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Post by greeniis10 on Jan 21, 2015 11:23:46 GMT -5
But is it safe? Can you provide a link for the exact product? I don't have any money, but I have always wanted to do a permanent (or the closet thing) option. Electroysis is the only permanent option, but it's such a time and money commitment. I know that even with laser, it can still grow back. But it's the safety issue of doing it at home that bothers me. Can you also do the bikini line (and hmm....brazilian bikini line) with the laser? And logistically, how can you do yourself when some areas are hard to reach? I don't shave or wax anymore. I use a machine that pulls out all the hairs by the root (wax results) with electrical razor simplicity. I'm pretty immune to the pain aspect of it. The greatest advantage is that it get hair by the roots even when they are short. And I never have stubble or one day growth like with shaving, since hair grows in cycles. I don't know why people don't use it here in north america, but women use it a lot in Europe. Electrolysis is ungodly painful and slow. I'd put prescription numbing cream on my lip an hour before, thirty before, and just a few minutes before and I was always white knuckling it in the chair with tears in my eyes. And she'd only get like 15 hairs a session! The website is www.silkn.com and it's approved by the FDA (a Canadian company Tanda had a similar product but it wasn't in US markets when I bought mine). It's actually an IPL not a laser. I think they only claim permanent reduction, but I bought mine at least three years ago, hadn't done my armpits in well over a year (longer if I'm screwing my dates up) and have only had less than ten hairs pop up. This is from having to shave every day because of how fast and dark they are. I've done my bikini line less frequently, but had similar results. Hair there is coming back, but I got lazy and didn't do the whole round with it. I have no idea if you could do a Brazilian, not what I want so I never checked. My legs are quite a bit less as I've done less sessions with them. I haven't had a problem with reach but I haven't had to do any on my back lol. I have the original one. They now have a version of it with "lifetime" pulses. I'm looking at replacing mine with the flash and go lifetime version instead of buying replacement bulbs. Thank you for all the info and the product recommendation! I'm going to look into this.
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Post by Lizard Queen on Jan 21, 2015 11:42:56 GMT -5
Electrolysis is ungodly painful and slow. I'd put prescription numbing cream on my lip an hour before, thirty before, and just a few minutes before and I was always white knuckling it in the chair with tears in my eyes. And she'd only get like 15 hairs a session! The website is www.silkn.com and it's approved by the FDA (a Canadian company Tanda had a similar product but it wasn't in US markets when I bought mine). It's actually an IPL not a laser. I think they only claim permanent reduction, but I bought mine at least three years ago, hadn't done my armpits in well over a year (longer if I'm screwing my dates up) and have only had less than ten hairs pop up. This is from having to shave every day because of how fast and dark they are. I've done my bikini line less frequently, but had similar results. Hair there is coming back, but I got lazy and didn't do the whole round with it. I have no idea if you could do a Brazilian, not what I want so I never checked. My legs are quite a bit less as I've done less sessions with them. I haven't had a problem with reach but I haven't had to do any on my back lol. I have the original one. They now have a version of it with "lifetime" pulses. I'm looking at replacing mine with the flash and go lifetime version instead of buying replacement bulbs. Thank you for all the info and the product recommendation! I'm going to look into this. I've got a different brand of at home laser: www.qvc.com/Tria-Beauty-4X-Laser-Hair-Removal-Device-for-Face-&-Body.product.A265174.html?sc=A265174-SRCH&cm_sp=VIEWPOSITION-_-2-_-A265174&catentryImage=http://images.qvc.com/is/image/a/74/a265174.001?$uslarge$(I didn't pay that price though. I think it was $350, so more than that other one.) I don't use it all the time, but it works all right. For laser to work well, you need pale skin and dark hair (which I do have, just an FYI). If you have blond hair, you need to do electrolysis instead. I've gotten the expensive laser done at a doctor's office 10+ years ago, but some of the hair grew back. I also got the cheaper laser that they advertised a lot at one time. It didn't work that well. The Tria works all right. I don't use it too much to be able to say exactly how well. I got it mostly for the pesky chin hairs that love to reappear occasionally. It's got most of those at bay. It seems to knock the courser, darker hair down a notch or 3. The think that pulls the hair out was called an Epilady, which was all the rage in the late 80's - early 90's. I never got one, but I heard that it hurts! Maybe (probably) most American women are just wimps! (me included )
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Post by justme on Jan 21, 2015 11:46:48 GMT -5
I mainly didn't get tria because the small treatment size (legs was #1 reason), once it's out it's out, and at the time it wasn't approved for face or bikini, forget which.
But it was right there at my top choices and I was going to buy it until I found silkn.
