Permanent hair removal - seeking advice

[A]

That's really interesting. Out of curiosity, where are you at with lamps? Do they give out often? Have you had to spend a lot on new lamps?

[stacey fisher]

I  have now had 5 lazar sessions and am clear from hair just one or 2 hairs left told that one more should do it am dark haired told it very s on hair type and can tack up to 15 sessions to clear completely if hair is light brown

[TaoRaven]

That's really interesting. Out of curiosity, where are you at with lamps? Do they give out often? Have you had to spend a lot on new lamps?

I have been getting the lamps on Ebay for $25.00 each with free shipping. I picked up a case of three, and I am half way through the second one.

They last quite a while, actually. I was surprised.

So, so far....$160 for the IPL itself, and $75 on lamps.

Your mileage may vary, of course.

[A]

How many face treatments does a lamp do, for instance?

[TaoRaven]

How many face treatments does a lamp do, for instance?

probably quite a few. I do face, bikini area, inner thighs, feet, hands, chest, belly, and a couple other small trouble areas with each treatment. The face hurts the most, BTW....even more than the "tender bits".

If one were only doing the face, I can't imagine how long the lamp would last. A very long time, considering you really shouldn't treat the same area more than once every two weeks.

[vlmitchell]

Used a professional electrologist because of my super pale skin and very light red hair. Lots of sessions and I'm the super-omg sensitive type so it was more or less like 100 hours of hell. That said, no noticeable scarring from it and I'm really free of facial hair. For the legs and whatnot? Well, I'm just using Nair and shaving. There's no *WAY* I'm doing 200 hours to remove all *that* noise.

[Jasriella]

I almost bought that NoNo but everyone I talk to tell me hell nono! I've spent the better part of this month looking for a safe DIY permanent hair removal that's reliable, and I think I found it.

I just spent $270 on the Silkn Flash&Go. I read up on a few different websites on their reviews and all I could find bad about it is the cost, and it doesn't work for dark skin people. Puts me in the clear and beings I can afford it I'm taking the risk. Optimal results of total hair loss take abou 3 months but fortunately after that I won't have to pay for it again like shaving or waxing and it's painless.

[Jessika Lin]

I'd love to get one of the hand-held IPL devices, I saw a Remmington brand one for around $200. Sadly they don't deliver to Canada and none of the local stores carry any type of IPL device.

[Teela Renee]

i spent a few hundred dollars,  bought my own laser, made by tria , doing it once a week for 8 months ish i was hair free on my face.

[GinaDouglas]

Lastly, I have found that clinics near me mainly offer IPL, which I am told is not too effective. A clinic a couple of blocks away also offers something called ' SHR / Soprano XLi (Super Hair Removal) ', anyone have any experiences with that? If not, what have you tried that worked? What type should I look for?

I have heard really good things about Soprano.  You are lucky you found a place that has one.

[Jasriella]

Okay I just gave my first test run of my Flash&Go and I'm.....umm.....yeah I read the directions and it says specifically not to use it on tattoos because the system judges skin pigment and adjusts the power needed and HOLY CRAP! My tattoo on my left forearm is now 3D lol, damn that burned. I didn't even pay attention to where I gave it a test run like it says in the instructions and ouch *facepalm.*

On the plus side it's not uncomfortable at all on the armpits. You have to shave before use and my armpits are always shaved. It was a little startling at first because it pops when you pull the trigger and might sting a little at first but nowhere near as bad as waxing. Next up my legs.

[Danielle Sherry]

Thank you sooo much for starting this thread, I learned a lot.

In South Korea we have the Iaan Clinic. It's a laser removal center. I was picturing myself consulting with them for face and chest (I'm lucky, I don't have a lot of hair to begin with). The trouble is that I'm 50 years old, light skinned but grey haired. Electrolysis for permanent removal? Done.

I'm reading the warnings from the older girls, to have it done by a professional. I will look.