IPL is the hair removal revolution that freed women from wax, razors, electric hair remover etc. It's permanent or semi-permanent (semi-permanent means that on 90% of the body the removal is permanent). The average number of sessions needed is 8, two or three months apart, even if it depends on the areas you want to treat. Let's see why the IPL hair removal system is better than any other traditional method.
Razor:
This method doesn't remove the hair at the root, but cuts it at the skin level. It's suggested just in "emergency" cases, because after the cut the hair regrows stronger, but not in more quantity, as it's believed. Hair grow an average of 6,3mm/month. apart from the axillary ones that grow twice as fast. Because of that, we do not recommend this method as usual.
Hair removal cream:
If you wash out the cream too late you can cause severe reddenings. Like razor hair removal and contrary to IPL, it shaves hair but it doesn't remove it completely, even if it is a less aggressive treatment. The main disadvantage compared to IPL laser hair removal is the short duration and the slow application.
Wax:
Wax is harmful if you have varicose veins or circulatory problems. If you have lots of unwanted hair the use of ready-to-use wax stripes, can be complicated, slow and painful. Although it remove the hair from the root its main disadvantage is that is much more painful than other treatments.
Electric hair remover:
Some hair may embody after usage, especially where the skin is thicker, for example in the calfs. It causes pain if there are many hair. At the moment they are not developed enough to be used in sensible areas and this is the main disadvantage compared to the IPL treatment.
