Common issues with laser hair removal

How to choose from a variety of hair removal methods such as hair scraper, beeswax, hair removal cream, and laser hair removal? What are the common problems?

Are hair clippers, beeswax, and hair removal cream effective?

Scraper and hair removal cream are the most common hair removal methods to choose from. The hair scraper is fast but prone to leaving hair roots, regenerating coarse and hard hair, and improper operation can damage the skin.

Hair removal cream achieves its removal effect by dissolving hair, suitable for most skin types, but it is prone to allergies in sensitive individuals and should not be used at the wound site.

Both methods are limited to removing surface hair and cannot touch the root of hair follicles, so they are temporary hair removal methods. Caution should be exercised when using to ensure healthy and undamaged skin.

Can laser hair removal be done once and for all? may not

If you want a more long-lasting hair removal effect, you still need to directly apply it to the hair follicles, such as laser hair removal. Laser, as a single light source, has high selectivity when applied to melanin in hair follicles. Selecting melanin as the "target", melanin in hair follicles or hair shafts absorbs light energy and rapidly increases in temperature, fundamentally "destroying" hair follicles, shrinking hair follicles, causing hair follicles to become thinner and shorter, and hair growth to slow down, thus achieving the effect of hair removal.

Hair grows in three stages, with only the growth stage being rich in melanin. Melanin is an ideal "target" for laser hair removal, and the effect increases with the amount. During the static and degenerative stages, hair follicles have less melanin, and it is necessary to wait for them to naturally transition to the growth stage (about 2-4 months) for the laser to show results.

Therefore, laser hair removal requires multiple treatments, targeting each cycle of hair in stages to gradually reduce regeneration and ensure long-lasting hair removal effects.

Does laser hair removal affect skin sweating? can't

Hair originates from hair follicles, while sweat comes from sweat glands, both of which play their respective roles in the skin. Laser hair removal targets melanin in hair follicles and does not affect sweat glands. So there will be no increase or decrease in sweating before and after hair removal. If there is a feeling of increased sweating, it is actually a feeling of direct sweating after losing the support of the hair.