Men’s Grooming Smooth Operators

With more and more men Most men who visit Glow want to larger areas, like backs or chests, as well as looking for ways to get rid tame bristly backs and coarse chest , light or fine hair, which has traditionally with underarms, , ears and legs been harder to reduce.” All treatments of excess , we also popular areas for . And typically take place over four to eight ask SIOBAN GUILFOYLE, with laser, IPL and SHR hair-removal sessions, with final results depending on Glow Spa treatments all offering permanently individual skin and hair colour and type. director of , smooth results, time-poor guys can relax The big question is, does permanent about the options. in the knowledge that, after a few removal hurt? “You’ll experience sessions, their depilation days are over something a bit like a BY KATE FARR for good. rolling against the skin, or a rubber So, how does it work? The secret is band snapping.” Sioban explains that Not so very long ago, a gentleman’s stock in the science behind the smoothing. the machines have in-built cooling method of hair removal would consist of “During , a targeted mechanisms to reduce discomfort. “We no more than a lather of , treatment area is exposed to an intense also encourage clients to work with their a sharp and a steady hand. Fast pulse of single-frequency light, which is therapist to ensure that the sensations are forward a few years, and modern men absorbed by the hair’s pigment, heating bearable for them,” she adds. It’s worth are increasingly turning to technology to both the hair and its root ball while noting, too, that SHR is highly effective fight unwanted follicles. simultaneously reducing oxygen to the and, for many clients, a more comfortable Sioban Guilfoyle has witnessed an follicle. IPL works similarly, but uses light sensation than traditional laser hair increase in the number of men enquiring across a wide band of frequencies, which removal, particularly over larger areas. about permanent hair reduction. is less targeted and so can require more Whatever method you opt for, with the “Whether it’s sportsmen wanting to be treatments than laser.” very latest technology at your fingertips more streamlined, busy professionals Glow also offers state-of-the-art SHR you can bid farewell to stubble, and say who don’t have time for a home regime, removal, which is particularly well suited hello to a smooth new you. or just regular guys who want to up their to male hair removal. “SHR gradually Glow Spa is at Parker House, 9/F, 72 grooming game (or whose partners want heats the dermis, effectively damaging Queen’s Road Central, Central. Call them to!), it’s easier than ever before to the follicles and inhibiting hair growth,” 2525 5198 or visit glowspa.hk for more achieve significant results.” explains Sioban. “It’s ideal for treating information.

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