Before you throw a lot of money at a "permanent" solution, though, here's my experience: unlike their claims, laser hair removal is not permanent. I've tried, like others. I had a lot of sessions (12, I think), with the appropriate waiting phases in between. The hair stopped growing - for a while. A year later, though, everything was back to square one. :-( It appears that the laser treatment does not really kill the hair roots, as they claim, but rather renders them dormant for a while. So to be working, the treatment has to be repeated (perhaps once a month or so?), which is quite expensive.
However, there are small IPL laser instruments for home use these days, so maybe getting one of them would work for you. Should be cheaper than the treatments with a professional, and repetition once a month should then not be a problem... so if you want to go for a more permanent solution than shaving, maybe this could be a way to go. I've heard from several people that they are very happy with the solution. Do wear UV-proof sunglasses when you use these, though!
Generally, laser treatment works better the darker the hair and the lighter the skin color. Not sure it works on grey hair... It does not seem to bother the skin much (although you have to shave directly before using it, but when there's less hair, that should also be easier on the skin, and after the first few treatments, the continued treatment is more to keep the hair from growing back than to remove existant hair). It does mean applying UV radiation directly to the skin, but from the sessions I had, I never got so much as a mild sunburn, so I guess it should be safe?
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Date: 2017-10-11 07:42 am (UTC)Before you throw a lot of money at a "permanent" solution, though, here's my experience: unlike their claims, laser hair removal is not permanent. I've tried, like others. I had a lot of sessions (12, I think), with the appropriate waiting phases in between. The hair stopped growing - for a while. A year later, though, everything was back to square one. :-(
It appears that the laser treatment does not really kill the hair roots, as they claim, but rather renders them dormant for a while. So to be working, the treatment has to be repeated (perhaps once a month or so?), which is quite expensive.
However, there are small IPL laser instruments for home use these days, so maybe getting one of them would work for you. Should be cheaper than the treatments with a professional, and repetition once a month should then not be a problem... so if you want to go for a more permanent solution than shaving, maybe this could be a way to go. I've heard from several people that they are very happy with the solution. Do wear UV-proof sunglasses when you use these, though!
Generally, laser treatment works better the darker the hair and the lighter the skin color. Not sure it works on grey hair... It does not seem to bother the skin much (although you have to shave directly before using it, but when there's less hair, that should also be easier on the skin, and after the first few treatments, the continued treatment is more to keep the hair from growing back than to remove existant hair). It does mean applying UV radiation directly to the skin, but from the sessions I had, I never got so much as a mild sunburn, so I guess it should be safe?