Lavandou
Lavandou
104 Kinsale Dr
Chapel Hill, NC 27517-6564
(919) 401-4747
Tweezing (temporary)
Often done on hormonal hair, typically on the chin. This hair will come back with a vengeance; therefore tweezing has come to be seen as a desperate measure. Some women have fair skin which shows the hair before it has even broken the surface. This gives her a dark shadow which she can do nothing about. Other women must tweeze so much that they bruise, giving the chin yet another cosmetic problem. If a woman has considerable chin, lip, or chest hair, the best thing would be to see an endocrinologist and an electrologist.
Depilatories (temporary)
A depilatory is an alkaline substance that is spread on the skin. The depilatory dissolves any hair with which it comes into contact. It also dissolves skin, as hair and skin are both made of keratin. A depilatory is often harsh and can burn the skin. however, the regrowth is not as scratchy as in shaving because the hairs were dissolved, rather than blunt-cut. It takes the hair off at skin level, so regrowth is soon apparent, as with shaving.
Threading (temporary)
Done with regular sewing thread held in the operator's fingers and teeth and spun so quickly that the hair is caught up in the threads and pulled out. This can be done to brows and fine facial hair without risk to the skin. The discomfort is like that of tweezing, and the area can get as red as after waxing.
Laser (temporary, striving for permanent)
To date several systems have been cleared by the FDA, but the procedures are expensive up front, and there has not been enough time to see definitive results. So far they seem to be long-term (5-12 months?) rather than permanent. The FDA says they cannot claim permanence, and indeed they do not claim that. The FDA recently invented a term just for the laser claims: "permanent hair reduction." Maybe someday.
The laser still generally works best on fair-skinned people with dark hair, as it targets the melanin.
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