Best epilator technique

Before you start to use your epilator you could try using an ice pack on the area of skin you intend to epilate to help to numb the skin, thus helping to reduce the pain. This does work to a certain extent but it also makes the pores of your skin close up, making it harder for the epilator to remove the hairs.

Make sure your hair is not too long before you start epilating, as if your hair is too long this will make epilating much more painful. Most modern epilators will remove hair that is only 0.5mm long. Some incorporate a shaving or trimming head that can be used to shorten those long hairs.

Whatever part of your body you intend to epilate you should always make sure that you pull your skin as tight as possible.

One technique I have seen advocated is to use your epilator in the direction the hairs are growing in. But, to me, it seems really hard to see exactly what direction my hairs grow.  This is one piece of advice that for me just did not work.

You could try one rather unconventional approach which is to turn the epilator sideways while epilating. This works great for those awkward stray hairs and especially in those hard to get at places around your knees.

Try moving the epilator in small slow circular movements rather than straight up and down. This is a good method to catch those hairs that grow in all sorts of directions.

Start of slowly and try not to rush too much or you will just end up breaking the hairs rather than pulling them out from the root. This will mean the hairs will re-grow far more quickly and you will have to start the process all over again, far sooner than you would like.

If you grab some hair and gently pull you will see your skin being lifted up.  Keep a firm and steady pressure on you skin with the epilator, but do not press down too hard; this helps your skin from being pulled up when the epilator grabs your hair and reduces pain.

Always exfoliate after using your epilator. This will help to keep the pores of your skin open and will help prevent those horrible red bumps and in-growing hairs.