Please refer to this article on Hair Removal by Waxing for information on waxing, and on how to prepare wax at home. Your facial skin is probably too sensitive to wax. Avoid waxing your face. If you must, wax only your sideburns, and apply ice and calamine lotion to soothe your skin after waxing it. Bleach the rest of your face. Waxing is a good way to remove hair from the pubic area. It is painful, but many women swear the pain is worth the gain.

Keep out of the sun in the weeks leading up to a laser hair removal session, as tanned skin will compromise the laser treatment. It is advisable to use sunscreen lotion or cream when you are exposed to sunlight. Because the laser's light energy is absorbed by the pigment melanin, in the skin, people with greater contrast respond best. For this reason, some people find it more convenient to schedule their laser hair removal treatment during the winter.

Health-and-Fitness:Men's-Issues] An easy back hair removal is in great demand as many men find hair on the back unacceptable and embarrassing. Read details of three possible solutions, two requiring the help of a partner, and one which can be performed alone. Health-and-Fitness:Beauty] Using hair shampoo should hardly be worth an explanation - so you would think.

No preparation is needed for IPL Hair Removal treatment. You can come straight to our Westport offices from work or shopping.

Shave the hair to be removed, but do not pluck or wax the area. It's important to leave the actively growing hair roots in the follicle so the laser can destroy it. For any laser treatment, come in with clean skin in the area to be treated (no make-up or creams) and remember to discuss any medications you've taken in the last days with the laser specialist.

Any use of mechanical epilation including: plucking, waxing, tweezing, electrolysis, and sugaring should be stopped no less than 6 weeks prior to treatment. It is best to shave or use products such as Nair during the course of treatment. Notify us if you are seeking hair removal and have used mechanical epilation method less than 6 weeks.

All of our meals have been carefully designed to reduce/eliminate the preparation at home so that you can spend more time with your family or just relax. Most meals require only that you put the meal in the oven or on the grill or stovetop and cook for a specified period of time.

Lasers have been used for hair removal since the mid 1990's. They are safe in the hands of trained technicians but have several short comings: Lasers work well only when a hair is in the anagen, (growing) phase. On some parts of the body, less than 50% of the hairs are in the growing phase.

We can do laser hair removal just about anywhere on the body. The most common areas for women are the upper lip, chin, eyebrows and bikini line. Men like to do hair removal at the back and shoulders, front of the neck (common place for ingrown hairs) as well as the glabella (space between the eyebrows). We do arms, legs, toes, underarms and more!

Laser hair removal is fast, convenient, and has minimal side effects. It can save you up to 10 minutes a day just by skipping the full leg shave. Think of the money you have spent on razors, shaving creams, bleaching creams and eyebrow waxes. We offer solutions to expensive as well as time-consuming hair grooming.

Both men and women can seek laser hair removal. However, it does not work equally well for all people. Those with pale skin and dark coarse hair tend to make the best candidates. Not all laser hair removal systems perform the same on all skin and hair types. Alexandrite long pulse and diode types of lasers work best on light-colored skin, while Nd:YAG long pulse lasers are better and safer on darker skin (skin types IV and darker).

One of the benefits of laser hair removal is that it is virtually painless, especially compared with waxing or electrolysis. For the occasional patient who experiences discomfort with the LightSheer Laser Hair Removal, the Doctor prescribes a Novocain type of topical cream, which should be applied 1 hour prior to treatment. This helps minimize discomfort. The LightSheer has a cooling tip, which also cools your skin during treatment.

Surprisingly, a lot of our patients are men. After receiving treatment they are very happy and refer others to our offices. Laser hair removal for men is a popular solution for excessive hair on back, chests and legs. Many athletic men enjoy the benefits of laser hair removal as a way to achieve better athletic results. Unwanted hair in the nose and the ears can also give you that added confidence you so much desired.

Personal hygiene is a must. Taking a shower the day of your waxing is highly encouraged with particular attention paid to the area in question including the area around the anus. Personal hygiene will make the esthetician's job a bit easier too. Clip your pubic hair down to 1/4 inch in length. Pubic hair that is clipped down to a quarter inch high is the easiest to remove and that will cause less discomfort. You can trim your pubic hair with scissors, mustache clippers, or hair clippers.

least 1/4", so that the wax can adhere to it (better too long than too short!). Hair that is excessively long can be trimmed before waxing.

Electrology is the only dependable method of permanent hair removal. Temporary methods such as shaving, tweezing, depilatories, waxing and stringing require frequent time consuming maintenance. Skin irritations, ingrown hairs, discoloration, and scarring may result. These methods contribute to an increase in hair