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For centuries across the world and for purely aesthetic reasons, millions of men and women have removed undesirable body hair. The hair removal market is constantly expanding, supported by an almost universal consensus on unsightly body hair. Open any magazine and you will find that both the male and female models, smooth skinned and free from unsightly body hair. Television programmes on the subject are frequent and generate an increased demand that is difficult to satisfy. |
The traditional responses to this problem are:
- Home based treatments : waxing, shaving, depilatory creams, tweezers (these account for the majority of sales in this sector in department stores and supermarkets)
- Waxing in beauty institutes: only around 7% of women attend institutes for hair removal treatment.
The point in common of all the various methods listed above is that their efficiency is limited: the hairs grow again within two weeks. Furthermore specific needs of men are not really dealt with.
This is why long-term methods have made their appearance:
- Needle or electrolysis: this is a method offering excellent results but time consuming to carry out (hair by hair), it is painful, a large risk of scarring and the results depend upon the experience of the practitioner.
- Medical lasers: this method offers medium to excellent results depending on the type of laser, the experience of the practitioner as well as the hair type of each individual. The major disadvantage is the very high price of this type of treatment.
- Pulsed light or flash lamps: these are safer to use than lasers and employ lower energy levels. Despite this, because of their characteristics they offer comparable results.
The intense selective light of the L600 penetrates the skin and is absorbed by the melanin (pigmentation) in the hair. This absorption heats the hair and the heat is transmitted to the nourishment structure of the hair: the follicle. This results in it being heated to a temperature of
70oC for a millisecond and it is thus killed. Hundreds of hair follicles are destroyed by each flash; the hairs then fall out in one to two weeks.
A laser operates only on a single wavelength and is theoretically adapted only to a single type of skin and hair. Because of its wide spectrum, the L600 allows different types of skin and hair to be treated. The L600 is therefore more flexible in use than a laser.
Electrolysis is the benchmark method. However it is a time consuming method (hair by hair), it is painful (the insertion of a needle into the hair follicle) and it can leave scars. The treatment can sometimes last several years.
The L600 permits large areas to be treated in a very short time.
The principle of the Luminex involves the use of wide spectrum natural light filtered to remove Ultraviolet (UV) and Infrared (IR) wavelengths. This Intense and Selective Light is directed at the melanin, the pigment contained in, among other things, the hair. After the treatment, virtually all the visible hairs (except white or red hairs) in the treated area then fall out in approximately twenty days.
The sessions are rapid, virtually painless and the results are 2 to 3 times more durable than a properly conducted wax treatment. Over the number of sessions, the number of hairs diminishes. The remaining hairs thin and their growth becomes slower and slower. Progressively, unsightly hairs in the treated area disappear. After this, only a maintenance session from time to time is necessary depending on the needs of the individual. |
