Bleaching is a great, inexpensive option if the issue is not the density of the hair but its darkness. This method is particularly effective for the upper lip or other parts of the face, neck, and arms. There are many options for facial bleach products at the drugstore or on the Internet. One of the […]

Tweezing is not only a painful option, but also an extremely time-consuming one. It is OK for occasional stray hairs or very small areas (think eyebrows), but it is not the best for large areas or areas with dense hair growth. Tweezing works virtually the same way as waxing—by pulling the hair out from the […]

What makes this kind of hair removal different is that it literally uses sugar instead of wax. With its thick, caramel-like consistency, it works identically to regular waxing, only instead of spreading a wax substance over the skin you’re spreading caramel. Is sugaring better than waxing, as many companies claim? As far as your hair […]

Waxing is an excellent and inexpensive way to deal with most hair removal situations on the body or face. Waxing leaves the area smoother than shaving does because it pulls the hair out below the top layer of skin, which makes it grow back slower and less uniformly. You can do waxing at home by […]

Depilatories literally melt and dissolve hair with strong ingredients like calcium hydroxide and sodium or calcium thioglycolate. There are many reasons why this group of products is not great for everyone. The most compelling one is that they pose the risk of causing serious irritation or (in the extreme case) possible burns to the skin […]

From the onset of adolescence, the desire to get rid of unwanted body hair can become an almost daily obsession. Whether it is shaving legs or underarms, struggling with dark hair above the lip or on the chin, or concern about dense hair growth on the arms, finding a way to effectively and efficiently deal […]

Way Too much Hair Having too much hair on the parts of the body where you don’t want it is technically called hirsutism. Hirsutism is a disorder in women where excessive growth of thick, coarse hairs occurs in areas of the body that are easily activated by androgens (male hormones), such as the chin, jaw, […]

Nowadays many dermatologists’ offices have become spa centers offering many of the same services a salon or spa would, such as light chemical peels, microdermabrasion, and even facials (applying masks to the skin), waxing, and manicures. Going to a doctor’s of­fice for these kinds of spa procedures can be pricey because you end up paying […]

What has me concerned is some research I saw on really dangerous snake-oil type treat­ments, as reported on a blog/podcast site at http://skeptoid. com, which had several posts written by Brian Dunning, a computer scientist who debunks pseudoscience reports as a hobby (I confirmed that the content is accurate and all quoted material below is […]