How to epilate legs without irritation. How to do leg waxing at home

There are several quick ways to get rid of leg hair. True, the skin after them remains smooth for a short time (from 2 days to 3-4 weeks). This is the difference between depilation and epilation. The latter is a hardware removal of unwanted vegetation, which is almost always based on irradiation of the hair follicle, after which it does not recover from one to ten years. Depilation can be done at home and in the salon. The main thing is to be prepared for the fact that the procedures will have to be carried out regularly.

Depilation is mainly a mechanical effect on regrown hair. There is also chemical processing. In this case, unwanted vegetation simply dissolves under the action of the active composition of the drug (for example, depilatory cream). Other types of depilation involve the complete or partial capture of the hair and its subsequent removal from the root. If this is a shave, then only the visible part of the hair shaft is cut off.

The follicle is slightly injured during depilation. Hair after each procedure grows back quite quickly:

• 1-2 days after shaving;
• a week after the cream;
• 3-4 weeks after floss, wax or sugar.

At what age can hair removal start?

in the nursery and adolescence excess vegetation does not cause problems for the reason that the hairs are light and thin (they are also called vellus). Over time, they darken, become noticeable and hard, and also begin to prick and cause discomfort. Moreover, these changes occur quite early (at 12-14 years old), during puberty, when the endocrine system is rebuilt. Hormones are responsible for hair growth. When not everything is in order with the latter, or a woman is just experiencing such a shift in strength age features may experience excessive hair growth. It is wrong to leave everything as it is, guided by the fact that it is too early for a teenage girl to do depilation. If there is a problem, it must be solved.

Depilation will not bring any harm to physical health, but smooth legs will definitely increase the level of internal comfort.

For the first time, a growing girl should get a razor or an epilator, if funds allow. At the age of 14-15, you can try sugar and wax depilation. It is better to do the procedure in the salon so as not to injure the skin by negligence and not force the child to endure unnecessary pain. It is better to use a depilatory cream no earlier than 16 years old, and all hardware methods are practiced only after reaching 18.

Types of depilation

Leg hair can be removed:

• razor;
• tweezers;
• epilator;
• thread (threading);
• wax (waxing);
• sugar paste (sugaring);
• depilatory cream.

How to shave your legs with a machine without consequences

To painlessly get rid of excess hair on your legs with a razor, you will need:

• Shaver;
• shaving foam;
• nutritious cream.

Hair in this area of ​​the body is fairly easy to remove with razor(disposable or with interchangeable heads). The key is to keep the blade sharp. Women's machines, as a rule, have rounded edges and a moisturizing strip. You can use the male - it is sharper. At the same time, the use of female devices has its advantages: it is more difficult to cut yourself with them, and shaving with them will be “gentle”.

To carry out the procedure, you only need to prepare the skin in advance: steam out the legs, make peeling and shaving foam. Toilet soap is undesirable because it dries the skin. Suitable shower gel or ready-made foam. The latter can be prepared at home:

1. Make 0.5 cups of chamomile decoction.
2. Take baby soap without fragrance, grate a small piece on a fine grater.
3. Heat the chips in a water bath for 5-7 minutes.
4. Mix the soap with the decoction in a small saucepan, add a pinch of sea salt (this will create more foam).
5. Put the pan with the mixture on low heat and heat to 30-40 o C.
6. Pour in 0.5 tsp. almond, olive or peach oil.
7. Add to the composition 1 tsp. vitamin E and glycerin.
8. Remove the saucepan from the heat, beat the mixture with a mixer and transfer to a convenient dish with a lid.

The recipe is tested: the foam smells good, spreads well over the skin and moisturizes it. Apply such a remedy to a small area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe body with your hand or brush (as you are used to). Spread it evenly over the skin and shave the hair according to their growth. Driving the machine 2-3 times in the same place is not worth it, as this can cause irritation. It is better to walk once over the entire problem area, wash off the foam, then see where the hair is still left. Apply a new portion of the product to these areas and shave them again. Rinse off the remaining foam, blot the skin with a towel (without rubbing) and use an emollient cream or cosmetic oil.

Video: rules for getting rid of unwanted vegetation

How to depilate with tweezers

To get rid of excess hair on your legs with tweezers, you will need:

• tweezers with pointed tips;
• antiseptic;
• nutritious cream.

It seems strange to remove hair on such a large area as the legs with this device, when there are many other much faster methods. But at the same time, women talk about using this method for many years, once discovering it for themselves. They watched movies, news, listened to music and slowly pulled out hair after hair. They say that over the years of such practice, they learned to spend no more than half an hour on depilation of both legs. For those who are used to pulling only their eyebrows with tweezers, this procedure will take a couple of hours for sure.

