At the time of this review, I have just completed my 5th treatment of removing hair from my legs. Prior to receiving this machine, I would constantly wax my full leg once every 3-4 weeks which tended to be painful for me personally (I am also very hairy, dark hair & fair skin).
However, the "pain" (if you could even call it that) is very minimal (especially for a person who has a very low pain threshold). Like other reviews before my own, it is very much a mild warming sensation, like applying warm wax to the skin but no wincing as the hair is torn from the follicle. It's almost to the point where it is unnoticeable, surprisingly enough as soon as the laser touches your skin and to "zap" the area the pain almost immediately disappears.
There are also two modes of treatment which you are able to experiment with but neither hurt (feather mode and normal mode). I found that using normal mode on places such as face, which often is delicate caused a bit of a discomfort sensation - I wouldn't say pain per se, just not something I would personally recommend when using this machine. I would recommend feather for areas such as face, underarms and bikini line. Basically anywhere where you would be a lot more sensitive usually. The machine does NOT recommend you using this for removing intimate hair on areas asides from bikini area, so I won't speak about that as I personally do not need it for that area.
Anyway, here are my results thus far:
I have very much noticed the slowing of hair growth from using this machine and the time to remove hair has gone from 45 minutes (for a waxing appointment) down to 15 minutes for both legs. I still need to shave once per week, as you will likely need to do in between sessions which is fine by me as the extra effort is worth it to me. As per the instructions, I use sunscreen whenever I go outside/experience any UV rays to prevent the obvious skin cancers and living in Australia is something I need to be conscious of. Some areas of my legs have seemingly stopped growing hair, I am going to continue on with my weekly treatments and am planning on stopping at 10 sessions but I believe sessions are supposed to stop at maybe at 6-8 sessions. With my hair being thick, dark and stubborn I like to make sure that the hair stays gone so I figure 10 is a good number to slow down with treatments. But in saying that it's up to the users discretion. It's stated to not use the machine in the same area more than once a session/week so I have been heeding that warning just in case. Patience is the key when it comes to permanent hair removal which is why I waited a while before writing this review.
So, is this machine worth your money? I'd say compared with other methods such as waxing, 2-3 times (or even daily for some of us) shaving a week, hair removal creams and the like: I'd say yes. It is most certainly worth the money I have invested and I wish I had the money to do so sooner, even! Being hairless for longer is absolutely a confidence booster and I hope you will see amazing results also. Enjoy having smooth and hairless parts of your body! Thanks Braun!
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