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IPL Effect on Laser
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I honestly have a very bad experience with IPLs. I used one for several months once a week and, not only did mine break after 3 months, it also wasn't really noticeable that anything happened.
No, actually that was a lie. I did notice that, the space that was usually occupied with one hair now occasionally had a second (very thin) hair growing right next to it. It made me effectively have more body hair.
I'm sure that it would have worked better if I kept it up for half a year more or so, but there where 2 more factors that made my stop using it:
So in conclusion: save your money and save your time (imo)
Edit to clarify: I mainly used it on my legs, I notices absolutely nothing on my face either though
What machine did you use so I can avoid it?
The Braun Silk-expert pro 5, probably the most expensive and best reviewed IPL device out there
It seems that IPL effectiveness varies a lot based on the texture of the hair, not just color. It eventually worked on my legs, but not my face.
Very interesting. I'm white enough that I get made fun of for it from my family and my body hair as pretty much as black as it gets but it just didn't seem like it worked...
I also never got any razor burns (tho in all fairness, I only really used it for me legs and face). Maybe my unit was just defective?