Evolution of Laser Hair Removal
Missing link found
There is anthropological proof that even cavemen, during prehistoric times, struggled over man’s perennial problem: unwanted hairs. Yes, you guessed it right, they used stones. They cut and bled, but they didn’t have other options, did they?
Reminiscent of Egypt’s early civilization were razors found in tombs; early Mesopotamians made do with tweezers. Manuscripts, during Shakespearean era in England, were written about tweezers and razors, including man’s keen interest on permanent hair removal. Where Charles Darwin left off with a missing link in his evolution theory, man’s inherent desire to look good found a link.
A link as fancy and as handy as a tweezer. From crude razors and tweezers, France ushered in with its first safety razor while 20 th century manuscripts bore evidence of electrolysis as a medical breakthrough. Gillette entered into mass production and marketing of its first razor in 1926. In 1936, electric razors became an item in everyone’s bathroom.
Not to be outdone, the Nazis introduced in the market, depilatories which were followed by wax strips ( Ouch! this one really hurts). Hair removal creams proved handy for a while but costly in the long run; Electrolysis was far more advanced but produced scarring in some cases. And today, everyone’s talking about laser hair removal technology. Does the search end here? On the contrary -- hair removal remedies have provided a link between yesterday and today – still, it will towards the future.
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