Rio Hair Removal System Review

The Rio hair removal system is another home laser hair removal machine widely available on the market and again with mixed reviews, unfortunately many of them extremely negative along with those who have had a great experience with the machine.

There are three laser machines in the Rio hair removal range – one targets individual hairs, one 20 hairs at a time and since 2009 one which deals with 60 hairs at a time but a lot of people seem to struggle to target their hair with the system as it can be quite an art with a small laser beam. (From that point of view the 60 hair laser is definitely best).

Rio Laser Hair Removal Machine

Rio Laser Machine
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It also seems that the head on the Rio machine is very light and the laser may not be powerful enough to destroy hair follicles for some – although a few have given it a glowing review because it works for them. So a lot may depend on how thick and coarse the hair is that you want to remove. home laser hair removal machine is never going to be as powerful or as robust as laser equipment in a clinic where machines cost thousands but you do want it to work even if it is not as quick or effective as professional laser treatment.

A lot of people seem to lose patience with the Rio laser machine and you think that maybe they are unrealistic in their expectations but there are quite a few saying that though they understand the process they have made repeated attempts without any reduction in their hair growth.

For example this lady who used the Rio 60 machine

It’s an absolute waste of money. I used to have laser hair removal treatment in a skin clinic in my country so I am completely familiar with the process and how it works. When I called Rio customer service to tell them how useless it is they answered me in a way like it is a new technology and I don’t know how it works. But believe me after several treatments even a single hair didn’t drop. (after each treatment the hair whose folicol is destroyed drop). Now I have put it somewhere out of my sight because every time I see it I like to smash it. Amazon.co.uk buyer

See more reviews to get the full picture here, here and here

So though on the face of it the Rio laser system seems to have a lot going for it with all the features listed such as a safe 808nm diverging laser, secure skin contact check, hair targeting light, digital power output control and great instructions via manual or DVD and a number of people report excellent results you may want to think again about how you spend your money if you are on a limited budget. Although there is a 2 year guarantee I believe this only covers faults with the product (ie break downs) not the product failing to remove your hair.

If you are willing to take a chance on the Rio hair removal system and see if this is the answer for you (in the full knowledge that you may be disappointed), then you can buy on Amazon in the UK here and on eBay in the USA or elsewhere.

Best Selling Laser Hair Removal Machines

There are quite a lot of laser hair removal machines on the market these days and of course, some sell better than others. The problem is that best selling is not so much a factor of which are the best home laser machines but a factor of which manufacturers are best at marketing.

And when it comes to marketing and advertisements, try not to get too carried away, because you cannot believe everything you read.

Although there are rules about false advertising and disclosure, all manufacturers and distributors do their best to present their laser machines in the best possible light and you will not see anything negative about any machine in the ads. Just because a lot of others have bought a particular model does not mean that they have not been disappointed and feel that they wasted their money. Just because a particular system is “As seen on TV” does not mean that it worked when a lot of consumers paid good money.

rio laser hair removal system

Does best selling always mean the best system?

If you are looking for a home laser hair removal machine the only way you should let others sway you is by reading the comments from genuine buyers you can find on the web. Don’t use the manufacturers’ sites except to get a list of features of a product and details like that. Go to sites like Amazon which publish proper customer reviews, both positive and negative, to get a balance of opinion.

An example of such a page on Amazon would be this one. This page about the Silk’n system has over 15 reviews and there are some buyers who have given an initial impression and then updated their review later as they have continued their laser hair treatment.

Not all reviews are positive!

You will always find with laser machines that some people have a false expectation of instant results, so expect some negatives in any group of more than a few customer reviews. With professional laser treatment, you must spend over a thousand dollars and attend about 6 to 8 sessions over a number of months as hair which was not in the right growth phase always grows back so a home laser machine which is necessarily weaker than that used in professional laser hair removal clinics where equipment costs tens of thousands of dollars is bound to take longer and result in some regrowth until the hair is finally destroyed. Also you might find if you have coarser hair, home laser hair removal is not suitable for you and you need the strength of professional laser equipment to deal with it, whereas the equipment might work perfectly on someone with finer hair.