Means for intimate hair removal. How to make intimate hair removal at home. How to remove irritation after intimate hair removal

Initially, the hair in the intimate zone performed a protective function, and also increased the area of \u200b\u200bevaporation of pheromones that released in the inguinal sweat glands. But to protect the genitals, modern man has underwear. And the hairline in the crotch stores the smell of not only pheromones, but also other less aromatic natural discharge.

From a medical point of view, there is no unequivocal answer to the question of whether it is worth removing the hair in the bikini zone. As a result, everything comes down to personal preferences of a person.

Below we are talking about the methods of depilation and hair removal in the intimate area that can be used at home.

Equulation and depilation - what are the differences

Depilation is a procedure in which part of the hairs visible to the eye is removed. Provides a short -term effect.

Intimate depilation at home is carried out by shaving with a machine, a trimmer or the use of a departing cream.

Epilation is a procedure in which the hair is removed with a root or hair follicles are destroyed. Provides a long effect. However, the promise of life -lifelong getting rid of unwanted vegetation is to some extent crawling. Pretition affects only hairs in growth stage, which in the bikini zone is about 30 percent. Not a single way of hair removal can remove hairs that are at rest or transition.

Methods and means for intimate hair removal: wax of different melting temperatures, sugar paste, epilator, enzyme and photoepilation, electric power (blend method, flash method, sicwenchial bland, flash cement, thermolosis), elos, ultrasonic method.  Intimate hair removal at home is carried out using an epilator, wax, sugar paste. Thanks to the achievements of civilization, photoepilation, laser and Elos of home hair removal became available. Household appliances for electric power are also on sale. But in the absence of the skills of carrying out the procedure, there is a great risk of burning, so it is better to make intimate hair removal in a different way.

Intimate depilation at home

Razor for intimate depilation

Removing excess hair with a razor is a classic way of depilation.  Brown machines are disposable (without the possibility of replacing blades) and reusable.

Before shaving, it is desirable to steam the skin. If the hairs are very long, then you can shorten them with scissors. Next, the site with unwanted hairs is moistened with warm water and a shaving product is applied to its surface. You can also use a mask or hair balm, soap and shampoo for depilation with a machine are not suitable. After a few minutes, you can start shaving. The movement of the machine is produced in the direction of hair growth, otherwise the risk of irritation is great. After shaving, the skin and the machine are rinsed with water. It will not be superfluous to apply a special soothing balm to the skin, minimizing the risk of skin irritation.

Pros:

• Simplicity. The use of the machine does not require special skills.
• Painlessness.
• Quick result. With a good razor, the achievement of perfectly smooth skin is a matter of several minutes.
• Shaving does not violate the direction of growth and the structure of the hairs.
• Compactness. The machines take up little space, are convenient to travel. And cartridges taken on the road with gel pads allow you not to take shaving gels with them, thereby saving a place in the suitcase.
• Accessibility. The machines are sold literally at every step.
• Acceptable cost. The price range varies from very low for disposable machines with 1-2 blades to rather high for razor machines with 3-5 or more blades and replaceable cassettes.

Cons:

• Short -term effect. The bristles usually appear the next day after depilation.
• After growing, the hairs look thicker.
• Peregrine hairs are injected, delivering discomfort.
• It is possible to irritate the bikini zone, the growing of overgrown hairs.
• Cuts are possible. Although modern razor machines are arranged in such a way as to minimize this risk.

Mechanical trimmer for intimate depilation of the bikini zone

Trimmer for intimate zones - a machine designed for shaving and haircuts. It can be used both on dry and wet skin.

Pros:

• Painlessness.
• The possibility of both the complete removal of vegetation, and cutting the length of the hair, the creation of the design of the bikini zone.

• The procedure does not violate the direction of hair growth and does not increase their number and thickness.
• The speed of depilation.
• Lack of irritation.
• Acceptable cost.

Cons:

• After shaving the length of the protruding part of the hair is approximately a fifth of the millimeter.
• Visually, the hairs look thicker and darker.
• Some devices make a loud noise.

Cream for intimate hair depilation

The active substance in such creams destroys the basis of hairs - keratin. It acts only on the visible part of the hair, so it is incorrect to call the cream for intimate hair removal. There are representatives specially designed to remove hairs in the bikini zone in the line of some brands, but you can use universal options.

Before the first use, the sensitivity test is required. To do this, a day before the estimated depilation, you need to apply a small amount of the product to the elbow bend and leave the time indicated in the instructions for use, usually no more than 10 minutes. After washing with water. If within the next 24 chapel negative skin reactions follow, then you can safely proceed to depilation.

