What would you recommend as a safe, and non-irritating, non-inflammatory hair removal system, for people that do want hair in their body, i.e. chest, arms, pubic area, etc.

Dear Kerry,

Many people love the feel of hair free skin. But they don't love the pain and irritation caused by all forms of hair removal. Here's your soothing solution: avoid irritation with advanced copper peptides and biological oils that protect and rejuvenate your skin.

The irritating truth is that all forms of hair removal irritate skin; this includes tweezing, shaving, waxing, permanent electrolysis and lasers that damage skin. Irritated skin is not beautiful skin.

For relief after the hair removal of your choice we recommend the following products:

• Super GHK Copper Cream/Serum
  
• BioHeal
  
• CP Serum

Then you can follow with a therapeutic oil to add lipids/oils back to the skin area.

• Emu Oil-S for Skin
  
• CELES Therapeutic Oil

Once the skin is healed you could use a mild hydroxiy acid to help with possible bumps on the skin after shaving. One of these serums applied in the evening can be very beneficial:

Exfol Serum

• Lacsal Serum to reduce ingrown hairs from shaving.

Best Wishes,
~TheSkinBioTeam

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Originally posted by Kerry:
What would you recommend as a safe, and non-irritating, non-inflammatory hair removal system?

Dear Kerry:

As the above post mentions, all methods of hair removal will irritate the skin at some level.

ALL methods have their pros and cons - For example:


• Shaving - Most popular method, but must be repeated often. Skin must be kept as smooth and healthy as possible to avoid ingrown hairs and to moisturize the follicle. Only then can follicles grow in the right direction and razor bumps can be prevented.


• Chemical Depilatories - Many contain calcium thioglycolate, a harsh chemical that literally dissolves the hair shaft. The partially dissolved hair then can be removed with a sponge and warm water. However, since the root remains intact, hair grows back promptly. Of course, harsh chemicals that are strong enough to dissolve your hair will not be so gentle on skin either. So again, it is important to apply soothing products that calm down irritation and facilitate recovery.


• Waxing - No matter what type of formula is used, the basic principle remains the same—extraction of the hair from its root with the aid of a sticky substance. The best waxes are those that do not stick as much to the skin as they do to the hair. Sadly, many waxing products grip the skin as well, pulling it and stripping away thin layers of the stratum corneum.


• Electrolysis - The only FDA-approved method of permanent hair removal. An electric current is delivered to the hair follicle via a very thin needle that has to be precisely situated in the follicle. Requires various sessions; and damage to the skin can still result.


• Laser Hair Removal - Utilizes the process of light absorption by the dark hair pigment (melanin). When high energy laser radiation is absorbed by melanin, the hair heats up, burning the hair follicle. The result is severe damage to the follicle, which stops hair growth. However, the skin also contains melanin that can absorb laser energy and this can damage the surrounding areas. Even if no visible complications are present, the skin will still require special attention to recover.


For more suggestions on how to take care of the skin after removal, please see our page on:
After Hair Removal Skin Care at www.reverseskinaging.com/afterremoval.html

Best Wishes
-Skin Biology