Hey guys,
Its been almost a month since I started this blog and I know you guys have been longing to hear more about this whispered permanent hair removal remedy. Well, do I have news for you guys!
First lets start with why I haven't been updating weekly as I first said I would. Unfortunately or fortunately, however you want to look at it, when you pluck or epilate or wax, your hair takes a little longer to grow back. I'm not usually one to be attentive to the amount of time it takes for my hair to grow back, but I'd say almost two weeks. Which is great!
Also, I noticed that some hairs grow slower than others so when I epilate, if there are hairs that have yet to breach the skin, I'll end up epilating 2 or 3 days later. Which I think is common if you haven't allowed your hair to grow the prerequisite 1/4 inch for waxing. Like I said I prefer epilating, because as soon as you see it, you can pluck it without anyone being any the wiser.
Even though two weeks went by I didn't know if I should post because the hair hadn't grown back yet. It was only into the third week that I noticed some regrowth and then I recognized that the hair regrowth had slowed. This was freaking awesome for me. So now I could go a long time without epilating.
What was even more impressive was that the hair was thinner. It was growing back slower and thinner. This is indeed a breakthrough.
I wanted to be sure of my findings so I left one area without the nightly application and one with it, in order to see the difference in hair growth. There is a definite difference. The speed of the hair growth was reduced by 10 - 15%.
I applied the thanaka safflower paste 4-5 nights a week. Sometimes it would be 4 times because of being too tired. I originally put it on at night to be able to sleep in it and wash it off in the morning. I think you only need to leave it on for 2-3 hours, though.
Because my nights are sometimes very busy or I don't have the energy I have decided to put it on in the afternoon before eating dinner and washing up.
The ten minutes of rubbing can be a pain sometimes but I think it is definitely worth it. I hope that I get the results I want by the time and I'm a bit optimistic that it may not take an entire 100 days.
The reason I say this is because some areas where the hair was naturally thinner are taking longer to grow back and even some have not grown back yet. Keep in mind though that the hair was very thin there to begin with.
Regarding the packets of Thanaka powder. I received my other two that I ordered. The packets are about 100g and it lasted me for about 3 weeks, but of course it depends on the size of the area you are applying it to daily.
I highly recommend removing the hair from the root, because shaving makes hair grow back thicker and causes ingrown hairs. Although it may work as they say, it also might take longer.
I'll update when next I have some results and let you know for sure if those thin hairs are growing back or not. Let me know what you think and if you have any questions.