Men’s Hair Removal } The issue of Pretty and the Ugly and the meaning of *
by Dr Fiona Bisshop
Body Hair Removal
So how does one become a soft and silky babe? Shaving has been an option since the days of ancient Rome. It is quick, painless and relatively cheap. However a day or two later one finds oneself as prickly as an echidna. By the way - just to dispel an age-old myth – shaving does not make the hair grow back thicker – it just appears that way. Depilatory creams work by literally dissolving the hair away and help to dissolve the hair down beneath the skin. While this may give you an extra forty-eight hours of smoothness you can run the risk of causing ingrown hairs. These are hairs which grow beneath the skin instead of to the outside world and cause tender little spots which can in turn become infected.
Waxing is a more successful means of removing large areas of body hair. Hot wax is applied to the body and then rapidly pulled off thus removing hair from the roots. It can be quite a painful
procedure – hot tip from Doc Q: take a couple of Panadeine and Nurofen beforehand. Immediately after waxing one is covered with thousands of tiny red spots which are the remains of the hair
roots but these disappear after a day or so leaving one smooth. It takes a week or two before the hair starts to regrow and generally the growth is much finer than before. Repeated waxing results in a reduction of hair regrowth. To avoid ingrown hairs and infections
apply regular use of a loofah, an antiseptic solution or tea-tree oil. Hair can be removed permanently by electrolysis. A needle is placed into the root of each individual hair and an electric current destroys
it. This is a painful, slow and expensive procedure. It can take years to remove the hair from even a relatively small area of skin. Hair grows in cycles – each hair follicle (or root) goes through an active growth phase followed by several months in a dormant phase. So removing all
currently visible hair will not account for the follicles which are currently dormant. The latest method of hair removal is by laser. A pulse of light energy
is delivered direct to the hair follicle resulting in its destruction. Large areas of the skin can be treated at once. It is a much less painful method than electrolysis. However, laser hair removal may not be as permanent as claimed. As one ages, more hair follicles appear on the body and
regrowth is likely. Not the best odds for an expensive procedure.
Story about a hairless man:
The Hairless Man
I was in the waiting area of a Money Town salon last Friday. I had an appointment for a very needed, and long overdue, pedicure. (Will you still be my friend if I confess my toenails were beginning to look like talons?)
It became clear, pretty quickly, I would have a long wait. I walked over to Starbucks and purchased a Venti Green Iced Tea – extra ice and half the normal amount of sweetener, please.
I returned to the waiting area of the salon. A man was seated across from me.
I am nothing, if not a trained observer of Money Town residents.
Something seemed very, very, different about the man.
"What is it?" I asked myself as I surreptitiously stared at him.
He was, in my estimation, in his late forties. He had reddish hair and it did not look natural in color.
"He must be here to get his hair dyed," was my first thought. I don't run into that many men with dyed red hair.
"But no," my inner voice nagged … "There is something more."
I took in his clothing. There was nothing unusual there. The man wore shorts, flip flops and a v-neck t-shirt over his fairly large midlife paunch. The man wasn't in good shape. His clothing was pretty standard for a day when temperatures reached 100F. He had on a wedding ring with a very large (3 carat?) prominent square shaped diamond.
Money.
Imagine that! Another man with money in Money Town.
And then … a light bulb went on in my mentally confused blonde head.
The man had a good amount of dyed red hair on his head, but he was a Hairless Man.
I quickly confirmed my initial observation.
Arms – hairless.
Legs – hairless.
Chest – hairless (he was wearing a v-neck shirt)
I immediately appraised him again because the first thought that went through my head after I realized he was hairless was "swimmer." I glanced at the man's big paunch.
** Photo credit Ron Mueck courtesy Google Images **
"Maybe not?" I pondered.
Certainly, he was not in good enough shape to be a competitive swimmer.
Right then the waxing technician appeared to escort Hairless Man back to the waxing room.
This is where I turn to you, my readers for help.
Educate me.
Why?
Why is this Money Town man having his entire body waxed on a regular basis? Hairless Man is very fair skinned. He is not a dark, hairy, gorilla type of man. I understand some men have their chests and backs waxed frequently. Why would a man wax his arms and legs? (And yes, if I had to guess I'd say he waxes everywhere else too.)
Maybe it's just me, but it didn't look right. Or maybe it just didn't look right on him because of the contrast it presented with his full head of dyed red hair?
Enlighten me
Happy Holidays!!!!!!!!!!!
from Adamfoxie* Blog
Ever wonder what the* meant?..here it is: ( *She is a female red adult wolf, Endangered species. The writer is a male adult white/latin wolf, gentle and at times ferocious, also endanger)
I returned to the waiting area of the salon. A man was seated across from me.
I am nothing, if not a trained observer of Money Town residents.
Something seemed very, very, different about the man.
"What is it?" I asked myself as I surreptitiously stared at him.
He was, in my estimation, in his late forties. He had reddish hair and it did not look natural in color.
"He must be here to get his hair dyed," was my first thought. I don't run into that many men with dyed red hair.
"But no," my inner voice nagged … "There is something more."
I took in his clothing. There was nothing unusual there. The man wore shorts, flip flops and a v-neck t-shirt over his fairly large midlife paunch. The man wasn't in good shape. His clothing was pretty standard for a day when temperatures reached 100F. He had on a wedding ring with a very large (3 carat?) prominent square shaped diamond.
Money.
Imagine that! Another man with money in Money Town.
And then … a light bulb went on in my mentally confused blonde head.
The man had a good amount of dyed red hair on his head, but he was a Hairless Man.
I quickly confirmed my initial observation.
Arms – hairless.
Legs – hairless.
Chest – hairless (he was wearing a v-neck shirt)
I immediately appraised him again because the first thought that went through my head after I realized he was hairless was "swimmer." I glanced at the man's big paunch.
** Photo credit Ron Mueck courtesy Google Images **
"Maybe not?" I pondered.
Certainly, he was not in good enough shape to be a competitive swimmer.
Right then the waxing technician appeared to escort Hairless Man back to the waxing room.
This is where I turn to you, my readers for help.
Educate me.
Why?
Why is this Money Town man having his entire body waxed on a regular basis? Hairless Man is very fair skinned. He is not a dark, hairy, gorilla type of man. I understand some men have their chests and backs waxed frequently. Why would a man wax his arms and legs? (And yes, if I had to guess I'd say he waxes everywhere else too.)
Maybe it's just me, but it didn't look right. Or maybe it just didn't look right on him because of the contrast it presented with his full head of dyed red hair?
Enlighten me
Happy Holidays!!!!!!!!!!!
from Adamfoxie* Blog
Ever wonder what the* meant?..here it is: ( *She is a female red adult wolf, Endangered species. The writer is a male adult white/latin wolf, gentle and at times ferocious, also endanger)
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