❶ How To Prepare For Photo Epilation

Photoepilation is an effective procedure for removing unwanted hair that appeared about one decade ago. The principle of this method is the effect of powerful pulses of light on the hair shafts and roots. As a result, the coloring pigment (melanin) absorbs the energy of light waves, which is converted into thermal energy. Under its influence, the hair roots become very hot and die. This procedure requires special training. Location: Location: Autumn is the best time of the year for hair removal.

Contraindications to the procedure: diabetes mellitus, psoriasis, eczema, varicose veins, hypertension and coronary heart disease, infectious diseases, skin malignant neoplasms, fresh tanning. In addition, photoepilation should not be performed for people under the age of seventeen and for pregnant women.

For this procedure, it is very important to choose the right salon. If you have good and modern equipment, you can make an individual selection of the light intensity and the number of procedures that will be more gentle and effective in their effect.

Before the procedure, the specialist in the salon must examine the skin and set the number of sessions required for each client. On average, it is necessary to carry out 3-6 procedures every 2-6 weeks. A month before photoepilation, the patient should not use other types of self-hair removal in addition to shaving. Therefore, if the hair grows back a lot before the procedure, it must be shaved off. At the time of the session, the hair length should be about 1 millimeter. In addition, you must not sunbathe or take antibiotics and tranquilizers for 2 weeks before photoepilation.

Photoepilation is virtually painless except for the unpleasant tingling sensation.

After each session of photoepilation, you must adhere to the following rules:

-do not sunbathe for 2 weeks;

-use sunscreens with an SPF of at least 30;

- do not use cosmetics;

- do not visit saunas, baths and swimming pool for 3 days.

The duration of the effect of this procedure depends on the individual characteristics of the organism, but, as a rule, it is, on average, guaranteed for several years.