Braun IPL Long-Lasting Hair Removal System for Women and Men, Silk Expert Pro 3 PL3221, Head-to-Toe Usage, for Body & Face, Alternative to Salon Laser Hair Removal, with 3 Caps

Game changer
My wife loves it. She rarely has to shave her legs because of using this item for almost a year.

Can’t replace esthetician but does an okay job; consider eye safety
I have adrenal issues that cause hair growth on my chin. I also have what might be considered the ideal laser hair removal scenario. I am pasty, hide-me-from-the-sun white, and I grow dark hair with dark roots. I’ve gotten professional-grade laser hair removal for my problem before, and it is VERY good, not least of all because estheticians can use the highest laser setting on me TWICE in one visit (again, very white here, also high tolerance for discomfort). This at-home device can’t compare with an office visit if you are someone like me who is lucky enough to have the ideal skin/hair/tolerance combo for a high laser setting. I would, nonetheless, recommend the device. It’s easy to use and slows hair growth at least a little.I’ll come out of the gate and say, given I have prior history with laser hair removal, I am not using this device as recommended. I do 2-3 passes when I use it because it didn’t do much for me when I did single passes. (Please note, this is not me recommending that to you!) To me, it’s virtually painless. I don’t even experience redness after. I would describe an in-office “zap” as a very, very sharp snap with a rubber band that leaves your skin sensitive after; I’ve need a little hydrocortisone cream after. This at-home device’s “zap” is more like the gentle snap of a rubber band shot from too far away.This is indicative of the power level you’re working with here. It’s why the device’s instructions have you using it once a week for a while, whereas even after the first visit with an esthetician, you usually have a 4-6 week wait. In a nutshell, don’t expect office-visit quality from this device. They are not going to sell spa/dermatologist-level devices to consumers for safety reasons. Expect to do at-home “treatments” a little more often for consistent results. It’s a decent trade-off, certainly in terms of cost.EYE SAFETYMy one complaint with the device regards eye safety. In the manual, Braun says this: “Before pushing the treatment button, look away from the device to avoid the bright light. In seldom cases, a user may find the flash too bright. However, there is no safety risk associated with this. For increased comfort, we recommend treating in a well-lit room to help reduce the perceived brightness.”I guess this is fine, but I feel it’s cheap of Braun. Just include some IPL glasses! Yes, the device’s laser is relatively low-powered and will only work if the device is tucked tightly to your skin, but there’s still that burst of light and Braun knows it. And, no, sunglasses won’t actually help. They are not rated for these wavelengths.Don’t bother buying any IPL safety glasses or goggles on Amazon, either, as they’re not certified; they’re almost certainly feel-good scams. As far as I can tell, you would need to buy from a specialty store. Real ones appear to cost around $50, but it was hard for me to tell.Personally, I’ve opted to go without safety eyewear for now, but I am following Braun’s advice to turn my head and/or close my eyes each time I activate the laser. The main reason I decided to go without safety eyewear myself is Braun’s website and device manual are very cagey about the kind of IPL eyewear you’d even need for this device; they tell you nothing. I think they want to downplay just how LOW-powered these devices are, if anything, but I find it supremely annoying and won’t be surprised if they get in trouble for it down the road.Bottom line? Decent at-home device, but at the end of the day, these are still lasers. Really consider your eyes. I’m skeptical about how much Braun is.

BEST PRODUCT FOR HAIR REMOVAL
I really wish I would have taken a before and after of my legs, this product is amazing. After the fifth week I have basically no hair growth on my legs. The reason why I purchased this item is partially medical as I frequently get boils in my inner thighs both from rubbing and hair follicles. I did some research and they said the only way to stop the boils from happening is to 1. lose weight (which I am working on), and 2. to laser the inner thighs so that the hair follicles stop getting infected. Well it’s working amazingly. As someone with PCOS this has been a great help and I will be purchasing again once I run out of flashes on this one. I love the fact that now after once as week for six weeks I only have to do the laser once a month. I never have to shave again!

DON’T WAIT TILL YOU’RE MOSTLY GRAY.. My Gynecologist referred me to this.
I had no idea this was even being sold. my Gynecologist told me that she uses this device, when I asked her about facial hair, I started menopause at 55 about 7 months ago, and my small amount of facial hair got a lot more filled in and courser, I bought this right away and have had great results!!! on the hair that is still black, I am still getting the gray facial hair and it’s not the company’s fault, the machine is working as it’s supposed to, so my advice is don’t wait, get it ASAP and stop all the growth when you can.. same with arm and leg hairs, all my dark arm hairs are gone, just very light ones left and they look natural. I would give this 1000 stars if I could.

Cumple con lo que promete, aunque debo admitir que yo ya tenía un tratamiento previo. Este lo compré para hacer mis retoques y corregir parches donde aún me crecía pelito.

Hola, sí funciona. Llevo con ella 1 mes.Yo la quería para las piernas principalmente, axilas y bigote.Entrepierna también pero no dispara [por la diferente coloración de esa área]Recordemos que braun es una marca alemana, hecha para pieles blancas.Si se dan cuenta en las fotos no soy TAN MORENA por lo menos en mi país. Yo hubiera esperado funcionara bien en todo el cuerpo, pero no.Soy de piel en extremo sensible y tuve miedo que me causará reacción el disparo caliente.Afortunadamente no pasó y me ha ayudado a controlar la resequedad en piel [por menos rasurar] y la incomodidad de los vellos duros y el roce con la ropa [por adelgazar el vello en las pantorrillas].Sí lastima un poquito el disparo (vuelvo a repetir, piel en extremo sensible sobre todo al calor) y lastima dependiendo el grosor del vello. El bigote por ejemplo, casi no me duele.Creo que vale la pena para gente como yo que la cera causa irritación.La depilación láser no nos funciona [problemas hormonales o sop] lo intenté dos veces y como es más intenso, me resultó insoportable.El rastrillo irrita/ reseca, y las cremas hacen que el vello se entierre.Eso si, se me enterraron uno que otro vello en la parte alta de las piernas, pero como ya conozco mi piel, se que en un mes o dos con exfoliación habrán salido.Yo la compré para ir a la playa en noviembre, faltan 6 meses. Recomiendo igual que si tienes un evento, la compres más de dos meses antes para ver la reacción en tu piel.

Por unos meses se empiezan a ver resultados, luego ya no hay progreso; no elimina de manera permanente el vello