light-based hair removal
“When it comes to hair removal,we allwant long-
termresults.Check out some of the latest light-based options thatwill build your client base and keep you ahead of the competition.”
If there’s one treatment that will be ever popular with clients it’s hair removal. It appeals tomen and women, young and old, and will always be a staple treatment for salons to offer.
Whilst there will always be amarket for waxing, today technologymeans you can confidently offer technologically advanced hair removal treatments, which are virtually pain-free, highly effective and that deliver results that last.What’smore, the awareness amongst consumers of Laser or Intense Pulsed Light hair removal is constantly on the rise.
Although light-based hair removal treatments require commitment fromyour client to complete a full course of treatments and don’t produce instant results, the long-termeffects are impressive. Now, as they prepare for the Summer sun, is the perfect time to gauge client feedback to your current hair removalmethods, and see if they’d be prepared to invest in something that would give themmajor results for the future.
“Light-based treatments for hair removal can be a real asset to your salon,” commentsVirgil Bhaloo, Director of Ecolite IPL. “Offering a range of cosmetic treatments with visible results which are more permanent and effective thanmore traditional options is an ideal business booster for salons.”
“Laser hair removal has been employed commercially since themid 1990s,”
explains Donna Freeman, ClinicalManager for ChromogenexTechnologies Ltd. “It has become an acceptedmodality for long-term hair reduction, rivalling Electrolysis due to its speed and efficacy in clearing small patches of unwanted hair, and the clear winner over galvanic, thermolysis or blend electrology on larger treatment zones where Laser treatment can work out up to 60 times faster.”
Virgil adds: “Themain advantage of a light- based treatment over waxing, for example, is that clients only need a few trips to the salon before hair growth is permanently reduced. Clientsmay paymore for IPL [or Laser], but they aremaking huge savings on repeating less permanent treatments. In addition to this, the treatment is painless when carried out correctly.”
Donna continues: “The primary principle behind Laser / light-based hair removal is selective photothermolysis; thematching of a light wavelength and pulse duration specific for the target chromophore, which allows the thermal build-up and damage of this target without similar thermal damage to the rest of the surrounding tissue / skin.
“The target chromophore for hair removal ismelanin, the naturally occurring pigment molecules that give skin and hair its colour. Themoremelanin that is present themore the light photons will absorb into the target and raise its temperature. Dark coloured hair surrounded by pale colour skin offers the best opportunity for Laser-based epilation treatment, as this willmaximise the heat in the follicle andminimise the heat in the surrounding skin.”
laser
“Laser hair removal began with the Ruby (694nm) andAlexandrite (755nm) lasers using visible red light at wavelengths corresponding to preferential absorption in melanin rather than blood,” Donna explains.
“The Nd:YAG (1064nm) and diode (808- 810nm) devices followed shortly along with amultitude of variations of broad spectrum intense pulsed light devices. Ruby and Nd:YAG Lasers have also been utilised in Q-switchedmode, aiming to disrupt the follicle structures by a photomechanical shockmechanism, but while these techniques have demonstrated temporary hair loss, they have typically failed to guarantee permanent hair reduction.”
intense pulsed light
“IPL delivers a pulse or several pulses of light energy into the
skin.The light energy is converted to heat energy to damage the targeted cells (the cells responsible for hair re-growth, vascular and pigmented blemishes),” explains Sharon Hilditch, MBE of Crystal Clear.
Virgil adds: “The hairs act as a conductor, turning the light energy into heat and raising the temperature of the surrounding cells. Heating denatures the cells,making themincapable of producing further hair
growth.This procedure can permanently reduce unwanted hair growth over a very straightforward course of
treatments.As the pulses of light are short in duration, clients experience virtually no discomfort.”
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