Unlike other forms of hair removal, Epilight leaves you free from any form of ingrown hair. In fact, Photo-epilation is particularly effective in treating ingrown hairs.

No, in fact many times they appear spontaneously as nasty black hairs growing normally from between my fingers. These are easily dispatched, causing me no undue distress.

Ingrown hairs grow through the side of the follicle and lie just beneath the skin's surface. Ingrown hairs are usually caused by tweezing or waxing, when the hair breaks at the weakest point just below the surface of the skin. This can distort the hair, especially if it is pulled against its direction of growth. The hair will then grow under the surface of the skin rather than up and out of the hair follicle.

Just as moisturizing is the key to smoothness and comfort, exfoliating can help prevent the problem of ingrown hairs. Ingrown hairs are new growths that curl into the skin instead of out of it, leading to red bumps, and in some cases, even infections. If you exfoliate regularly with a loofah or mesh sponge before shaving, you’ll remove all the dead skin that’s blocking these hairs, while simultaneously opening your pores.

There are several products for lightening pigmentation. Fading creams and gels are popular, and more recently, products with Vitamin C (Epicuren's CXC Cream) have been achieving dramatic results. In addition to it's lightening effect, it also strengthens the skin's ability to fight the sun's damaging rays. For stubborn spots, combining the two products is recommended.

Using a loofah when the hair starts growing in will help. Also, you can use a product designed for inhibiting ingrowns such as Tend Skin, available at our salon.

Loufa! Loufa! Loufa! Do not remove any ingrown hairs because it can cause an infection and scaring. Using your loufa on a regular basis can help prevent future out breaks. Ask your aesthetician for advice or suggestions.

Elicina helps exfoliate the skin that is restraining the hair setting it free, this way Elicina can penetrate to fight against the infection caused by this encapsulated hair leaving your skin soft and elastic.

Ingrown hairs are caused by hair that is too weak to break through the skin's surface due to the presence of dead skin cells on top of the follicle. Use a loofah or "buff-puff" sponge every day when you wash. Alexandria Sloughing Lotion should be applied every other day to help prevent ingrown hairs.

The Variable pulsed Light machine is a fully featured machine capable of producing 45 J/sq cm in hair reduction mode and 51 J/sq cm in photo rejuvenation mode. Most of the other machines produce much less than 25 J/sq cm, which is only sufficient to produce short term results. These low-end machines may get good initial client response but eventually the clients become disillusioned by having to return frequently for top-up treatments.

Hair grows from follicles in the skin. When shaved, the tip of the hair is left with a sharp point. As curly hair grows, this sharp point may emerge from the hair follicle, curve back and pierce the skin. The body reacts to and treats these ingrown hairs just as it would a splinter or other foreign body, producing a pimple-like bump. Razor bumps can also form when shaving too close causes whiskers to be clipped off below the skin surface.

Absolutely. Even after one treatment you will notice that most of your ingrown hairs are terminated. This is an ideal treatment, for instance, for men who get ingrown hairs and folliculitis after shaving especially in the neck, or collar, area.

Definitely! The body shaver is great for anyone with a rash, bumps, ingrown hairs or acne. It shaves very close without irritation. And no more razor bumps under the neck, on the face, at the bikini line ... Or anywhere else for that matter. Certainly! We have a highly profitable affiliate program for anyone who has a Website and/or an opt-in email list.

Yes. A number of men have noted the presence of ingrown hairs from shaving the face, and women have reported the same with the skin of their legs after shaving. The Theraderm Fruit Acid Exfoliant lessens the appearance of ingrown hairs, as well as improving the healthy appearance of the skin. If men use the Fruit Acid Exfoliant daily in place of aftershave lotion, they should see significant improvement in the appearance of ingrown hairs.

The simplest way to avoid ingrown nails is to trim your nails straight across and slightly round off the edges with a file. If you tear at your toenails rather than cut them, STOP! You are heading towards developing an ingrown nail if you do so. If you find that the edges of the skin closest to the nail are rough, moisturize them and you can even use a pumice stone to soften them.