The method is not fast, but, as it turned out, quite practical (of course, for those who have a significant amount of free time). Hair can be pulled out by the roots, so it will grow back for a week and a half. Along the way, you can remove ingrown vegetation: such a misfortune often happens to those who are used to shaving their legs with a machine or an epilator. The advantage of using tweezers is that new hair will grow thinner and weaker. Still, from the mechanical impact, the follicle, although slightly, is injured. The downside is the pain of the procedure. Depilation can be endured if the epidermis is treated with a cooling cream or gel for about 30–40 minutes and the technique is followed. The essence of the latter is that it is necessary to take tweezers with a pointed tip, grab the hair at the very root and pull it in the direction of its growth, holding the skin with the other hand.

After treating the desired area, lubricate it again with a coolant, and then with an emollient cream or oil. It is better to do depilation in small areas: so the pain is felt less, and it is easier to get used to the procedure.

How to use an epilator correctly

To get rid of excess hair on your legs with an epilator, you will need the device itself and a nourishing cream or oil.

The nozzle in the device works on the same principle as tweezers. She grabs the hair and removes it from the root. The only difference is that these tweezers are very small and there are a lot of them. Since the procedure is quite painful, especially for the first time, it makes sense to look for a device that can work in water. Judging by the reviews, such depilation leaves much less unpleasant memories.

Treatment of the skin with an epilator, regardless of its type, creates a strong pain sensation and can cause short-term skin irritation, since during the procedure hairs are pulled out from the root

Rules for using the epilator:

• while you are getting used to the device, you need to turn it on at the lowest speed;
• the skin should be pulled back according to hair growth;
• the head of the epilator should be placed perpendicular to the body and driven against hair growth alternately up and down, bypassing papillomas and moles;
• after the end of depilation, it is recommended to apply a softening cream to the skin.

Next time, the pain of the procedure will decrease. After 3-5 sessions, such depilation becomes a habit and is perceived quite easily.

Hair will grow back thinner and weaker over time, as it always does after removing it from the root.

Video: how to handle the device

How to thread depilate

To get rid of excess hair on your legs with threading, you will need:

• strong thread (ideally if cotton or silk) - 0.3 m;
• rubber or latex gloves;
• antiseptic;
• nutritious cream;
• scrub.

The procedure was invented in South Korea to remove facial hair. Then it turned out that the technique is quite convenient for depilation of the body (its open areas, such as arms and legs). A thread twisted in a figure-of-eight grabs several nearby hairs at once and allows you to pull them out by the root.

How to remove hair with a thread:

1. Before the procedure, steam the skin and exfoliate (so the hair will rise and it will be easier to remove).
2. For disinfection, treat the problem area with a solution of chlorhexidine or any other antiseptic. You can take antibacterial wipes.
3. Tear off the thread about 30 cm long, tie the ends and put the ring on the thumb and forefinger of both hands.
4. Twist the thread 6-8 times so that you get a figure eight. One ring will be a little larger, the other a little smaller.
5. Attach the thread to the skin so that the large ring is above the vegetation, and the center twisted into a tourniquet is below it.
6. Spread the fingers of the hand that are in the smaller ring. The tourniquet will move up, the vegetation will fall into the loop formed. Twist the thread against the direction of the hair growth.
7. Keep sliding and spreading your fingers. When the thread moves, the hair caught in the loop will come out with the root.
8. Remove one bundle. Remove the thread and move it to another area of ​​the skin.
9. Repeat all movements from the beginning. When you're done, apply an ice pack (this will reduce the pain) and apply an emollient cream.

Video: trading tutorial

How to remove leg hair with wax

To get rid of leg hair with waxing, you will need:

• wax in cartridges or granules;
• cartridge or cassette wax;
• talc or baby powder;
• antiseptic;
• napkins;
• cosmetic oil;
• nutritious cream.

If you are going to wax for the first time, it is better to purchase cartridge wax melter and cartridges with wax to it. It is a little more difficult to work with hot wax, and experienced women who have carried out the procedure more than once or twice advise first to fill their hands with warm wax.

How to work with warm (cassette) wax:

1. Insert the cartridge into the wax melter so that the roller remains on top.
2. Heat for 20-30 minutes and apply a small strip of wax to the skin in the direction of hair growth.
3. Apply a strip of non-woven fabric to the wax (immediately after you have applied it), pick up its lower edge and remove it from the body with a sharp movement. Be sure to do it against the direction of hair growth.
4. If not all vegetation was removed the first time, use the same strip 1-2 more times.

Video: the secrets of getting rid of unwanted vegetation using waxing

How to do hot wax depilation:

1. Heat the wax (in a jar or granules) in the microwave (30-40 seconds) or in a jar wax melter (about 30 minutes).
2. When it melts, put some of it on your wrist (just a little bit to see if you burn yourself).
3. If there is no discomfort, apply the composition to the skin with a wooden spatula.
4. Wait for the wax to cool down a bit.
5. Pick up the strip by the edge and pull sharply against the direction of hair growth.
6. Treat the entire problem area.
7. Wipe the skin with cosmetic oil to remove wax residue.
8. Apply anti-hair growth cream.

