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 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.