Does anyone have a home IPL machine?

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I keep looking at these and pondering how light can get rid of hair, and whether it works like laser and will stop the hair growing back as quickly?

Any mumsnetters have one and do they work?

I have the Boots Smooth skin because I have chin hairs. I have to say I didn't find it terribly effective for this area, I'm not sure why but I have ended up having Salon lasering instead which works much better.

Bawabod I checked on the Smooth skin site and it says this

?If you have a parent or grandparent who is naturally dark skinned, for example of Indian, Pakistani, Black Caribbean, Black African or Bangladeshi descent, even if your skin tone is Fair, Medium or Dark on the Skin Tone chart. Darker skin tones absorb too much light during treatment, which may cause serious skin injury

so not suitable for yourself and suspect most of the home ones will be the same.

June2009 Yes I just kept shaving inbetween its been about 4 weeks and i still have my bald patches, I did keep trying to use the ipl but I found it impossible to get all 4 skin sensors touching the skin with the rio one so gave up, so think I'm going to get the homedics me my elos soon as their is no skin sensors on this model

Thanks rookiemater will have to keep on going with the top-ups in the salon. Then bring on the menopause and it will be back to full face Wow so much to look forward too!!!!

You may go for IPL treatment as it works equally for every tone of skin.

Hello, i want to put my 2 pence into the conversation.
First of all at home ipl machines are good for hair management. If you want to perform a full hair removal of an area you are looking at months to complete, by that time you would of used up all the shots of your device.

i've read a good article about the cost of using a at home ipl machine against getting a professional treatment here: www.hptgroup.eu/beauty-blog/item/76-ipl-the-hidden-costs.html

The home ipl systems cost around £300 and from what i've seen you typically have 80,000 shots then you have to replace the machine.

The £300 will pay for a professional salon to do a course IPL hair removal on the same area which will yield better & faster results.

I think it is a bit of a no brainer, but that is my opinion.

Intense pulsed light (IPL) works wonders for hair removal, its a tried and tested method. The complications come in when you have a treatment with a shoddy ipl machine or a neglected un serviced machine.

If you go to a good established salon who do IPL and have some good questions that you kind of know the answers to, you can gauge there response. Hopefully they know there craft as they should do, if this is the case you can be quite confident that the treatment can be performed correctly.

Next i would ask about the machine they are using and the shot count, armed with that information google about it see if it's done to many shots and you would be paying for an ineffective treatment, see the supplier of the equipment if they are reputable.

i read a great article about what salon owners being required by insurance to have at least yearly servicing www.hptgroup.eu/beauty-blog/item/77-does-your-insurance-require.html be pushy and ask if you can see.

At least you can then make an informed decision about what you are wanting and have realistic expectations on results.

One of the biggest pit falls is paying for a cheep treatment because there is a deal. It is not like getting your nails done on a deal, it's more in depth then that.

I hope this helps you

get a try karmin ipl hair removal ;)

Yes!! Bloody brilliant!

What happens iwhen f use with fake tan has anybody tried this?

I have Philips Lumea - the expensive one - and it's brilliant. Bikini line completely gone after two sessions; legs are getting better; and chin and lip are in pretty good shape too. Best investment ever - I have hated my hair for so long and can't believe it's coming to an end.

If you have fake tan and use the Philips what happens will this damage the skin?

Ipl can also be used to help with rosacea. Had anybody tried these devices with rosacea at home,,?
Because I've only ever known ipl for rosacea to become used in a clinic. I've no idea if it's the same frequency and whatever as it should be for rosacea on these devices

But I tell you what it would save me a bomb in just a couple years