There is another common waxing method - the use of purchased strips, or depilation with cold wax. There is no need to prepare for this procedure. It is advisable, of course, to steam the skin the day before and peel the problem area so that there are no ingrown hairs later. But if the situation requires it, you can perform such depilation anywhere. Almost everything you need is in the package with wax strips: the devices themselves (paper or fabric), 2-4 napkins with oil or a small reservoir with a wax remover and instructions for the procedure.

How to use the strips:

1. Treat the skin with a disinfectant.
2. Rub the strip well between your palms (this will take 20-30 seconds). You can heat up a curling iron or hair straightener and iron the wax fixture with hot plates.
3. Carefully divide the strip into two and stick each side to the skin in the direction of hair growth. Carefully smooth the paper with the palm of your hand.
4. After a few seconds, grab the lower edge of the strip (there is a gap without wax) and remove it against hair growth. Do not forget to stretch the skin below with your other hand a little: this way the pain is felt a little less.
5. Use each half as many times as necessary until all is gone. sticky layer wax.
6. If there are few hairs left, then remove them with tweezers: it will be faster and more effective.
7. Treat the skin with the wipes from the package or soak yours in cosmetic oil and wipe off any wax residue.
8. Apply an anti-hair growth and nourishing cream.

If you are doing the procedure at home, use talcum powder or baby powder for the first few times. In extreme cases, wheat flour will do. With powder, it is much easier to remove wax from the skin without sticking (it is needed only for the first 2-3 times).

Unpleasant consequences of such depilation, such as ingrown hairs, happen, but rarely. Irritation and infection excluded. The skin remains smooth for up to 4 weeks. This procedure is quite comfortable, to painful sensations you can get used to it over time. Its only downside is that it is quite expensive.

Video: how to use wax strips

Depilation of legs with sugaring

Shugaring (sugar paste depilation) is performed either with a ready-made professional composition, or with a “samovar”: a sweet paste made at home from sugar and lemon juice (citric acid). Caramel should be heated in the microwave for 30-40 seconds at 600 W and checked that it is at a comfortable temperature and applied to the skin.

For the first procedure, it is more practical to buy a composition of medium density. The fact is that there is a thick caramel (used mainly for the face and bikini area) and soft or even liquid (they like to use it in salons, but it can be difficult to work with it at home).

How to do sugaring with a medium and dense paste:

1. The composition must be taken in hand, rolled into a small ball, then rolled out into a strip against hair growth. It is not necessary to smooth the mass: it is quite viscous and plastic and itself covers all the vegetation.
2. After application, it is necessary to pick up the upper edge of the strip and remove it along the hair growth in one jerk.
3. To make it not so painful, the skin from above must be held with the other hand.

They work with soft paste in bandage technique. The way to perform the procedure is as follows:

1. Apply the mass with a wooden spatula against hair growth.
2. A paper or fabric strip (bandage) is applied on top.
3. Slightly press the device and tear off the hair growth.

The success of the procedure by 80-90% depends on the correct density of the paste. For this reason, it is better to go to the salon for the first session, and then try to repeat it all at home (with a ready-made composition or with a homemade one). Professional pasta contains the same ingredients that you put yourself: sugar and lemon acid. Sometimes the composition can be supplemented with water, essential oils, natural herbal extracts. That is, for the majority, such a mass is absolutely hypoallergenic.

Classic samovarka pasta recipe:

1. Mix in an old saucepan 2 tbsp. l. pure water, 6 tbsp. l. granulated sugar and 0.5 tbsp. l. citric acid.
2. Put the composition on low heat and cook until the sugar granules are completely dissolved. It is important that the sugar mass does not boil. Cooking time is about 10 minutes.
3. Check the readiness of the pasta: drop a little mass into cold water. If the drops do not spread and retain their shape, then the composition is ready.

A high-quality "samovar" will be a transparent golden hue. It lays flat on the skin and can be easily removed without leaving sticky marks or bruises.

When you use paste good quality, shugaring usually does not cause any side effects. There are no ingrown hairs after it, because they do not break off during the procedure. Pain is easier to bear than wax depilation, because the mass is removed according to hair growth, and not against. Home shugaring is one of the most budgetary ways of depilation, because it practically does not involve costs.

Video: hair removal with sugar paste at home

How to use depilatory cream correctly

Cream depilation is a non-traumatic and completely painless procedure. The cream is applied to the problem area in a thick layer for 3-5 minutes. This procedure is performed using a special plastic spatula, which is in the package.

