hair lasering anyone????

well i am just scared since my mom's mom and my dad's dad (not kidding, even though it sounds odd), were both in atrial fib, and my grandfather had emergent triple bypass on friday. i want to go back to flaunting myself...not because i have marital issues, but because when i feel sexier, heehee, the sex is better...

i think we got off the subject here a little...i might im you on aol...if thats ok with you...

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I dont have aol anymore. :-(
I need to update my profile....
I have yahoo though?

I agree with the sexiness comment though.
Even when I am in some 'house clothes' if they FEEL sexy against my skin, I AM sexy and well.. end up having more fun with the mister later.
Hence.. the thinking about the wax job.
It sounds like it feels good ! ( not GETTING the wax done.. hehehe.. )

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ok so their explanation was that only the follicle was damaged, not the actual pore itself. so the pore still operates as normal, just without the follicle. so if the body needs to emit whatever it can still do so through the pore. Hope that helps...and oh heavens me, not the last treatment!!! aparently, there is too much hair left on the "landing strip" so they gave me a freebie for october (oh the pain).

yesterday was the worst ever...they cranked up the intensity and boy did it do a number on me...armpits were fine, but actually the most painful was over the pubic bone! however, i still much prefer lasering over waxing, i had my eyebrows and lip waxed last night-ugh!

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a freebie?
what?
Do they LIKE torturing you?!! Laughing

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i think they do. but, they guaranteed me a 97% effectiveness (97% of hair gone) and only about 70% is gone on the "landing strip" so i am going back in october. yowsers-even with the lydicaine yesterday i was white knuckling the table. crinkle, crinkle.

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maybe your crinkly didnt stay in place enough?
Can you use MORE product to get a better numbness? Or do they only give you just a little bit to put on before you go in for treatment?

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i had to buy a tube from them, so i guess i could put more on. if you coat it more, does it cause more numbness? if that's the case, in october i will freaking bathe in it...

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HA!
I doesnt cause MORE numbness, it just maintains the same amount you got from the begining.
I would start applying it the time they tell you too...
then somewhere in between your arrival time to the clinic, and the time you FIRST put it on, reapply.
Clean off what is there, apply more. Lengthen the time of exposure, absorb MORE of the numbness medication.. and that might help. ?

Or,
Drink a bottle of scotch.
You wont feel sh*t then. Laughing

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i think i will try scotch idea...however let me say the following:

for anyone out there considering laser hair removal anywhere on their body, i am a fan of it. yes it does hurt (but not to the unbearable point as i have made fun Smile

). I think it is well worth the money and the results i have had esp. on my armpits and visible bikini line are astounding.

just don't forget the scotch. and waxing armpits and bikini hurt much worse and you do it more often!!!

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dragon49 wrote:

oh the brazillian is compete nakedness for me. sorry i was gone...had family issues this weekend. my armpits were a war zone to begin with, so the laser didn't really hurt them (i have thick black hair that would give me the green tint under my skin). i would liken it to getting snapped with a rubber band over and over.

as far as pubic hair having other purposes, i have been shaving down there since the hair came in (being a competitive swimmer and considering my hair was so thick, i shaved it as to not have an unfortunate "bulge" in my swim suit. sounds kinda horrible i know, but if i only kept it nice and trimmed, it would poke through. so needless to say, i am used to having no hair, and it is so uncomfortable when it grows in now that i continue to shave.

oh and the brazillian, to them at least, included "turn over so we can get the crack". yeah , that was tough to take. however, with the lydicaine, it was a breeze. i don't even feel my armpits, and my brazillian is about 1/10th as bad as it used to be. waxing down there was significantly more painful than any lasering!!!!!!!!! trust me on that one.

i want to do my legs soon. just have to have the cash. i was surprised though, it wasn't all that expensive. at sona at least if you prepay four treatments you get five which they claim rids you of 97% of hair (true on my armpits...they and i will be having a chat with them on the other area since they guarantee 97% and i am at about 75% there.)

i recommend it to anyone! it is the best thing i have ever done and well worth the money. and again...waxing both my armpits and brazillian were much more painful than lasering. heeven, it really isn't that bad until they get to the lips...but with the lydicaine, i could probably take a nap durning it.

treatment #5 today, i will let you know how it goes...

Oh, now I completely understand.

