Why Laser Hair Removal is Not Suitable For Every Body
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Victor Okenyi asked:
Laser hair removal is the procedure in which laser light is used to target and heat individual hair follicles in order to destroy them so that the hairs do not re-grow. The fact is that the hair often re-grows so that up to five sessions could be required to kill off the follicle. So having laser hair removal treatment does not guarantee one would not have ingrown hairs.
So far nothing is known of what happens in the long term to the follicles that are “killed off” inside the body. Each session depending on the size of the area being treated could cost anything from £100 to as much as £1000 or more. Add to that the considerable time each session would take, time that could be better spent.
Laser Hair Removal does not work for certain people. Because the laser targets the melanin (which gives colour to hair and skin) in the hair, it is more suited for people with dark hair and light skin. So it is not very effective for people with dark skin even if they also have dark hair because the laser would also be targeting the surrounding skin. Just having a tanned skin would substantially reduce the effectiveness of the procedure as would certain medications. Even with cooling agents such as gels and sprays the skin is often adversely affected.
Furthermore even for ideal candidates the effectiveness of this expensive and time-consuming procedure depends not only on the type and quality of the equipment but also on the training and skill of the operator.
After all that has been said, what option is there for the person who wants their hair removed but is worried about shaving or razor bumps? This is a problem faced by, perhaps, up to four in five black people. So it is an important question.
First of all, let us examine why and how bumps are formed and develop after shaving. Until quite recently, shaving bumps were thought to be caused by curly wiry hair, such as afro hair, that was cut during the shaving process growing out of its follicle, curling back, piercing and re-entering, and continuing to grow under, the skin. This is the so-called ingrown hair. A bump is thought to form at the point of re-entry.
Well, that was the story. Now, a well-regarded American company, Breej Technologies Inc., involved in research in personal care, pharmaceutical products and biotechnology, in collaboration with similar companies in the US, France, Italy and Switzerland, after some meticulous scientific investigations, has found that the story is quite different. They found that shaving or razor bumps, also known as pseudofolliculitis barbae, are, quite simply, caused by the skin reacting to the trauma of shaving. This trauma leads on to inflammation and swelling. Damaged melanin cells in the skin react to this trauma thus aggravating the situation. That is why people of colour suffer more from shaving bumps than people with lighter skin. Infection follows and this leads to bumps. Ingrown hairs form due to hair follicles blocked by the inflammation, excess oil and dirt preventing hair from growing out of the skin. The growing hair then doubles on to itself, perhaps, several times as it grows, thus forming a bump.
Armed with the information from their research, Breej Technologies Inc has gone on to produce a line of very effective products to treat and prevent shaving bumps. These are products that combine technology and natural ingredients renowned for their soothing, inflammation-reducing, anti-bacterial and healing properties. They include lavender tea tree oil, sandalwood oil, copaiba and alpha bisabolol; andiroba oil, extracts of pau d’arco and neem; salnacedin and extracts of cucumber and lemon. The list is quite impressive. This is just a very small part of it.
Now what do these products do? First there are products to calm the inflammation and reduce the swelling. An anti-bumps astringent cleanser cleans out excess oil and dirt blocking the pores, disinfects and dries out the bumps thus freeing the entrapped ingrown hairs. So the usual practice of poking at bumps in order to free ingrown hairs, a practice that normally introduces more infection to make the situation worse, becomes unnecessary. Furthermore, there are healing creams and lotions that heal the damaged skin while removing blemishes caused by bumps’ scars and excessive exposure of the skin to the sun.
There are kits containing everything required to treat severe cases of shaving bumps. A product is available for stubborn bumps especially those on the back of the head.
A new product aimed at women to deal with, and prevent, cases of bumps on the bikini line, face, legs and under the arms has been launched.
An anti-bumps ****** wash recommended for weekly use mildly exfoliates the face to keep the pores clear thus preventing ingrown hairs. A soothing aftershave stops the inflammation and swelling that would normally follow a regular shave.
So for a small fraction of the cost of ineffective laser hair removal treatment black people can be well groomed at all times. What’s more, they can do this at home. No visit to any clinic is involved. All the products are available in the UK exclusively online at http://www.bumpterminator.co.uk.
