Stubble after epilating? No one wants to find stubbles on their skin after epilating. Why? Because we epilate to get absolutely smooth hairless skin.
Of all the semi-permanent ways of getting rid of unwanted hairs, epilating is probably the best. It promises weeks of baby-smooth skin without the expense of waxing and frequent salon visits. Who wants that? It is so inconvenient.
Does epilating leave stubble?
Epilation is different from shaving. Shaving leaves stubble after only two or three days. While epilating gets rid of the hairs leaving no stubbles behind.
When done properly, the best epilators remove hairs from the hair follicles. The beauty of this method is that, for most people, hairs regrow with finer tips and no stubble for at least a couple weeks, typically 4 to 6 weeks. Awesome.
However, sometimes you will experience stubbles a few days after epilating. So the question is what causes stubbles after the epilation process?
What causes stubbles after epilating?
A few times you may notice stubbles appearing after just a few days after epilating. It is not a big problem if stubble appears after epilating but a minor inconvenience.
Stubble appearing so soon indicate that there was a problem with the epilation process because the epilator should have plucked the hairs out from the roots and give you weeks of smooth skin as a result.
As a matter of fact, when you epilate you should be able to see the root on most of the epilated hair strands. The roots of the hairs are that little knot at the end of each strand of hair (epilated hairs).
If stubbles appear on the skin after only a few days after epilating you know there is a problem and you have to do something about it. But what is the problem?
What is the problem?
Since the hairs are plucked from the roots, if you see any regrowth within a few days then it could be one of two main issues:
- Your hair growth cycle – some people may have hairs that grow really fasts. You’ve got the hairy gene.
- Your hair breaks hairs, above the skin surface, instead of being pulled out from the roots.
How to fix the stubble after epilation problem?
Hair regrowth cycle
Your hair could be lying there just underneath the surface of the skin. Then is a few days after you epilate it might grow out leaving your skin with a 5’oclock shadow.
If the problem is with your hair regrowth, you may have to do either of two things, epilate more often to counteract your hairy genetics. By doing this you catch the hairs in the different growth phase as they peep through the skin.
Hair growth cycle: Hair grows in different cycles and if you want smooth skin it is important to get the hairs in the growth cycle. The fact is, different hair may be in different growth cycles at different times. The hairs grow almost similar to a relay.
The first wave of hairs will grow while others remain dormant, then the send set of hairs will grow. The hairs go through three cycles, these are Anagen, this is the hair growth phase; then Catagen, which is hair death, and finally; Telogen, which is hair rest.
There is another phase, it is called Kenogen. The Kenogen phase is the phase between the empty hair follicle and the growth of new hair. This period should last a long time, 4 weeks at least if epilation was done properly. A good epilator will get the job done.
Hairs keep snapping
Your hairs keep snapping, probably because of weak hairs, improper use of the epilator, or using a low-quality device.
When the hairs are broken, they are cut off at an angle much like shaving, which is why it can feel like stubble (the back of a hedgehog) the next day.
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Epilator is snapping the hairs. Why?
If you look that the epilated hairs and do not see the root-like structure at the end of the hairs then you know that the epilator is not really epilating – pulling out the hairs from the hair follicles.
Instead of epilating your epilator is depilating. Yes, I know its a mouthful but depilating simply means that the epilator is breaking the hair above the skin surface instead of pulling them out from the roots – similar to trimming or shaving.
Reasons for depilating instead of epilating
The reason may be because you are not holding the epilator correctly on the skin while epilating. You should hold your epilator at a 90-degree angle to the skin so that it may uproot the hairs properly without snapping them.
Alternatively, you may suffer from severe split ends. And therefore the hairs are not strong enough to be epilated. You may risk ingrown hairs here, but nothing exfoliating won’t cure. Regular exfoliation will prevent many of the instances of ingrown hairs.
What to do if the epilator is snapping your hairs?
The epilator may be snapping your hair because it is just not a good quality product. This is an investment in your beauty, try not to skimp too much. A good quality epilator will last you for years on years.
Conclusion
Does epilating leave stubble? No epilation removes hair from the root and you won’t be left with awkward stubble. Sometimes stubbles do happen but there is stuff you can do about it to achieve great results.
Much better than waxing, not in-between days, if epilated properly. Regular epilation also makes the hairs thinner, so you’ll find that regrowth happens less and less. Making your epilation result better and better over time.
