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5. Are treatments using the Homelight epilator painful?
When used properly, most Homelight epilator users report a slight heat sensation when the unit pulses. Users with
darker and thicker hair sense a little more discomfort. But these sensations ease and disappear at the end of the
session. For your comfort, the Homelight epilator offers 5 levels of power intensity depending on your sensitivity.
6. At what frequency should I use the Homelight epilator?
The first 3 or 4 sessions with the Homelight epilator should be spaced 2 weeks apart. Sessions 5 to 7 should be spaced
4 weeks apart. The sessions may be held when your hair grows back until you have achieved the desired results.
7. Is the Homelight epilator effective on white, grey or blond hair?
The Homelight epilator is most effective on dark hair or on those containing more melanin. Melanin, the pigment
that gives colour to skin and hair, absorbs optical energy. Black and dark brown hair respond best to the treatment. If
brown and light brown hair also responds, these will need a few more sessions. Red hair may also respond partially
to the treatment. Generally, white, grey or blond hair does not respond to the treatment, but some users have
noticed results after several depilation sessions.
8. Can I use the Homelight epilator on brown or black skin?
Do not use the appliance on naturally dark skin! The Homelight epilator eliminates hair by targeting the follicular
pigment. Pigments are also found in varying quantities in the surrounding dermal tissues. The quantity of pigments in
a person’s dermis, visible through the colour of the skin, defines the level of risk to which he or she is exposed by
using the Homelight epilator. Treating dark skin with the Homelight epilator may involve risks like burns, blisters and
changes in skin colour (hyper- or hypopigmentation). The Homelight epilator was designed with an exclusive safety
device, a skin colour sensor, to check the colour of the skin at the beginning of each session and from time to time
during the session itself. When the appliance detects a darker area, the sensor deactivates the Homelight epilator
and will not release any more pulses.
9. When will I see the first results with the BaByliss Homelight epilator?
Like all other laser or photo-epilation methods, the results are not immediate; you may even have the impression
that nothing is happening. The hair will sometimes appear to continue growing after a session, but after two weeks,
most of this hair will simply fall out. This is why you will need to have a several sessions before achieving the expected
result.
10. Can men use the Homelight epilator ?
The Homelight epilator can be used by men. However, men’s hair, especially chest hair, will require more sessions
to achieve the desired results.
11. Why does hair grow back in the area that I treated last week?
It is quite common for hair to appear to continue to grow for one to two weeks after a depilation session with the
Homelight epilator. This process is known as ‘ejection’. After two weeks, you will nonetheless notice that this hair falls
out or comes away from its follicle. That said, we recommend you do not pull the hair from the follicle – let it fall
out naturally. Moreover, some hair will not be affected by the Homelight epilator either because of poor application
or because the hair was in its dormant phase. This hair will be treated in the following sessions, hence the need for
several sessions to achieve the expected results with the Homelight epilator.
