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With the constant change in dressing, pampering, and presenting ourselves, Beauty and wellness industry come-up with new and innovative approach in satisfying the changing needs of customers. One of the most sought after treatment is Hair removal also known as Epilation or Depilation; removal of unwanted hair.
Hair removal has been long practiced by early society. The ancient Egyptians did this long before suburban house wives discovered the bikini wax. A smooth and hairless body was the standard of beauty, youth and innocence for a woman in Egypt. The wife of the divine Pharaoh set the example and every Egyptian woman took care that there was not a single hair on her body. They used depilatory creams and waxed with a sticky emulsion made of oil and honey, similar to what we now call "sugaring".
Later, the Greeks adopted this ideal of smoothness. The old Greek sculptures show us that. The sculptures of women are polished, shiny and all, and there is no pubic hair at all, whereas the sculptures of men do show pubic hair! The Greeks thought pubic hair on women was ugly and upper class ladies removed it. The Romans did not like pubic hair either and young girls began removing it as soon as it first appeared. They used tweezers, which they called the "volsella" and had a kind of depilatory cream, the "philotrum" or "dropax", the forerunner of the current depilatory creams! Waxing was also a way of depilating and this was done with resin or pitch. In 1520, Bassano de Zra wrote: "The Turks consider it sinful when a woman lets the hair on her private parts grow. As soon as a woman feels the hair is growing, she hurries to the public bath to have it removed or remove it herself." The public baths all had special rooms where the ladies could get rid of their hair. Nowadays public baths have special rooms for the ladies to depilate.

The habit of depilating fell out of fashion after Catherine de Medici, then queen of France, forbade her ladies in wanting to remove their pubic hair any longer.

In the sixties, smoothness was rediscovered with the invention of the bikini, and today many women remove hair in different parts of their bodies. The trend is to have smooth armpits, legs, bikini lines. And even men are joining to the bandwagon. The greater "exposure" of athletes, models, and celebrities
Lead to increased demand in hair removal services.

The most popular way in removing unwanted hair is Waxing. Waxing is a form of semi-permanent hair removal which removes the hair from the root. New hair will not grow back in the previously waxed area for two to eight weeks, although some people will start to see re-growth in only a week. Almost any area of the body can be waxed, including eyebrows, face, bikini area, legs, arms, back, abdomen and feet.
Another way is Sugaring, sugar waxing, or Persian waxing has been practiced since 1900 BC. Sugaring can be less painful than waxing, because the substrate sticks to the hair without attaching to the skin, may be applied at room temperature or heated to a lukewarm temperature, preventing burning. Nevertheless, there is some risk of skin irritation, sensitivity, and reaction.
To cap things off, there are different ways in terms of removing unwanted hair and choosing one that suits you best depending on the type of skin you have, hair growth, tolerance for pain and many other factors. Opting for a hair free body requires maintenance, dedication, commitment, self-discipline and financial resources among others.