I used to swim, and put plainly, pubic hair is a real pain in the ass in a swimsuit.

And, Soz. Brazillian means completely hairless around here.

Best not to drink if you're going to be bleeding.

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dragon49 wrote:

thanks, i will look at dove. i have had such a weird time recently after developing all of these allergies in my late 20s. you would not believe how many soaps, makeup, lotions etc either have one of the following which i am allergic to..

1. coconut oil (retinal palmitate, palmitic acid-anything palm or coconut)
2. avacado oil
3. cocoa (yup that means no chocolate either-ugh)

the pumice sounds like a good idea, will try that.

If you avoid products with fragrances you should be good. I'm allergic to most fragrances and have to use fragrance-free and dye-free products.

if you truly are allergic to coconut derivatives, you are in big trouble because soudium laureth sulfate (the main ingredient in most hair and body wash) is derived from coconut oil.

As everyone has probably heard me say until their teeth hurt: I like the cosmetics cop dictionary: www.cosmeticscop.com (look under ingredients list)

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seriously? darn it, i have been switching shampoos like crazy to find one that doesn't itch me. it took me a long time to find a lotion that doesn't have some form of coconut oil, but now i will have to look to see if it has sodium laureth sulfate (however, it hasnt caused me to break out in hives so even if it does maybe it is ok). the one that kills me is retinal palmitate (and i assume it is the palmitate since injesting coconut causes severe headache with eye swelling and nose running stuff). Thanks portal.

oh, and i don't bleed with the laser, so i think i would be ok drinking, heehee, its just the drive to and from the office that would be the problem Wink

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Thankfully I have no allergies (I am aware of) - it must be such a pain to have to read labels and watch what you eat, drink, wear, wash with. Yikes.

I am thinking I will make an appt when I get back from vacation with a laser specialist. I don't want to start and have to avoid the sun for a while - it would ruin my holiday. I'll just have to shave in the meantime.

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soudium laureth sulfate ???
WOW. Shocked

that explains ALOT!
There are times i get what appears to be a small reaction like I would to coconut, but KNOW I have not eaten/drank/ or had any other contact with it.

one of the things I do as well, being sensative to strange ingredience... Is shop online for handmade soaps.
The people who make these are MORE then helpful and truly knowledgable about what thier ingredience are. They are usually a little more pricey then your average bar soap, but not by much.
The ones I buy are 9 dollars a bar , but the bars are about as big as a philadelphia cream cheese box. They last almost 2 months if not longer.

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dragon49 wrote:

seriously? darn it, i have been switching shampoos like crazy to find one that doesn't itch me. it took me a long time to find a lotion that doesn't have some form of coconut oil, but now i will have to look to see if it has sodium laureth sulfate (however, it hasnt caused me to break out in hives so even if it does maybe it is ok). the one that kills me is retinal palmitate (and i assume it is the palmitate since injesting coconut causes severe headache with eye swelling and nose running stuff). Thanks portal.

oh, and i don't bleed with the laser, so i think i would be ok drinking, heehee, its just the drive to and from the office that would be the problem

according to the cosmetics dictionary (see link above) Retynl palmitate is a form of vitamin A.

" retinyl palmitate. Form of vitamin A. It is a combination of retinol (pure vitamin A) and palmitic acid. There is research showing it to be effective as an antioxidant and skin-cell regulator (Sources: European Journal of Medical Research, September 2001, pages 391-398; and Journal of Investigative Dermatology, September 1997, pages 301-305). See retinol. "

But according to this site, it can be derived from coconut oil:

Palmitate: An antioxidant and a vitamin A compound that is added to low-fat and fat-free milk to replace the vitamin content lost through the removal of milk fat. Palmitate (more formally known as retinyl palmitate) contains palmitic acid, a 16-carbon saturated fatty acid, which is the major fatty acid found in palm oil. The palmitic acid is attached to the alcohol form of vitamin A, called retinol, to make vitamin A stable in milk. The name "palmitate" comes from the French "palmitique" from palmite, the pith of the palm tree."

If you are really allergic to this many things you might want to have your allergies tested - to make sure you're not getting false readings.

Of course, I had a friend who was so allergic to corn she couldn't have corn syrup, corn starch, or corn meal. Which, suprisingly, rules out almost all pre-packaged and pre-prepared food. Her mom had to make her special meals and she couldn't drink soda.

