At home laser hair removal?
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Hi All,
Was just wondering if anyone had any experience with at home laser hair removal?
Been looking around online and found very mixed reviews (I am suspicious that all the good reviews may have come from employees of the various companies!)
Would be grateful to know if anyone thinks they are a good investment!
Was just wondering if anyone had any experience with at home laser hair removal?
Been looking around online and found very mixed reviews (I am suspicious that all the good reviews may have come from employees of the various companies!)
Would be grateful to know if anyone thinks they are a good investment!
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I have a phillips lumea i was sick of spending a fortune at salons for laser hair removal and sometimes they don't even do it properly in the areas you really want them to. I got it from boots for about £400 works well only used it on face at moment but has attachement for larger areas such as legs, under arms etc.
Is it permenant though? or does the hair grow back?
I have to admit i started off with much enthusiasm for it and had a schedule of when to apply it (only every 2 weeks) so was doing different areas over a couple of nights every 2 weeks.
According to the instructions you shave before the first treatment and then after about the third the hair should be that fine you don't need to shave.
I'm not at that stage yet. On my underarms its definitely thinner hairs. On my lala there are bald patches but its not all gone and same on bikini line. BUT I got a bit hit and miss with keeping up to it.
The other thing is that it has 5 intensity settings on it. 5 being the strongest and 1 being the lowest. I started off on 4 and moved to 5 but then I got a tan and it doesn't work as well on tanned skin so now I'm down to intensity 3 which I think makes it less effective.
I've never had it done at a salon but would say yes it parts it stings like someone has flicked you with an elastic band.
Its also time consuming. The window for the laser on mine is maybe 1cm deep and 2.5cm wide so you can work out how long it must take to cover a large area. Armpits I reckon take about 5 mins each. To do full bikini and hollywood I reckon it takes about 25 mins.
Legs I use a white eyeliner to section off and ensure I have done them all. It will only do half a leg before it needs recharging.
All said, I think its made the hair thinner, if I keep up to it I expect to see results but its not a permanent solution. You have to keep using it to see the results.
There are loads of reviews for the Lumea on the net. I did read a lot of them before I bought so was aware of all the downsides I have mentioned above.
One thing about the Lumea is that it offers a 6 week money back guarantee so you could do at least 2 of the twice monthly sessions and see what you think and then get your money back.
no its not as strong as the lasar in salons thank goodness worksjust as well though
DON'T Shave. For any facial hair, I would either get laser treatment or bleach it, depending on on how light/coarse it is.
@Jaysean - So is it pain free? I am thinking about it!
its not pain free it feels like a pin prick the more you use it the less it hurts. there different settings lower setting don't hurt much
http://www.cityhairremoval.com
Have you tried other methods of hair removal, like epilation or waxing? these are painful, but have a regrowth of 3-4 weeks.
Laser Hair Removal is good for people with dark hair as it destroys the hair pigment rather than the hair follicle, thus resulting a finer and thinner hair regrowth, it must be stressed that Laser Hair Removal is not a permanent method.
http://www.cityhairremoval.com
I think the best thing to do is go for a consultation and patch test and then all questions can be answered by a technical laser hair specialist.
For further information, please visit Pulse Light Clinic
While I can't comment on home laser treatments, I used to do electrolysis back in the day. Whether the hair grows back or not depends on the stage of the hair when it's removed. This is why we used to recommend clients shave the area a few days before treatment. You need to remove the hair while it's at the growing stage in order for the treatment to be permanent. I can only assume this is the same for laser treatment too. I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong!