"No pain, no gain!" Bet you have heard this a thousand times, markedly when someone is trying to eliminate unwanted hair. Biologically, hair grows all over the body and they start to become visible during the teenage years. Commonly, it grows on eyebrows, armpits, front, and pubic area.

There are a number of reasons why people remove unwanted hair. Some of the reasons are cultural, religious, medical and sexual. But the most common reason is for aesthetics. This is because of the high demand of shorter dresses and bikinis, which expose the body parts like the legs and upper arms. Certainly, hairless skin looks neater and smoother too.

There are various ways to eliminate unwanted hair, then again most of them are very agonizing. Plucking, threading, waxing are the most conventional method but the problem is, they are the most agonizing way of removing unwanted hair. On the other hand, there are still ways to acquire equivalent effect without the tears.

Shaving
One of the most conventional method for removing hair is shaving. This is painless, cheap and very convenient. Although this is the most temporary technique as it just cuts the hair off. Hair grows back in a day or two and needs to shave it again.

Unlike what most people deem as true, shaving does not make the hair shaft grows thicker or darker. Nonetheless, because the hair was just cut off at the skin surface, hair has a rounded tip instead of having the normal pointed tip.

To avoid bruising the skin, it is crucial to use shaving cream, body wash and soap. Aside from that, an after-shaving cream or lotion can also be applied.

Depilatories
Depilatories are chemical hair removers commonly found in creams, sprays and lotions. Bonds of keratin, a protein found in hair are being dissolved by calcium or potassium thioglycolate that contain in Depilatories.

Simply apply the creams, lotions or spray. Letting it sit for about 10 minutes. It will then be washed by warm water and hair will be removed along with it.

Bleaching
Bleaching is essentially a hair removal method. On the other hand, this is a procedure that makes hair less visible. This is advisable for hairs that appear thin and yet are observable, because of the dark pigmentation.

Turmeric Paste
Turmeric is frequently found in Asia mainly in India. It is used by Indians as a spice and as a cure for certain diseases like asthma and arthritis. Turmeric is also notably used by Indian women as natural alternatives for cosmetic purposes.

Besides those benefits, the Turmeric paste is also utilized to help lighten the skin and to remove unwanted hairs. Turmeric is very safe to use, in fact Indian women use it on their new born babies. For babies who are born with excessive hair, Indian mothers will customarily rub turmeric on them to remove the hair. This is done to a child as young as 1 month old.

Besides, this method takes a couple of months before it will entirely remove the hair. Hence, it is highly recommended to use other procedures until the desired body parts become totally hairless.

Just bring to mind that Turmeric paste can stain your skin so make sure to find kastri haldi or kasturi manhal, they are lighter in color as with the regular turmeric. However, if the lighter turmeric is not available, the stain maybe removed through the use of milk. Simply dip a washcloth or a cotton ball into milk and rub it against the affected area.

Certainly, most people wants to appear clean and dainty and nobody wants to have excessive hair growth or hair in sensitive areas. As time flies, hair removal procedures are accepted by different cultures for aesthetic reasons. There are a range of ways to eliminate unwanted hair. Methods that were mentioned above are the easiest and the most convenient hair removal procedures without the nick and pain.