For depilation, the product is applied abundantly, not rubbed. The time of action is determined by the instructions, it cannot be exceeded. Creams, moles, irritated or damaged areas of the skin are not allowed.
You can remove the cream with special spatula, sponge or just water. Within 1-3 days after depilation, it is impossible to expose the treated area by ultraviolet radiation, apply hygienic cosmetics on it, except for special balms after depilation.

Pros:

• Lack of influence on the direction of growth and hair structure.
• Ease of use.
• Painlessness.
• A wide range.
• Compactness. It is convenient to take the cream with you on a trip.
• The speed of the procedure.
• Available price.
• Grown hairs after cream depilation cause less discomfort than hairs after shaving.

Cons:

• The unpleasant smell of cream, especially budget brands sin.
• Allergic reactions, irritation are possible.
• Short -term effect.
• Perhaps incomplete removal of excess vegetation.

Intimate hair removal at home

Shugaring for intimate hair removal

Shugaring is called hair removal using sugar paste. Paste can be adjusted to cook yourself, for this you will need sugar, water, citric juice or citric acid.

And you can buy means for shugaring industrial production. Some trademarks produce entire lineups, including means to prepare for hair removal and care after it, as well as several types of sugar pastes to work in manual or bandit equipment. For intimate removal of a deep bikini, it is recommended to use high -density sugar paste: it better copes with hard inguinal hair.

Sugar hair removal in intimate places begins with the fact that clean and dry skin is processed with a special talcum. The paste is applied in the direction against hair growth, removed, respectively, in the opposite direction. The penetration of the product deep into the mouth of the follicle ensures the removal of the hair bulb, while with wax hair hair removal it often just breaks off at the root. In conclusion from the processed zone, the remains of the pasta are removed, and a special moisturizing or nutrient is applied to the skin.

Numerous advantages and minor disadvantages of the procedure are the reason that both female and male intimate hair removal are increasingly performed by shugaring.

Pros:

• Does not violate the direction of hair growth.
• The absence of hazardous substances in the paste.
• Over time, the hairs become thinner.
• Less painfully compared to wax hair removal.
• Extremely low cost of home -made paste.
• The effect lasts several weeks.

Cons:

• Pain.
• The ability to grow hairs. To minimize the risk of epilized skin, regular scrubbing must necessarily include.
• The development of sugar hair removal technique is required.

Hair removal of the intimate zone of wax

Depending on the melting temperature, wax for depilation is cold, warm and hot. The latter is considered more effective.

The procedure is painful, so the use of local anesthetics is welcome. Wax is heated if necessary, applied in the direction of hair growth to a small area of \u200b\u200bthe skin with excess vegetation. If necessary, a bandage is applied on top.  After the wax strip/plasticized wax abruptly breaks down in the direction against hair growth. Similarly, the entire bikini zone is processed. The remains of wax are removed with oil.

You can see how intimate hair removal is made by film wax in the next video.

Pros:

• Available price.
• Long -term effect.
• The hair will become thinner over time.

Cons:

• It hurts very much.
• Skin irritation in the first days after hair removal.
• Increased risk of hair growing.

Intimate hair removal with an epilator/tweezers

If you need to remove a small amount of hairs, then you can do with tweezers. In other cases, an epilator will come to the rescue.

Opinions regarding the need for steaming the skin before hair removal vary. Some say that this needs to be done, since the hair after steaming is easier. Others believe that this manipulation helps to grow hair in the future. Hair removal in the bikini zone using the epilator is painful, so it will not be superfluous to use an analgesic gel or spray.

The optimal hair length is 5 millimeters. The first epilation should be performed at low speeds. The movements of the device should be carried out against hair growth. After the completion of hair removal, the skin can be treated with an ice cube and lubricated with cosmetic oil.

Pros:

• An acceptable cost of the device.
• Long -term effect.
• The hairs become thinner over time.

Cons:

• Pain.
• Hair growing.
• Irritation after the procedure.

Intimate laser hair removal

Laser hair removal is a modern way to get rid of unwanted hair for a long time. The principle of action lies in the destructive effect of the laser beam on the hair follicles: the melanin pigment absorbs the energy of light, heats up, which leads to the destruction of matrix cells of the hair and blood vessels through which the bulbs occur. The bulb devoid of power to dies over time.

Using a laser, you can remove hair on any part of the body, including intimate hair removal of a deep bikini.  Before hair removal, you can shave the hairs in order to concentrate the effect of the device on the epidermis of the hair and follicle.

At home, less powerful devices are used, so the risk of skin burns is minimal. One pulse of the first laser epilators for home use removed only one hair, while now the area of \u200b\u200bthe processed surface has increased to 3.5 square centimeters.

The use of glasses that protect the eyes is required.

