Shaving and waxing can leave behind painful ingrown hairs that require laser treatment to eliminate. Not only can laser therapy prevent and eliminate these ingrown hairs, it will leave behind silky-smooth skin.
Though multiple treatments will likely be required to achieve desired results, each session should last a short time compared to shaving or waxing, which can take considerably longer! This saves both money and time, as shaving and waxing often take several hours!
1. Less Pain
Laser hair removal is a non-invasive treatment option, meaning there's no cutting or nicking of skin during treatments, making it safer than waxing or shaving for individuals with sensitive skin or adverse reactions to harsh chemicals. Furthermore, it reduces the chance of bacteria or viruses like Genital Herpes infiltrating treatments during treatments.
As opposed to shaving, laser hair removal uses light beams only to target melanin in hair follicles to cause minimal skin damage and discomfort. If an analgesic gel is applied before beginning treatment sessions, minimal discomfort will result.
On the day of your laser appointment, it is best to avoid waxing or plucking hair as this removes melanin that helps absorb laser heat, leaving the follicle without sufficient melanin to absorb its full potential. Also, avoid tanning products or anything that darkens skin, as this could compromise its effectiveness.
If you're experiencing discomfort during laser hair removal appointments, ask your therapist to apply a numbing gel beforehand - up to 30 minutes in advance will help ensure an enjoyable experience.
Once they begin laser treatments, clients may notice their hair begins to shed within days after treatment - this is entirely normal and should be seen as an indicator that everything went as expected! Any fallen-out follicles have likely been damaged by laser and won't grow back. Exfoliation after laser therapy helps speed up this process more rapidly by helping remove damaged strands more swiftly.
People with extensive hair growth on their bodies find laser treatment a welcome relief as it eliminates ingrown hairs or the need for time and money spent waxing. An ingrown hair occurs when new growth penetrates and becomes lodged beneath the skin rather than emerging above it; they most commonly appear on faces, necks, armpits, and backs, usually leaving painful ingrown which take time to clear away.
2. No Ingrown Hairs
Laser hair removal offers a more comfortable alternative than shaving, leaving your skin silky smooth following each treatment session. By targeting unwanted hair at its source and extracting unwanted follicles at their core, laser removal helps prevent stubble or stray hairs from returning as thin and finer than before when they return - it also won't clump together, or knot as some types of growth do so that after treatment your skin will feel silky smooth!
Ingrown hairs typically appear after shaving, waxing, or being treated with harsh chemicals like bleach or tanner. They may also result from other skin conditions like psoriasis, which causes thick, hard-to-remove hairs.
Laser hair removal removes unwanted hairs at their source, meaning there is zero risk of ingrown hairs forming between sessions, and it is safe to shave between. However, it would be best to continue protecting yourself with broad-spectrum sunscreen throughout treatment sessions to protect against sun damage.
At your session, a trained technician will use a handheld device to target the area you wish to treat. Next, laser light travels through your skin and hits each hair follicle directly; its heat destroys these follicles so they no longer produce hair in that spot - meaning unwanted hair won't return to that area again!
Laser treatments for hair removal may work on all skin tones, with those with light skin and dark hair being ideal candidates. Dark hair absorbs more of the laser energy, facilitating the destruction of its follicles more efficiently. The technology behind laser hair removal continues to develop, potentially making this method suitable for more diverse skin tones.
Laser hair removal may be just the solution you've been searching for to rid yourself of unwanted hair, saving time and money! The laser is one of the only hair removal options to permanently reduce unwanted growth for silky smooth skin!
3. No Itching or Irritation
Laser hair removal offers several critical advantages over shaving or waxing in terms of safety, including no itching or irritation to your skin. Shaving can often cause razor burn and redness; laser hair removal leaves no lingering side effects; it even prevents ingrown hairs that might otherwise occur from shaving or waxing!
Laser hair removal can be highly effective; most individuals only require 6-10 treatments spaced 4-6 weeks apart to reduce unwanted hair growth permanently. This approach is much faster than waxing or shaving, often requiring multiple yearly visits to see results.
As with other treatments, when it comes to laser, it is best to delay plucking, waxing, and electrolysis for six weeks before beginning laser treatments, as these methods disrupt hair follicles, which affects how effectively laser treatment can work. Tanning is also not advised before laser treatment as sunrays can damage skin and increase the risk of complications post-procedure.
You are shaving directly before laser hair removal sessions may reduce their efficacy. It is best to shave several hours or even the night before your laser appointment for the laser beams to target only surface-growing hairs rather than those beneath. This allows it to target only those hairs on top of your skin's surface rather than those arising beneath.
After your laser hair removal appointment, it's normal to see some shedding of treated hairs - this indicates that the treatment was successful and reached all inches within its treatment area without being affected by factors like thickness or color.
As your laser hair removal treatments progress, your unwanted hair should start growing back thinner, softer, and slower than before. This is because more of your follicles will have entered into what's known as the anagen phase when new hair starts folliculin; when this is happening, laser targets it directly instead of targeting hairs that have entered the catagen or telogen phase later.
4. Less Time
Shaving can take up much of one's day if one has full body hair to be groomed and requires lots of equipment and supplies for an effective shave. Over time this can become costly, and producing waste from shaving may use up to 7500 gallons of water and generate over 10,000 pounds of garbage annually - using razors can use this much water each year and create over 10,000 pounds of trash annually! Laser hair removal offers an alternative.
Laser hair removal can be completed within minutes. However, depending on your skin and treatment area, it may take multiple sessions before significant results appear.
Laser hair removal offers an alternative to waxing that removes unwanted hair permanently. After five laser hair removal sessions, unwanted hair should no longer recur and can be eliminated through touch-up treatments.
Suppose you are planning to undergo laser hair removal. In that case, it is recommended to stop plucking and waxing six weeks before your first treatment session, as the laser targets individual follicles that have been temporarily removed via these methods. It would be best if you also avoided sun exposure, as exposure can reduce effectiveness and increase the chances of complications afterward.
After your laser hair removal appointment, it's normal for your skin to feel tender and sensitive for one or two days post-treatment - this is part of the healing process - however, over time, your complexion should become lighter and smoother due to damaged follicles caused by laser energy.
As your hair follicles recover from damage, you may experience a shedding period. This is a sure sign that laser treatments are doing their work and eliminating hair from your body. To hasten the process faster, exfoliating several days following an appointment may help speed up this shedding period.