You need to be careful with the cream: make sure that it does not get on the hair on the head or on the eyebrows.

For beginners, the method is almost ideal, if not for the rather aggressive chemical composition. Therefore, before use, you need to carefully read the contraindications (information is on the package) and conduct an allergy test on a small area of ​​​​skin. If there is no negative reaction, then even then you can not be afraid of irritation, itching, redness and ingrown hairs. The only thing that the cream does not get rid of, even if you do not feel sorry for it, is from bristles, that is, from too short hair. For this reason, after using the product, you have to trim the remains with a machine. New hair will grow more slowly each time and become softer - this has been tested by many girls. You get used to the specific pungent smell over time. When the cream becomes the only depilation method used, you stop paying attention to how it smells. For the sake of a painless hair removal procedure, many have learned to endure the disadvantages of this remedy.

Any method of depilation can be mastered at home. It will not be difficult, especially if it is shaving with a machine or an epilator or treating the skin with a cream. In the salon, more complex ones are performed, requiring some preparation and technical skills (triding, sugaring and waxing). But they are also easy to repeat at home if desired. It is enough to go to the salon 1-2 times, consult with the master and purchase materials.

Folk remedies for removing unwanted vegetation on the legs

Folk methods of depilation (especially the most ancient ones) are rather risky experiments on your own body. In a hopeless situation or just for the sake of gaining experience, of course, you can try them. But for everyday use, such methods are not recommended.

So, home methods of depilation include the use of the following tools:

• Hydrogen peroxide. From the use of this tool, the hair does not fall out, but brightens and begins to grow more slowly. Ammonia and liquid soap (1:1:1) are added to a 6% solution of the preparation. Then this mixture is applied to the problem area every day 1 time. In addition, you can treat your hair with pure peroxide, without additives. The course of treatment is 2 weeks.
• A solution of potassium permanganate. A pinch of the product is diluted in a glass of warm water and left for 5 minutes. Then the solution is mixed and poured into 20 liters of warm water. You need to lower your legs into this bath and hold for 20 minutes. The procedure should be repeated every day for 2 weeks. It is believed that the hair after such treatment becomes thinner and weaker, then falls out, but practice shows that the results are individual.
• Hydroperite solution. In 1 tsp. water, dissolve 3 tablets of the drug, add 10 drops of ammonia, mix (if necessary, you can increase the dose, keeping the proportions). The mixture should be rubbed into the skin every day for a week. Hair after such a course of procedures should brighten, become thin and soft.
• Dope tincture. For dry skin, pharmacies sell oil, and for oily skin - alcohol tincture of dope. It is used in pure form: simply rubbed into the skin 1 time per day before bedtime. The course of treatment is 2 weeks. The results are individual, but it is believed that after such procedures, the hair becomes thinner and falls out.

How to wax your legs without pain

Any depilation will cause less discomfort if properly prepared for it. This means that you need to take a bath in advance (you can do it the day before, you can do it on the same day), steam your legs well and scrub your skin. When you're done with water procedures, disinfect the skin, then apply an anesthetic. As a rule, all these products contain lidocaine or its analogue prilocaine. Such cosmetics are produced in the form of sprays, gels or creams.

What can be used:

• frost spray;
• Lidocaine 10%;
• Menovazin;
• Emla;
• light dep.

After the anesthetic has been applied, you can make another compress with ice cubes wrapped in a cloth. Just hold it for a few minutes, then proceed to depilation.

How to slow down hair growth at home

After removing all the hair, be sure to treat the skin with a folk or commercial remedy to slow their growth.

Folk remedies

For this purpose, alkalis and acids do an excellent job. But it turned out that one fits lemon juice or vinegar (in its pure form), others - dark laundry soap. Everything is individual, so you have to try at your own peril and risk.

How to use all folk remedies same:

1. After removing hair, lather the treated area laundry soap or rub in vinegar/lemon juice.
2. Leave for 5 minutes.
3. Wash your feet, dry and lubricate the skin with a nourishing cream.

They say that if you treat your hair in this way, after a couple of months they will become both softer and lighter.

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How to avoid skin irritation

Any method of depilation (except for the use of a cream) injures the top layer of the skin, albeit slightly. Microcracks are invisible and do not bother. If the skin was disinfected before the procedure, they will simply heal without any side effects. If hygiene rules are violated, there is a risk of skin irritation due to the onset of the inflammatory process. The risk of infection is much higher if you do depilation without first removing the ingrown hair. Places where they have not yet sprouted, but gone under the skin, are in themselves foci of inflammation. With them, any depilation will be, firstly, very painful, and secondly, with consequences. Therefore, a week or two before the procedure, such hair must be removed. If there are few of them and the inflammation is insignificant, you can do everything at home: cut the boil and pull out the hair with tweezers, then disinfect the wound. If pus has already appeared, you need to consult a doctor for help.

