Epilatorsmore Growing Back

[Guest Krisina]

I read somewhere that using an epilator makes the hair grow back more and faster. I'm just wondering for those who used them have you found that to be the case? 

How ling before the hair grows back too?

Im not on hormones but I'm trying to find out about epilators instead of shaving all the time.  It gets itchy St times too.

K

[Guest kennerzzz]

It all depends on the person. It won't make it grow back any thicker or darker, but the first time you epilate your hair, some find that it will grow back quicker, as the human body is trying to regenerate the hair - we have hair on our bodies for a reason!

I personally epilate my arms, and technically I epilate my eyebrows as well (any removal of hair from the root is referred to as epilation). I was never a hairy person, just my personal choice. I'm not too certain of it was the epilator or the hormones, but my arm hair grows back very fine and hardly noticable. If all the hairs were ripped out at the root, you'll have good, smooth results for possibly a week until the other dormant hairs begin to cycle back in as they enter the growing phase. However, if you ended up ripping the hairs off (meaning the root remains in tact), as I tend to do on my right arm because I'm sooooo not left handed, they'll grow back with the appearance of being thicker within a matter of days, just like shaving. But remember, the only reason they appear thicker is because they aren't tapered, they were cut off at their thickest point into a blunt edge.

Best of luck!

- Kaitlin

[Guest Rainydays]

I read somewhere that using an epilator makes the hair grow back more and faster. I'm just wondering for those who used them have you found that to be the case?

How ling before the hair grows back too?

Im not on hormones but I'm trying to find out about epilators instead of shaving all the time. It gets itchy St times too.

K

Actually, I've heard the opposite; that with regular use an epilator can make hair finer rather than thicker. If it does appear thicker then I'd just say that it's only normal hair growth. However, I'm not too sure about that since I'm not familiar with epilating. On the other hand, I know that regular waxing can produce finer hair.