Third session using the Laser machine on my armpits done. Today I did each armpit, slowly, trying to cover the whole area, until my hands fell asleep from holding them up. I forgot to do half an armpit, change arm, do half an armpit, go back to the first arm… like I did last time. The hands would have appreciated it! But I do find doing the armpits a lot easier than the bikini-line… in spite of having to shave a couple of days before the session, to have the hairs of the appropriate length.
I have not noticed any hair reduction in my armpits yet. Hopefully I’ll start seeing it by the next session which I have planned in 3 weeks time.
Extra-info of the day, regarding “Laser Hair Removal Treatments” versus “Intense Pulsed Light Hair Removal Treatments“: According to a provider of Laser/IPL machines I talked to during my trip, both methods take the same amount of time, cost about the same and their results are comparable. They are both photoepilation treatments in which light (heat) is applied to the root of the hair to destroy it and therefore prevent hair regrowth. The difference seems to be on the number of wavelengths used. While the Laser uses one, the IPL machines use a broader band of wavelengths. The possibility of using different wavelengths means they can choose more appropriate wavelengths depending on type of hair, skin color, etc.
The same way shampoos don’t have the same effects on everybody’s hair (Pantene anti-dandruff shampoo actually increases my dandruff!), it sounds reasonable that there should be differences in the Laser / IPL specifications as well for each person/hair type. Funny though that the guy said they were both as efficient as the differences between the methods should make IPL better…
More next week. Bye bye!
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Maybe lack of differences in performance is related to the same amount of energy being transmitted… No idea really