Laser Hair Removal Treatments for Home Use #ForeverYoung

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There are many devices used at dermatologists and beauty care centres that can now be found for use at home when it comes to laser hair removal. I have not tested any of these out, and the information posted is information I found on their buying page, so I have no way of knowing how accurate the information is. I have the wrong skin and hair type to use these types of devices as I have light red hair and am covered in freckles. I have a family member who suffers with chronic pain and, as she has the perfect skin tone and hair type for using these devices, I would love to someday be able to afford to buy her one as, due to her chronic pain, regular shaving is difficult for her. But, until that day, I won't be able to tell you how well these devices work.

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No!No! IPL Perfector 

IPL uses intense pulsed light technology to send light pulses to the skin, which are absorbed by the hair follicle. These light pulses gradually reduce hair growth leaving you with beautiful, hair-free skin. It's suitable for use on legs, underarm, bikini area, stomach, arms, back and upper lip. It costs about £200 and does not work well on light hair or dark skin. 

Braun Silk-expert 3 BD 3001 Laser Hair Removal at Home for Body and Face

IPL uses intense pulsed light technology to send light pulses to the skin, which are absorbed by the hair follicle. This one uses SMART IPL with SensoAdaptTM skin sensor: the only laser hair removal technology that automatically adapts to your skin tone. It has been assessed on lower leg, armpits & bikini and shown permanent hair reduction in just 3 months. It treats your lower leg in just 10 minutes. it costs around £225. 

Philips Lumea Advanced IPL 3 Months* of Hair-free Smoothness with Satin Compact Facial Pen Trimmer - BRI923/00

Gentle pulses of light, applied regularly, keep skin silky-smooth every day. Lumea Advanced includes 2 attachments - for body with a large treatment window for fast application, bikini attatchement for effective treatment of bikini hair and precision attachment for the face. An integrated skin tone sensor measures the treated skin complexion at the beginning of each session and occasionally during the session for extra safety. It includes an integrated skin tone sensor for extra safety, plus three attachments and satin compact pen trimmer. It costs about £300.

Philips Lumea Prestige IPL 6 Months* of Hair-free Smoothness - BRI953/00

Philips Lumea uses Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) to break the cycle of hair regrowth. Gentle, pain-free, pulses of light are applied at the root and, after several treatments, hair is prevented from growing back. Philips Lumea Prestige works effectively on a wide variety of hair and skin types - from naturally dark blonde, brown and black coloured hairs and on skin tones from very white to dark brown. As with other IPL based treatments, Philips Lumea cannot be used to treat white / grey, light blonde or red hair and is not suitable for very dark skin. This is due to the high contrast required between the pigment in hair colour and pigment in the skin tone. It has three curved attachments for body, face & precision, a SmartSkin Sensor to select the perfect setting for your skin tone and has both corded and cordless functionality. It costs around £420.

Remington IPL6500 I-Light Pro Hair Removal System

The Remington I-Light Pro uses ProPulse™ technology to focus light energy at the hair follicle root to break the hair growth cycle. It is suitable for use on the face and body. For maximum safety, the built-in integrated skin sensor also ensures that only correct skin tones are treated and the device won’t switch on for skin tones it is not suitable for. It has five energy settings. It costs around £215.

Braun Silk Expert 5009 IPL For Body

Braun Silk Exppert uses IPL for permanent visible hair removal at home for body and face plus it has a sonic body exfoliator. It uses an intelligent SensoAdapt™ skin tone sensor. Silk-expert IPL requires no batteries or charging. It can be used at full power with no interruptions. It includes a sonic body exfoliator to gently exfoliate the skin for a silky, smooth feel. It costs around £350.

HoMedics Duo Salon - IPL Permanent Hair Reduction

The Duo Salon is our fast, safe and pain-free IPL solution and most powerful home IPL device yet. It also features a unique Active Cooling Technology that soothes the skin, while heat generated by the light pulses is directed straight to the hair root. The combination of Intense Pulse Light (IPL) and Advanced Fluorescence Technology in a single device means you can tackle the different types of hair found on the body.  The Duo Salon has five light settings to deliver gentle and effective treatments. However, it is not effective on natural light-blonde, red, grey or white hair. It's also not effective for very dark skin tones. It costs around £550.

BaByliss 8875U IPL Hair Removal System

IPL (Intense Pulsed Light) is a clinically tested hair removal technology, that works by preventing hair re-growth for long-lasting, silky smooth results.This gentle method can be used on all parts of the body, including the arms, legs and back, as well as sensitive areas such as the armpits, bikini line and face. Smooth Glide mode is quick and easy to use across large areas such as the legs, while Pulse mode is ideal for smaller areas that require more precision. It costs around £200.

Rio Lux IPL Hair Remover

This compact, handheld tool from Rio uses intense pulsed light (IPL) technology to efficiently and safely target hairs at the root, to quickly remove them and prevent regrowth. It costs around £130.

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There are many more devices, but I thought this would show a good range of prices and, possibly, quality.

If you've ever used one of these, let me know in the comments what you thought of it.

Shaving Legs and Other Areas of the Body #ForeverYoung

Women have been shaving their legs since early in the 1900s. Some women have rebelled against the idea that they need to shave their legs in order to conform to selective societal customs, and, in truth, it was the fashion industry that started the trend of women needing to shave their legs in the first place. But these days, many women still like to have smooth legs when they bare their legs in public.

I must admit, if I know I won't be showing my legs because I'll be wearing trousers for several days in a row, I will often neglect to shave my legs for long periods of time. Why bother, when no one is going to see my unshaven legs anyway, right?

But I would love it if I could have smooth legs without all the effort of shaving them every day. That goes ditto for my armpits. Fortunately for most women, there are technologies available to them which can permanently remove their leg hair and armpit hair. Unfortunately for me, most of those technologies do not work on light hair. (or do not work as well).

The technology for permanent hair removal has to do with lasers. It is usually done in a dermatologists clinic or with a specialist, but nowadays, they have home laser and IPL devices for hair removal. Lasers use pulses of light, which the hair follicles absorb through the melanin in them and this weakens the hair follicle, which, over time, stops it growing.

IPL, or intense pulsed light, does not use light as a laser does, but instead emits a spectrum of colours and wavelengths that reduces hair growth which delivers one single wave of red light and permanently removes the hair follicle.

The drawbacks from these devices is that they don't work on dark skin or light hair. What can you do if you have dark skin or light hair?

Well, it's much more time-consuming, requires more sessions, and is not good for areas of high hair growth, but for spot areas such as small hair growth on chin or chest (for women), electrolysis can permanently remove hair. Electrolysis uses needles that are smaller than the size of your hair follicles to direct electric pulses into each hair follicle individually. It can sting a bit when being done; some areas of the body will hurt more than others, but the pain isn't horrible and doesn't last long. One serious draw-back for some women is that the first few sessions, while removing some hair follicles can also stimulate the growth of new hair follicles. And it takes many sessions to completely get rid of an area of hair.

This is why many people go for the none-permanent method of waxing. The removal of hair in this way leaves your skin smoother than shaving does, but it only last for between three to six weeks.