How to Reduce Pain While Using Epilators

Using an epilator is not a comfortable experience, although over time, this discomfort will lessen as removed hair will regrow thinner. Before you use an epilator, it is a good idea to take a hot bath or shower to cleanse the area you wish to remove hair from, as this ensures your pores are not congested and allows for quicker and more painless hair removal. Before going any further, dry your skin well, as wet skin can cause an epilator to catch on your hair.

Next, use talcum powder on the area you wish to remove hair from. It is important that you have performed the previous step (drying the skin) first, as talcum powder and wet skin do not mix well! The use of talcum powder will remove any excess moisture from relatively dry skin, and acts to remove any sweat accumulated following the shower or bath.

This step allows for the epilator to glide across your skin more smoothly, because as already mentioned, epilating wet skin can cause a more uncomfortable experience. Even though a quick towel dry will remove the bulk of the moisture on your skin, the use of talcum powder will act to reduce discomfort even further.

Next, ensure that the area of skin for hair removal is stretched tight. If your skin is held taut, the discomfort associated with epilation will lessen greatly. If you are a first-time user of an epilator, it might be a good idea to get somebody else to hold your skin for you so that you can concentrate on using the epilator.

As you remove more hair and become more experienced, it may be possible for you to use one hand to hold the epilator and the other to hold your skin taut. For first-time users, it will be less painful for you to get somebody else to help you, as you will not want to divert attention away from the epilator during use.

To lessen pain even more, try finding the best epilator with a massaging feature. These are not difficult to find – if your local store does not have one, try the Internet. It is also a good idea to remove hair in the evening and relax during epilation. If your body is tense during epilation, you will feel more discomfort.

If you are not an experienced epilator user, shave the hair removal area three to four days prior to epilation, as this will reduce discomfort when it is time to remove the bulk of the hair. Shaving removes some of the hair, and the epilator removes the rest – the less the epilator has to remove, the less pain you will experience.

Avoid sensitive areas of your body the first time you epilate. These areas include places with less skin separating the bone and your ‘outside’, such as the ankles and shins. If worst comes to worst, try taking a painkiller up to an hour before you epilate.