Shaving is tedious, and waxing can be quite painful...but what if there was a way to get permanent hair removal at home? Thanks in part to the vast popular demand for hairless skin (short skirts and teeny bikinis, anyone?), new products have appeared on the market that have been clinically proven to permanently remove unwanted hair- all in the privacy and convenience of your own home!
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Instructions
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Ask your doctor about a prescription medication.
If you have excess body or facial hair that results from a medical condition, you may be able to get a prescription from your doctor. Prescription medications- such as Vaniqa, Daine35, and Aldactone- can be quite effective in inhibiting new hair growth, which will, depending on your personal goal, eliminate your need to seek permanent hair removal, or simplify the process since there will be less hair to remove. Talk to your doctor about prescription medications, their benefits, and their potential side effects.
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Consider cost.
Depending on what you're looking to spend, there are several permanent hair removal products newly on the market that have gotten great reviews. Two of the better ones include home electrolysis- which typically runs $50-60, or home laser hair removal, which costs around $400+. One thing to keep in mind, of course, is the one-time cost of a permanent hair removal product, versus what you could expect to spend on razors, waxing appointments, etc over the next years or decades.
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Think about how much time you're able to devote to permanent hair removal.
Some methods of achieving permanent hair removal at home take considerably more time than others. Electrolysis involves inserting a fine metal probe into and applying a small amount of electricity to each hair follicle, damaging the follicle and causing permanent hair removal. As you can imagine, this process could be quite time-consuming, especially if you have thick hair or a large area you'd like to removal hair from. Alternately, at-home laser hair removal takes a relatively short amount of time (ie, 10 minutes for 2 underarms or 30 minutes per leg), and is performed over several sessions. See the resource section below for permanent hair removal products that have gotten some great reviews!
Tips & Warnings
Since some permanent hair removal products can be dangerous if misused, ALWAYS read instructions beforehand, and perform the hair removal when you are calm, focused, and free of distractions.
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