Types of lasers for intimate hair removal

• Neodymal - widely used in medicine, but ineffective for intimate hair removal.
• Rubin - absorbed only by melanin. Not suitable for owners of tanned skin or light and gray hairs. It acts at a speed of one impulse per second. It is rarely used today.
• The Alexander's impulse acts faster than ruby, but also not suitable for removing blond and gray hair.
• Diode laser is the last generation of laser installations for hair removal. It works on hairs of any color, allowed to use owners of dark skin. Approved by the FDA association to remove excess vegetation on the body of teenagers.

Pros:

• Removing not only hairs, but also follicles, providing a long result.

Cons:

• Expensive apparatus.
• Soreness (decreases with anesthetic).
• Several sessions are required.
• It has a limited supply of impulses.
• Not suitable for removing blond or gray hair. Exception: diode laser.
• The procedure is not allowed to minors. Exception: diode laser.
• The inconvenience of the procedure is independently at home.
• The lower power of household laser epilators.
• Over time, hairs that were previously in a state of transition or rest grow, and the procedure must be repeated.

Contraindications:

• Oncology.
• Decompensated diabetes.
• Immune diseases.
• Individual intolerance to the procedure.
• Pregnancy.
• A large number of moles, papillomas, damage to the skin in the epilation zone.
• Lactation. It is a relative contraindication to the intimate hair removal of women. The expediency of the procedure is determined by a specialist.

Possible side effects:

• Inflammation of the hair follicle.
• Skin burns.
• Lightening or darkening of the skin.
• The appearance of gray hair.
• Activation of growth of fluffy hair.
• Exacerbation of herpes.
• Allergy.

Intimate photoepilation of the house

Photo epilation is called rid of unwanted vegetation on the body using high -impulse light. Light flashes are sent to the root of the hair, transformed into thermal and transfer the follicle into a sleeping state. After the procedure, the hair structure first changes: they become softer and thinner.  With regular photoepilation, the hair ceases to grow completely.

Salon photoepilation can be painful. Devices for home use are less powerful, so the process of impact on hairs is usually not accompanied by pain.

According to the manufacturers, household photo epilators do not harm the eyes, but it is still advisable to protect the eyes with dark protection glasses with high protection during the procedure.

Pros:

• Lack of contact with the skin.
• The speed of the session.
• Minimum skin damage.
• Lack of risk of infection.
• Photo mode of the skin.

Cons:

• Expensive apparatus.
• Not suitable for removing gray and very bright hairs, owners of very dark skin.
• You can not use on mucous membranes.
• You will need several sessions, a periodic repetition of the course is required.
• Limited outbreak resource.

Contraindications:

• Fresh tan.
• Allergic reactions to the skin.
• Pregnancy and lactation.
• The presence of moles, papillomas and other neoplasms in the alleged area of \u200b\u200bepilation.
• Chronic skin diseases in the aggravation stage.
• Epilepsy.
• Diabetes without treatment.
• The use of drugs that increase photosensitivity.
• Increased blood pressure.
• Coronary heart disease.
• Oncology.
• ORZ.
• Helminthoses, dermatozone.

Possible side effects:

• Skin burns, scars.
• Inflammation of the hair follicle.
• Use -like rashes.
• Allergy.
• Exacerbation of herpetic infection.
• Violation of skin pigmentation.
• Hypertrichosis.
• Hyperhidrosis.
• Got of hairs.

Intimate elo-epillation for the bikini zone

During elo-epilation, the hair onion is destroyed under the simultaneous effect of the energy of high-frequency light pulse and current. The hairs fall out for 10 days.

For intimate hair removal, female or male, at home, a special device, glasses to protect the eyes, gel to improve the conduction of impulses and, if desired, gel with an analgesic effect will be required. The required length of the hairs in the alleged removal zone is 1.5-3 millimeters.

Pros:

• Lack of ingrown hairs, burns.
• It even acts on light, fluffy hair.
• Long -term effect.
• Pain sensations are lower than with laser hair removal.
• Efficiency is higher than when photoepilation.

Cons:

• Pain (reduced by analgesic gel).
• Expensive apparatus.
• Limited outbreak resource.
• The procedure is carried out by the course, which should be repeated periodically.

Contraindications:

• Pregnancy.
• Gynecological diseases.
• Dermatological diseases.
• Diabetes.
• Elevated temperature.
• Diseases that disrupt blood coagulation or taking anticoagulants.
• A strong decrease in immunity.
• The presence of a pacemaker, metal implants.
• Menstruation, menopause.

Possible side effects:

• Changing the color of the skin, the appearance of ulcers, stalls.
• Swelling, redness. They pass for themselves within 2 days.

Conclusion

You can remove hair with a lot of ways. The most affordable and painless, but, alas, giving a short -term result is to shave and use of departing creams. The most expensive are laser, Elos and photoepilation. A pleasant ratio of “price-efficiency” can boast waxing, shugaring and the use of the epilator.