Home IPL Hair Removal

Home IPL hair removal is most effective for people who have already received a professional IPL hair removal treatment.

IPL, or intense pulsed light, is a dermatological treatment used to remove excess body hair. IPL treatments use a concentrated beam of light to weaken the hair follicle. While IPL treatments are traditionally performed by a medical practitioner, home IPL hair removal is possible due to a number of devices that have been coming out. Home IPL hair removal is done with the aid of a device that emits the same beam of light that the doctor would use. Home IPL hair removal should not be performed on the face or neck without first consulting with a physician or dermatologist. Ideally the user of a home IPL hair removal device is light-skinned and has dark hair. IPL hair removal tend not to work well on light colored hair, such as blond and gray.

This is because IPL is absorbed by the melanin in skin and hair. Dark hair has more melanin, and so would absorb more of the light. In the same way, dark skin also absorbs more of the light, which is why home IPL hair removal can be damaging to dark skin. It is not recommended that people with dark skin or have darkly tanned skin use home IPL hair removal. There are a few down sides to home IPL hair removal. The units can are expensive, ranging in the hundreds of dollars.

As mentioned before, this treatment should not be performed on the face, since it can cause damage to the eyes. Also home IPL hair removal tends to be less effective than procedures performed in the doctor's office. For this reason, home IPL hair removal is most effective for people who have already received a professional IPL hair removal treatment. You can obtain a device for home IPL hair removal from your dermatologist. They typically cost between 200 and 800 dollars, depending on the brand and model.