The “A” List

• National Institute of Health (PubMed): Published medical articles on hair removal.
• Food and Drug Administration: The primary federal regulator of hair removal products.
  • Electric tweezer reclassification
  • Laser Facts
  • Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow (older overview from 1996– some information is outdated)
• Federal Trade Commission. It has limited hair removal information.
• American Association of Family Physicians: This trade group has published a brief but balanced handout on managing excessive hair (hirsutism).
• Shore Laser Center: Practitioner Albert Poet, M.D. has an excellent laser overview.
• laserhairremovalguide.com (now at consumerlaserguide.com)
• Waccamaw Dermatology: a balanced overview by a clinic offering laser hair removal.
• e-Laser Hair Removal has started a nice site with some good consumer tips.
• laserhairremovalreview.com. Sales site run by IPL/flashlamps Dr. Harvey Jay, who advocates IPL/flash lamps
• American Electrology Association: This trade group has an excellent electrolysis overview.
• International Hair Route: this trade magazine first-rate information, with a focus on electrolysis
• electrolysisreferral.com: A site with a good FAQ and directory, though the forum should be avoided.

Hair loss?

For those of you going the other direction, here’s a couple of great sites about hair loss:

• BaldRUs.com: A baldness-acceptance site.
• Regrowth.com: Focuses on options for those who do not wish to accept their baldness.

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