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finally got lasered! (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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Today I had myfirst session of laser epilation and it really did go faster than I expected. Everyone was so nice and happy for me. The feeling itself was really a mess. The joy of finally starting this step (I have lots of hair dysphoria). The pain of the shoots themselves. and more that I wont get into.

at the end I noticed my face was all wet though I did not really realize I cried. Later I understood those were tears of joy.

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[–] 5 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Why couldn't you shave after laser? I was literally shaving the next day (my laser tech said it was fine too).

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  • [–] 4 points 2 weeks ago* (2 children)

    there's some old (completely unfounded) rumors that shaving hair makes the hairs grow faster. most likely this is a corruption of the fact that shaved hairs are thicker than new hairs once they start growing out for a few days, so a few days of not shaving looks like more hair than after e.g. epilating (with a shaved hair the thicker middle part of the hair comes out immediately, while fresh hairs begin with a finer tip).

    anyway it's definitely something i've heard many people get told by their laser techs (mine included), but can be safely ignored :)

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  • [–] 4 points 2 weeks ago* (1 child)

    I spent nearly a whole year dysphoric as fuck because my laser tech told me to avoid shaving between sessions. And it wasn't even true!

    Aaarrrrrrrghhhhhggbbblll

    Why did I never search on my own!? 😭😭😭 Every website I just checked agree you can shave between sessions

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  • [–] 3 points 2 weeks ago

    damn, that's awful... i'm sorry :(

    for what it's worth, you are absolutely not the only one to have fallen for that. i have personally already saved two other girls from that fate (one had just started and the other had been not shaving for a few months by that point), and that's just people i've met within the past year - there are certainly a lot more!
    it's an insidious little thing because it sounds vaguely plausible so it's easy to just accept and never question it again.

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