If you have battled with almost every method of removing hair but you can’t afford the high prices that laser clinics charge I’m sure you are thinking about looking into laser hair removal at home especially when you see personal laser machines advertised on TV and online with glowing reviews.
But are you ready to buy a home laser machine?
You see, home laser treatment is not for everyone and it is NOT the right hair removal product for you if:-
1. you have dark skin or fair hair (or gray or red). If your coloring fits into these categories you need a specialist laser machine only available in professional clinics with the latest equipment (if you are suitable for treatment at all). That’s because home laser machines rely on targeting the pigment in dark hair without affecting the fair skin surrounding it as this has lower levels of melanin.
2. you want to work primarily on your face. Home lasers are not designed for facial hair as a rule – it’s simply too dangerous for those with no training to point a laser device anywhere near their eyes.
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3. you are not prepared to be patient. You will be able to achieve permanent hair reduction with a home laser machine but it won’t happen overnight because of the way hair grows and the way it resists being killed sometimes! Laser treatment can not affect all the hair in one session because only hairs which are in the active growth phase can be destroyed. You can’t tell which hair is in that state although about 40% of your hair will not be in the right stage at any one time and it will grow back although it will be fall out along with the other hair. Even hairs which are in the right state many need several treatments to be destroyed.
4. you are looking only to save money and buy the cheapest laser system around without reading reviews. There are quite a few systems out there where you will be wasting your money and time and will only set yourself up for disappointment. Be careful if you only find good reviews from those selling the product. Always look for independent buyer opinions. You will find various unbiased laser machine reviews on this site both good and bad (for example see those for the Silkn home laser machine and the Epila)
Having said all that, if you can truly say that you are ready to invest a bit of time and money in getting proficient with the right home laser machine and if you have the right skin and hair combination (and the above didn’t put you off) it may very well be worth the investment and starting with laser hair removal at home. Just be careful about what you buy.