There are two main types of electric epilators for women, which help get rid of unwanted hair quickly and for a long time. At the same time, before buying this device, the question inevitably arises of which of the epilators is still better - disk or tweezers. To understand this and choose a more suitable device, you need to learn about the significant differences between them.
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Which epilator is better - disk or tweezers?
The principle of operation of epilators
The principle of operation of the disk epilator is to rotate the head, which drives the motor. On the head are wave-shaped discs. These elements are placed very close to each other and when moving around their axis, they alternately touch each other in waves. Thanks to this, the hair is captured and pulled out of the skin along with the root. The most modern models of disk devices allow up to 32 hairs to be pulled out in one rotation of the head.
Disc epilator
The principle of operation of the tweezers also consists in rotating the head, but not equipped with discs, but with separate tweezers - metal plates that alternately close and open. The first models of tweezers had only 20 tweezers. Now there are 40 such tweezers, which significantly reduces the execution time of the procedure, since it allows you to remove more hair from the surface in one rotation of the head. Tweezers lift the hair and only after that grab it and pull it out. With such a device, more effective hair removal is achieved. After it is held, the skin becomes smooth, and new hairs begin to grow no earlier than in three to four weeks.
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Tweezers
Which epilator is better?
Guided by the information about how many hairs can be pulled out in one pass on the skin by each type of device, you can easily understand which epilator is better - disk or tweezers. But it is worth noting that the removal of hairs in one movement in a larger amount causes more intense pain, which for people, especially with a low pain threshold, is one of the most important factors that affect the choice.
After pulling out the hair, its structure changes with the root. “New” hair grows less thick and strong. Their strength will decrease with each subsequent procedure.
Therefore, before stopping on this or that model, it is necessary to understand that it is very painful to carry out only the first procedures, the subsequent ones will cause less and less discomfort. This applies to both disk and tweezers.
If the removal of unwanted hair will be carried out for the first time and how painful it is, it is impossible to understand, it is better to choose disk models. If the speed of the procedure plays one of the most important roles, like quality, and hair removal is quite a common thing, then the modern model of the tweezer epilator will be more appropriate.
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Additional functions
In addition to the fact that the number of exciting elements affects the quality of hair removal and the occurrence of pain, the presence of additional functions also contributes to a more effective and less uncomfortable procedure. The main of these functions include:
- skin cooling, which can be performed either with a special helium nozzle, which is placed in the refrigerator for several minutes before use, and by blowing. By cooling the skin, a decrease in sensitivity is achieved, as well as its return to a calm state after hair removal. For this reason, some models of epilators are equipped with helium nozzles located on both sides of the head.
Cooling nozzle
- massage nozzle, the use of which reduces the transmission of pain signals: when pulling out the hair, the feeling of pain will not be so noticeable;
- speed adjustment. At a low speed, fewer hairs will be pulled out per unit time, which means that the pain will not be so intense. It should be borne in mind that the execution time of the procedure will increase.
Epilator with massage roller and backlight
Another very convenient function that is not related to pain relief, but at the same time significantly affects the quality of hair removal, is lighting. In this case, a beam of rays, most often blue or white, will illuminate the “road” to the device, and in the process, even the thinnest hairs can be seen and pulled out.
The use of additional functions and attachments significantly reduces the negative emotions from this method of hair removal. Some nozzles are usually used only at first, and subsequently will not be needed, others, on the contrary, will be the only salvation when removing unwanted hair from the body. Therefore, if the choice of the device depends not only on whether it is a disk or a tweezers, but also on other parameters, then it is better to choose a device with a cooling function, speed control and massage roller, which makes it easy and painless to cope with unwanted hair.
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