Occasionally I wonder how we came to be such lovers of the hair free body look, not in a particularly bad way, it's just that I'm curious about it. Who was it who first had the idea to shave their legs? What would we look like today if the fashion had been to have the most hairy legs?! Personally I do like feeling silky smooth and although I know that shaving isn't really that hard (well maybe a bit on the bikini line) I begrudge having to do it so often to fight the stubble and maintain the look I want; and so I find myself looking for more permanent solutions. I tried laser on my bikini line about 8 years ago and it was great if you had multiple sessions, but to expensive to keep up! And about three years ago I tried IPL (intense pulsed light) when I found it on a groupon voucher and although at first it seemed to work, all the hair seemed to grow back completely. With this knowledge in mind I am dubious about my latest try for silky smooth skin. The Rio intense pulse light home system.
So this is an at home intense pulsed light machine; and it's not cheap exactly but as this paticular one is quite an old model it's about half the price of the latest ones out there. It works by sending a pulse of light down the hair shaft to the follicle, where, it kills it (sound extreme!)
So the instructions suggest one session every two weeks - and I have just done my first one! I must admit it isn't completely pain free but it is definitely bearable. I did my underarms; legs and bikini line and it took nearly 2 hours! A long time but if it works it'll be worth it. My skins a tad pink right now so I'm just going to get some aloe vera gel on it and we'll see how this goes over the next couple of weeks!
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