Safe and Effective Permanent Hair Removal for Summer
Jun 17
2010
As the summer season is upon us most of us are thinking of ways to get that beach body in shape ready to dare and bare!
As such out come the exfoliators, razors, wax strips, fake bake and the sun shades… all in an effort to get glam and gorgeous!
It’s at this time too usually that lots of start to think how much easier it would be to not have the worry of shaving week in and week out and instead what a dream it would be to wake up every day like we were in the Venus adverts on TV! Well… there is a solution! Hair removal can be permanent and long lasting with the help of techniques such as laser and IPL, making your summer prep season far less labouring and instead free up more of time to shop till you drop for that perfect beach look!
However, I think its time to reflect on a few do’s and don’ts as the summer season is now upon us. To ensure you are able to have safe and effective hair removal treatment:
• DO stay out of the sun 4 weeks prior to and following a hair removal session. This is because if you expose the treated are to sunlight (be it the real deal or even sunbeds) you run the risk of your skin hyper or hypo pigmenting. This means it could leave you with dark or light patches – which aren’t conducive to that perfect beach bod!
• DO NOT apply fake tanning lotions or tinted moisturisers during the 4 weeks before and after each permanent hair removal session.
• DO tell your therapist if you have plans to go to the sun or indeed expose your skin to UVA or UVB light 4 weeks either side of your session so she/he can best inform you for the next actions in order to maintain your health and safety.
• DO NOT pluck or wax the hair to be treated prior to a session. This is because IPL and laser work by killing the hair at its root – if you remove the root: the treatment won’t work.
Adhering to the four simple guidelines will ensure you undergo safe and effective IPL or laser treatment and will ensure your hair free sun-sational beach bod for the coming year!
Author: Lauren Taylor – DepiCool UK
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