What is The Advantage of Using IPL Over Other Types of Hair Removal?
Unlike the slow precision 'hair by hair' treatments like electrolysis, IPL treats hundreds of hair follicles at once. Shaving only results in the appearance of stronger and denser hair regrowth. Waxing can be painful, repetitive and often causes ingrown hair. Chemical depilation is slow, messy, can smell unpleasant and is not permanent.
Permanent hair reduction treatment with the IPL beauty Light is so superior, with the fast pulsing frequency and huge head sizes, that large areas like full legs, arms or even a full mans chest or back can be treated in a relatively short period of time.
How Effective is IPL at Permanent Hair Reduction?
There is no such thing as completely permanent hair removal with any machine or any type of treatment for most people. IPL is very effective at permanently destroying most of the targeted hair follicles.
Most people get an extremely effective hair reduction with each treatment, with comparatively little or no regrowth after a course of treatment. Some people get complete hair removal with no regrowth. Some people require maintenance treatment once or twice a year. At any one time, only about a quarter of our hair follicles are in the active growing stage therefore susceptible to IPL Beauty Light or any other laser heat destruction.
The hair growth cycle has three phases, the growth period, transition period and dormancy period. Only hair in the growth period can be effectively removed. This is why multiple treatments are required for effective permanent hair reduction. This principal is the same for everyone, so do not believe those companies who claim permanent hair removal with a couple of treatments.
What Hair Colour And Skin Type Can Be Treated?
Most skin types can be treated but the lighter the skin colour and the darker the hair colour the more permanent hair follicle destruction is possible.
IPL Beauty Light targets the increased concentration of melanin deep within the base of the follicle, more than the hair shaft. The darker the hair root, the more melanin pigment concentration there and the more thermal energy will be delivered, thus the more hair follicles will be permanently destroyed.
Lighter skin colour has less surface melanin pigment so the IPL Beauty Light can be operated at full power output and obtain greater hair follicle heat destruction without the risk of burning the surface layers. However, a more tanned person has more surface melanin and all of these machines cannot be operated at full power output wattage due to there being a risk of burning the surface melanin pigment.
Therefore, the lighter the hair colour and the darker the skin, the more treatments are necessary to achieve the same hair follicle destruction. Mousy brown/blonde hair on tanned skin certainly can be treated, but will require more sessions. A program tailored to your skin type and condition will be made upon your individual assessment
How Many Treatments Are Necessary?
Achieving a successful and effective permanent hair reduction dark hair on a pale skin usually requires 4-7 treatments over a period of 6-8 months, commencing at 4-5 week intervals, for maximum benefit. Further treatments depend on whether there is further growth. Lighter hair with darker skin will require more treatments.
Each person's growth pattern is different and effected by many factors, mainly the hormonal influences. Even for the hairiest males, with high levels of testosterone causing prolific hair growth IPL Beauty Light treatments can effect a Permanent hair reduction. The remaining hair regrowth will appear much finer and not as unsightly and troublesome.
Consider the costs for treatment are spread over a period of time, and take into account the amount time money and effort you are already spending on your current hair removal regime, then make your decision about IPL permanent hair reduction.
We list all our prices so you can consider the price along with the benefits treatment will mean to you. We are not like some companies that only give P.O.A. (price on application) then pressure you when you are already in the treatment room or worse give you a bill for a lot more than you were expecting!
What Areas Of The Body Can Be Treated?
All areas of the face and body can be treated with the Intense Pulsed Light. Anyone who has been a waxing client will be truly amazed at how superior and easy IPL treatments are and will never want to go back to the pain of waxing again!
The common waxing areas for women of chin, upper lip, underarms, legs and bikini, even full Brazilian IPL treatments are relatively painless in comparison. IPL has opened up a whole new opportunity for men to undergo permanent hair reduction because of the speed and ease of treatment of large areas such as chest, shoulders and back. Men who are tired of shaving and 5 o'clock shadow can significantly reduce the beard regrowth, which can dramatically improve appearance and make them appear more youthful.
