How to relieve pain from epilation
"Beauty requires sacrifice." How often do you hear this phrase addressed to you or repeat it to yourself like a mantra in order to restrain your emotions when undergoing not the most pleasant procedures in the name of beauty? The lengths women go to in order to remain attractive at any age are sometimes hard for men to even imagine. In order to somehow alleviate this female plight, we have collected the most famous methods of pain relief for the skin during one of the most unpleasant procedures - hair removal.
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How to numb the skin before epilation
Of course, the easiest way is to choose those procedures that cause the least inconvenience and discomfort. For example, replace epilation hot wax with a regular razor. You will be able to avoid pain, but you will have to repeat the procedure again and again, almost every day. And if the hairs grow thick and clearly visible, then this can drive any woman to despair. Beauty-products-you-could-eat-Body
advice , which the female half came to with years of patience. The simplest method has come to us from the field of medicine. Doctors say that the menstrual cycle greatly affects the entire body, including the pain threshold. So, 2-3 days after completing “these days” you will experience much less pain than usual. And some also advise performing such procedures from 16 to 18 hours.
- An epilator is a merciless machine. Try not to grow your hair too long.
- Modern epilators usually 1-2 mm is enough. We recommend that you still purchase an epilator with the ability to use it in the shower: the skin is steamed and it is easier for hair follicles to get out of their homes, and if your epilator allows you to use shower gel, then it will be easier for it to glide over the skin and epilation will be completed much faster than usual.
- This method also works when epilating in other ways: take a hot bath or shower before epilation to thoroughly steam the skin.
- Massage the skin with pinching movements before epilating. This will reduce the transmission of pain signals from nerve endings to the brain: the body will be prepared for further painful actions.
Painkillers for hair removal
For those who find it very difficult to endure such procedures, the beauty industry market offers special products for skin pain relief. Whether they work or not, everyone thinks differently. Some people rejoice at even this effect, sometimes insignificant; for others, the method of self-hypnosis works.
One way or another, such a method has not yet been invented to anesthetize hair removal 100%, but we will still try to tell you about those that have received the best reviews.
Pain-relieving ointments for hair removal
Such creams and ointments are the safest means for pain relief. Unlike injectables, they practically do not enter the bloodstream and therefore practically cannot cause harm to the body. Of course, if you are not allergic to the components included in their composition.
- Emla cream is one of the most common pain relief products found on women's forums discussing the secrets of hair removal. It contains 2 main components - lidocaine and prilocaine. Despite the recommendations on its packaging, it gives the best effect when applied to the skin in a very thick layer, without rubbing, for 3-5 hours, wrapping the skin area with cling film.
- Cream-gel “Light Frost” is most often used in salons. Its composition is much more extensive. In addition, manufacturers promise on the packaging to moisturize and nourish the skin. It does not spread, is applied to the skin in the same way as the previous one, but only for an hour.
- Cream "Dr. Numb”, used by tattoo artists, also received many positive reviews from women. In addition to its anesthetic properties, it constricts blood vessels quite well, which will be beneficial for young ladies who have a lot of trouble with heavy bleeding during hair removal. It is applied to the skin like the previous cream, but the manufacturer recommends that for the best effect, you must first degrease the skin with alcohol lotion.
Anesthetic spray for hair removal
The most popular drug for pain relief among women turned out to be the ordinary pharmaceutical spray “Lidocaine”, which, in general, is included in all of the above products. By the way, the spray that deserves the best reviews is not ours, a domestic one, but a Hungarian one. For some, it is enough to simply spray it on the skin immediately before epilation, while others unscrew the cap and apply it liberally to the skin, leaving it for a couple of hours under cling film.
