Depilation of the intimate area - with cream, wax or sugar. How to depilate the intimate area at home

Advantages and disadvantages

Experts still cannot say unambiguously whether there is a need for epilation of the intimate area. Here's what they came up with:

Benefits of the procedure:

• getting rid of unpleasant odor in an intimate place;
• the ability to wear revealing outfits;
• improving the aesthetic appearance of the genitals.

Disadvantages of the procedure:

• allergies and irritation. They occur in case of individual intolerance to the components included in the main product;
• burns. They can occur in those with overly sensitive skin;
• ingrown hairs;
• microtrauma of the skin.

Depilation has no medical indications. It performs a purely aesthetic function.

A little more information about shaving the intimate area4

Different peoples had different attitudes towards shaving the bikini area. Thus, in eastern countries and India it was considered beautiful if the body was completely smooth, including in the intimate area. The inhabitants of Ancient Egypt and the Roman Empire did not hesitate to cut their hair in the groin area.

But the Slavs and residents of the northern countries did not shave their groin hair for a long time. It was believed that they should not be touched because they protected the genitals from the cold. Therefore, they carefully looked after this area, but never shaved. The fashion for hair removal in the groin area began in the 60s of the last century.

During pregnancy, even supporters of shaving the groin area are forced to abandon this process for a while due to the physical impossibility of visual control of this area. However, before giving birth, this area must be shaved, which is done by midwives. This must be done for the following reasons:

• hair can interfere with monitoring the progress of labor;
• bacteria living in hair can harm a newborn;
• hair prevents stitches from being applied if necessary;
• The blood released after childbirth is absorbed by the hair, causing irritation and a very unpleasant odor.

It is also necessary to remember that you should not shave your intimate area immediately before a date. If irritation begins, it will ruin both the aesthetic component of this process and the sensations both during the date and during possible sexual intercourse.

Preparation

To successfully remove hair in the female intimate area, it is necessary to properly prepare the skin for the procedure. To do this you need:

1. Choose the right day and time. The ideal time for deep hair removal is days 4-7 of the menstrual cycle. These days, a woman is least sensitive to pain. In addition, hormonal levels cause hair to grow more slowly. It is better to choose the morning hours or the time from 15 to 16, since sensitivity to pain is significantly reduced.
2. Shave hair that is too long in the bikini area. The shorter they are, the less painful the procedure will be.
3. Buy pain relievers . This item should only be considered by women with hypersensitivity.

Epilation in the bikini area, methods of hair removal at home

Epilation of the bikini area at home is possible using:

• Wax.
• Epilator.
• Special sugar, a procedure called Sugaring.

Waxing

Waxing in the bikini area has long been a proven method for women and is used both in salons and at home. This method can use both cold and warm wax with special strips. Before epilating with wax, the area where hair will be removed needs to be prepared.

Firstly, the skin should be as clean as after a shower, and secondly, it should be treated with alcohol or lotion for the purpose of disinfection. But it is worth remembering that the skin must be dry before applying wax on it, otherwise the result will not live up to expectations.

When using warm wax, you must follow the instructions, since liquid and thick material (wax) requires a special heating method. This can be a microwave oven or a water bath. The main thing is not to overheat it, otherwise you can get burns during hair removal in the bikini area. Cold wax is also suitable for intimate hair removal in the bikini area, but it heats up depending on body temperature. This method of epilating the bikini area differs from the method using warm wax - the pain is felt. This fact is explained by the fact that warm wax warms up the skin and pores, so hair removal is less painful.

The first time, waxing will be very painful, but over time you can get used to it, as many say. But each woman’s pain barrier is different, so you have to choose the method of waxing the bikini area individually, and accordingly after personal use, since words may not have the same effect. Also, you shouldn’t expect great results the first time you use wax strips; as they say, everything comes with experience.

The advantages of waxing in salons are that they use special equipment to heat the wax to a certain and correct temperature, comfortable positioning of the body on the couch, and the use of anesthesia and disinfection methods.

Undesirable consequences of waxing in the bikini area

The consequences of waxing the bikini area at home and in the salon may be different. Firstly, the skin’s reaction to hot wax can result in redness or even burns. Allergic reactions to the cosmetics used, the likelihood of occurrence increases, since when the pores are opened and hair is removed, the lotion used for disinfection penetrates deep into the pores and an inflammatory reaction begins. Therefore, experts recommend using lotions based on natural, but not synthetic, bases. What you definitely won’t be allergic to is ethanol; you can either use it or products based on this component.

