Pain management tips Introduction
Businesses that sell rotary tweezers, electrolysis, waxing, and
laser sometimes use euphemisms like "discomfort" and
"sensation," but I'm here to tell you hair removal occasionally
hurts! Not all the time, but every now and then, YEOW! Luckily,
there are plenty of ways to deal with it.
Disclaimer
A pain medication which works perfectly
for one consumer may not work at all for another.
The following is excerpted from my legal information page:
The information contained in hairfacts.com is presented for
the purpose of educating consumers on hair removal topics. Nothing
contained in hairfacts.com is intended to be instructional for
medical diagnosis or treatment. The information should not be
considered complete, nor should it be relied on to suggest a
course of treatment for a particular individual.
Below are two letters I received, showing that the same product
can be considered ideal by one consumer and worthless by another:
Letter #1
I appreciate your site. However, the information on Ela Max
5 in your topical anti pain section is misleading. After using
EMLA for almost a year, I tried Ela Max 5 in my last electrolysis
session based soley on the information you provided on your
site, rating Ela Max as (or almost as) effective as EMLA. Not
only did Ela Max 5 not work nearly as effectively as EMLA, but
it DIDN'T WORK AT ALL. This cost me pain, and over
$100 for the product and an electrolysis session which I had
to cut short by 45 minutes because the pain was unbearable.
My electrolygist informed me that of all the clients she's had,
only one found Ela Max 5 helped at all. Everyone else who used
it found it of not help whatsoever. While I think your intentions
are good, you are doing a disservice by providing such misinformation
which causes people pain and expense.
Letter #2
The ELA-Max 5 worked great! It was just as
effective as EMLA and it had several advantages. First, ELA-Max
5 does not need a plastic covering like EMLA does. And secondly,
you only have to put the ELA-Max 5 on about 30 minutes before
treatment. I began to feel its numbing effects in about 15 minutes
with the full benefit in about 30 minutes. When I used EMLA,
I had to put it on at least 1 hour before treatment to get the
full benefit. Another secondary benefit of the ELA-Max 5 is
its effects seemed to last longer on me. So there was no worry
about losing protection before a session was over. One caution
though, make sure you put the ELA-Max5 on thick. If you are
too stingy, it will not work as well.
Two consumers, two completely opposite reactions. Pain is a highly
subjective matter. While I list pain relief products recommended
by consumers and compare them based on consumer feedback and medical
data, I make absolutely no guarantee
that any product mentioned in this section will work for you or
will work better or worse for you than another product.
General info
 Factors that affect pain
Pain from each method: description and
tips
Pain reduction medical data
Cheap and easy do-it-yourself pain reduction
Pain management products
Products with significant risks:
Alcohol
Topical anesthetics on large areas
Prescription painkillers (potentially dangerous)
Injectable anesthetics (potentially dangerous)
Combinations of medications (very dangerous)
Recommendation: topical anesthetics
Comparison of recommended topical
anesthetics
Topical anesthesia recommended
brands: pros and cons
Where to purchase topical anesthetics
Topical anesthetic application tips
ELA Max
EMLA
Topicaine
Compounded topical anesthetics for
extra pain relief
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