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Womens Laser Hair Removal

January 23, 2010 by Lucy Franz  
Filed under Health

There are a couple of things to consider before getting laser hair removal cost treatments. One of the firsts is weather or not you are an idea candidate. One of the most important necessities is that the hair to be removed must be darker than the surrounding skin. The process generally doesn’t work on people with blond or red hair, or folks with light hair and tanned skin. People who have dark hair, but have tans should wait until the tan has faded to get the most impressive results. The way the process works is why the hair must be so much darker than the skin. Blonde, red, and light brown hair that has shades of blond or red usually contains a pigment called pheomelanin, which does not absorb laser energy as well as the pigment, called eumelanin, that is present in black or brown hair. Also, fair skin doesn’t soak up the laser light extraordinarily simply, so more of the light goes into the follicle, causing the treatment to work better, and quicker. Laser hair removal can be done on people with light hair, or dark skin, but the process is longer, trickier, and the results aren’t guaranteed.