Waxing of the bikini area at home will be without consequences if you follow a few rules after the procedure. Disinfection of skin and accessories for wax application, sterile and disposable wax strips. Epilation of the deep bikini area heralds the appearance of new hairs in about two weeks, which is much more effective than the depilation procedure. But even here there may be a problem with ingrown hairs under the skin. For this case, special products were invented that, when periodically applied to the epilation area, prevent the closure of spores, and the growing hair does not cut into the skin.

Special peeling scrubs give the same effect and at the same time make unwanted hair thinner and weaker. As experts say, with each correct use of wax hair removal, the hairs become thinner and less noticeable, which is what you want to achieve in this situation. It is impossible to get rid of hair forever by waxing, this is how our nature works.

Using an epilator as a way to remove unwanted hair in the bikini area

Methods for deep epilation of the bikini area include an epilator - a device in the form of an electric razor often designed to perform the functions of a razor and pull out hair along with the hair follicles using special attachments. Epilation is performed by rapidly rotating discs that capture hairs. It is impossible to do hair removal using this method without using painkillers.

Do not believe anyone who says that this method of hair removal is painless. An epilator is most often used at home in salons; this method is of little use, except perhaps with the use of anesthetic subcutaneous injections (used in medicine for local anesthesia) in the field of hair removal or ointments on the same basis. It is important to know how to do epilation correctly, in this way you can reduce pain, for example, if during wax epilation the strips are sharply pulled along the hair growth, then with an epilator, on the contrary, they are driven along the removal area against their growth, thereby raising the ends.

The disadvantage of this method of hair removal is pain; some women are helped to reduce pain by using special attachments on the epilator: cooling, massage. But if the pain barrier is very sensitive, the first time you use this method you are unlikely to want to experiment on yourself again. The consequences of using an epilator are similar to the previous ones: skin irritation, ingrown hairs, suppuration in the area of ​​the bulbs.

To reduce or avoid such phenomena, you need to thoroughly clean the skin before the procedure, and also treat it after using the machine. For several days, it is advisable to use special creams to suppress hair growth. Having tried waxing and then epilation using an epilator, you can immediately decide which is better for epilation in the bikini area. It’s up to you to choose waxing, depilation at home, or whether to do hair removal at all; we have only shown the methods, possible consequences and benefits.

How to numb the intimate area

There are several types of drugs that reduce sensitivity. They are equally effective, so the choice depends on financial capabilities and individual tolerance of the components. Preparations:

• Spray. It is suitable for numbing the skin before waxing or sugar hair removal. To achieve the best effect, it should be applied liberally to the skin 2 hours before the procedure.
• Cream. The most popular product from this series is Emla. It contains prilocaine and lidocaine. The cream is applied to the skin, after which it is wrapped in plastic film.
• Anesthetic drugs. They should be taken 30-40 minutes before the procedure.

The use of any product is permissible only after detailed reading of the instructions.

Why is female circumcision done?

Modern people do not understand why representatives of the fairer sex have their external genitalia removed without medical indications. But residents of Muslim and African countries give their own arguments in favor of how necessary the operation is for all local girls. According to them, circumcision helps preserve virginity before marriage and be faithful to one man throughout life. In addition, partial or complete removal of the external genitalia makes it possible to suppress sexual activity, prevent the girl from thinking about early masturbation and the desire to have sexual intercourse with other men.

In most Muslim countries, uncircumcised girls are considered depraved. It is very difficult for them to get married. Proponents of circumcision argue that the procedure allows for increased pleasure for a man, since the scars along the edge of the vagina prevent him from stretching even after a difficult birth.

The main reason why parents circumcise their daughters is religious prejudice. From early childhood, a girl is taught that she must undergo an ancient ritual and become pleasing to God. Most Muslim women do not even suspect that their religion does not call for mutilation of the external genitalia; there is not a word about this in the Koran.

Kinds

Any depilation consists of 2-3 stages. Steps cannot be skipped, otherwise irritation, allergies and other unpleasant consequences will occur.

Waxing

This is one of the most popular and common ways to get rid of unwanted hair. It is carried out using special strips. But often you can do without them. Instead of strips, scraps of fabric are used.

Stages of implementation:

1. The wax is heated to moderate temperature. It should not be too hot to avoid burning your skin.
2. Heated wax is applied to the skin in the direction of hair growth. A strip or piece of fabric is placed on top.
3. After 2-3 minutes, the strip or fabric is abruptly torn off along with the unwanted hairs.

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Using wax, you can remove hair not only from the pubis, but also from the surface of the labia and mucous membranes. This procedure is called “Brazilian depilation”.

