Budget-Friendly Ways To Get Rid Of Unwanted Hair

A decent amount of body hair is to be expected on men and women alike. However, the situation changes when the hair gets darker and thicker in certain places. You do not want to look like you are wearing a furry rug on your back or a bushy jungle on your pits, right?

Draw the line by getting rid of unwanted hair. I have listed affordable ways to get rid of unwanted hair based on my personal experience. The last one being the most painful option among the three.

CREAM IT

Are you looking for a time-efficient technique that will help you remove unwanted hair with minimal pain? The search is over! A depilatory cream can satisfy your needs.

Its name may sound complex but, the mechanism behind it is not! Depilatory creams (e.g., Veet and Nair) are designed to remove the hair by breaking it down. It is applied to an area for at least 5 to 10 minutes before it is washed away with warm cloth. Always read the instructions as leaving it for too long may result to skin damage. Consider doing a skin test first.

Let us go back to the advantages of using this product. Firstly, it is a quick procedure that you can administer at home. Secondly, most depilatory creams are inexpensive. Take Veet as an example. Veet for Sensitive Skin, enriched with Aloe Vera and Vitamin E, retails for S$13.45 at Watsons.

PLUCK IT

More often than not, plucking is a route that most of us venture on. Grabbing tweezers to remove fine facial hair is an easy task! After all, tweezers are readily available at the households or at the stores. You may drop by the nearest FairPrice to buy slanted or square-tipped tweezers for only S$2.32 (ongoing promotion at the website).

Plucking is best used for small, localized areas such as chins and brows. Let us face it! Plucking is labor intensive. You do not want to waste your day off with the mere task of plucking your underarm hair.

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Dr. Lavanya Krishnan, a dermatologist based in the United States, stresses that you need to sanitize your tweezers diligently. She recommends cleansing your tweezers once a day with warm soap and water. Then, you must store it in a dry place.

LASER HAIR REMOVAL

You might be wondering why an expensive hair removal procedure like laser hair removal is on this list. However, contrary to popular belief laser hair removal is really affordable these days. You can easily do hair removal through laser by Anu Aesthetics without burning a hole in your pocket.

Besides this, laser hair removal is a much better alternative to every other hair removal procedure as the results are more effective and long-lasting in terms of results. Additionally, there is no need to do this procedure every second week making it a perfect choice for anyone looking for an affordable yet lasting hair removal procedure.

WAX IT

Waxing is a timeless technique used to effectively remove one’s hair. It works by applying either hot or cold wax on an area. Afterwards, an esthetician will use a cloth or paper strip to remove the hair out by the follicle. You read that right! This is why some people will experience bleeding at first.

Are you ready for the waxing pros? I sure am! For starters, you will be hairless for about 2 to 8 weeks. Things mainly depend on your hair’s texture and growth cycle. Waxing is relatively inexpensive too. You can always do it yourself (e.g., body wax strips retail for as low as S$5.53 at Watsons)! Lastly, people typically experience less pain each time they wax.

Now, let us dive into the “cons”. Waxing is painful! I cannot deny the pain that I have experienced before. I sweated profusely and screamed during my first session. In the process of maintaining my waxing sessions, I needed to adopt an exfoliating routine to ward off ingrown hair. Moreover, people with sensitive skin may experience irritation from the products applied.

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Simply put, waxing is an age-old method ideal for larger body areas such as legs and arms. It gets rid of the unwanted hair down to its follicle! If your pain threshold permits, it works best for people with coarse hair.

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Pain-Free Freeze Tip Medical Grade IPL is the latest IPL Hair Removal of choice.

Having unwanted hair can be embarrassing. While you can shave and wax, you find yourself stuck in a never-ending routine. Imagine if you could put an end to this with permanent hair removal methods that aims to significantly reduce or eliminate unwanted hair.

If you are planning to rid your body of excess hair because now it’s growing back, it’s time to consider permanent hair removal options. There are many different types of hair removal methods, but which method works best for you?

Let’s check them out.

  1. Cheaper in the long run

Shaving can be the simplest and cheapest way to remove unwanted hair, but stubble usually develops after a few days. Whereas waxing can overcome this with the use of cold or hot wax removed with a strip, hair will eventually grow back in 3 to 6 weeks before it’s time for another waxing session. IPL or Intense Pulsed Light involves the use of non-invasive light technology to penetrate the skin and destroy the hair follicles and inhibit hair growth. IPL hair removal treatments would cost more initially as it requires several cycles of treatments before one can see the permanent results. While it may seems expensive now, it will be cheaper in the long run considering how much time and money you would have spend shaving and waxing.

  1. Pain free

Shaving is painless unless you nick yourself accidentally with a sharp blade. Waxing is known for their ouch reputation and it hurts the most when your hair are being ripped out for the first time. IPL hair removal is relatively less painful and more comfortable out of the three although some people may experience some discomfort after the treatment.

It is not uncommon to experience temporary redness and swelling from traditional IPL systems. There is also a risk of skin discoloration, which can last for several months or may be permanent. However, latest medical grade IPL systems rely on thermo-cooling technology, preventing burns with a -2 degree freeze tip.

  1. Permanent and lasting outcome

IPL hair removal treatment would be the most effective hair removal method if you are looking for a permanent hair-free outcome. By destroying the root of the hair, IPL stops the hair from regrowing, so you need less treatment as time passes.

IPL

Fortunately, with the advent of technology, a new advancement of IPL uses the Dynamic Pulse Control™ (DPC). The DPC technology emits light beam to the hair follicles with three selections of pulse configurations. The flexibility allows one with dark skin tone (or skin darker than their hair) to undergo the treatment without side effects.

You can now try 3 sessions of underarm DPC IPL from award-winning beauty salon, Fabulous Aesthetics for just $30. (Usual price at $312 per session) Perfect for maintenance if you’ve done IPL before. That works out to be only $10 per session – a great offer if you asked us!

Fabulous Aesthetics uses thermo-cooling skin technology to keep epidermis layer at 5 degrees to ensure maximum comfort during the treatment. Its unique Freeze Tip remains at -2 degrees, promising no burns and no cooling gels necessary.

SMS <NAME><IPL 30> to 9499 9966 to book your appointment.

  • Valid for customers aged 21 and above and those who have not visited us in the past 12 months.
  • Offer is valid for customers who did not try our IPL Hair Removal Services Before.
  • Applicable to Singaporeans, PR, DP, EP, WP & SP.
  • Promotion is valid till 30 NOV.

Address: Fabulous Aesthetics – The Bencoolen 180 Bencoolen St, #02-01, Singapore 189646

 

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