How to Remove Pubic Hair at Home

How to Remove Pubic Hair at Home

Hair removal is common among the younger, and the majority of women have done some kind of pubic hair removal; some people don't want to feel embarrassed that the pubic hair on your body will be exposed when they wear a swimsuit at the seaside, over 40% of women felt they needed to groom before going to the gynecologist and that 59% of women thought it was more hygienic or cleaner.

So there are many people who always find the best way to remove their pubic hair. There are a variety of popular ways to remove pubic hair at home, you can compare all hair removal methods and choose the most suitable method for yourself.

Note: each hair removal method carries some risk, but most are generally safe, and any hair removal method is not permanent.

Remove pubic hair by shaving

When you want to remove pubic hair, most people will using shaving, fast, effective and painless. Remove pubic hair like a man shave beard, just need a clean razor and some cream or gel. But you must be more and more careful when using a razor to remove your pubic hair, because the razor makes direct contact with the skin, you’re more likely to cut yourself and introduce bacteria into the area.

So you'd better following these tips when removing your pubic hair by shaving:
  • Wet your pubic hair, you can taking a warm shower before shaving
  • Choose a sharp razor with multiple blades and disinfect your razor before shaving.
  • Using shaving cream, gel or lotion to lubricate the skin.
  • To prevent cuts to your skin, you'd better go slowly when shaving.
  • Rinse your razor after each shaving

 Shaving is an easy and fast method of pubic hair removal, but it also has risks; the pubic hair will grow back after shaving, you need to keep shaving and your pubic hair may become thicker and thicker.

Remove pubic hair by hair removal creams(chemical hair removal)

Hair removal creams also called depilatory creams, hair removal creams work by creating a chemical reaction when applied to hair. Hair removal creams are chemical depilatory is a cosmetic preparation used to remove hair from the skin. These compounds break the disulfide bonds in keratin and also hydrolyze the hair so that it is easily removed without the need for a razor or tweezers.

The results often last longer than shaving or trimming, and painless. However, some people are allergic to the chemicals involved. Before using the chemical hair removal, please consult a dermatologist.

Remove pubic hair by Tweezing

When people were young, they use tweezing to pull the beard out of the follicle, When people were grown up, they use tweezing to pulls the pubic hair out of the follicle; this kind of pain has been with their growth. Tweezing is a simple way to remove small amounts of hair, but it is also meticulous and painful,

Tweezing pulls the hair out of the follicle, and it removes only one hair at a time, you need to take more time to remove your hair, tweezing may be a good method for touch-ups, but it is not an efficient way to remove hair from larger areas.

You'd better following these tips when removing your pubic hair by shaving:

  • Disinfect your tweezer.
  • Grab the end of the hair between the two tweezer prongs, and gently yank the hair out in the direction that hairs grow.

Trimming your pubic hair

Trimming with scissors can be a quick and safe way to achieve a groomed look; because your scissors typically won’t touch your skin directly, the risk of injury is relatively low.

You'd better following these tips when removing your pubic hair by shaving:

  • Choose a pair of sharp scissors and Disinfect it before trimming, sharp scissors will help ensure that they do not tug on the hairs as they cut.
  • Make sure your public hair is dry
  • Slowly and gently cut hair

Cons: the hair will grow back, can't completely remove the pubic hair

Remove pubic hair by Waxing

waxing hair removal

In fact, I really don’t recommend to use this method to remove your pubic hair; waxing can be painful because it removes your pubic hair for a long period of time by ripping large areas of hair out by the roots, and waxing can also be unbearably painful if you have sensitive skin.

You'd better following these tips when removing your pubic hair by waxing:

  • Use over-the-counter wax and waxing strips.
  • Wash and disinfect the area you’re going to wax.
  • Apply warm wax and a waxing strip to the area.
  • Firmly but gently rip the strip away from the skin.

Waxing is typically safe and effective to do at home, but it’s really really very painful, many people hope to find a better way to instead of waxing, so you can try laser hair removal. You can read this article: Is laser hair removal more painful than waxing?

Remove pubic hair laser hair removal

Laser Hair removal

Laser hair removal is the most recommended method of hair removal, it is the best effect, longest duration, and painless method to remove pubic hair. Laser hair removal is a medical procedure that uses a concentrated beam of light (laser) to remove unwanted hair. During laser hair removal, a laser emits a light that is absorbed by the pigment (melanin) in the hair. The light energy is converted to heat, which damages the tube-shaped sacs within the skin (hair follicles) that produce hairs. This damage inhibits or delays future hair growth.

Laser hair removal is safe, easy to use, painless and get smooth skin. Generally, laser hair removal can go to the clinic or at home to remove hair, but go to the clinic is too expensive, it costs hundreds to thousands of dollars at a time; you can also choose at-home laser hair removal, which just cost $100-$200 to buy an at-home laser hair removal device to get the same result to the clinic.

At home laser hair removal doesn't have the pain of waxing, but someone may say laser hair removal is painful, these may be the wrong choice for laser hair removal products, some at-home laser hair removal is painless, such as the "Home Ice-Sense IPL Laser Hair Removal" features "Built-in cooling function" that you will not feel any pain.

Cons: laser hair removal is a long treatment that a person will need to attend follow-up sessions every 6–8 weeks, and most laser hair removal devices don't work on gray, white, blond, dark blond or red hair; black, dark or tan skin tone; sensitive skin, worts, and moles. But for black, dark or tan skin tone, you can use the IPL+RF laser hair removal.

Remove pubic hair by Electrolysis

Electrolysis Hair Removal

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Electrolysis hair removal is a method of removing individual hairs from the face or body. The electrolysis hair removal method is similar to laser removal, it uses a device called an epilator to send radio frequencies into the skin to damage hair follicles.  Most areas of the body can be treated with electrolysis, including the eyebrows, face, abdomen, thighs, breasts, and legs. There are generally no permanent side effects, but sometimes a temporary, slight reddening of the skin may occur.

For most people, today’s electrolysis hair removal methods don’t cause a lot of pain, but it can hurt. And it isn't permanent. If you want to remove hair by electrolysis, you'd better go to the clinic, though there are electrolysis devices available for home use, they are often unsafe for use by anyone who is not trained in electrolysis. If you still want to remove your hair at home, at-home laser hair removal still the best choice.

What's the best hair removal method for you?

According to your own demand to choose the best way of pubic hair removal, if you just want to trim your hair, you can try trimming with scissors; if you want to get smooth skin after hair removal, you can try waxing, laser hair removal or electrolysis; but if you not only want to get smooth skin but also painless, you can try Home Ice-Sense IPL Laser Hair Removal.

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This article is mainly to solve the problem of hair removal, you can comment or supplement the methods we shared based on your experience after use, we will add your thoughts to this article so that more people can get better hair removal suggestions. And if you have any other good idea for at home pubic hair removal, please share with us and we will post them on this article.

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