What is depilation?

Depilation refers specifically to the process of removing hair from the surface of the skin. This method does not necessarily involve removing the hair from the root; instead, it primarily targets the hair that is visible externally. Techniques for depilation can include shaving and using depilatory creams, both of which remove hair at the skin's surface level.

In contrast, some of the other options focus on different beauty therapy processes; for example, hair coloring alters the hair's appearance without removing it, while waxing is a method of hair removal that actually pulls hair out from the root rather than just at the surface. Skin exfoliation involves removing dead skin cells from the surface of the skin, which is unrelated to the process of hair removal. Hence, the focus on surface-level hair removal distinctly identifies depilation.