Which is Less Painful: Laser Hair Removal or Waxing?

Hair Removal…and a great confusion of girls today! What to opt for… laser or waxing. Without wasting any time, let’s check out.

Waxing - the ‘pull-tight-and-hold-your-breath’ procedure. Although, it is quite straightforward, the technique literally pulls the hair follicle out of the root. Waxing is popular primarily for two reasons:

It gives you a hairless and a ‘fertile’, greasy skin and lasts longer than shaving.

Everyone does it. It's a smooth ordeal unless you have an extremely high pain tolerance.

But, what about Laser Hair Removal!

While absolutely not novel, it seems that more females are opting for this long-lasting method. Within a few short sessions, it frees you from worrying about recurring hair on your upper lip, hands, armpits, legs, or bikini area ever again. 

The procedure involves a certain wavelength of light to create heat energy at the hair root or follicle. By targeting the hair color, it warms up the follicle to a temperature which ends up destroying the stem cells, preventing the hairs to regrow.

So, Which Is The BEST????

Laser hair removal does not eliminate hair right away; its removes only about 10 percent in every session, and you can’t wax while you get it. This means, if you start now, you’ll be done entirely by next summer. So, a summer without waxing!!!!

Laser hair treatment is not as painful as waxing and is way faster. It feels like tiny pin pricks, depending on the area being treated. And…. waxing just hurts a lot. I’ve seen girls screaming and shouting in pain… with tears flooding from their eyes. It does not matter how good your beautician is or how long you’ve been doing it.

Laser Hair Removal is much expensive than waxing. A full series of Brazilian laser hair removal sessions is $2,000 as it involves multiple sessions. This is nowhere around the charges of waxing.

Whether you have a darker skin tone, or a pal skin, you can get it done.  There are many new lasers today that work on darker skin also. It hurts a little more with the darker skin, but works just as well.

The conclusion is still perplexing. It is something like 50-50. But, the common thing between both the procedures is that they are really painful. Whether it is Laser or waxing, you’ll have to experience them with pain.

For those who are worried about bearing pain.. while undergoing any of these process.. We have a superb solution for you… A topical Numbing Cream.

With the use of numbing cream, you can go for any procedure – whether waxing or laser.

Numbing Creams for Waxing and Laser Hair Removal

Clinicians, doctors and dermatologists today recommend people to apply numbing cream before undergoing these painful procedures. Since, the numbing creams contain Lidocaine– an effective anesthetic chemical… numbing creams are very effective.

Out of the many options available in the market, Dr. Numb is known to be the best. This is because of the following reasons:

• 100% effective – Dr. Numb is known as the most effective and reliable numbing cream for warding off the pain. Since, it contains Lidocaine in the most required amount (5%) and is even approved by FDA, it leaves you complete numbness in just an hour.  
• One-for-Many Solution – Whether it’s the pain of a hair removal treatment like laser, or threading or waxing, or it’s a body styling procedure like tattooing or piercing, Dr. numb is a one for all solution to the various pain. Not only this, it can also be used to get rid of the common body pain like back pain, or joint pain. Isn’t it amazing!!!
• No-side Effects – Unlike other numbing solutions, Dr. Numb tropical cream has no side-effects. If applied in the right quantity following the proper procedure, there is no chance for it to affect you in any wrong way. Also, it doesn’t harm your tattoo ink, unlike others.
• No Prescription Required - Dr. Numb is clinically tested and approved. As such, it is considered as an over-the-counter medication, means you do not need any medical prescription to buy it.  
• Easy Availability and Affordable – Dr. Numb can be purchased from medical stores and can also be ordered online. Its easy availability makes it the first choice of the people everywhere.
• Suitable for all – Dr. Numb is so safe that it can be used for all ages and all skin types. Even, it can be used among the infants or children.. but in the amount as prescribed by the doctors.

Note – Although, Lidocaine is 100% safe, care should be taken while using it over pregnant or lactating women or people with sensitive skin or allergies.

With Dr. Numb, you can opt for any option, whether it’s Laser or Wax..

Most Effective Way of Preventing Sharp Pain from Hair Waxing

Waxing is an efficient method of expelling the unwanted hair from any region of your body. Waxing removes hair from beneath the surface of the skin. It is a more popular and preferred hair removal method than plucking and sugaring.

You can do waxing at home or go to a salon for a professional touch. Waxing at home is not difficult if you know the right technique to do it.

But what holds back most people from getting their skin waxed is the immense pain that occurs due to hair removal. Everybody would love to get their whole body waxed provided it is pain free.

Preparing the wax

If you are planning to wax at home then buy an at-home waxing kit as this will contain the right equipments for convenient wax. There are two main types of home waxing kits for you to choose- one is regular waxing kit which employs the use of cloth strips and the other is hard waxing kit where the wax gets pulled off itself after drying.

Regular wax works best on legs and underarms and hard wax is suitable to remove hair from your bikini area.

A home kit for waxing comes with the instructions on how to prepare the wax for proper results. Follow that and get your ready with your kit.

If you are visiting a salon for wax, then you can be absolutely stress free.

Waxing at the sensitive areas

There are two main sensitive areas of your body where you would experience great pain while removing hair. Although some people may experience pain at other areas too as sensitivity varies from person to person

            Waxing underarms

This is a sensitive area to remove hair from. Removing hair from underarms is always painful and cause lot of irritation. It’s advisable to get this area waxed from a professional so as to make it perfect for you.

The procedure is similar to waxing your legs but this is a real painful process. Generally, people prefer the use of numbing creams or take a painkiller before they get their sensitive areas waxed.  Many good aestheticians use numbing creams to make this region insensitive to external stimuli. A good numbing cream can help you to get this area easily waxed without experiencing any pain. Dr Numb’s cream is one of the popular creams in the market which contains a powerful anesthetic 5%lidocaine. Lidocaine is declared safe by FDA for dermatological skin purposes.

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Some tips for waxing your underarms

·         If you know your skin is too sensitive then there is no harm in using a numbing cream or taking a painkiller.

·         To make it less painful, scrub your underarms and clean them with warm water.

·         After you are done with the cleaning part, apply the hot wax in the same direction of hair growth. Since your underarm has hair growth in two directions so you need to wax it twice opposite to the direction of hair growth.

·         For waxing stretch your arm by taking your hand behind your head. This will stretch the hair and make it easy to pull them out.

·         After removing all hair, wash your armpits with cold water to remove the left over wax.

·         Don’t use any deodorants or body sprays post waxing to avoid irritation.

·         Waxing the bikini area

This sounds scary to most people specially the first timers. Bikini wax is undoubtedly painful because it involves removing hair from the most sensitive area of the body.  Hard wax is the best one to remove your pubic hair as it sticks better to the hair there.

Many people have the notion that consuming alcohol may help them avoid the pain experienced during the bikini wax. But this is indeed not true.

There is a more effective way to have a painless bikini wax and that is by using a numbing cream. Dr numb’s cream can really help you to avoid the sharp pain due to bikini wax. It is one of the most trusted numbing creams which have no side-effects. 

Tips for bikini wax

•             First decide how much hair you want to get removed. And clearly talk about it with your aesthetician. This can help you in avoiding the panic during the wax.
•       Exfoliate your skin before you lie down for your bikini wax session.
•          If you are waxing your bikini area yourself it’s good to keep a mirror in front to get your desired results. If a professional is doing it then lie down in a relaxed mood as she will make sure it gets perfect for you.
•       Don’t go for bikini wax during your periods and make sure your hair have enough length as it becomes easier to pull them out.