11 points for diode laser hair removal treatments

What should we know before laser hair removal?

Before taking the diode laser hair removal treatment， what points you could know in advance? This Cortical will share some views critical to laser hair removal.

1. Shaving the hair is the first step.

The hair on the skin’s surface will react to the laser. which will cause some pain or burnt hair smell. Make up should be take off before the hair removal treatment, the color in the make up maybe burning your skin.

2. Laser hair removal is proved to be a better choice.

IPL hair removal is permanent but laser hair removal is more effective, faster and painless. Waxing is one method for hair removal, but it is not permanent. Electronics is permanent but the process is too slow. 

3. Don't worry diode laser hair removal is pain-free.

808/810nm is the golden standard for hair removal, it directly works on the hair follicle but will not absorbed by the water and melanin in the epidermis, the laser hair reduction process is comfortable.

4. Maybe you need more treatments for clearly hair removal.

The hair growth cycle are: anagen, catagen and telogen. The hair during catagen and telogen period will not be removed. Only the hair during anagen could be clearly removed.  Generally speaking, it needs 4 to 6 treatments for permanent and clearly hair removal by diode laser. The interval between every treatment is 28 days.

5. Laser hair removal is safe for dark skin.

 Laser hair removal has been proved safe and effective for dark or black skin. There is no skin type limit for laser hair removal.

6. Diode laser don't works on white hair.

The laser could not be absorbed because there is no melanin in the white hair follicle

7. Deep color and thick hair is easier to be removed.

Deep color and thick hair are easier removed. The hair density, hair color, hair thickness depends the difficulty of laser hair removal treatment. 

8. It is fast than you can imagine.

5 to 30 minutes is the time need for laser hair removal(Lip, arm, leg, back and Bikini…). Diode laser machine use sweeping hair removal technology. The treatment frequency is up to 10Hz.

9. Too much Sunshine should be avoid.

Before and after the laser hair removal treatment, you should avoid sunbathing and sun exposure. If you have a tan already you’ll need to wait till it fades before laser hair removal treatment.

10.Gym, saunas and shower is forbidden in 2 or 3 days.

After laser hair removal treatment, the heat are keeping in our skins in 24 hours. So we advise not go to the gym, take saunas and hot showers.

11. No downtime, the treatment will not affect your normal work.

Also you need to avoid sun expose, saunas and too much sport, your normal life will be not disturbed. Laser hair removal is non-invasive and non-surgical. There is no downtime.