Amy Salter of the Southport Visiterprofiles a local threading practitioner:

Carole Todd, who works from her home on Waterloo Road, trained in the Indian practise of threading, after struggling to find anywhere in the North West that did it.

Full article

http://www.southportvisiter.co.uk/southport-news/southport-southport-news/2009/01/23/birkdale-beauty-therapist-has-threading-hair-removal-treatment-all-sewn-up-101022-22754294/

Editor Marv Knox of the Baptist Standard has a cute piece on his visit to the dermatologist, where he sheepishly asked about laser hair removal for his ears. His doctor said:

“You see, laser hair removal … only works on hair with pigment. It looks like the hair on your ears already has turned gray, and you don’t have enough pigment. I’m sorry; I think it’s too late.”

He really knows how to hurt a guy. Getting older is bad enough. First, I started losing hair where I wanted it, like on the top of my head. But then I started growing it where I didn’t, like on my ears.

Full article.

http://www.baptiststandard.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9090&Itemid=9

Jenny Hope at the Daily Mail has the story:

Millions of women could be at risk of scarring and burns because they are unaware of the risks of laser hair removal treatment, warn researchers.

Full article

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1127082/How-hair-laser-treatment-puts-millions-risk-scarred.html

MaryJane Butters at the Salt Lake Tribune has an excellent piece on eco-friendly options for getting a good shave. Among the products reviewed:

• Recycline Preserve Triple Razor ($7.25 at www.recycline.com)
• Wally Rubber razor ($6.95 from www.veganessentials.com)
• Razor Saver ($11.95 at www.sustainablevillage.com)
• Solar Powered Shaver  (about $55 at www.ecotopia.co.uk)
• Gigi Organic Milk and Honee Wax ($13.99 at www.enailsupply.com)
• Moom’s Organic Hair Removal ($19.95 at www.moom.com)
• Parissa Body Sugar ($12 at www.parissa.com).

Full article (sltrib.com)

Wendy Clem of the Detroit City Buzz Examiner profiles aesthetic nurse Kim Evans of Eastside Skin Care & Laser Center in Roseville:

Laser hair removal capitalizes on the Light Sheer Diode, considered the industry’s gold standard for the eradication of unwanted hair.

Often hair issues occur, says Evans, when women remove body hair and ingrown hairs occur. These become inflamed, causing a painful condition called folliculitis.

Laser removal offers a better alternative. It’s available for both men and women and can treat all skin types. Evans also offers a package deal that features a free treatment.

Full article (examiner.com)

British Medical Journal and The Guardian have an overview on removing unwanted facial hair for women, with a focus on eflornithine:

Sometimes, there’s no obvious cause for unwanted facial hair. It might be inherited, so if your mother or grandmother had a lot of noticeable hair on her face, you might get it too. But there’s also a medical condition, called polycystic ovary syndrome, which can cause more hair to grow on your face.

The newest treatment for facial hair is a cream called eflornithine (brand name Vaniqa). It works to slow down the rate at which hair grows. You need a prescription from your doctor for this cream. You rub a thin layer of cream into your skin twice a day. You shouldn’t wash the areas treated for four hours afterwards.

Full article (guardian.co.uk)

Veet has run an ad commemorating the start of the Obama presidency.

Full article (brandrepublic.asia)

Wilkinson Sword has announced a new product launch:

The Wilkinson Sword 2 in 1 Quattro for Woman Bikini will combine a battery operated waterproof trimmer at one end, which can be used in the shower, with an adjustable length comb. When flipped over, there is a Quattro for Women razor head, with four blades and two conditioning strips with aloe and vitamin B complex.

Full article (marketingweek.com)

The Green Bay Press-Gazette profiles Robin Smet of Aesthetic Spa in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin:

Fifteen years ago, she started a very small, one-person shop and did everything. The building was razed to build a Walgreens store at Cormier Road and Oneida Street, Ashwaubenon. She moved Ashwaubenon Electrolysis to Ramada Way and began doing laser treatments. Four and a half years ago, she diversified and changed the name to Aesthetic Spa to encompass all of the result-oriented skin care her business provided.

• Aesthetic Spa
• 2372 S. Oneida St., Ashwaubenon;
• (920) 497-6246;
• www.aestheticspa.com

Full article (greenbaypressgazette.com)

Suzanne Harrison at the South China Morning Post has a story about a Hong Kong spa that badly burned a client with an intense pulsed light hair removal device.

A beauty treatment at a luxury Hong Kong spa wouldn’t normally result in burnt skin and scarring. But that’s exactly what happened to Carol Lo.

Full article (scmp.com)