For years, many people have had to spend a lot of money and time on removing hair permanently. Most of the time you would have to contact a professional salon several times and spend hundreds or even thousands, depending on surface area, to permanently remove hair. Recently, the FDA has approved several permanent hair removal at home treatments, which are also priced more affordable.  If permanent hair removal is something you are interested in, here are a couple of options so that you can do this in the comfort of your own home.

One system to consider is the Silk’n system. It uses a light based device, which targets the hair and takes about fifteen minutes, if the surface area is a leg. The treatment takes about two to four treatments for a noticeable permanent reduction of hair. In addition, this treatment can be used on most body areas with the exception of the face.

Another home system available is the Tria. This product uses a true laser to remove the hair by concentrating heat and infrared technology. It ends up heating and damaging the hair follicle, eventually stopping re-growth. Depending on surface area will determine how many times it will take but typically, it takes four to six procedures to notice results.

While these two systems have shown great results, they do have a few drawbacks. One is that while using both products, they do cause some skin mild irritation and some sensitive areas will feel minor pain. These products also only work on lighter colored skin. This is because both hair removers use light to target hair. They sense dark hair against lighter skin. Therefore, people with dark skin should not use this product because it could end up burning the skin, or as with the Tria system, it will not work at all.

When deciding to your permanent hair removal products at home, you should always read the directions before using and use in with some medical advice to make sure this procedure is best for you and your skin.