Hair Removal

Hair Removal

Hair removal is the practice of removing body hair, and describes the methods used to achieve that result._

Depilation is the removal of the part of the hair above the surface of the skin. The most common form of depilation is shaving or trimming._

Another option is the use of chemical depilatories, which work by breaking the disulfide bonds that link the protein chains that give hair its strength, making the hair disintegrate._

Epilation is the removal of the entire hair, including the part below the skin. Methods include waxing, sugaring, epilation devices, lasers, threading, intense pulsed light or electrology. Hair is also sometimes removed by plucking with tweezers._