Permanent Hair Removal

[BackwoodsMama]

Has anyone used any of the at home hair removal lasers? Brands like Nood, Ulike and others? I’m curious if they actually give the results that they advertise. I did some laser therapy from a local skin clinic and found that it worked quite well, but I didn’t finish my sessions, and there are for sure areas that got less attention. I’d like to avoid waxing if I can. So wanted to hear from others if they experienced success with at home devices. I feel like it’s impossible to trust reviews online because it’s so easy to fabricate accounts.

Thanks in advance for your shares.

 

[MissMaxi]

Hi! I haven’t been using it long enough to give solid feedback but after researching, I went with the Braun Silk Expert Pro5 IPL Hair Removal Device from Amazon. I’ve also had laser hair removal from a professional salon but have high hopes for this at home device. Good luck!!

 

[Goldenfinger]

My neighbor has on so she could turn her one eyebrow into two. She said it works and let my wife borrow it. It didn’t work.

 

[BackwoodsMama]

Hi! I haven’t been using it long enough to give solid feedback but after researching, I went with the Braun Silk Expert Pro5 IPL Hair Removal Device from Amazon. I’ve also had laser hair removal from a professional salon but have high hopes for this at home device. Good luck!!

Thanks for the feedback. Can you elaborate on what made you feel like this one was the one to pick?

 

[wizard59]

I have the Rosacare IPL it wasn't cheap and sadly does not remove the hair.

 

[cowboyup6977]

The ones I looked into
You couldn’t have tats

 

[littlecordelera]

I have tried several brands of at-home laser hair removal, but none of them worked anywhere near as well as professional laser. Some would retard hair growth slightly, but it took many weeks and long sessions of consistent treatment. Any time I had a gap in the treatment regimen, a week of vacation or something, the hair growth would quickly go back to normal. Unfortunately, I don't remember the brands, but they were expensive. In the end, I threw them all away.

I should also mention that I have black hair, so my results should have been as good as it gets. As you probably know, lighter color hair requires more treatments to retard growth.

Professional laser is the only way to go, but those initial treatments hurt!

 

[SWR101]

My wife had a Ulike, and has loved it so far. She’s had it since April and was satisfied with the results. I can’t speak personally for it, thiugh

 

[ImpishSeraph]

My Moffitt doc had to remove hair for a skin graph. He told me that mine was the hardest he had ever had to do because of how light the hair is. He told me to not ever spend money on laser removal because it wouldn't detect my hair

 

[Psyclone_Jak]

The only truly permanent hair removal technique is electrolysis, even with professional laser removal it will grow back over the course of the next decade. However, electrolysis is even more expensive and time consuming than laser is.

 

[dkak001]

Has anyone used any of the at home hair removal lasers?

No one makes a home laser device. Anything you can buy is a flash ImPulse Light (IPL) device. They're basically a camera flash tube that makes a LOT of light. Laser has one 'color' of light, where the IPL is white light.

Apparently hair growth cycles around different patches on the skin, and you need to hit the root when it's active. So they say it takes up to 12 weeks or more, with weekly treatments.

Braun IPL 5, Why? Because flash tubes can make UV light. I trust a bigger name like Braun to get the UV filter right on their machine. The Braun at least, is no joke. On the high setting, it will smoke hair off the body if you don't shave first.

We are a month or two into treatments. Wife is getting WAY better results (She is neon white, with dark hair...). I started on low, and have slowly worked up to the high setting. I'm seeing results now, with patches where the hair is gone.

Braun has a whole range of IPL5 devices avaliable. The higher cost ones are the same as the lower cost ones. The difference is the case (plastic, vs, fake leather, vs leather), and the number of attachments. Get the lower cost one (unless your hair removal device must live in a real leather case!).

Ask if you want to know more.

Oh, if we had a place around here that did laser or electrolysis, I'd would have done that. (4 hours of driving for an appointment in the nearest place that does it...)

 

[apantyhoselovr]

No one makes a home laser device. Anything you can buy is a flash ImPulse Light (IPL) device. They're basically a camera flash tube that makes a LOT of light. Laser has one 'color' of light, where the IPL is white light.

Apparently hair growth cycles around different patches on the skin, and you need to hit the root when it's active. So they say it takes up to 12 weeks or more, with weekly treatments.

Braun IPL 5, Why? Because flash tubes can make UV light. I trust a bigger name like Braun to get the UV filter right on their machine. The Braun at least, is no joke. On the high setting, it will smoke hair off the body if you don't shave first.

We are a month or two into treatments. Wife is getting WAY better results (She is neon white, with dark hair...). I started on low, and have slowly worked up to the high setting. I'm seeing results now, with patches where the hair is gone.

Braun has a whole range of IPL5 devices avaliable. The higher cost ones are the same as the lower cost ones. The difference is the case (plastic, vs, fake leather, vs leather), and the number of attachments. Get the lower cost one (unless your hair removal device must live in a real leather case!).

Ask if you want to know more.

Oh, if we had a place around here that did laser or electrolysis, I'd would have done that. (4 hours of driving for an appointment in the nearest place that does it...)

doubt it's the same but i think it's the same principle. the home units used for this i know aren't as potent but mine was about $90 on amazon and it called for waxing or shaving to start smooth. then as needed use it maybe twice a week. it's timely because the bulb is smaller. it's like an electric razor but it emits a light that gradually destroys the roots. it has a trigger you squeeze to emit the light which has a pop to it as you do. then you move the tip of the light to the next spot and repeat. it cautions that it doesn't work well on light colored hair. i used one for a year off and on and now 20 yrs. later i have blonde stubble i have to shave. no regrets here i just wish the home units cost less and were more efficient.