Smooth skin every day - spoiled for choice

Are you one of those women for whom an average of 45 minutes of body care every morning, including shaving, is part of the daily routine? Shaving, waxing, sugaring, epilating, depilatory creams - there are many time-consuming and sometimes very cost-intensive methods to get rid of body hair. However, the smooth skin feeling usually doesn't last long. And perhaps you don't always have the time, desire or the necessary change for stubble-free legs or a smooth bikini line. With sensitive skin, reactions such as irritation, redness or inflammation caused by frequent hair removal are not uncommon. However, women in particular suffer from hair growth, especially when there is excessive hair on the face or other parts of the body. To save costs, time and nerves, more and more people are therefore considering permanent hair removal.

What you need to consider for permanent hair removal

Permanent hair removal using laser and light pulse methods are two ways of getting rid of unwanted hair. However, you need to be aware of one thing right away: The term permanent removal is the wrong choice here. Permanent hair reduction is more accurate. This is because the hair is still able to grow back, but much more slowly.

Even if many offers of laser devices for home use sound very tempting, you should also consult a specialist. They will provide comprehensive advice, analyze the skin and sometimes test an area of skin. Treatment after a vacation is also not advisable, as the melanin in the tanned skin could lead to burns.

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Laser treatment

With the laser method, the melanin contained in the hair absorbs the heat beam of the laser, which always shines on the hair with the same intensity. In this way, the hair shaft and the hair root are heated and irrevocably destroyed so that no new hair can form from then on. To protect the surrounding skin from the heat, the skin is constantly cooled during the treatment. Laser treatment can only be carried out by a dermatologist, as the laser devices required are not freely available and require expert operation.

The disadvantage of this method is that it takes a lot of time, as each area of skin to be depilated must be individually irradiated with the laser. In this way, only a small part of the skin can be treated at any one time and several treatment sessions are necessary to really destroy all the hair roots. This is because laser treatment is only effective if the hair is in a growth phase. If it is not, it will not fall out later. There must also be an interval of several weeks between sessions. In addition, swelling and redness may occur for a short time after the treatment, which must heal.

As the melanin required is particularly present in dark hair, this method is also less suitable if you have particularly light hair. The darker the hair, the better the removal works. Light hair has too little melanin, which the laser needs in order to transport the heat to the hair roots, destroy them and stop hair growth.

If you want permanent hair removal for large areas, you can expect to pay several hundred euros for several sessions. Small areas that can be treated in one or a few sessions will cost around 100 euros. The treatment usually lasts for several years. The risk of injury and complications is also low with the laser method.

Permanent hair removal using light pulses (ILP - Intensed Pulsed Light)

With the ILP method, the melanin contained in the hair absorbs light energy, which "flashes" onto the skin with varying intensity. In this way, just as with the laser method, the hair follicle is heated and destroyed.

As flash lamp devices are not considered medical products, the treatment can also be carried out by cosmeticians. However, the risk of injury is much higher due to the flashlight process, so you should only have this type of treatment carried out by a specialist and not in a beauty salon. In this way, you protect yourself from unwanted pain and burns.

If beauty salons use ILP devices with a less intense light beam, they often promise unrealistic results at overpriced prices. Permanent hair removal is not possible with lower power devices and is only effective for a few months. So don't be fooled by false promises.

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