Goodbye to Unwelcome Hair: An Overview Of Hair Removal Techniques
Since the mid-20th-century, hair on diverse and certain parts of the body has been deemed unacceptable. The resulting industry has produced large amounts of ways to eliminate the dratted stuff. Leaving aside the questionable techniques, let's examine more closely the most celebrated ones.
Shaving is, without doubt, the most accepted hair removal technique used by millions of both women and men. Hardly a television show is broadcast without at least one commercial related to shaving. During the forties and fifties, no road trip was complete without coming across a series of BurmaShave signs. "She kissed her hairbrush by mistake, she thought it was her husband, Jake" was one. Whereas it is a safe way to remove your own unwelcome body hair, there are a number of disadvantages to shaving.
A apparent disadvantage is that you have to shave over and over and over again (Not to mention minor cuts and razorburn). It may be an inexpensive method to remove that unacceptable hair, but it sometimes needs to be done several times a week, even daily in some cases.
With busy schedules, it is often impossible for lots of people to shave their undesirable body hair. If you are one of those people who just can't find the time to shave on a regular basis, you may prefer to consider a more permanent hair removal procedure.
The next in line in the quest for that smooth face or the silky legs was a process called waxing. This delightful procedure consists of applying hot or very warm wax to the affected area and covering it with strips of cloth. After it cools, the hair is ripped from your person much comparable to removing a well-adhered Band-Aid. It does last slightly longer than shaving, but at quite a personal cost!
Who can forget the little pink bottle of depilatory lotion made fashionable during the sixties. If you weren't allergic or extremely sensitive to the chemicals, you may (and possibly not) have your hair dissolve away. It's gloppy, messy, and for some it does not even work. When it did, it lasted about as long as waxing.
Clearly, none of these methods are too compelling!
