Should I shave or not shave my legs? - such a question before civilized women is no longer worth it. Rather, it is worth, but not in the sense of shaving or leaving hairy, but in the sense of shaving or using other methods of destroying hair. What are they? And where did this fashion start with smooth legs? In general, anyone interested in learning something useful about removing hair on your legs - you here.
I must say, the hair on my legs was not always perceived with such hostility.
• In antiquity - yes, it was the case: hairy legs were considered a sign of ignoble origin, so the Greek aristocrats and hetaera, as well as Roman matrons and courtesans, struggled with excessive vegetation by all available methods: those. who richer, contained a whole staff of slaves, who after bath and massage took tweezers and tore out on the body of the mistress all the undesirable elements; others used resins and beeswax.
• Ancient Celts, as well as inhabitants of the Ancient Caucasus and northern Roman provinces, on the contrary, considered "fluffy" legs a sign of passionate nature (which, by and large, is not far from the truth: in fact, hairiness and sexuality of a woman are provoked by an overabundance of the same sex hormones) so that the beautiful beauties of their limbs did not shave.
• In the Middle Ages, when the body was looked at and the body was taken care of, it was generally considered a sin, the female legs were in an extremely neglected state.
• And in the Renaissance, not only new recipes for hair removal, but even engravings depicting the process of hair removal began to appear.
• In Soviet times, there are a few women's magazines in the country to shave their legs categorically did not advise. And then, they argued, vegetation in protest will go into a rapid growth, and all finally zaboloseyut.
And then there were cosmetic salons and electro-epilation. In addition to electrolysis, no new remedy from Nefertiti has been invented to this day. And what you choose is a matter of taste. Each method has its advantages and disadvantages.
The simplest method.
However, it is necessary to resort to it more often than to any other, it is desirable every day, because the cut off hairs germinate with stiff bristles. The fact is that at the base, any vegetation is thicker than at the top; and, when you cut the hair, the remaining "stump" becomes the tip. 2-3 shaving sessions - and about the soft gun that once covered the legs, it remains only to remember with longing and remorse. However, if daily shaving has become a habit, then problems do not arise.
Creams-depilatories.
The effectiveness of the cream is not much higher than that of a razor: it will be necessary to repeat the procedure 2-3 times a week. The principle of operation is simple; hair dissolves under the influence of chemically active components of the cream; in the depths of the skin the cream does not penetrate, the hair bulb does not collapse - therefore, after a couple of days, the same prickly and hard "stump" sprouts.
To select a cream it is necessary rather individually: one, dissolving hair, publish the extremely unpleasant smell, others can cause allergic reaction, the third do not dissolve hair to the end, but only twist it with a small demon ... Besides many cream-depilatory it is not recommended to combine with nutritious creams, alcohol lotions, and even just with water.
Epilator.
A home epilator is, in fact, a lot of pincers with a motor. They roll over the leg and pull out a hair by the hair. The first time is very painful, and then you get used to it. Since the hair breaks out with the root, they germinate slowly and with each time are thinner. Over time, some of them become so weak that they can not even break through the skin and grow into it. Remove ingrown hairs, it is quite difficult: you need tweezers, and sometimes a thin needle, to them, poddet, and this. certainly, difficult point. ,
At the services of the elator you have to resort 1-3 times a month (depending on your individual hairiness). To start vegetation for a longer period is not recommended: first, the sensitivity of the skin is restored, and secondly, the more time passes, the more new hair will grow, the more it grows, the more it will have to be removed, the more it will have to be removed, the larger the area pain. In general, the more you weed, the less it hurts. Although, of course, tearing your hair more often than once a week, too, makes no sense.
The legs are covered with wax or other sticky substance, which is then ripped off with the hair. The effect is the same as that of a home epilator, only faster. To avoid side effects, the procedure should be performed in beauty parlors: the temperature of the wax is regulated by a special apparatus. In case of varicose veins, cold resin is used instead of hot wax.
Electro-epilation.
This event is long, painful and not self-fulfilling. In the hair follicle (under each individual hair!) Is introduced an electrode (tiny wire), through which an electric current is passed. The follicle dies, the hair falls out and does not grow any more. Never. It's in theory. And in practice, the electrode will miss and do not finish the hair bulb, it will finish, and as a result, having felt the space, the neighboring hairs begin to grow faster .. In general, to get rid of hair on the legs finely, it will take 5-10 procedures again depending on the initial data) with an interval of several weeks. After the procedure, the legs are covered with numerous small crusts. By the way, with varicose electroepilation is contraindicated.