Photodepilation

Photodepilation is a method of hair removal using high-frequency light pulses. When exposed to energy, the hair follicle heats up and is destroyed. Stages:

1. The client sits in a comfortable chair or couch and puts on dark glasses. This is necessary to protect your eyes from accidental exposure to bright light.
2. Cooling is applied to 1 mm long hair .
3. The intimate area is treated with a manipulator that affects the skin with brightly colored rays. During the procedure, the frequency and duration of light flashes is controlled.
4. moisturizer is applied to the treated area of ​​skin .

After the session, the skin needs special care. You cannot take a bath for the first 3 days. At this time, moisturizer should be applied to the skin. You can't sunbathe in the sun.

Laser hair removal

Laser hair removal is a method of hardware cosmetology that allows you to permanently get rid of unwanted hair. The procedure is carried out exclusively in medical centers and beauty salons. It has a number of advantages:

1. The duration of the procedure is 5-10 minutes. This is achieved by influencing the laser beam on an area rather than on an individual hair.
2. Just one procedure will rid you of unwanted hair for 2-3 months.
3. There is no risk of ingrown hairs.
4. No pain.

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Main stages:

1. Preparatory. Before laser hair removal, you must consult a dermatologist and endocrinologist to prevent complications. The length of the hairs before the procedure should reach 5-7 mm.
2. Basic. A cream with an anesthetic effect is applied to the intimate area. The client lies down on a chair or couch and puts on dark glasses. The duration of the procedure is 5-10 minutes. An antibacterial agent is applied to the treated area.
3. Care after laser hair removal. During the day after the procedure, you should not wet the bikini area. You cannot use a washcloth for another 24 hours. All this time, an antibacterial cream should be applied to the skin to prevent the occurrence of an inflammatory process. You will have to abstain from the sauna for 7 days, and from visiting the solarium for 14.

The effect of the procedure depends not only on the professionalism of the cosmetologist, but also on how his recommendations are followed.

Sugaring

Sugaring is the removal of unwanted hair using sugar paste. The duration of the procedure is 30-40 minutes. The procedure is painful, so women with very sensitive skin need to take any painkiller. The length of the hairs before sugaring should be 6-8 mm.

Main stages:

1. Treating the skin disinfectant . It is necessary to treat the skin against hair growth. As a result, they rise, making the removal procedure easier.
2. The surface of the skin is sprinkled with talc or powder.
3. Apply the paste at room temperature to the bikini area. This is done in small portions. Take a piece of sugar paste and roll it into a ball. As a result, the product becomes white. The ball is applied to the area with hair and rubbed in with light movements. This should also be done against hair growth.
4. Remove the applied paste with a sharp movement.
5. Treating leather with water. This is necessary to get rid of any remaining sugar paste.
6. Treating the skin with an antiseptic.
7. Applying oil and moisturizer.

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Those who have doubts about choosing this procedure should familiarize themselves with its advantages:

• for hair removal in the intimate area, the sugar paste does not heat up, which means that the risk of burns is reduced;
• natural composition allows you to avoid allergies;
• the paste contains antibacterial components that destroy bacteria;
• Sugar paste removes dead skin particles. It improves the appearance of the skin;
• growing hairs do not become deformed and do not grow into the skin.

To avoid any doubts, you can test the sugar paste on a small area of ​​skin. And only then apply it to the intimate area.

Bikini area depilatory cream

Every woman strives to be “perfectly” beautiful. Hair growing on the body makes you feel uncomfortable and embarrassed. One of the most important places that requires care and cleanliness is the bikini area. The bikini area is the most problematic place for depilation, so most women do bikini depilation only before vacation. Despite the fact that the bikini area is not visible to other people, it allows a woman to feel more confident. The problem is that the hair in this area is thick, the hair root is large, which makes hair removal painful and problematic.

The most effective way to get bikini waxing is to visit a salon. Epilation of the bikini area can also be done with wax or resin, but this method requires experience so as not to damage the skin. This option is best trusted to cosmetologists. Despite its obvious results, this method of depilation of the bikini area is very painful and troublesome.

Disadvantages of depilation with cream

For easy and painless use, it is recommended to use a depilatory cream for the bikini area. The disadvantage of this method is that depilatory creams only cut off the hair, and you need to repeat the procedure every other day.

Also, depilatory creams remove all hair and you will not be able to get a haircut. Although scientific developments do not stand still.

Using depilatory cream for intimate areas

Before applying depilatory cream to the bikini area, perform a skin sensitivity test. Apply depilatory cream to your elbow or inner thigh and wait ten minutes. If you do not feel itching or red spots appear, you can use this cream for depilation of the bikini area.

After depilation with cream, do not use cosmetics containing alcohol for 24 hours.

The cream contains active ingredients that slow down hair growth and make the removal process painless. Please read the instructions before use. By choosing a depilatory cream for the bikini area, you will make your skin soft and well-groomed.