Why Does Hair Seem To 'Grow' After Treatment?
Unlike some types of laser treatment, hairs are not vaporised by Intense Pulsed Light. The hair follicles are targeted for destruction by the thermal energy but the hair remain in the skin and are often still attached to the epidermis. Hair will fall out after 2-3 weeks as the epidermis is renewed. During this period it may seem like the hairs are growing as the epidermis pushes them out
Clients are advised to regularly use a loofah to speed this process. It is quite ok. to shave new growth between treatments although we do ask clients to avoid epilation and waxing between treatments to ensure as many follicles as possible contain a hair and thus can be destroyed by the IPL Beauty Light.
What Is Ipl Photo-rejuvenation?
Intense Pulsed Light at different frequency provides an effective way to help combat sun damage, smooth fine lines, even skin tone and reduce acne. One of the main reasons the innovation of IPL technology in non- surgical beauty treatment options is gaining popularity is that as a sun-loving nation typically our skin can be quite sun damaged.
The IPL Beauty Light can be effective in reducing the appearance of skin blemishes and freckles on the face, neck and chest as well as treating spider veins and small broken capillaries.
IPL is known to stimulate the production of collagen, which noticeably rejuvenates the skin. Just one treatment will reveal an improvement, although the results are cumulative and three to six treatments will maximise the outcome.
IPL Photo- rejuvenation beauty enhancing treatments are safe and non- invasive and there is minimal discomfort. They are not as harsh as laser treatments and since there are no wounds there is no healing process involved. Skin condition can be improved with no disruption to the skin surface.
IPL technology is based on the same principle as laser but instead emits a broad spectrum of pulsed light to reach several layers of the skin at once.
Intense Pulsed Light ( IPL ), as most commonly employed by non-specialist medical practitioners and beauticians, is a method of hair removal from the body involving the use of a specially constructed xenon flash lamp and focusing optics.
The Intense Pulsed Light hair removal process has become very popular due to its cheaper and faster procedure compared to laser hair removal , which is often more costly and time consuming. The comparison of effectiveness between Intense Pulsed Light and Laser Epilation is debated by scientists, equipment manufacturers and practitioners but is generally accepted to be equivalent results. IPL is generally advertised as "permanent hair reduction " as opposed to "permanent hair removal " (these phrases are misnomers when applied to laser or IPL hair removal).
Hair removal mechanics: The focused, broad- spectrum light is applied to the surface of the skin by way of either a hand-held wand, or by an articulated arm. The intense light travels through the tissue of the skin until it strikes the hair shafts or the bulb (root) of the hair. The bulb is usually where the highest concentration of melanin is located, as opposed to the rest of the hair shaft. The light is converted to heat energy. The bulb and most of the hair shaft are instantly vaporized. The intense heat radiated by the hair also destroys the hair-producing papilla or the entire hair follicle . It is also claimed that direct light-heat conversion occurs directly in the darker colored capilaries that bring nourishing blood to the follicle.
IPL technology is also employed in the treatment of medical disorders of the skin including sun damage induced dyspigmentation and vascular changes; poikiloderma of Civatte; acne Rosacea ; broken capillaries/telangiectases; vascular and pigmented birth marks. Such treatment is best administered by a specialist dermatologist. This new technology incorporates 'dual mode filtering' and other important advances which result in safer and more effective treatment than the older systems; which were initially designed for simple processes such as hair removal.
The pulses of light produced by IPL equipment are very short in duration, so discomfort and damage to non-target tissues is minor. Most people who undergo IPL epilation only experience slight irritation similar to that of a minor sunburn though under certain circumstances, blisters may occur. Men undergoing the procedure experience greater discomfort as male body hair is generally thicker than women's. Depending on the instrument settings and intensity, treating sensitive areas such as the chest and face can result in pain comparable to waxing the same areas; however this pain dissipates immediately. The light that emanates from the IPL wand is filtered to remove any ultraviolet components, eliminating the possibility of UV skin damage.