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I have fair and sensitive skin. My hair is thick...
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I have fair and sensitive skin. My hair is thick and very dark in colour. I choose to start laser hair removal because at my age of 32 my hair was so thick that wearing pants became unbearable. I also had issues with my leg skin growing over faster then my hair grew out and caused a lot of ingrown hairs. Waxing was problematic because of ingrown hairs. And shaving lasted a day as my hair grew too fast. It was a disaster.
I started with an 8 session package of full legs and Brazilian.
First session on legs: laser was set to 7 I had shaved 24hrs prior. No lotion no creams, my legs were dry and itchy for the session. Technician applied blue gel and then the hand laser came into full contact with my legs. After session was over I believe I had raised red bumps that lasted an hour after the appointment was over. I applied aloe Vera gel when I got home as she recommended it. I felt heat from laser. No discomfort and absolutely no pain.
3weeks until next session.
Technician set machine to 7 no discomfort no pain
3 weeks until next session.
I did not see any reduction of hair. This was now my third session. I shaved my legs 48hours before treatment and I had present stubble. I addressed concern to technician. She turned laser up to 8. I had raised bumps for two hours after treatment. No discomfort.
****forgot to mention I started sessions in May and summer season. Kinda stupid as in i always wore SPF 70 and covered my legs*** in hind sight, should have started legs in the fall.
3 weeks lalalalalalal
4th treatment I see a slower growth cycle starting, no hair loss yet. Still at a level 8.
3 weeks
5th treatment. Level 8. Speed at which my leg hair grew is slowing down and that alone is quite exciting.
3 weeks
6th treatment. I didn’t shave my legs until a week before session and I had visible stubble. Level 8. After session I had red bumps where all hair resides. Redness disappeared within the hour. It wasn’t until this session that I seen a 10% loss of hair growth and thinning. My leg hair was taking longer at growing back. And seemed to be thinning out. .... from personal experience I found I had better results from the laser if I had present active hair growth, then freshly shaved smooth legs. I must mention that I apparently have a very high pain tolerance because I did not feel a thing with the laser. And the technician kept saying the stubble will hurt.
3 weeks pass
Session 7
I have one treatment left from my leg package and I asked the technician to turn up the laser. She set it to a 9. I asked if she would spent some more time sweeping my lower legs as the hair is very dark and coarse. She said he max she could go over is 4times. I felt no discomfort, only hear from laser.
3weeks
Last session of package. My growth is slowed from shaving ever second day. To every 3 weeks. That alone is a victory. I have a much thinner consistency to my hair and the black hair is turned blonde. I would say that my legs look like they did when I was in grade 7 and started shaving. It literally brought my hair back to its original state. It’s blonde, thinner and 3weeks is a success. In no way am I hairless. In the sunlight I am peppered with hair. It is quite fine and soft. But I am able to put on a pair of jeans longer then a minute and not freak out over my skin. My husband is not impressed with the price I paid and not to be hairless. I doubt that would ever happen as my hair was so coarse. It’s a big improvement. By the again I have hair galore. It’s just very light and thin. :)
Brazilian package 8 session
Technician had me on a 6 for three sessions.
Level 7 for three more sessions.
Level 8 for my last two. Again pain tolerance was fine. I had no discomfort, probably could have done a 9.
Result: thin blonde hair aswell. Still peppered in hair, but substantially improved to comfort in clothing. I would say I still need to shave weekly in this region. But because hair is so thin I do not have the embarrassment of red bumps after shaving.
I would say anOther 8session package would minimize hair loss. Unfortunately can not afford for another year or more. Will repost when sessions are purchased again and treatment has commenced.
Technician was new to the field and she was learning aswell. Into the fifth session both her and I were very comfortable with the Brazilian.
I also want to mention that I was breastfeeding during the whole treatment and I did not develop any hyperpigmentation to my legs. There was no discolouration anywhere. I also did not tan or spray tan and I was advised to wear 30+ spf. I always wore 70+spf and kept legs covered during the summer, which was hard to do some days.
