their skin breaks down faster than hair. It is impossible to keep the substance on the surface longer, and the hair still remains strong. In this case, only another method of hair removal will help.

Pluck hair

Tweezers are rarely used, usually for eyebrows or individual facial hair. It is much more convenient to use mechanical epilators. Small devices are comfortable to hold. There are models with rechargeable batteries, so you can maintain your appearance while traveling.

The cost differs depending on the models, but the choice is possible for any budget. Hair is trapped and pulled out by the roots, so use it about once every 3-4 weeks. Over time, the amount of hair becomes smaller, and they themselves are thinner.

Displeasure causes:

1. Soreness. High sensitivity to pain will not allow using the device in the bikini area or underarms. Local anesthesia helps in part. Means for her have been developed by cosmetologists and are commercially available.
2. Duration. You have to work with every hair. You will have to allocate several days and divide the zones for processing between them.
3. Training. The hair will have to be released up to at least 5 mm, and sometimes it breaks, leaving a root.

Waxing

Home epilation with wax has become more popular after the introduction of wax strips on the market. It is enough to warm them over a heater, apply to the skin, and rip off after a couple of minutes. On small areas, you can apply heated wax to the skin with a spatula, removing it after hardening with your hands.

Large areas are treated with tapes. They are glued onto the applied wax and also ripped off. This technique allows you to treat large areas much faster than a depilator and removes even small hair.

Unresolved issues include:

1. High soreness. It is completely unsuitable for intimate areas, undesirable for the face and armpits.
2. Sensitive skin can get burned, since the wax must necessarily be melted, and this is from 45 degrees.
3. Requires long-term preparation - skin cleaning, talcum powder. Anesthetic agents are used to relieve irritation.
4. Before and after the procedure, you should not sunbathe for several days, use ultraviolet baths, take procedures with high water temperatures, including a shower.

Allergies are also not uncommon, but for such cases, special antiallergenic formulations have been developed. You can pick them up together with a specialist.

Sugaring or sugar hair removal

From the point of view of safety, the most acceptable is the shugaring procedure:

1. The paste heats up to 35-39 degrees, without burning even sensitive skin.
2. Allergies can only be for products with aromatic additives.
3. Contraindications are physical and infectious skin lesions.
4. Painful sensations are minimal, suitable for intimate areas and face.

Of course, it is better to take professional funds, even if the procedure is carried out at home. They are made exactly according to the recipe, and they will be more convenient to work with.

Besides:

• the skin is degreased with a special agent containing disinfectants and a mild pain reliever;
• the surface is treated with fine, not ordinary talc, for better adhesion of sugar to the hair;
• pastes are mixed with different densities depending on the area being worked on;
• after removing the paste, the skin is wiped with a damp cloth with a solution of disinfection and restoration products;
• a special cream is used, soothing and nourishing.

The only negative - hair less than 5-7 mm is not removed. But those that have grown to this length are removed painlessly, along with the root, and superficial inflammation goes away within 1-4 hours as a maximum.

Photoepilation

One of the most modern methods.Its essence lies in the effect of light pulses on fullicles. With a regular procedure, the growth phase does not occur, the rest phase is constantly active. As a result, hair stops growing.

Depending on the hair thickness, 4-12 treatments are required. To consolidate the effect, you need to repeat the procedure every 3-6 months. Only deep bikini area should not be treated. Used in small areas. Shave the hair before use. Do not sunbathe before and after the procedure. Not suitable for blonde hair.

Electrolysis

This type of hair removal is one of the most difficult to carry out on your own. A needle must be inserted into the bulb of each hair. It hurts, requires sterility and precise exposure. In addition, it is impossible to carry out on the face and armpits yourself, there is a great risk of affecting the lymph nodes.

The cost of the device is high. There is a variant of exposure to electric shock, high temperature and a combination of both. The skin requires the use of lidocaine prior to exposure. Each hair is processed separately, their length should be at least 4 mm.

After the procedure, irritation in the form of red dots lasts up to 10 days. Due to the severity of the effects, there is a huge list of contraindications, which even includes an intrauterine device and all cardiovascular diseases.

Laser hair removal

The laser device is also expensive. Not every hair is processed. And parts of the body are 5-7 mm in circumference. For a few minutes. More than one session. Naturally, this takes a lot of time, and the absence of pain on the skin is compensated for by pain in the spine due to the uncomfortable position of the back for a long time.

In the salon, the devices are more powerful, fewer procedures will be required. In addition, a larger area is captured, the time spent will be less. Therefore, this procedure is not popular at home.

Folk recipes

Often folk recipes contain aggressive substances, smell bad, and require a long preparatory period.

You need to choose recipes that:

• contain ingredients that are positively perceived by the body, without allergies and skin irritations;
• it is convenient to use, they smell normal, do not require significant time consumption;
• really apply to a specific person until the end of the prescribed course.

The effectiveness of depilation is high only with strict adherence to the instructions and regular use. After the disappearance of hair at home, it is necessary to conduct preventive courses twice a year.

Hydrogen peroxide

Helps to loosen hair, remove color. At 1 st. a spoonful of hydrogen peroxide (6%), take the same amount of liquid soap or shaving products, 10 drops of ammonia. Mix the ingredients, apply the resulting substance to the skin, soak for 15 minutes, rinse with warm water. The action should be repeated weekly.

Ant oil

Has the ability to penetrate the follicle, not only slowing down hair growth, but making it weaker, softer, lighter. Use prevents ingrown hairs after epilation. A mixture with turmeric or lemon juice in equal parts is more effective. It is applied in the form of a mask for 15 minutes, washed off with clean water heated to body temperature.