To prevent ingrown hairs, massage the areas where you regularly wax with the scrub. A mixture of aspirin (2 tablets per 0.25 cup of water) and glycerin (4–5 drops) is capable of helping them germinate. The solution is applied 3 times a day for a week after the procedure.

On sensitive skin, depilation can cause a pustular rash, which is treated with salicylic or boric acid in a few days. If immunity is weakened, a herpes rash may appear on the legs, from which compresses with a decoction of calendula or chamomile flowers will help.

Irritation often comes from synthetic clothing. Home depilation has a big advantage: you do not need to dress and go home immediately after the procedure. You can walk around barefoot for half an hour. Then for 2-3 days you should choose loose clothes - trousers or skirts made of natural fabrics.

Contraindications for depilation

Any depilation other than shaving is contraindicated:

• with diabetes mellitus, since people who suffer from it slowly heal injuries and may have septic complications;
• with severe varicose veins;
• with any neoplasms in the area of ​​depilation (papillomas, warts, moles);
• with individual intolerance to cream / wax / sugar paste;
• with exacerbation of infectious or viral diseases.

Only depilatory creams are contraindicated for pregnant and lactating women. Such funds cannot be used because of their active chemical composition, which can easily cause allergies. There are no restrictions on the use of other methods. At the same time, it should be remembered that almost all procedures are painful and in the last months of pregnancy, for example, it would be better to refuse wax and sugar in favor of shaving. The implementation of a particular procedure for a woman should be discussed with her leading doctor.

Hair removal with an epilator is effective method, allowing you to achieve smooth skin for at least 2-3 weeks. Epilation is quite simple, which makes the method available for home use.

Knowing how to properly epilate your legs with an epilator will help you avoid many mistakes, prevent ingrown hairs, and reduce discomfort during the procedure. Mastering the basic rules contributes to the implementation of hair removal most efficiently and comfortably.

- This is a device equipped with special elements on the head designed to remove unwanted vegetation. The device can work both from batteries or accumulators, and from the network. Elements rotating on the head capture the hairs and remove them by the root according to the principle. The rotation speed in most modern devices is adjustable.

The procedure is performed on the principle of epilation. It differs from depilation in that when the hairs are removed, the hair follicle is affected.

Due to the removal of hairs directly from the root, a long-lasting effect is maintained, while the hairs grow less and less each time.

The use of epilators has several advantages:

• does not require prior preparation;
• devices are easy to use. However, it is important to read the recommendations on how to use the epilator for the first time;
• the method is quite economical. It is enough to purchase a device once, which will last at least 7-8 years. It turns out very noticeable savings on the services of a cosmetologist;
• almost complete absence of serious contraindications.

But, despite all the advantages of removing unwanted vegetation with the help of an epilator, the method also has its drawbacks:

• the occurrence of irritation;
• inability to use to remove facial hair;
• discomfort during the procedure.

Most of the girls who decide to try this method for the first time are concerned about the question: does it hurt to use the epilator? Having studied the reviews on various forms, one can answer that the process is quite painful, but each time the severity of pain decreases.

Types of epilators and the principle of operation

Depending on the elements responsible for removing hairs, epilators are spring, disc and tweezers.

Manufacturers offer many advanced devices that are equipped with additional features. Since the process of removing hairs with an epilator is quite painful, especially in sensitive areas such as the bikini area, there are special devices with a cooling effect.

The cooling process can be carried out during the procedure by supplying cold air or using a gel glove, which is pre-cooled in the refrigerator and applied to the treated surface before and after the procedure.

The presence of massage heads also helps to reduce pain during epilation. Equally important in eliminating pain during the procedure is the possibility of epilation while taking a bath or shower. On steamed skin, hairs break out more easily, due to which the comfort of the process of their removal increases.

nozzles

In addition to the device, special nozzles can be used to get rid of vegetation in particularly sensitive areas: armpits.

Most models have a removable head, otherwise you should not buy such a device.

During the procedure, hairs, particles of exfoliating epithelium, which require removal after epilation, may enter the device. If this is not done, then clogging of pores is inevitable, the occurrence inflammatory processes, irritation.

Some devices are additionally equipped with a backlight that allows you to see even the most inconspicuous hairs.

All modern epilators work on the same principle - the hairs are removed directly from the root. The difference is only the presence or absence of additional nozzles.

In this regard, when choosing a device, you should rely on your preferences, expectations, financial capabilities.

How to use an epilator for the first time

The first epilation with an epilator requires careful preparation. Beforehand, it is important to familiarize yourself with all the features of how to shave your legs with an epilator. It is recommended to start with the legs, as this is the least sensitive area on the body.

Before epilation, prepare the skin. To do this, you need to take a shower or bath, helping to cleanse the dirt and steam the skin. Shaving the legs with an epilator on steamed skin is less painful and better, since the hairs break out with the bulb more easily.

