New hair removal option.

[Betticus]

http://*******.com/ya68la for the patent info.


A device that uses light to send hair follicles to sleep, making skin smooth for weeks at a time, without shaving or waxing, is being patented by Philips.

Laser light can be used to kill hair follicles by making them so hot that they literally explode. But such destructive "photoepilation" is painful and can also cause skin irritation.

Researchers at Philips’ Lab in Eindhoven, in the Netherlands, have found that short, weak pulses of near infrared light causes follicles to change from their natural growing state to a dormant state, known as the "telogen phase".

The Philips device uses light from a halogen lamp. Pulses lasting 15 milliseconds each are filtered so that only 600-950 nanometre wavelengths reach the follicles below. Moving the device slowly over the skin spreads about 15 joules of light energy onto each square centimetre.

A sensor can also be used to automatically adjust treatment intensity to suit different skin and hair types. Three treatment sessions, over the course of two weeks, reduces hair growth by 90%, Philips claims.

 

[catalina_francisco]

Now I wonder what the price tag is going to be like?

Catalina

 

[Betticus]

Now I wonder what the price tag is going to be like?

Catalina

I imagine it won't be cheap. I was just reading the patent application literature and it appears that this isn't a totally permanent method but longer term than anything else short of laser treatment. I think it's meant for you to keep the device and retreat when any hair follicles reactivate and begin to grow again.

For me, I'd say it's a winner since my skin is so razor sensitive. I haven't seen anything though about the difference between fine hair and the thicker facial/scalp hairs. It would be really nice though to be able to stop running the darn trimmer over the face and head.

I'm sure there would be a market with bodybuilders too and the ladies who want to remove hair.

 

[m wisdom]

Interesting, but the telogen phase only lasts about 100 days so it's a temporary method. Still sounds promising tho.

 

[h_i_s]

Interesting, but the telogen phase only lasts about 100 days so it's a temporary method. Still sounds promising tho.

...then it would last longer than waxing... and be WAY less painful, and less messy too.
I want one.

 

[Marquis]

I believe the FDA defines permanent hair removal as lasting 90 days.

Don't ask me why I know this.

 

[h_i_s]

I believe the FDA defines permanent hair removal as lasting 90 days.

Don't ask me why I know this.

Kewl , Marquis. Interesting and I never heard that before... hmm. (shrugging here and scratching my head wondering how true that is but too lazy to research it... ).
Consumers may disagree with the FDA and.....
If that's true I want to wax the FDA just once and find out how eager they are to agree that it's permanant when we need to do it again in 90 days.

 

[catalina_francisco]

I believe the FDA defines permanent hair removal as lasting 90 days.

Don't ask me why I know this.

Sort of makes me think of when they say they have given someone a life sentence for their crime and then say they will be up for release in 10-15 years, maybe sooner with good behaviour.

Catalina

 

[ecstaticsub]

And in the military a PCS move--Permanent Change of Station--can be as short as 11 months. We have had 8 "permanent" moves so far.

 

[Andraste]

but waxing hurts so good.