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Shewolf, I avoid them because whiile they know their ingredients, they also have false information about a lot of them. And they tend to use more fragrance.
For a while I was using "all natural" products (including bar soaps) that were supposed to sooth irritible skin which included chamomile and mint. Both of which, I later found out, are highly irritating to skin and of no benefit. In fact, substances that irritate the skin (esp. mint) lower collagen levels over time (collagen is part of what keeps skin looking young and supple.)
So while I think they smell really good, I have zero trust in homeopathic/natural cosmetics. In their avoidance of what they consider to be untrustworty chemicals they use highly irritating plant substances.
[of course I end up buying them anyways and then not using them... Because they smell really good...]

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portal-

i did have my allergies tested, but they didn't test for coconut. i had the skin test done and an alcat test. i have just figured it out that i am extremely sensitive to it. actually the first definition still had palmitic acid in it which is derived from the palm tree which bear my lovely coconuts Sad

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i dont think i am quite as bad as your friend-man no soda? that would do me in. but i do take allegra D twice a day, use nasonex once a day and get allergy shots. i fully blame this all on my mother who is the only parent with allergies. Smile

but she is so great that i can't stay mad at her!

you seem to know alot about skin and lotions etc. is there a particular brand of make up you know to be least irritating to sensitive skin? (coconut, avacado, and cocoa free of course. Wink

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dragon49 wrote:

portal-

i did have my allergies tested, but they didn't test for coconut. i had the skin test done and an alcat test. i have just figured it out that i am extremely sensitive to it. actually the first definition still had palmitic acid in it which is derived from the palm tree which bear my lovely coconuts .

i dont think i am quite as bad as your friend-man no soda? that would do me in. but i do take allegra D twice a day, use nasonex once a day and get allergy shots. i fully blame this all on my mother who is the only parent with allergies. but she is so great that i can't stay mad at her!

you seem to know alot about skin and lotions etc. is there a particular brand of make up you know to be least irritating to sensitive skin? (coconut, avacado, and cocoa free of course. )

ha, I got mine from my mom too. And I get allergy shots and took and loved (until my health insurance oh so recently ran out) clarinex.

I'm an armchair cosmetologist. Always liked makeup and whatnot, although it bores most people to tears. I like Clinique makeup (cosmetics counter) and Paula's choice makeup (online - www.cosmeticscop.com - same site that has dictionary and product reviews.) They are two brands who never put fragrance or dyes in their makeup or products, and for that I love them. I also like that you can try the makeup on before you buy it at the clinique counter (watch them sterilize it first) and you can e-mail Paula's choice for samples. Unfortunately, you probably will not find a way to get away from laureth/lauryl sulfate if those are bothering you.

My favorite products are:
stay-matte sheer pressed powder oil free (clinique)
Black Honey lipstick (clinique)
eye shadow trios (assorted) (Paula's choice)
all of clinique's eye creams seem to be good (ex. all about eyes), esp. their new one (of course they don't stop aging. But they don't irritate my eyes )
Automatic liquid eyeliner (chanel)
Loreal paris "hydra Fresh Toner"
I like paula's choice all in one hair and body shampoo, her face wash, alpha and beta hydroxy acids, and her toner.

I also only use fragrance and dye free detergent like gain or all free. That's made a big difference in my skin.

Bored yet?

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portal,

i never get bored with makeup. i dont actually wear that much (a little cover up, eyeliner, powder, and blush) but i love it. i have used clinique in the past and liked it, not sure why i stopped. i will have to check them out again. i have really had to start watching what i put on. once i used this mascara (hence the once) and my eyes swelled so badly, they sent me home from work. i stopped wearing it completely.

i have found neutrogena's healthy skin to do right by me so far. but i need something for my eyes...i have the allergy blackness (carrying enough baggage under there for a family four on a three week vacation). Smile

thanks for the info, i am definitley going to look back into clinique and the liquid liner from chanel and toner from loreal.

thanks!

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Oh God! I went for a bikini wax this weekend, just before my vacation. I was a hurtin' puppy but I do feel nice and smooth. I wish I was hairless all the time. I do detest hair anywhere but my head, lashes and eyebrows.

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was this your first time???

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hair lasering anyone????

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