CalhounSq said:

No u have that back the front....it works the best on dark hair..the laser is attracted to dark pigment.....it doesn't work as well on blondes ...bout time having dark hair was a bonus

Ocean said:

Looking into it, it may not work for me... From what I'm reading it seems to work best on light-skin with dark hair. Dark skin/dark hair and light skin/blond, grey or red hair doesn't work well, or may not work after the first treatment or so.

CarrieMpls said:

what colour are u naturally hun?

Whitnail said:

now i have that scary thing in my address bar

thank god i have not even half of that

Ocean said:

I was born a redhead, but I don't really know what color the hair on my head is anymore.
My body hair is actually reddish blond (and the hair on my upper thighs is so light blond I've never even shaved them, you simply can't see it) and I'm pale as all getout. One of the places I was looking at does packages that will do start to finish, so if they can't finish with laser due to your hair/skin color they will begin electrolosis... I may look into a consultation with them.

Ocean said:

Ehh, it may work on me. It's generally not so great on people of color but since my hair is a lot darker than my skin maybe it'll still work on me I'll check it out... The one you go to - is it a chain or an individual establishment? OrgNote if you don't wanna say here, I'm being all nosey Thanks for any info!

CarrieMpls said:

That may be a good idea ....or at least go and chat to someone and see what they think
On the plus side it sounds like u have very fine hair that isn't to noticable

I shave it all, legs, arm pits etc etc....

I really want to try the laser hair removal! More so for my arm pits. My hair is real dark, and it grows back to damn fast!!!

Strangely enough, the woman at the :53 second mark looks a lot like Ocean lol ...

Byron said:

u have been filming me

MoniGram said:

I hear ya! I thought I was the only one here that pretty much shaved everything...
I was starting to wonder if I was crazy..
OK.... No one answer that!!!

I have my legs professionally waxed, and wax bikini, and arm pits myself.
Self waxing is easy. I use "Zip" wax. I keep it in a small glass bowl, and microwave it. It's ready to use when thick but still runs. Use strips of old sheets or denim. Pull against the direction the hair is growing.
If the wax doesn't come off, I reapply more wax over the area, place cloth, then pull. If the wax is too cool, that happens.
I use a mirror, for bikini areas.
One woman I know, waxes the rectal area. She kayaks, and says it's better for her.

xplnyrslf said:

Thanks.. I need to find me some Zip wax.

Is that expensive?
How many times do you have to do it before the hair never comes back?
right now I use nair on legs and pits and shave the pubes.

I once used a girlfriend's Nads gel on my foot and toes just to see if it DID hurt as much as she said it did.


It did. I HOWLED!

But, hey...my toes looked great!

Ocean said:

Great!!! I hate pain how is the skin after a treatment? irritated?

shanti0608 said:

Walgreens used to carry it, but stopped. I order it on-line.
The longer you wax, the more thinned out your hair becomes.
I wax every 2 months for my legs at a salon, and every 2-3 weeks for bikini and arm pits.

alwayslate said:

Zip is on line. The cost depends on the size of package you buy. It comes in 7 oz packages. The price is anywhere between $14.00 to $16.00.
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alwayslate said:

I'vre been told 6 - 10 depending on the person...I have had three so I'll let u know.....
As for cost ...its $156 for g string line and armpits a session

veronikka said:

Nope ....when shes finished thats it ..no pain ..no irriatation

xplnyrslf said:

Well I looked online.. I am in the UK now so I will have to order it over the internet.
Thanks for the info. It is worth a try but I have really sensitive skin.