People have many reasons to get rid of their body hair for example convenience, self esteem, cultural, religious, aesthetics or medical reasons. Some medical signs for hair removal include hypertrichosis, hirsutism, and ingrown hairs.

There are three forms of hair removal methods which can be achieved by different ways. The three methods are: temporary hair reduction, temporary hair removal and permanent hair removal.

Temporary Hair Reduction Methods

• Laser-assisted
  
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Temporary Hair Removal Methods

• Depilation: Chemical depilatories can remove the part of the hair shaft, and are easy and painless to use.

  • Shaving or trimming
    
  • Depilatories (creams or "shaving powders" which chemically dissolve hair)
    
  • Friction

• Epilation: Epilation is used to mean mechanical removal of body hair, including the hair root. It is the most effective technique for temporarily removing the hair. From all the epilation methods waxing is the best because it removes hair completely from the hair shaft in large quantities.

• Mechanical Epilators
• Plucking & Tweezing
• Threading
• Abrasives
• Sugaring
• Waxing

• Bleaching: Bleaching isn't a method of hair removal, but many women use bleaching as an inexpensive way of covering the presence of unwanted hair by removing the hair's natural pigment.

Permanent Hair Removal Methods

Nowadays, newest technologies are very effective in removing hair for a long period of time. However, there is no such method or equipment that could eliminate unwanted hair forever. Most of the time permanent hair removal means that hair growth will be stopped for a long term.

Statistics show that newest technologies bring permanent decrease in hair growth in 95% of cases, but there are still 5% left and therefore, the FDA does not approve to use the term permanent hair removal. Just like everlasting pen is not actually everlasting or permanent hair wave does not stay forever, permanent hair removal does not mean hair growth reduction forever. It means that your hair growth will be reduced for a long time and you will not have to shave for a certain amount of time, let's say for a few years.

• Electrolysis: This is a process where an electric current is applied to hair roots to kill them.

• Galvanic Electrolysis is the original method and tends to be used for thick, coarse hair. This uses direct electric current passed down a needle into the hair follicle where it creates a chemical reaction. This reaction converts tissue saline into sodium hydroxide, a caustic agent that then destroys the hair bulb.
• Thermolysis utilizes a high frequency electrical current and is generally used on fine hair. This uses a high frequency alternating current that is passed down through the needle to the hair follicle. The high frequency causes vibration in the cells of the hair follicle to produce enough heat to cauterize the hair bulb.
• The Blend Method which uses a combination of Galvanic Electrolysis and Thermolysis and tends to be used for facial hair removal.

• Laser hair removal: Click the link for more information.

• Flashlamps - Intense Pulsed Light (IPL): Variable Pulsed Light (VPL), Controlled Pulsed Light (CPL), Intense Flash Light (IFL) are all based on the same method.

As you can see, the choices for removing your hair are numerous. It ultimately comes down to your personal preference. I hope this site will give you the basics, so you can make a decision on what method is right for you.