Different Hair Removal Methods
Here’s What You Can Expect With Every Form of Hair Removal
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How It Works: Using an epilator can be daunting, as the head of the handheld, electric device has a wheel equipped with multiple metal grooves that pull hair from your body — and fast. Epilators pull multiple hairs at once as you move it against the area.
How Much It Hurts: "It does take a lot of getting used to since it's, essentially, a spinning wheel of tweezers," said assistant beauty editor Jesa Marie Calaor, who uses it on her underarms. "It does sting, but I've found that it hurts less each time that I do it. The payoff is 100 percent worth it because I can go upward of three weeks between sessions." Calaor uses the waterproof Braun Epilator ($150) because she finds that using it in the shower — when her skin is soft from the water and steam — makes the process less painful.