Vinegar

A similar property to vinegar and lemon juice, although milder. Mix in equal parts with honey or grape seed oil. In addition to slowing hair growth and getting them lighter in color, the mask will help restore skin after physical or infectious damage.

Use for 15 minutes 1-2 times a week. Pure vinegar or lemon juice contains most of the acid, which can damage the skin. Therefore, work only with the mixture.

Soda

Compresses from a soda solution are used. For him you need 1 teaspoon of soda in a glass of boiling water. The solution cools down, applied to a gauze napkin, applied to the problem area for 10 hours. To fix it, just tie it with a regular bandage.You need to repeat 3-5 days in a row. The effectiveness is high, the hair disappears completely.

But the skin can dry out with all the ensuing consequences.

Nutshell

If the recipes given earlier can be used even on the face, then this remedy acts on the body more harshly. It is better not to work with it in sensitive places. Take young walnuts soft, cut in half, lubricate the right place with juice several times a day. Each procedure is a new nut.

From ripe nuts, the shell is suitable. Take from walnuts or pine nuts, dry, grind. Mix the resulting powder with water until a thick slurry is obtained. Rub it on the skin 3-4 times daily. The duration of the course depends on the individual characteristics of the organism.

Coffee

Since the substance is close to the action of a scrub, and should be used daily, it will not work for sensitive skin and face. In dry form, mix 1: 2 soda and natural ground coffee. Dilute with lukewarm water, rub vigorously for 3-5 minutes.

Then leave on the skin in the form of a compress for 20-30 minutes, fixing with cling film. Rinse off with warm water, repeat daily for 7-10 days. If during this time the hair has only thinned, but has not gone completely, the course can be repeated only after a month. During this time, the skin will recover after hard exposure, but the hair will not.

Shugaring paste

For sugar depilation you need 1 tbsp. water take 10 tbsp. l. sugar and juice of half a lemon. Mix, put on low heat, bring to a boil, hold for 10 minutes, remove, cool. The resulting paste at a temperature of 38-40 gr. should roll into a golden brown ball without sticking to your fingers.

Contraindications to epilation

Hair removal at home is contraindicated in some cases, but the list of diseases for each type is different.

Sugar and wax

The softest in this regard is shugaring. It should not be used only in the presence of open skin lesions, pregnancy and an allergic reaction, which is very rare. In case of damage, it is enough to carefully bypass the problem area. It is not advisable to work during menstruation, because at this time the pain threshold decreases, but this applies only to the most sensitive areas - bikini and armpits.

Wax depilation adds varicose veins to this list. If you can remove hair with sugar paste without damaging internal tissues, wax depilation is contraindicated already in the second stage, damaging blood vessels, causing rupture of their walls.

Shaving and chemical depilation

Any physical and infectious damage to the skin makes depilation prohibited. But it is not desirable for overly sensitive skin. These methods damage the top layer of the epidermis, causing irritation. The cream can cause burns, even if the instructions are followed exactly.

Frequent allergic reactions to creams, sometimes they occur during a completely normal test. In the event of a burning sensation, indicating an abnormal effect of the substance, it is necessary to urgently rinse the skin with cool clean water, get wet with a soft cloth and lubricate the damaged areas with Pantestin.

Photoepilation, electrolysis, laser

The list of contraindications is much longer, and it is necessary to treat them as scrupulously as possible. Each violation poses a serious health hazard, in some cases irreversible conditions.

It is reasonable to undergo a preventive examination before carrying out the procedure for the detection of diseases that are contraindications. This will reduce the risk of turning the disease into an acute stage.

Possible complications

Depilation at home without the use of technical means is absolutely safe, if you follow all the rules exactly:

1. Consider the presence of contraindications.
2. Treat the skin correctly before and after the procedure.

Withstand all recommendations for limiting yourself in everyday life:

• do not take hot baths and showers;
• do not use ultraviolet rays for tanning, do not sunbathe;
• exclude synthetic clothing for the period of skin recovery;
• strictly adhere to the rules of hygiene.

Otherwise, the inflammatory process is likely to begin.

Much depends on the quality of purchased or hand-made tools, and especially purchased devices. The technical equipment for procedures cannot be cheap, unfamiliar manufacturers. Health is at stake, which can spoil the model with erratic voltages or other manufacturing inaccuracies.

Separately, you need to check all the ingredients for allergy sufferers. Each product should be applied to a small patch of sensitive skin. Wrists will do, bends under the elbows. Only after checking the body's reaction to each of them, you can begin the procedure over a large area of ​​the body. Allergy remedies should always be nearby.

The use of devices can lead to:

1. Intense pain. It is necessary to use local anesthetics, cooling agents after the procedure.
2. Swelling and redness. They can remain for several days. The simplest remedy is ice on the damaged surface. More often it happens with light, soft hair.
3. Burns. Burns of varying degrees may occur if the radiation flux is incorrectly adjusted for the type of skin. Treatment as for conventional thermal injuries. Most often it is the usual Panthenol or Pantestin.
4. Scar formation. This problem cannot be solved at home; consultation of a good specialist is necessary. Treatment can range from conventional therapy to surgery.
5. Exacerbation of herpes. Treatment of the acute stage of the disease as prescribed by the attending physician.
6. Increased vellus hair growth. Additional procedures.
7. Hematomas. There are thin walls of blood vessels.

No type of procedure will permanently destroy hair. It must be repeated periodically. This applies to epilation performed in a medical facility as well as to procedures at home. But a competent approach and strict adherence to instructions will help you get smooth skin without ruining your health.

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