When taking a shower or bath, you can also use a scrub that exfoliates dead skin particles, which increases the efficiency of the device, reduces the likelihood of ingrown hairs and irritation.

Reference! If the device can be used in water, then epilation can be carried out directly during the bath and shower, in addition, this will help to perform the procedure less painfully.

After the procedure, a soothing alcohol-free lotion should be applied to the treated area of ​​​​the skin, and then a light moisturizer. It is recommended to use a cream or gel that slows down the growth of new hairs.

After the procedure, irritation always appears in the form of small red dots - this is a natural skin reaction to hair removal. After a while, everything goes away on its own.

Attention! If discomfort on the skin persists for several days, then it can be treated with a healing cream: Bepanthen or Panthenol.

Conclusion

Epilation with epilators is easy to perform, affordable for home use. The result remains for a long period of time, about 2-3 weeks. In order to get a high-quality result with minimal pain, it is important to study the features of using epilators, to observe the necessary skin preparation before and after the procedure, especially if this method is used for the first time.

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Smooth legs have already become the standard of beauty. However, unfortunately, it often happens that hair removal causes skin problems - inflammation, irritation, hives and other troubles. There are several ways to alleviate these symptoms and even prevent them from occurring during leg waxing.

How to prepare for leg waxing

There are a lot of depilation methods, but they cannot be called universal. Each of them requires proper preparation and care after the procedure. If you want your legs to look perfect, take care not only about an effective and suitable depilation method.

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Properly prepared skin of the legs can improve the effect of the procedure and increase comfort during the procedure. In addition, you can prevent it from dryness and irritation.

Skin preparation depends primarily on the type of depilation you have chosen. If it is a mechanical or chemical method, then special preparation is required in addition to peeling. The more invasive the procedure, the more preparations will need to be made.

Hair removal using wax or sugar paste requires that they have the right length - a few millimeters is optimal. Thoroughly cleanse the skin of the legs the day before, and immediately before the procedure, take a warm bath. It will facilitate the removal of hair with bulbs, as the pores will expand.

More complex preparation will be required when, laser hair removal or photoepilation. In this case, you will be carefully instructed by the beautician on how to proceed before and after the procedure. Since laser hair removal has a wide range of contraindications, including pregnancy and certain skin diseases, all this should be discussed with a specialist in a beauty parlor.

You should know as much as possible about this procedure in order to prevent possible complications. If everything is fine, then you will probably be asked:

• Prepare the skin so that it is clean and dry, you may need to apply a cream of lidocaine and prilocaine to numb it.
• Intensively moisturize the skin a few days before the procedure.
• One month before the procedure, stop using wax, electric epilator or sugar paste if you have previously used them for hair removal.
• Be careful with medicines containing hormones and some herbs, especially such as St. John's wort, calendula. They must be stopped a week before surgery.
• Do not use certain cosmetical tools such as retinoid creams or fruit acids.
• Do not visit the solarium, do not sunbathe and do not use. should not be tanned. Stop sunbathing should be in 6 weeks, use - in two weeks.

Skin care after epilation

Epilation often causes various complications such as irritation, rashes, ingrown hairs, folliculitis. Of key importance, as in the case of preparatory procedures, will be the type of depilation that you have chosen. When you can expect that after a few hours the hair will begin to grow, which may be accompanied by a sensation of itching. It happens that a rash or inflammation occurs. With this method of removing hair on the legs, it is extremely important that the razor is clean, sharp, and the treatment is carried out with the addition of a suitable shaving foam or gel. After epilation with wax, sugar paste or an epilator, a soft, soothing lotion containing aloe, panthenol or allantoin should be applied to reddened and irritated skin.

After laser hair removal, it may also be necessary to relieve irritation that may appear on the skin of the legs. This can be done with the help of special preparations. The beautician must definitely recommend you specific products that not only take care of irritated skin on the legs, but also slow down hair growth.

Remember that one epilation procedure is not enough to permanently get rid of unwanted hair. You need to go through several sessions within six months to get the desired result. Throughout this time, you should adhere to the recommendations above, as well as abandon creams and lotions containing alcohol.

ingrown hair

The problem with ingrown hair after depilation of the legs happens most often after using wax and an epilator. Germinating hairs cannot break through the epidermis, resulting in growth in the skin, causing inflammation of the hair follicles. This is mainly due to two reasons. Most likely, the hairs were not pulled out completely, but were broken or significantly weakened, as a result of which some of them were too thin to break through the skin. Another, less common cause is a change in the direction of hair growth. This is a characteristic and unpleasant consequence of the use of wax.

