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[Sarra]

It's time that I start doing something about hair, and shaving just won't cut it (pun intended).

Reccomendations on epilators? I have tried doing research, but... User reviews just... Leave something to be desired. :p If someone can offer a reccomendation, it would be appreciated.

[stephanie_craxford]

It's time that I start doing something about hair, and shaving just won't cut it (pun intended).

Reccomendations on epilators? I have tried doing research, but... User reviews just... Leave something to be desired. :p If someone can offer a reccomendation, it would be appreciated.

Hello Sarra,

When you say "shaving won't cut it", are you refering to facial hair, leg hair, or under arms?  It makes a difference.  If it's facial hair then an epilator will be of no use unless you are talking about peach fuzz, but they can be effective on other parts of the body.  However, the only method for permanet hair removal for the face, if that's what you're looking for, is either laser, or electrolysis, which is quite a bit more expensive, and a lot more painful.  I've tried a couple of epilators on my legs in the past but ended up discarding them and returning to the old leg waxing.

Presently, like a lot of others I'm getting electrolysis done on my face.  It's slow and painful, but it will be worth it in the end.  I did try a laser consult and the technician advised against it as she couldn't guarantee the results for my colour of beard.

I hope this was of some help, if not, I'm sure that there will be lots of advice on the way 

Take care,

Steph

[LostInTime]

Epilators.  Not recommended for your face.  It is like high speed tweezing and can lead to ingrown hairs and funky curvature of the hair making electrolysis a bit more painful when you start.  I would recommend shaving and then Vaniqa but if you can afford vaniqa you can afford laser or needle electrolysis.

On other body parts it may hurt the first few times and after that, not so much if used on a regular basis.  I really do not recommend it to thin out pubic hair though as it may catch up a bunch of hair and get stuck.  Don't laugh, an ex of mine had to help her friend scissor out enough hair in order to remove the contraption. 

YMMV of course.

[Lisbeth]

It is like high speed tweezing

It IS high-speed tweezing.  I have a Braun Silk Epil that I haven't used in quite awhile, but it works as well as you could expect from what you are doing with it.  There are some recommendations in addition to not using it on face or pubic areas. 

1. Keep the skin tight while in use.  Loose skin that gets caught in the tweezers does not feel good.

2. Work against the direction of hair growth.  That makes it easier for the tweezers to grab the hair.

3. Set the epilator on the lightest setting.  If it is too high, there is a greater chance of the hair breaking instead of getting pulled out.  This leads to ingrown hairs with their ugly bumps.  (This will happen anyway, but you want to reduce it as much as possible.)

4. Same thing for speed.  Fast means more broken off hairs.  And more pain, but that's a personal preference.

5. If you have an area of coarse, stuborn hair, tweeze instead of epilating.  It just works better, though takes longer.

BTW, as far as I can tell, the pain does not decrease with practice.

[Sarra]

I have an online friend who used his wife's epilator on his face due to being intoxicated. :p After seeing the pics of the aftermath, I'd rather not even think about that.

It's for the legs and my body hair.

I'm thinking about buying a home electro kit, or a home laser kit, but I'm not quite sure if I'm ready for that yet. I cannot afford professional electro, so that is not a question.

[LostInTime]

As far as pain goes, YMMV.  Everyone I have spoken with tells me that the more they used it, the less it hurt.  I barely have any body hair so I do not use such things.

Sarra, most of the home kits are no more than slightly electrified tweezers and have close to zero impact on hair growth.  Save up for some proper electro.  I had the laser done, six sessions, for less than $1K USD.  It hurt like hell to pay it but it did clear out most of the dark hair.

[MaryEllen]

1. Keep the skin tight while in use.  Loose skin that gets caught in the tweezers does not feel good.

Keeping the skin tight is good advise when using an epilator, especially if you are going to use it in the genital area. Those things can bite like a Tasmanian devil.   




Edited by Stephanie Craxford to fix the quote tag.

[stephanie_craxford]

Ouch that would hurrt 

I've had a few misadventures myself with various hair removal gizmos near the genital area.  They can really get your attention when that happens. Thankfully no scars though  yet   We really have to be careful using any type of hair removal device down there, one move in the wrong direction could mean a mad dash to the ER, and you wouldn't have to worry about GRS    Hmmmmmmm, wait a second........

Steph

[Sarah Louise]

I use the Silk-epil eversoft by Braun and have been very pleased with it (everywhere except my face that is).  It does a fair job and has lasted a long time.

I started out using it every day (ouch) it did hurt at first, but now that the hair growth rate has slowed and is finer, it isn't a problem and I do it about once a week.

Sarah