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Hair Removal Temporary
Temporary hair removal can be achieved through depilation (removing part of the hair above the skin's surface) or
epilation (removing the entire hair). For many consumers, temporary methods at regular intervals are acceptable. Right now my focus is on devices claiming permanence, but I'll be discussing temporary methods in the future.
Depilation lasting several hours to several days can be achieved by:
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Shaving
Trimming : manually or electric shavers
Depilatories
: creams "shaving powders"
chemically dissolve hair
Friction
: rough surfaces
used to buff away hair
Epilation lasting several days to several weeks can be achieved
by:
Tweezing
Waxing
: hot or cold layer is
applied and then
removed porous
strips
Sugaring
: similar waxing, but with a sticky paste
Threading
: also called fatlah or khite, in which a
twisted thread
catches hairs as it's rolled across
the skin
Rotary
epilators : devices which rapidly grasp
hairs and pull
them out by the root
