Patient's diary to comparison hair removal motheds - 1
I have never shaved my legs before, but the soft, curly red hair that prompted my family to start calling me hobbit-legs, helped me want to shave (see picture of following). So I decided to learn about the different methods of hair removal.
I planned to first compare the various methods based on pain, cost and effectiveness. Then, I would research each independently, and finally, I would speak to the people who do the different procedures at salons and clinics. However, I was so surprised by the interest that my friends showed in the article that I decided to actually try each of the methods.
- Hair removal options
- (1) Treatment of hair removal methods : Laser Hair removal
(2) Treatment of hair removal methods : Hot wax salon, Cold wax home, Warm wax home
(3) Treatment of hair removal methods : Hair removal cream, Shaving, Electrolysis at salon - Monitoring hair regrowth
- Conclusion
1. Hair Removal Options
I decided to try seven different methods:
- Laser hair reduction at a clinic
- Hot wax at a salon
- Cold wax at home
- Warm wax at home
- Hair removal cream (such as Nair)
- Shaving at home
- Electrolysis at salon
I divided each of my legs into three or four different sections using a permanent marker (see photo right) and planned to apply each of the methods to one section of my legs. I figured this would give me a first-hand experience of the pain and cost, as well as allow me to compare how long it took for hair removed with each method to grow back.