Skin care after use

All recommendations must be fully followed. This prevents allergies, irritation and infection:

1. Immediately after the procedure, you should lubricate the skin with any antiseptic : miramistin, chlorhexidine, furatsilin solution. If you don’t have pharmaceutical drugs on hand, infusions of medicinal herbs are suitable: chamomile, calendula, sage.
2. After 1-2 hours the skin needs softening. An excellent emollient is olive oil. It contains a large amount of vitamin E, which regenerates the skin and allows it to remain young for a long time.
3. A couple of days after hair removal, it is useful to treat the skin with a scrub. It rids the skin of dead cells, opens the pores, and allows them to breathe. This prevents the appearance of ingrown hairs.
4. After the procedure, it is good to apply products that slow down hair growth.
5. For the first 3-4 days, you should not frequently touch, rub or scratch the treated skin, stay in the sun for a long time, or visit a solarium.

If something goes wrong during the recovery period, you should consult with the specialist who performed the procedure.

Consequences of female circumcision

Representatives of peoples who welcome changes in the structure of the external genitalia in girls consider this barbaric ritual to be a cleansing procedure for a young woman, which helps prevent her promiscuity in the future. Despite such beliefs, European scientists were able to prove that infertility in circumcised women is much more common than in those who avoided surgery. In addition, the mortality rate of girls under 15 years of age in countries that practice female circumcision is twice as high as in neighboring countries where the manipulation of external genital mutilation is considered prohibited.

Scientists warn of numerous negative consequences of circumcision, including:

• infertility in women;
• disruption of the normal functioning of internal organs;
• complicated pregnancy and difficult childbirth;
• infection of wound surfaces;
• problems with urination due to infection in the urethra and bladder;
• renal failure caused by complex inflammatory processes;
• disorders from the psycho-emotional sphere in the form of depression and mental disorders.

Often the circumcision procedure results in severe bleeding for a woman, since it occurs in conditions that are far from sterile. Often girls get an infection in the wound that can provoke the development of septic conditions.

Despite the absolute savagery of the ritual, little girls continue to be told how necessary the ritual of “purification” is. This cannot but worry the world community, which continues to fight for the rights of women and children. After all, such an operation is regarded as atrocity and violence against a person, capable of causing irreparable harm to his health.

Required number and frequency of sessions

Depends on the type of procedure.

Waxing

It is carried out every 2-3 weeks. After the first procedure, the hair becomes significantly thinner and grows more slowly. To achieve good results, waxing should be done regularly.

Photodepilation

3-4 weeks after the procedure, 70% of dark and 30% of light hair falls out. To forget about vegetation in the intimate area, you will need from 3 to 8 sessions. The interval between procedures is 3-4 weeks. A full course of photoepilation will eliminate unwanted hair for 5-7 years.

Laser

Most hair falls out 5-7 days after the first session. To completely get rid of vegetation in the intimate area, you will need about 5 procedures. The break between them is 1.5-2 months.

Sugaring

After the first procedure, the hairs become much thinner and slow down their growth. However, it will not be possible to get rid of vegetation in the bikini area using this method. Sugaring is carried out every 20-30 days.

What is female circumcision

The procedure involves partial or complete removal of the external genitalia. It has become widespread among some Muslim peoples. Why this happened is unknown, because in the Koran there is not a single word about the need to cut off the genitals of girls.

Today on the Internet you can find a lot of videos that clearly show how girls are circumcised in Africa and Asian countries. Naturally, it is better for people with weak mental health to avoid such viewing and limit themselves to photos of the genitals before and after the operation, as well as its results and consequences.

Contraindications

If you have these symptoms, you should absolutely not use hair removal methods. This can lead to infectious diseases and deterioration in general health.

• allergy to the components included in the main product;
• inflammatory process in blood vessels;
• neoplasms on the skin;
• the presence of mechanical damage, irritation and inflammation;
• diabetes .

Depilation of the intimate area is carried out using different methods. They all have advantages and disadvantages. The choice of a specific hair removal method depends on the individual characteristics of the body and the financial capabilities of the client.

Removing hair from intimate areas using an epilator

The long-awaited warm sunny days are coming, and every representative of the fair sex is hastily trying to perfect her appearance by removing unnecessary hairs from her body. Of course, they can be carefully shaved off with a razor, and the problem is solved. But shaving is not the most reliable way to remove hair. Since in order for the necessary parts of the body to remain in perfect condition, you will have to shave every two days. But many modern women are very busy and cannot devote so much time to this procedure. An epilator will help solve this problem. Let's take a closer look at whether the epilator and bikini area are compatible.