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Hair Removal Methods Rotary epilators
#21

I bought a Braun Silk Epil 5270 back in early November. It comes with one of those new little spot lights which is a really neat addition to epilators as it lets you see hairs that normal indoor light won’t.

BTW, I’m a guy and remove my body hair mainly to help keep control of achne that I get on my legs, arms and chest. Removing the hair helps with keeping the scabs from prematurely coming off. I also love the smooth skin. I’m also practicing up for my debut in soft-core porn…no just kidding… <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Anyway, the 5270 has 40 tweezers in its rotating barrel. Apparently 20 more than an earlier model.

When I first started epilating (from shaving), it took me about a week to get totally clear/smooth, as each day I was finding new hair growth cycles. Since then, I have just done daily or so touch ups as regrowth appears from weeks prior. In any case, it’s way better than shaving which would be an total body everyday experience. I couldn’t keep my skin smooth for more than 24 hours. With epilating I can keep the majority of my skin smooth for weeks with just the occassional touch-ups as hairs grow back.

#22

I bought the Body Bare personal shave and I been more then happy with it. Plus the website gives great tips how to use it to get the best results. I would never try another product.

#23

I just bought the Braun silk-epil exelle. I think it’s model 5000 or 5500 or something.

It’s my first epilator, so i can’t really compare it to any other brands. But i can tell you right now that it fucking hurts. It didn’t feel like it was pulling hair out, it felt worse, like it was disecting my arm and slowly ripping my skin or something haha. But the smoothness is worth it.

I also have red dots on my upper arms/shoulers because of it even after 4 days of waiting for them to dissapear. I don’t know if that is the product or if i’m just inexperienced and using it wrong or if it’s my own skin. But those were my results.

I do however like it, because the hair on my upper arms was really bothering me. (Though now i have dots to worry about). I’ll give more thoughts about my product in a few months after using it regularly. Red dots and pain factors might be a different story.

#24

You may get better at using the product over time. I will call these devices “Tweezing Type Epilators” to distinguish them from the fact that Electrolysis Manufacturers call their products “Epilators” when they are actually treatment devices for making follicles stop growing hair. I hope this term will avoid confusion.

Tweezing Type Epilators are either rotating springs that trap hairs in the coil and rip the hairs out as the spring rotates, or they are some sort of spinning disks that trap the hairs and pull them out as they spin. In either case, it is easy for skin to be trapped in the pinching device and cause irritation, pinching, and even breaking of the skin.

As your technique using the product is refined, and your skin toughens up from repeated use, you may have less skin trauma. Of course, Electrolysis would end that hair in that area for good if you can find a good practitioner in your area.

#25

Electrolysis is out of the question for me personally because of budget restrictions.

When i epilated i think i may have pushed too hard, plus i think i had goosebumps while doing it, so maybe i cut the top of the bumps? Probably why it hurt so damned much. hahaha.

#26

Waht kind of devices would that be, James? As far as I know, there are no devices for making follicles stop growing hair.

#27

Most of us refer to them as Professional Electrolysis Machines, but for reasons that are not clear, the people who manufacter them list them as “Epilator Machines” or “Depilation Machines”, anything but the simple and easy to understand Electrolysis Machines"

#28

I am considering to buy a Braun 5270 epilator and would like some feedback. I am skeptical on if it really works and I have heard it is a painful.
Thanks.

#29

Wow, you really did your research! I just went for cost and my Emjoi Optimini has been wonderful.

Hmmm, pain. Well of course you are going to feel the hair being ripped out by the root, but you kinda get used to it. I take a otc pain pill 45-60 minutes before I start, but I don’t really need it.

#30

Have you tried Epilady? They are the ones who invented the first epilator in the late 1980’s… their original model was the coil that pulled hair out, but they have updated their models to the more recent design with the rotating head. If you’re going to try Emjoi and Braun, you MUST try Epilady!

#31

Epilady, The First Epilator? Talk about revisionist history!

When you ad department types come here to hawk your products, would you please try to stick to the facts, and maybe attempt to give some GOOD INFORMATION instead of just screaming BUY OUR PRODUCT(S)!

Why don’t I do the customers a service and remind them that the original Epilady was a $70 rotating coil that was purposely designed so that one could NOT remove the coil for cleaning, so that it would also be regulated as a “Personal Care Item” that could not legally be returned to a store once it was opened. By not having a way to clean or replace the coil, it became like buying underwear. Once you open the package, only the manufacturer can give you a refund, the store can not.

This increased their sales, as everyone who bought one, used it for 30 seconds, and stormed back to the store was informed that there was nothing the store could do, as they could not take it back if they wanted to. Strangely, the Isreali makers of the product wanted nothing to do with the angry customers, and many people were hopping made, but $70.00 poorer for the experience.

#32

I bought a Philips Satinelle HP6400 yesterday with the intention of eventually using it all over my body. I’m a guy with kind of a hairy chest and belly, which is where I’ve been using it since last night. Still not done. Jesus, this is painful.

However, looking over the damage, I find my skin looks as it did when I used to use those Nair wax strips. I’m feeling optimistic.

Anyway, back to it. I need to finish this sometime today.

#33

Has anyone tried this model out?

Thinking of giving it a go because the sale is so good…

#34

Just caved and bought it…I’ll let you guys know how it is heh…wish me luck.

EDIT: BTW, the total with shipping came out to under $30 for a product being sold in the $40-$70 range…you guys might want to jump on this deal, but it might be more prudent to wait for my review. Up to you!

#35

get Braun 7781 Epilator Wet & Dry :smiley: I have been using braun for 2 years and love it. saves me the time of plucking the unsightly armpit hairs manually

#36

I was also looking at that model. Could you tell me what you think of it?

#37

I was looking into buying the Braun 5270 X’elle Body System Epilator for the longest time, and I was waiting for it to go down in prize on Amazon.
Stupidly, I waited so long it got discontinued or something. Hahah!
Does anyone here have good recommendations for another epilator?

#38

I would not epilate. I read your other post. Epilators cause the hair follicles to become distorted and also break a lot of hairs instead of pulling them out.

What do you do with your legs at the moment?

#39

I shave them. The hair is pretty dark and thick in most spots there, and it grows pretty unevenly.
What would you recommend?

#40

I would wax. With the help of some youtube video’s and practice, you can learn how to wax yourself.

You can buy professional student starter kits that come with a small wax heater, some different kinds of waxes to start you off with, spatula’s and cloth strips etc. There are some brands of wax that can remove short hairs of a few mm in length.

Whatever you do, you need to exfoliate regularly, say 2-3 times a week on dry skin using a mitt like this:
http://www.adorebeauty.com.au/adorebeauty/product/5465/Riffi+Original+Exfoliating+Mitt/

And moisturise daily after showing. With a body moisturiser or even better, something like Rosehip oil which will help fade the discolouration and improve the tone of your skin.

Also, are you sure you cannot save up for some Laser? If done right, I think even two treatments on the legs can get you a decent reduction. Enough to make shaving or waxing more bearable. My lower legs were done in three. You can read the thread linked in my signature.