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Post by Lizard Queen on Jan 21, 2015 11:53:02 GMT -5
I mainly didn't get tria because the small treatment size (legs was #1 reason), once it's out it's out, and at the time it wasn't approved for face or bikini, forget which. But it was right there at my top choices and I was going to buy it until I found silkn. I got it right after they approved it for the face. I'll keep the Silkn in mind for when my Tria gives up the ghost. My main concern was it actually working, but it would be nice to get my legs de-haired once and for all.
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Post by justme on Jan 21, 2015 11:56:07 GMT -5
Yea I figured it was going to be approved soon after I bought, but didn't want to wait! You'd think I would have been better about doing all the treatments! Lol. Now I get to start again with my legs.
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Post by greeniis10 on Jan 21, 2015 12:56:28 GMT -5
Thank you for all the info and the product recommendation! I'm going to look into this. I've got a different brand of at home laser: www.qvc.com/Tria-Beauty-4X-Laser-Hair-Removal-Device-for-Face-&-Body.product.A265174.html?sc=A265174-SRCH&cm_sp=VIEWPOSITION-_-2-_-A265174&catentryImage=http://images.qvc.com/is/image/a/74/a265174.001?$uslarge$(I didn't pay that price though. I think it was $350, so more than that other one.) I don't use it all the time, but it works all right. For laser to work well, you need pale skin and dark hair (which I do have, just an FYI). If you have blond hair, you need to do electrolysis instead. I've gotten the expensive laser done at a doctor's office 10+ years ago, but some of the hair grew back. I also got the cheaper laser that they advertised a lot at one time. It didn't work that well. The Tria works all right. I don't use it too much to be able to say exactly how well. I got it mostly for the pesky chin hairs that love to reappear occasionally. It's got most of those at bay. It seems to knock the courser, darker hair down a notch or 3. The think that pulls the hair out was called an Epilady, which was all the rage in the late 80's - early 90's. I never got one, but I heard that it hurts! Maybe (probably) most American women are just wimps! (me included ) Thank you for the additional information! I have medium/olive (Italian) skin and light brown hair, so I guess this one wouldn't work for me. I appreciate the feedback, though, because unless I've missed it they don't specify on the infomercials that it only works on certain skin and hair types / color.
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Post by busymom on Jan 21, 2015 13:35:13 GMT -5
I'm sorry to report to you that yes, blondes DO get hair, & it gets thicker around the time of perimenopause. And, to add insult to injury, you begin to grow hair in new places too, right around the time it stops growing, or slows down growing on your legs.
Look at what you young'uns have to look forward to!
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Post by Lizard Queen on Jan 21, 2015 13:44:58 GMT -5
I've got a different brand of at home laser: www.qvc.com/Tria-Beauty-4X-Laser-Hair-Removal-Device-for-Face-&-Body.product.A265174.html?sc=A265174-SRCH&cm_sp=VIEWPOSITION-_-2-_-A265174&catentryImage=http://images.qvc.com/is/image/a/74/a265174.001?$uslarge$(I didn't pay that price though. I think it was $350, so more than that other one.) I don't use it all the time, but it works all right. For laser to work well, you need pale skin and dark hair (which I do have, just an FYI). If you have blond hair, you need to do electrolysis instead. I've gotten the expensive laser done at a doctor's office 10+ years ago, but some of the hair grew back. I also got the cheaper laser that they advertised a lot at one time. It didn't work that well. The Tria works all right. I don't use it too much to be able to say exactly how well. I got it mostly for the pesky chin hairs that love to reappear occasionally. It's got most of those at bay. It seems to knock the courser, darker hair down a notch or 3. The think that pulls the hair out was called an Epilady, which was all the rage in the late 80's - early 90's. I never got one, but I heard that it hurts! Maybe (probably) most American women are just wimps! (me included ) Thank you for the additional information! I have medium/olive (Italian) skin and light brown hair, so I guess this one wouldn't work for me. I appreciate the feedback, though, because unless I've missed it they don't specify on the infomercials that it only works on certain skin and hair types / color. NP. It sounds like your skin tone/hair combination may be on the margin. This page www.triabeauty.com/home-laser-hair-removal has the different combinations. According to that, it MIGHT work for you. It would probably hurt more though, since the laser targets the darker pigments. Good luck!
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Post by cktc on Jan 21, 2015 14:39:32 GMT -5
I don't shave or wax anymore. I use a machine that pulls out all the hairs by the root (wax results) with electrical razor simplicity. I'm pretty immune to the pain aspect of it. The greatest advantage is that it get hair by the roots even when they are short. And I never have stubble or one day growth like with shaving, since hair grows in cycles. I don't know why people don't use it here in north america, but women use it a lot in Europe. I like Epilating, and have even suggested it to others, but it isn't without faults. It takes a long time, is insanely noisy, and if you have course or dense hair the pain is pretty unreal. If I use it on my underarms my follicles will bleed.
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