How it works

Rotary epilators are devices who look similar to electric razors, except instead of a cutting blade, they have a rotary head with rows of tweezers. These tweezers rapidly grasp hairs and pull them out by the root.
Since rotary epilators don’t destroy the hair follicles, the unwanted hair will only be gone temporarily. The hair will grow back in a few days or in some cases up to a few weeks.

Rotary epilators works especially well on the arms and legs, and not so well on larger areas (for example the chest and the back).

Because the rotary epilator works like a tweezer it doesn’t work to well on fine hair, and the the hair has to grow to a certain length for the epilator to be able to grab it and remove it.

Advantages

• Can last from several days to several weeks
• Works well for arms and legs

Drawbacks

• Hair as to be a certain length
• Hard to use on fine hairs
• Can cause irritated skin
• Can cause ingrown hairs