Therefore, it is recommended to use an alternative method - epilation with sugar paste. It does not cause such unpleasant symptoms, as it removes the hair in the direction of its growth, which is also much less painful. Moreover, there are no contraindications for its use in the form of allergic, hypersensitive or. The paste is made from completely natural ingredients.

If you are struggling with the problem of ingrown hairs, we remind you of a few important rules. First of all, before the epilation procedure, it is important to exfoliate and moisturize, as well as soften the skin. This procedure will facilitate the process of hair removal, as well as significantly reduce the risk of ingrown hairs. To do this, you can use both store-bought or, and home remedies made from products available at home. An excellent tool for cleansing the skin is a scrub from the thick of brewed coffee and a tablespoon. olive oil. By adding a little fragrant cinnamon, you will additionally get an antibacterial effect. Brown sugar or are also great for exfoliating the skin on your feet. As a rule, home cosmetics bring very good results, are inexpensive and do not contain artificial additives.

If there are ingrown hairs, then you can take the following actions: if they are located under the skin, use a sterile thin needle, previously thoroughly disinfected, and try to make an "exit" for their growth.

If there is inflammation, use a cream or ointment containing zinc. It dries them well and helps to reduce them. However, sometimes inflammations are very painful and extensive. In this case, you should seek medical advice and possibly even take a course of antibiotics. You should also think about choosing a different method of depilation.

Smooth, well-groomed legs are the pride of a woman and confidence in her beauty. But, unfortunately, after depilation, there are often unpleasant consequences - reddening of the skin, inflammation, ingrown hairs. But with tips on how to prepare for and care for your leg hair removal procedure, you will forget about this problem and enjoy smoothness and smoothness. beautiful view your legs!

An epilator is an indispensable device for hair removal, which is in the arsenal of every second girl. But, unfortunately, not everyone knows how to use the epilator correctly. It would seem that he purchased the device, plugged it into an outlet and drove it along the hairy surface of the skin - the hairs would be mercilessly removed and that would be the end of it. Theoretically, this is true, but epilation is a very painful process, especially at first. To facilitate the procedure and minimize discomfort, we offer you to arm yourself with a few tips, and your first experience with the epilator will be easy and productive.

Top 5 rules for high-quality hair removal at home

To begin with, remember - the ability to do hair removal correctly does not come the first time. The instructions for the epilator are often far from the most best helper in the tricky business of hair removal. Well, if you can watch a training video on how to painlessly do hair removal.

You will learn how to use an epilator professionally by at least 10 procedures, having studied your most painful places and choosing the right speed for the device.

1. Hair length - 0.5 cm

If before buying an epilator you used a machine and got used to shaving your legs clean, then before using the appliance for the first time, you will have to leave the hairline growth completely at rest for 1-2 days. For optimal grip, the epilator needs to grip the entire hair, which is difficult to do if the shaft is too short.

2. Minimum speed

Start using the epilator the first time you use it at low speed. High speed reduces time, but high speed tweezers can only grab and pull out fine hairs. And at first, especially if you shaved your legs before the epilator, the hair has a thick shaft that can be pulled out only at low speed. To avoid pain, use a massage nozzle on top of the head of the device.

3. Hot tub

Make it a rule to epilate after taking a hot bath, or, in extreme cases, a shower. If you are used to shaving your legs under hot water, then now the removal of excess will be waiting for you after the bath.

When steaming the skin, the pores expand, and it will be much easier to use the epilator than “dry” - the hair can be easily and painlessly removed from the hair follicle with the tweezers of the device.

4. Anti hair growth

Hair removal must be done strictly against hair growth. Otherwise, you run the risk of driving the device over the same place several times, trying to pull out the hairs, which can not be called pleasant. Even if you are used to shaving your legs, wielding the machine in any direction, teach yourself to use the epilator correctly from the first days.

5. Don't make an effort

It is not necessary to literally “press” the device into the legs and skin during epilation. He will not work better from this, but irritation from scratching the epidermis with tweezers will earn you 100%. Move the epilator over the skin as smoothly as you are used to shaving with a machine, without pressure. It should be held at a slight angle to properly capture each hair.

Epilation on different parts of the body - an individual approach

You have probably heard the phrase about the existing pain threshold, which is different for each person. In fact, this is a true expression, only the sensitivity of body parts is determined almost the same for everyone. Do epilation on the legs or in the bikini area - feel the difference? Not everyone will decide to remove hair in the second case, but shaving their legs is also not an option. Preparation of the skin in different parts of the body is not the same. So, let's look at how to properly use the epilator on normal, sensitive and especially sensitive skin.

Leg epilation

On the legs, the most sensitive areas of the skin are on the ankles and under the knees. The rest of the surface quickly "gets used" to pain - after 3-5 minutes, epilation is not as painful as in the first minutes of the procedure. Due to the flat surface, it is easy to remove excess on the legs. But don't expect to finish using your epilator in less than half an hour.

