Identifying and Evaluating the Risks of the Common Methods of Unwanted Hair Removal and Proposing a Safe Method Based on William Fine, AHP, and What-If

• Published in: Inquiry (Chicago) 2021-11, Vol.58
• Main Authors: Mohammadzadeh, Mahdiyeh, Dehghani, Rouhullah, Taghilou, Samaneh, Hesami Arani, Mohsen
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 0046-9580; 1945-7243
• DOI: 10.1177/00469580211059969

Nowadays, one of the main beauty concerns among the youth is unwanted hair removal. This issue has led to health authorities’ concern about the health consequences of hair removal methods. So, this study aimed to identify and evaluate the risks of the common methods of unwanted hair removal and determine the safest method (2020). This descriptive-analytical study was done by distributing a questionnaire among 450 clients of barbers and hair salons in Kashan (2020). Data analysis was done by Excel 2013. Based on the items of the questionnaire, the advantages, disadvantages, and risks of each method were determined regarding the experts’ viewpoints and What-if method. The risks of the mentioned methods were evaluated by William Fine method. Finally, the safest method of unwanted hair removal was selected using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). The results showed that the most frequently used hair removal method is using the razor (72.5%) that causes the highest skin complications. The highest and lowest risk has been reported for epilation (waxing) and depilatory products. Also based on AHP, the best hair removal method was reported using depilatory products. According to the results, evaluation of the risks of beauty-related tools is so important for deciding about safe and secure methods of beauty-related measures such as hair removal.