I have very thick skin and what hair loss I did experience, the hair did not fall out progressively. My stubborn leg skin grew over the hair follicle trapping it. Gently scrubbing with an exfoliate did nothing to dislodge the dead hair. I literally had to rub off (scratch) with a fingernail or squeeze them out.
I started with an 8 session package of full legs and Brazilian.
First session on legs: laser was set to 7 I had shaved 24hrs prior. No lotion no creams, my legs were dry and itchy for the session. Technician applied blue gel and then the hand laser came into full contact with my legs. After session was over I believe I had raised red bumps that lasted an hour after the appointment was over. I applied aloe Vera gel when I got home as she recommended it. I felt heat from laser. No discomfort and absolutely no pain.
3weeks until next session.
Technician set machine to 7 no discomfort no pain
3 weeks until next session.
I did not see any reduction of hair. This was now my third session. I shaved my legs 48hours before treatment and I had present stubble. I addressed concern to technician. She turned laser up to 8. I had raised bumps for two hours after treatment. No discomfort.
****forgot to mention I started sessions in May and summer season. Kinda stupid as in i always wore SPF 70 and covered my legs*** in hind sight, should have started legs in the fall.
3 weeks lalalalalalal
4th treatment I see a slower growth cycle starting, no hair loss yet. Still at a level 8.
3 weeks
5th treatment. Level 8. Speed at which my leg hair grew is slowing down and that alone is quite exciting.
3 weeks
6th treatment. I didn’t shave my legs until a week before session and I had visible stubble. Level 8. After session I had red bumps where all hair resides. Redness disappeared within the hour. It wasn’t until this session that I seen a 10% loss of hair growth and thinning. My leg hair was taking longer at growing back. And seemed to be thinning out. .... from personal experience I found I had better results from the laser if I had present active hair growth, then freshly shaved smooth legs. I must mention that I apparently have a very high pain tolerance because I did not feel a thing with the laser. And the technician kept saying the stubble will hurt.
3 weeks pass
Session 7
I have one treatment left from my leg package and I asked the technician to turn up the laser. She set it to a 9. I asked if she would spent some more time sweeping my lower legs as the hair is very dark and coarse. She said he max she could go over is 4times. I felt no discomfort, only hear from laser.
3weeks
Last session of package. My growth is slowed from shaving ever second day. To every 3 weeks. That alone is a victory. I have a much thinner consistency to my hair and the black hair is turned blonde. I would say that my legs look like they did when I was in grade 7 and started shaving. It literally brought my hair back to its original state. It’s blonde, thinner and 3weeks is a success. In no way am I hairless. In the sunlight I am peppered with hair. It is quite fine and soft. But I am able to put on a pair of jeans longer then a minute and not freak out over my skin. My husband is not impressed with the price I paid and not to be hairless. I doubt that would ever happen as my hair was so coarse. It’s a big improvement. By the again I have hair galore. It’s just very light and thin. :)
Brazilian package 8 session
Technician had me on a 6 for three sessions.
Level 7 for three more sessions.
Level 8 for my last two. Again pain tolerance was fine. I had no discomfort, probably could have done a 9.
Result: thin blonde hair aswell. Still peppered in hair, but substantially improved to comfort in clothing. I would say I still need to shave weekly in this region. But because hair is so thin I do not have the embarrassment of red bumps after shaving.
I would say anOther 8session package would minimize hair loss. Unfortunately can not afford for another year or more. Will repost when sessions are purchased again and treatment has commenced.
Technician was new to the field and she was learning aswell. Into the fifth session both her and I were very comfortable with the Brazilian.
I also want to mention that I was breastfeeding during the whole treatment and I did not develop any hyperpigmentation to my legs. There was no discolouration anywhere. I also did not tan or spray tan and I was advised to wear 30+ spf. I always wore 70+spf and kept legs covered during the summer, which was hard to do some days.
I have very thick skin and what hair loss I did experience, the hair did not fall out progressively. My stubborn leg skin grew over the hair follicle trapping it. Gently scrubbing with an exfoliate did nothing to dislodge the dead hair. I literally had to rub off (scratch) with a fingernail or squeeze them out.
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