You can prepare your legs for the upcoming hair removal with a body scrub and a hard washcloth. An hour before the procedure, steam the epidermis of the legs, scrub, rinse. Rub your feet with a washcloth, disperse the blood. The keratinized layer of the skin will be washed off, the hair will become much easier to pull out, and it will be less painful.

Armpit epilation

Underarm skin is more delicate and sensitive, which means it requires special approach. In order not to be painful to remove hair, swiping the device over the skin, you need to pull it slightly. So the hair will be grabbed faster and more efficiently by the tweezers of the device.

Too much long hair armpits can cause pain and discomfort when pulled out. Before using the device, you need to carefully cut your hair. Shaving the armpits before the destruction of the hair follicles should be no earlier than a day or two before the procedure. After removing armpit hair, treat with an ice cube and a thin layer of baby oil to relieve irritation.

Bikini epilation

One of the most sensitive skin areas is the bikini line. It is desirable to epilate on it using a cooling glove or a spray with a freezing effect. Some girls even drink painkillers before such hair removal, but we consider this measure unnecessary.

Before turning on the epilator, remove a couple of hairs from the bikini line with tweezers. This will let your skin know that the hair-pulling procedure is coming up. Since the skin on this part of the body is very delicate, after epilation it should be treated with alcohol and smeared with a moisturizing baby cream with chamomile so that the damaged skin recovers as soon as possible.

The epilator is an indispensable item. Almost every woman has it. However, not everyone knows, for example, how to properly epilate legs with an epilator.

At first it may seem that there is nothing complicated in this. Bought the device, turned it on and use it for its intended purpose. But this is only in theory. In practice, hair removal is a very painful process, especially at the very beginning.

Learn how to properly shave your armpits and other areas.

Very often, even the instructions do not help in such a difficult matter as the first hair removal.

You will know how to use the epilator correctly only after a few procedures, when you study your problem areas and select the required speed.

Do not worry ahead of time, because there is a way out of any situation. To make epilation more enjoyable, study the tips that are written below:

1. Short length. If before purchasing the epilator you shaved exclusively with machines, then before the first use you will need to leave the skin completely at rest for a couple of days. In order for the epilator to be able to capture the hair, it needs the optimal length. If the hair shafts are too short, using the epilator will be quite problematic.
2. Low speed. Start your acquaintance with the device at low speeds. High speed, of course, allows you to spend less time epilating with an epilator, but in this case, tweezers can only remove fine hairs. But at first (especially if you shaved your legs with a conventional machine before using the appliance), the hair has a thick shaft, which can only be removed at low speed.
3. Warm water. Remember, you should epilate your legs (and the rest of your body too) only after taking a hot bath or shower. You need to do this because the skin is steamed, and the pores on it expand. It is much easier and many times more comfortable than when you shave a “dry” surface.
4. against growth. You need to epilate only against hair growth! Otherwise, you will simply drive the device over the same place many times, and this is extremely unpleasant. Even if you have a habit of shaving in all directions, eradicate it and use it new thing as it should be.
5. Easily. It is not necessary to put pressure on the epilated skin during the epilation process. The device will not work better from such actions, but you will certainly get irritation. Use the epilator as smoothly as possible, without excessive pressure.

Different parts of the body - different approach

Before learning how to use an epilator, you need to consider exactly which area you want to see smooth, since each part of the body requires an individual approach.

Legs. The most problematic areas of the legs are the ankles and knees. The rest of the area quickly “gets used” to painful sensations, and after 5 minutes it is not so painful to epilate the legs. Since the surface of the legs is flat, get rid of extra hair it's not that hard.

You can prepare for the upcoming hair removal with a scrub and a washcloth. About an hour before removal, steam the skin on the legs, then thoroughly scrub it and rinse it off. After that, rub your legs with a washcloth, thereby dispersing the blood.

Armpits. In this area, the skin is more delicate and sensitive, which means that it requires a more careful attitude. To make it less painful to shave your armpits with an epilator, you should slightly stretch the skin. So probability efficient removal will be much higher.

If the hair is too long, it is better to cut it carefully before the procedure. After the hair is removed, it is better to treat the armpits with an ice cube and spread with baby cream.

Bikini. The bikini area with an epilator is by far the most difficult to shave. It is better to epilate the bikini area after using a freezing spray or other similar products.

Since the skin in this place is very delicate, you need to use the epilator in the bikini area carefully. After epilation, the skin must be treated with alcohol. It is also advisable to apply a baby moisturizer so that injured skin recovers as quickly as possible.

Conclusion

So, now you know how to properly epilate with an epilator and perform the procedure almost painlessly. The main thing is to follow the advice and listen to your body and the sensations that occur in it.

Do not forget how to use the epilator correctly, and take care of your body!