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I don't know who it is that is always talking about using an IPL for hair but I wanna say that it really works. I've been using one on my legs, on your recommendation, for the last month or so and yeah there is a serious decline in regrowth. So thanks for the recommendation whoever you are.
I really need to try IPL on my legs! I'm just so lazy about shaving 'em in the first place, due to all the ingrown hairs that tends to result in...
but I've have great luck with IPL on my torso hair! not so much my facial hair, sadly β after two months, it's definitely lighter/splotchier on my cheeks, but the area around my mouth is still thick with functioning hair follicles (I think this area had thicker hair to begin with, though).
I talked to my dermatologist about IPL and according to her, IPL has lasting results when the follicles aren't too deep under the skin. The shins were her example for a place where it makes sense to try IPL, even a home device, whereas face and back were her examples for where you shouldn't bother and go for laser or electrolysis instead.
I've had 8 or 9 laser sessions on my face now and the reduction in growth is pretty drastic. Never could grow more beard than a heisenberg, but used to be that i had to shave twice a day on the chin and upper lip to make dysphoria bearable and now i'm at the point were i just don't have a real 5 o'clock shadow and only see a few isolated spots of stubble after two days without shaving. Like, i'm literally at a point were stubble is the last thing on my mind when i use concealer and foundation. I've dumped about 1k into this to get here, but it was absolutely worth it, i feel so much better, get clocked so much less etc.
One day ill be just like you πππ
yeah, I know IPL isn't great for the face, but it seemed worth a shot, y'know? at least it's helping a tiny bit while I'm waiting to be able to build a Sphynx (latest dev log).
I am looking forward to that so much, hair removal is just so expensive.
very much same, I straight-up cannot remotely afford it (my state doesnβt force insurance to cover hair removal, sadly).