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ZAPPERTY DOODAH
by Claire Jennings  ( humanHi Fashion And Beauty - Beauty Guru )

To shave or not to shave "that is the question" Our continential counterparts are furring it up with their bushy armpits and legs like forests, we shave, wax,pluck and cream our way to hairless perfection......

Unsightly bodily hair has got to be one of the greatest social faux pas in the UK. While our continental counterparts are furring it up with their bushy armpits and legs like forests, we shave, wax, pluck and cream our way to hairless smooth perfection.

However, these methods of hair removal are temporary, a constant battle to beat the stubble. Which is why lazaring is such a blessing.

Lazaring uses xenon flash lamps, which omit a full spectrum of light at different frequencies, adjusted for the area of the body being treated. This treatment only works on dark hair, either brown or black. Fair and fine hair is much less responsive as it is the pigment within the hair follicle that absorbs the lazar; the light just bounces off lighter coloured hair.

Many repeated treatments must be undertaken before the hair removal will be permanent and these treatments should be spaced 3 to 12 weeks apart, according to the area of the body being treated. Sometimes a patchy affect will be experienced but this should diminish during the course of the treatments.

Areas usually treated include: upper lip, eyebrows, underarm, pubic region, bikini line, face, back legs, hands and feet.

Side affects.

Although very affective, this treatment is uncomfortable. The higher the intensity of the light the hotter the burn on the skin. The zap, which is sometimes pulsed and sometimes continuous according to which sort of machine is being used, can feel very much like fat spitting from a frying pan.

You can literally smell the hair burning which isn't pleasant and some machines used on the face, blow cold air, designed to cool the skin but this can leave you gasping for breath, as it is difficult to breathe through the blast.

Sometimes scabs or blisters appear in the treated area for a few days following treatment. These should not be picked.

Sun beds and artificial sun tanning products and chlorine should also be avoided whilst undergoing a course of lazoring treatments.