Hair Growth Inhibitors – Scam or Effective Solution?

Hair growth inhibitors are natural or chemical liquids that promise to prolong the effects of your favorite hair removal method by slowing the rate at which your excess hair grows. More recently, they have been cropping up in drug stores, body moisturizers, ads, and dermatologist offices. Some of them are effective but not all are created equal.

How do Hair Growth Inhibitors work?

They all work in a similar manner. After shaving, waxing, or using your favorite hair removal method, you apply the inhibitor to your skin. The inhibitors are sometimes in the form of sprays, creams, lotions, foams, or gels. They work the same way, but application ease varies. The idea is to use the hair growth inhibitor for at least a month to see results. The results are a noticeable slower rate of hair growth. Women who want to shave less or wax less (and doesn’t this mean all of us?) may find hair growth inhibitors an attractive option. If you use depilatories you should be careful to choose the right inhibitor, since the chemicals in the two substances could irritate your skin.

Am I looking at the Ad for a Scam?

Some women find that all-natural hair growth inhibitors bought in stores and even inhibitors added to some brands of body moisturizer are effective, but produce less dramatic results than with Vaniqa. And some women find that some brands of over-the-counter and natural hair growth inhibitors work little or not at all – and may even irritate skin.

So which ones actually work?

The only problem is this: as new products are constantly being added to the market, it becomes more difficult to tell which actually offer results. The FDA in the United States has only approved Vaniqa as a hair growth inhibitor, and this drug is generally only available through doctors or dermatologists. However, the good news is, people who want an easier (and not so embarrassing) alternative to getting their hands on Vaniqa can have an online consultation to purchase it over the Internet.

Vaniqa may be the most effective hair growth inhibitor, but it is not overly recommended for general use. Hairchick recommends either the use of Revitol, which is a depilatory with a built inhibitor, or Kalo, which is an inhibitor that has actually been proven to work.