What are the side effects of leg hair removal?

Women hope their legs are smooth and flat, because in summer, women need to wear shorts or short skirts, and it is very embarrassing to show a leg with leg hair. However, since growing sweat hair is a normal physiological phenomenon of the human body, many women still have a lot of leg hair. However, many women also choose to use laser to remove leg hair. What are the side effects of using laser for leg hair removal?

Hair removal is harmful to the body

1. Hair removal may cause skin allergies. The principle of hair removal is to use laser to destroy hair follicles. For people with sensitive skin, laser hair removal may cause skin discomfort and symptoms such as skin sensitivity.

2. Hair removal can easily lead to dry skin. After the hair follicles are destroyed, the skin on the body will begin to dehydrate and peel off, which are all caused by dry skin.

3. Hair removal is likely to leave mild erythema on the skin due to burns. The laser light waves used in hair removal can burn the skin, and some people with sensitive skin may experience redness after hair removal.

4. If the hair follicles are not completely destroyed during the hair removal process, the pores of the body are likely to be clogged after hair removal.

Skin allergies

Depilatory cream can be used specifically to deal with fine and soft body hair, and can quickly remove large areas of hair. However, this method does not damage the hair follicles, so it does not last long and will grow back in about three days.

The chemical ingredients in depilatory creams are irritating to the skin. Frequent use or on sensitive skin can cause redness, swelling, allergies, and even rashes. People with sensitive constitutions should use them with caution. Depilatory cream stays on the skin for a long time. If your skin is prone to allergies, or you buy a bad brand, or if you use it excessively, it can easily cause redness, swelling and allergies.

Thicker hair

Using depilatory cream can easily leave half-broken hair and thick hair shafts, which will look coarse and darker due to the cross-section. When hair breaks off and becomes buried inside the skin, it forms an ingrown hair that is unable to grow out normally.

In a small number of cases, hair entrapment may occur due to damage to the epidermis or hair follicles caused by hair removal, and blockage of pores when the skin heals. Ingrown hairs look like goose bumps. As a result of the buried hair on the body, they can cause irregular inflammation and produce pigmented scars, which usually require surgery to remove the buried hair.