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"From the clamshell razors and homemade lye depilatories used in colonial America to the diode lasers and prescription pharmaceuticals available today, Americans have used a staggering array of tools to remove hair deemed unsightly, unnatural, or excessive. This is true especially for women and girls; conservative estimates indicate that 99% of American women have tried hair removal, and at least 85% regularly remove hair from their faces, armpits, legs, and bikini lines. How and when does hair become a problem--what makes some growth "excessive"? Who or what separates the necessary from the superfluous? In Plucked, historian Rebecca Herzig addresses these questions about hair removal. She shows how, over time, dominant American beliefs about visible hair changed: where once elective hair removal was considered a "mutilation" practiced primarily by "savage" men, by the turn of the twentieth century, hair-free faces and limbs were expected for women. Visible hair growth--particularly on young, white women--came to be perceived as a sign of political extremism, sexual deviance, or mental illness. By the turn of the twenty-first century, more and more Americans were waxing, threading, shaving, or lasering themselves smooth. Herzig's extraordinary account also reveals some of the collateral damages of the intensifying pursuit of hair-free skin. Moving beyond the experiences of particular patients or clients, Herzig describes the surprising histories of race, science, industry, and medicine behind today's hair-removing tools. Plucked is an unsettling, gripping, and original tale of the lengths to which Americans will go to remove hair"--Provided by publisher.
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Electrolysis
Electrolysis is the only permanent hair removal method. It works by inserting a needle into the hair follicle and destroying or altering the follicle with electricity. The three types of Electrolysis are: Galvanic, Thermolysis, and Blend.
Below is a short clip of Electrolysis Hair Removal.
Permanent Hair Reduction and Semi-Permanent Hair Reduction
The main form of permanent/semi-permanent hair reduction is photoepilation. This method uses light to destroy the hair bulb and the growth cells resulting in the hair being unable to grow back in those particular targeted follicles. Because there will be some hair regrowth after these treatments, they can not be referred to as permanent hair removal, but rather permanent hair reduction. In many cases (such as laser hair removal) 75%-90% of hair follicles are destroyed at the end of their treatment cycle (usually consisting of multiple treatments) reducing the amount of hair re-growth greatly. The two main types of photoepilation are Laser Hair Removal and Intense Pulsed Light (IPL).
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Laser and Light Source Treatments for the Skin provides a comprehensive, clinically relevant survey of cutaneous laser surgery written by the top authorities within this field. This book focuses not only on lasers but also light sources and other energy-based devices such as radiofrequency, intense pulsed light, ultrasound and cryolipolysis. The text begins with an overview of the basic science principles behind these laser and energy-based technologies. From there, it is organized by clinical topics and includes chapters detailing treatments for: acne, acne scars, vascular lesions, pigment, tattoos, laser hair removal, rhytides, noninvasive fat removal, tissue tightening, ethnic skin, and a myriad of other topics. This book provides an excellent, practical overview of the field of laser, light source and other energy-based treatments within the field of dermatology.
Laser Hair Removal
In this method, a laser beam is pointed at the skin and, when triggered, impairs hair follicles. It is most effective in the anagen phase of hair growth. The video below is by the American Academy or Dermatology and explains a little about the treatment.
Intense Pulse Light (IPL)
This treatment utilizes short but powerful flashes of light at the skin. This allows them to destroy the hair bulb without burning the surrounding skin. This method is used for hair reduction, age spot, pigmentation, wrinkles, and on spider veins.
Find out more at DermNet NZ
Waxing
Waxing is most common hair removal technique by estheticians. Waxing involves spreading wax (either hard or soft wax) over a client's skin and quickly removing it. Because the hair sticks in the wax, the hair is removed with the wax. The videos below show various waxing methods using soft and hard wax on different parts of the body.
Epilation VS Depilation
Epilation is hair removal that involves removing have from the bottom of the follicle. In Depilation, hair is removed near or at the level of the skin. Both of these methods of hair removal are temporary.
Epilation: Tweezing, sugaring, waxing, threading
Depilation: Shaving, depilatory cream (chemical depilation cream that dissolves skin at the skin level)
Tweezing
Tweezers are used to pull hairs out one at a time.
Another methods of tweezing involves electronic tweezers. These send radio frequency energy down the hair and
destroy the papilla.
Sugaring
Sugaring uses a thick, sugar based paste as a wax-type base and works the same way as waxing. The
solution is water soluble and is a great alternative to waxing for individuals with sensitive skin.
Threading
Threading uses cotton thread to pull out hair from the follicle by twisting the hair around the
thread.