Unwanted and excessive hair growth, regardless of colour, is a common cosmetic problem for both men and women. It can severely affect women with hormonal disturbances such as polycystic ovary disease and those suffering with recurrent pilonidal sinuses. It can make you self-conscious and limit the choice of clothes you wear.
When considering hair removal it is important to consider that at any particular time, not all hair follicles in any given anatomical location are in identical growth stages; some are in the anagen, while others are in the telogen or catagen. This phenomenon is referred to as the mosaic pattern and is in contrast to some animals whose hair/fur follicles are synchronized.
Hair follows a specific growth cycle with three distinct phases: anagen, catagen and telogen phases. Each phase has specific characteristics that determine the length of the hair. The colour of your hair is determined by melanocytes (pigment producing cells) found in the hair bulb, approximately 4mm beneath the surface of the skin.
The anagen stage is the active growth phase when hair fibre is produced. It is when your hair is actively growing from your hair follicle so, if the hair is up and about and has visible pigment, it is in its anagen phase.
During this phase, the hair has an abundance of melanin (pigment). At the end of this phase an unknown signal causes the follicle to go into the catagen phase. During this stage the hair is separated from it’s nutritional source and hair growth stops.
The telogen stage is a resting period. During this phase no hair is produced. Once this phase ends the anagen phase of that follicle begins once again. The preceding hair strand is pushed up and out by the new, growing strand. The process causes the normal hair loss. On average, it takes approximately 33 weeks for your face and body hair to go through an entire hair growth.
Skin Deep Rejuvenation Therapies believe in giving our clients the most effective and safest treatments available. Our Beauty Therapists are highly skilled and experienced at threading and waxing. We use Caron wax, an advanced and superior hard wax that grips the hair without pulling the skin giving exceptional waxing results.
For longer term hair removal, we have invested heavily in state-of-the-art technology. The Applisonix and Lynton’s Light A Star laser (Alexandrite and NdYag) offers clients of all skin types and hair colour permanent reduction of unwanted hair.
Skin Deep have introduced a new pricing structure for laser hair removal which we feel is more versatile and cost effective, allowing you to have more than one area treated during your session. For further information on this, please call the clinic on 0121 711 7038.
Please call for a complimentary consultation with a member of our staff to discuss your hair removal options..