Cosmetic Surgery & Beauty #73

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Waxing
After waxing, you will generally be left with silky,
smooth legs for up to six weeks. However,
when hair does grow back, you’ll need to let
it grow to a certain length (at least half an inch)
before the next wax. Because waxing removes
hair from the root, hair shouldn’t feel spiky as it
returns and regular waxing has the potential to
reduce the amount of hair that does grow back.
Depilatory
creams
Once known for their nasty odour, depilatory creams
have come a long way. Now these creams smell like
tropical blends or spa treatments, and they commonly
possess moisturising and nourishing properties. Like
shaving, depilatory creams fail to remove hair from the
root, so hair will grow back quite quickly. It is important
to use depilatory creams towards the end of your
shower or bath, as hydrated hair is easier to remove
than dry hair.
How to
prevent
ingrown
hairs
Ingrown hairs are hairs that have curled around and
grown back into your skin instead of rising up from
it. Sometimes, dead skin can clog up a hair follicle,
forcing the hair inside it to grow sideways under the
skin rather than upward and outward.
For those pesky red bumps and other irritations
caused by shaving and waxing, the best product
we’ve tried to date is Hovan’s Gold Ingrown
Hair Cream (www.hovansgroup.com.au). Using
an exfoliating scrub or pumice stone on soapy
skin should also help reduce the occurrence of
ingrown hairs.
Epilator
Delivering the same smooth results as waxing,
epilators feature tiny tweezers that grasp
multiple hairs and pull them out as you roll the
epilator over your skin. Be sure to exfoliate
before and after epilator treatment, as dead
skin cells can clog the affected hair pores to
form pimples and irritation on the skin.
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