Removal of Superfluous Hair

Every activity in a salon requires specific tools and materials.

Tools and Materials

  • Chair
  • Towels
  • Head band
  • Talcum powder
  • Cotton
  • No. 40 Thread
  • Tweezers
  • Small scissor
  • Sponge
  • Water
  • Astringent
  • Hot or Cold wax
  • Wax heater
  • Depilatory creams
  • Knife / spatula
  • Razor
  • Disposable / plastic / cotton strips
  • Lotion / moisturizer

Methods of Removal of Superfluous Hair

Methods of hair removal fall into two categories:

  1. Epilation
  2. Depilation

Epilation

In this method the superfluous hair is removed from the roots below the skin. The methods of epilation are:

  1. Tweezing
  2. Threading
  3. Waxing
  4. Laser / Thermolysis / Electrolysis

Depilation

This method removes the hair only from the surface of the skin. The methods of depilation are:

  1. Depilatory Cream
  2. Razor