Laser hair removal uses laser light to destroy unsightly hair. Treatment may feel similar to receiving small electric shocks and could leave your skin slightly red, itchy or painful afterward.
After receiving laser therapy, it is best to refrain from tweezing or using chemical depilatory products to further disrupt the growth cycle and decrease effectiveness of future treatments.
Exfoliate Immediately After Treatment
Laser hair removal uses pulses of high-frequency light energy to safely and permanently eliminate unwanted body hair. The light absorbs by the pigment in hair shafts and converts to heat energy that damages hair follicles while restricting their growth. Procedure is generally pain-free; however, some individuals may experience mild reddening or swelling at the site of treatment that should subside soon after treatment has finished. However, if your skin is particularly delicate it’s essential to take extra caution when exfoliating after laser hair removal. Physical scrubs such as those made with jojoba oil or natural aloe vera gel provide the safest way to exfoliate, as they gently remove dead skin cells without irritating your skin. Furthermore, harsh exfoliating products like chemical peels or aggressive scrubs should be avoided as these may irritate and even harm your complexion.
Once your laser hair removal appointment has concluded, make sure to gently exfoliate the area by using either a soft wash cloth with warm water and mild soap or using a gentle scrub with warm water and mild soap. This will loosen trapped hairs and prevent ingrowns from forming; furthermore it would be wise to apply soothing aloe vera lotion or cream on any affected areas in order to reduce irritation; an ice pack might also prove useful after your treatment has taken effect.
After laser hair removal, it is wise to limit hot showers or baths for at least 48 hours. Even though they may feel comfortable enough, hot water can irritate and dry out your skin more rapidly than cool or warm temperatures would. If necessary, only use lukewarm or cold water showers and avoid hot tubs or heating pads as these could aggravate matters further.
Once your skin has had time to recover from laser hair removal, exfoliation should resume. Use gentle physical exfoliants such as a soft wash cloth, puffy shower sponge or gentle loofah with moisturizing exfoliating gel as your exfoliation solution; overexfoliation can lead to irritation and redness so aiming for no more than two or three sessions post laser hair removal will ensure that you maintain an attractive complexion.
Exfoliate a Few Days After Treatment
After your laser hair removal treatment is completed, exfoliating will become possible again. Be cautious to use products without chemicals as these could irritate the skin further – instead opt for gentle scrub washes or exfoliating cloths which will slough off dead skin cells while helping the hair follicles shed. You could also apply aloe vera gel to soothe and keep moisturized the area.
After laser hair removal, it’s crucial to gently exfoliate the area several times per week in order to accelerate shedding and prepare your skin for further treatments. While you can use loofah, avoid any gritty body scrubs. A soft washcloth or loofah applied with mild scrub wash works best. Doing this regularly will help the hair follicles destroy hair faster and speed up its removal from its root source – speeds up hair shedding process faster overall!
Once your skin has been regularly exfoliated for some time, its remaining hair should become finer and lighter in color, enabling you to shave legs, bikini area, or other areas where laser treatments have been done more regularly. Otherwise, wax or pluck these hairs if preferred; although this may stimulate hair follicles leading to their stimulation resulting in further hair regrowth.
Your treated areas may exhibit a bumpy texture after laser hair removal, which is normal but should subside within several days or weeks. To reduce ingrown hairs, an exfoliating scrub containing salicylic acid should also be applied on those areas to keep hairs from becoming trapped underneath your skin and becoming trapped there.
Laser hair removal will not permanently eliminate all hair follicles during one session; however, it should reduce the amount of new growth by 10-25%. Additional sessions of laser hair removal will likely be necessary in order to reach desired results, in addition to regular exfoliation sessions.
Exfoliate a Few Weeks After Treatment
As soon as your laser hair removal treatment has completed, it will be safe to exfoliate normally. Just ensure to use gentle physical exfoliators such as brushes or loofahs with natural or low-chemical formulations if possible.
After your laser hair removal treatment, try using a natural facial exfoliator containing aloe or another soothing ingredient such as honey for optimal healing and health benefits. Hot showers, saunas and other sources of heat should also be avoided to keep newly lasered skin from drying out prematurely.
At this stage, it’s also wise to refrain from any forms of depilatory or waxing on the area that has been treated, since any plucking or waxing could stimulate new hairs to start growing again, thus negating your laser treatment’s efficacy.
Note that it’s normal to experience black dots after your treatment; these are called pepperspots and caused by dead hair follicles shedding as their contents die. While the process may take several weeks to complete, you can help accelerate it by gently exfoliating the area.
After your treatment, you should wait several days before shaving again. Shaving can irritate the delicate surface of your skin and lead to redness or itching in affected areas; so it is best to wait until all parts have fully recovered before returning to shaving your body again.
When it’s time to shave again, it is essential that you choose a razor specially tailored for sensitive skin. Razors with rounded blades will cause less irritation; use it only on areas treated by laser hair removal specialists and try switching out regular shaving cream with sensitive-skin gel instead.
Exfoliate a Few Months After Treatment
Your skin may still be in an sensitive state following laser hair removal, so to minimize further irritation it’s wise to wait a few days before exfoliating again and showering with hot water or using harsh soaps that could irritate it further.
Once your skin has returned to feeling comfortable, gentle scrubs or natural body exfoliators may help loosen up dead skin cells that trap hair follicles and slow new hair growth. When exfoliating, always follow up by applying generous amounts of moisturizer afterward; using non-abrasive and gentle products with few artificial ingredients should provide optimal results.
After receiving laser treatment, it may become apparent that your treated area has begun producing dark, thicker hairs. This is completely normal as part of the healing process and should not cause alarm – these follicles simply go through their natural cycle of shedding (this typically takes 5-30 days to finish); to expedite this process further you could try exfoliating this area several times each week to speed it along.
During the shedding process, it’s best to avoid waxing, plucking, shaving or threading forced methods of removal such as waxing. Such forced methods interrupt hair’s growth cycle and may render subsequent treatments less effective. Instead, gently shave areas or use an exfoliating cloth such as KetchBeauty IPL Hair Removal Kit’s exfoliating cloth to slough off old, unwanted hairs.
Regular exfoliation can speed up the hair-shedding process by encouraging skin cells to shed their old locks more quickly, encouraging new ones to sprout instead, and eliminating black dots from appearing during this process. Black spots indicate hair has become lodged within pores & must be released through exfoliation; gentle scrubs or loofahs can help in this regard; consider doing this a few times every week using chemical-free exfoliators as this will provide optimal results.