NATHANIEL
Laser hair removal is the procedure in which laser light is used to target and heat individual hair follicles in order to destroy them so that the hairs do not re-grow. The fact is that the hair often re-grows so that up to five sessions could be required to kill off the follicle. So having laser hair removal treatment does not guarantee one would not have ingrown hairs.
So far nothing is known of what happens in the long term to the follicles that are “killed off” inside the body. Each session depending on the size of the area being treated could cost anything from £100 to as much as £1000 or more. Add to that the considerable time each session would take, time that could be better spent.
Laser Hair Removal does not work for certain people. Because the laser targets the melanin (which gives colour to hair and skin) in the hair, it is more suited for people with dark hair and light skin. So it is not very effective for people with dark skin even if they also have dark hair because the laser would also be targeting the surrounding skin. Just having a tanned skin would substantially reduce the effectiveness of the procedure as would certain medications. Even with cooling agents such as gels and sprays the skin is often adversely affected.
Furthermore even for ideal candidates the effectiveness of this expensive and time-consuming procedure depends not only on the type and quality of the equipment but also on the training and skill of the operator.
After all that has been said, what option is there for the person who wants their hair removed but is worried about shaving or razor bumps? This is a problem faced by, perhaps, up to four in five black people. So it is an important question.
First of all, let us examine why and how bumps are formed and develop after shaving. Until quite recently, shaving bumps were thought to be caused by curly wiry hair, such as afro hair, that was cut during the shaving process growing out of its follicle, curling back, piercing and re-entering, and continuing to grow under, the skin. This is the so-called ingrown hair. A bump is thought to form at the point of re-entry.
Well, that was the story. Now, a well-regarded American company, Breej Technologies Inc., involved in research in personal care, pharmaceutical products and biotechnology, in collaboration with similar companies in the US, France, Italy and Switzerland, after some meticulous scientific investigations, has found that the story is quite different. They found that shaving or razor bumps, also known as pseudofolliculitis barbae, are, quite simply, caused by the skin reacting to the trauma of shaving. This trauma leads on to inflammation and swelling. Damaged melanin cells in the skin react to this trauma thus aggravating the situation. That is why people of colour suffer more from shaving bumps than people with lighter skin. Infection follows and this leads to bumps. Ingrown hairs form due to hair follicles blocked by the inflammation, excess oil and dirt preventing hair from growing out of the skin. The growing hair then doubles on to itself, perhaps, several times as it grows, thus forming a bump.
Armed with the information from their research, Breej Technologies Inc has gone on to produce a line of very effective products to treat and prevent shaving bumps. These are products that combine technology and natural ingredients renowned for their soothing, inflammation-reducing, anti-bacterial and healing properties. They include lavender tea tree oil, sandalwood oil, copaiba and alpha bisabolol; andiroba oil, extracts of pau d’arco and neem; salnacedin and extracts of cucumber and lemon. The list is quite impressive. This is just a very small part of it.
Now what do these products do? First there are products to calm the inflammation and reduce the swelling. An anti-bumps astringent cleanser cleans out excess oil and dirt blocking the pores, disinfects and dries out the bumps thus freeing the entrapped ingrown hairs. So the usual practice of poking at bumps in order to free ingrown hairs, a practice that normally introduces more infection to make the situation worse, becomes unnecessary. Furthermore, there are healing creams and lotions that heal the damaged skin while removing blemishes caused by bumps’ scars and excessive exposure of the skin to the sun.
There are kits containing everything required to treat severe cases of shaving bumps. A product is available for stubborn bumps especially those on the back of the head.
A new product aimed at women to deal with, and prevent, cases of bumps on the bikini line, face, legs and under the arms has been launched.
An anti-bumps ****** wash recommended for weekly use mildly exfoliates the face to keep the pores clear thus preventing ingrown hairs. A soothing aftershave stops the inflammation and swelling that would normally follow a regular shave.
So for a small fraction of the cost of ineffective laser hair removal treatment black people can be well groomed at all times. What’s more, they can do this at home. No visit to any clinic is involved. All the products are available in the UK exclusively online at http://www.bumpterminator.co.uk.
NATHANIEL
