How it works

The applicator head is placed onto the skin with a conductive gel and the light pulses/flashes through it into the skin. The applicator is then moved to the next area of skin and the process is repeated until the whole area has been treated. Hair removal is achieved by the generation of heat from the light in the melanin within the hair, which is then transferred to the hair follicle which then destroys the follicle.

Contrary to other treatments, hairs are not vaporized by the Pulsar treatment, the hair follicles are killed by the heat but the hairs remain in the skin and fall out of the follicles after about 14 days. During this time it may appear that the hairs are growing but it is just the epidermis pushing them out.

The visible light is completely safe but you do wear goggles during the treatment due to the brightness of the light. The skin can sometimes be red immediately after treatment but this usually disappears within hours, however most clients experience no side effects at all.

This treatment is most effective on dark hairs due to the large concentration of dark melanin within the hairs, which gives maximum absorption and conversion of light energy to heat. Very fair hair has less melanin and consequently less heat is produced making it slightly less certain of permanent destruction of the hair follicle. Grey or white hair has no melanin and therefore cannot be efficiently treated.

On average 6-10 treatments are required to achieve permanent hair removal