The great news is that Laser Hair Removal at home is a successful and safe reality for those of us on a budget. Salon based Laser Hair Removal is expensive and time consuming and results are not always guaranteed. Success is often left in the hands of badly trained or incompetent Laser Technicians who waste your time and your money. However, thanks to modern technology it is now possible to get positive, safe Laser Hair Removal at home at a fraction of the cost of salon treatments.
But don’t get your credit card out just yet, like it’s salon cousin, home Laser Hair Removal isn’t for everybody. You are most likely to get successful long-term, and even permanent hair removal, if you have light skin and dark hair. And excitingly, you will see results very quickly. However, if you have a medium skin tone, and dark hair, positive results will involve more time and effort on your part.
Unfortunately, very dark skin isn’t suited to Laser Hair Removal. Possible outcomes for using Laser Hair Removal on dark skin are burning, blistering and scarring, options far worse than unwanted body hair. The other fact is that if your unwanted hair is blond, grey or red then it won’t work either because the Laser targets the dark pigment in the hair, an element not present in these hair colours.
However, if your skin is white, ivory, beige or light brown, and your hair is dark, then you are a great candidate for home Laser Hair Removal. And as long as you buy an FDA cleared device and follow your doctor’s orders, you are on the road to safe, permanent hair reduction.
There are quite a few home Laser Hair Removal solutions on the market, some of which cost up to US$3000.00. I’m sure you’ll agree that even if you have the right skin tone, the cost puts this option way out of most people’s budget!
Of the more cost-effective options, the best quality Laser product that I know about is the Bareskin Machine.
Costing around 10% of more expensive Laser Hair Removal products, the Bareskin is FDA cleared for use on all parts of the body below the face. A diode laser heats the hair follicles, disables them and removes the hair once and for all. It takes a few treatments before you see results, but you should see results within 90 days and can expect a reduction and removal of hair growth within six to eight months.
Not only does the Bareskin work really effectively, it is absolutely safe to use. One of the reasons it’s such a great product is because it has a skin sensor that checks to see if you have the right skin tone and only if you do, does the device unlock for use.
Once you’ve turned it on there are five different heat settings from high to low with the highest setting giving the best results. This doesn’t mean that everybody should use this device on maximum. It’s important to set the Bareskin to the setting that is most comfortable to you because even though this process is pretty pain free, each person is different and will have a different response to the hair removal process.
The Bareskin has a pretty small treatment head, which means that it does take quite a bit of time to cover a small area. I’ve found that if you overlap the pulses you see the effects most quickly and the manufacturer endorses this method.
In order to get the best results from your Bareskin use it once a week for the first three months and then once every two weeks for the next 5 months. This time scheduling is critical to the success of your hair removal. So, if you aren’t willing to put in the effort over this long period of time, this might not be the product for you. It’s a long process, but the results are worth the effort. Imagine, a hair free body that no longer requires constant hair removal maintenance.
However, if you’re prepared to put in the time and effort, your investment of US$300.00 will ensure that you are hair free for good. The Bareskin is guaranteed to give you 200 000 laser pulses, which according to the manufacturer will ensure removal of all body hair for the average woman. This means a once off investment and never having to spend money on hair removal again!