Plucking
This technique works with the help of tweezers.
A specialist stretches the skin, grips the hair close to the root, pulling it out. The effect is achieved for 3 to 8 weeks. One of its advantages is its low cost. Hair growth will stop within one to four months. Thus you achieve soft and smooth skin.
However this hair removal method has its minuses. Firstly it requires much time; only one hair is pulled out for one time. Secondly, it may pain. That is why it is better to use plucking only on small areas, for instance eyebrows, upper lip, and chin areas. In addition this techniques results temporary red bumps.

Depilatory Cream and Lotion
Depilatory creams and special lotions remove hair from the surface of the skin. The effect is achieved for several days to 2 weeks

The advantages of this treatment are as follows. You may apply it by yourself in home conditions. It is quick to do and quite cheap. It is better to use depilatories on the leg, underarm, and bikini areas. Special depilatory creams may be also used on the face and chin.

The minuses of this technique are as follows. Some people dislike the smell. You may get an allergy due to chemical component included in the cream. As a result you may suffer from a rash or inflammation.

Waxing
Here your spread a sticky wax on the area of unwanted hair. Then you cover this waxed area with a cloth strip rip it off in no time. Thus, you manage to take the hair root along with dead skin cells. Waxing can be made either at a salon or at home. The effect is achieved for 3 to 6 weeks

Its advantages are the following. This treatment makes the waxed area smooth. The hair growth after this method looks lighter and it is not as noticeable as it is does after other treatments.

One of the minuses is the pain that a person feels once the undesired hair is ripped off. In addition, this treatment may cause temporary redness, inflammation, and bumps. If you use the service of a salon it will be not so cheap. Note, diabetics cannot apply this method of hair removal due to their susceptibility to infection. In addition it is not for teenagers who have skin irritation from sunburn would.

Laser Hair Removal
The laser hair removal gives good results if applied for people with light skin and dark hair. The effect is achieved for about 6 months.

A big advantage of this technique is that is long lasting. In addition, at the same time it can be applied to large areas of skin.

The big disadvantage is in its high cost (one treatment procedure may cost $500 or even more). This expensive method of hair removal may also result inflammation and redness.

Prescription Treatments
One of the effective prescription treatments is a facial cream called ‘Eflornithine’. It should be applied two times per day until the hair becomes softer and lighter. This treatment may also cause skin irritation and acne.