Does epilation hurt?
Epilation is a well-known and popular method to get rid of annoying hair on arms and legs. Unfortunately, it can be very painful. Read here how to make epilation more comfortable.
When epilating you tear the body hair together with the hair root with a special device skin. The big advantage of epilation over the Shave is that you only have to repeat it about every three weeks - that's how long it takes for the hairs to grow back. But epilation also has a major disadvantage: It can be very painful and, especially at the beginning, not as effective. But how can you make epilation less painful?
Epilate more effectively - it no longer hurts
- It is very important that you epilate only your arms and legs. For face, armpits and shame, the method is not suitable. It also works better with light, fine hair.
- Unfortunately, when you epilate for the first time, you have to expect pain. It can still hurt the second and third time - this is simply because the hairs only grow back thinner and finer over time. So the longer you epilate, the more comfortable it will be. It's similar to that eyebrows plucking: at some point you will no longer feel it.
- For epilating to be really effective, you have to be careful how you do it: Do not just pull the epilator in one direction, but across your legs or arms. This is the only way to really get everyone hair.
- Also, make sure you are in bright light when epilating. Otherwise you will miss hairs, which would be annoying.
- After epilation, you should also allow your skin to relax first. Take a bath and then apply lotion to the skin. After the first few times, your arms or legs will be red and irritable. But over time, the skin will get used to the procedure and will remain smooth and well-groomed for a long time.
Epilate arms - this is how it works with little pain
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