Shaving: There are dozens, and probably hundreds, of different types of razors on the market. Men have the best-looking razors while lady razors are usually plastic, coloured pink and designed to be thrown away after a couple of shaves. Shaving is still the most popular hair-removal method but there are other options other than scraping your face or legs or underarms with a piece of steel:
Waxing is not waning. Women and men still put themselves through the torture of placing heated wax on the 'offending' area, letting it cool and then ripping off the little hirsute follicles in the opposite direction from which nature intended they should grow. No wonder the hairs protest.
Threading is less painful than plucking, waxing and sugaring and popular in the Middle East, China and India. It's done with a long loop of cotton thread twisted and rolled along the surface of the skin where the hair is caught and pulled from the roots. The sensation is half way between a tickle and a sting.
Abrasives-usually pumice stone or devices or gloves made from fine sandpaper rubbed against the skin. It makes us sound like walls or bits of wood before being painted and the word abrasive is used for good reason.
Sugaring-Using a sugar mixture instead of wax. Mix sugar, lemon juice and water and heat together to form a paste. It sounds a bit like mayonnaise doesn't it? Plaster the area to exfoliated and pull back sharply against hair growth. Suitable for those sensitive to wax. And insensitive to pain?
