Everybody seems to be talking about lasers for removing hair. But with the cost of treatments at a clinic or spa much to high for most folks, at home laser hair removal is the talk of the town as well as the world. So, let’s take a look at a few of the options and see just how effective they are turning out to be for those who have been willing to test them out.

For quite some time now, lasers have been used successfully in clinics and spas by professional technicians. However, being that the procedure is time consuming as well as quite costly, people have requested a cheaper at home laser hair removal solution. And of course, there are those private people who really aren’t into going to spas or clinics and no matter what the cost would prefer to do their own hair removal at home.

What At Home Laser Hair Removal Products are Available?

A couple of companies took a shot at producing products to fill this growing demand. These include the Epila and Rio laser systems. Neither of these have ever been able to gain approval from the FDA. They seem to have received European CE certification but just can’t get over the USA hurdle.

Until recently, these were the basic choices available to those looking for a home based system. That is until the TRIA came along. And this at home laser hair removal system sports the approval of the FDA. But the question truly is do any of these products do the job of permanently removing unwanted hair. And of course, are they safe to use is something everyone wants to know.

Obviously the price tag for purchasing your own home unit is far below the cost of several sessions at a clinic or spa but the home model is quite a bit smaller than the ones used by professionals. And they really are still quite costly.

These smaller devices concentrate the laser on a much smaller area of skin so much so that you will need to focus it onto one hair follicle at a time. Can you imagine the time involved in doing each hair separately? And even if it’s capable of doing more than one at a time, most say that the home machines are powered down for safety reasons, which really means they aren’t actually capable of permanently removing any hair. They may slow down the growth but they aren’t going to eliminate unwanted hair problems once and for all like those who purchase them hope they will.

Another consideration is that even though they have been powered down for safety at the higher levels they can cause damage to your skin if you’re not careful. Damage that could end up being much worse than the hair you wanted to get rid of in the first place. After all, trained technicians handle the procedures that you will attempt to perform on yourself with nothing more than a manual to guide you along the way.

So, the bottom line is…

Yes, there are at home laser hair removal systems on the market. They’re cheaper than the cost of several spa or clinic treatments. At least one is approved by the FDA for hair removal. But (I know you knew this but was coming.) they can be dangerous if not used properly and there is no proof that they will actually remove your hair much less permanently.