Friday, September 13, 2013

How Does Home Laser Hair Removal Really Work?

By Jemmi Casey


The popularity of home laser hair removal systems has grown immensely in recent years. In the past spas and doctors were the only ones authorized to use them.

With the new leading edge technology and lower prices, their popularity has increased substantially. Knowing how a home laser hair removal device works prior to purchasing it is extremely important so that the expectations of what and how they work are properly set.

For many people, safety is one of the first things that come to mind. Since home laser devices are pretty high tech, it makes sense to read the instructions thoroughly and most all products have a help line that will answer any things you might not understand.

Being aware of home laser hair removal system pros and cons is important. Permanent removal of hair on various body parts in an seriously fast, convenient, and relatively simple way is one of the more important pros.

The need to shave, pluck or wax is no longer required. The financial aspects is probably the biggest negative with the cost being a lot more for lasers than it costs to shave, wax, or pluck, with the fact being kept in mind that these are not permanent hair removal methods of course.

Permanent hair reduction is a long term and consistent reduction in the regrowth of hair following the application of a solution for eliminating them as defined by the FDA. The hair growth cycle is what drives this definition of permanent hair reduction.

An individual growth cycle exists for each unique hair on a persons body. Eliminating hair on the body permanently is dependent on the laser application occurring when a hair is the growing stage. 25-30% of a persons body hair will be in an active growth stage at any one time.

A laser treatment needs to be reapplied several time over a period of time in order to catch all the hairs in an active growing stage. To permanently remove all the body hair in a particular area, it generally it takes about 4-6 months and approximately 3-8 laser treatment applications.

The technology behind a laser is based on the principal of photothermolysis. This is the where specific pulse durations and light wavelengths are properly aligned to achieve the best results for an area of the body that is targeted.

Melanin is one of key components of hair color. There are two types of Melanin contained in hair and this is the primary target of home laser hair removal products.

Darker colored hair is related to Eumelanin and blonde/red colored hair is associated with pheomelanin. Hair that is coarser and darker works best with home lasers because of principals associated with light absorption.

It is very important to check the manufacturer information before purchasing, because some lasers do not work well with certain skin and hair color patterns. The optimal combination is having a lighter skin complexion along with darker tones of hair.




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