Laser hair removing is likely one of the simplest strategies of eradicating hair almost completely. Nonetheless, a brand new digital machine might defy the advances of lasers.
This at-home hair removing machine, the Me My Elos laser is supposedly far more practical than laser and has a a lot decrease threat of unwanted effects. Launched in 2011, the Me Elos makes use of electro-optical synergy to take away hair extra effectively than ever earlier than.
For folks unacquainted with the machine, the Me My Elos makes use of a mix of intense pulse gentle remedy and radio frequency expertise to take away hair. The machine initially makes use of an intense pulse gentle lamp to undertaking the primary low gentle pulse. The heartbeat has sufficient power to create warmth, however not sufficient to destroy the hair follicle.
In keeping with Syneron, the producer of the Me My Elos, the warmth from the sunshine pulse creates a thermal path for radio waves to journey by means of the pores and skin. The radio frequency waves then get interested in the hair follicle. The waves warmth the hair to the purpose the place it damages and destroys it.
Though the Elos could seem just like a laser, it would not focus all the warmth power right into a single level in the identical method {that a} laser works. Whereas some lasers use as much as 54 joules per sq. centimeter each second, the Me My Elos makes use of solely about 9 joules per sq. cm. Which means that the machine is not going to dissipate as a lot power or warmth as a lot as a laser machine.
The Elos machine can also be far more correct. In contrast to the laser, which may presumably discolor or burn the pores and skin surrounding the hair, the Me My Elos solely targets the pre-heated hair. It’s because the machine makes use of a mix of two technological processes which are much less dangerous – intense pulse gentle remedy and radio frequency waves.
For the reason that Me My Elos makes use of low power pulses of optical gentle, it’s a lot much less prone to injury or discolor the pores and skin. By utilizing solely the radio waves to break the hair follicle, the machine can simply decrease all warmth injury on the encompassing pores and skin as properly.
Though Elos expertise has been in use since 2006, the at-home Me My Elos machine was launched simply this 12 months. Me My Elos hasn’t been authorised by the Meals and Drug Administration but, as a result of it’s nonetheless a comparatively new type of expertise for hair removing. Nonetheless, it’s nonetheless a lot safer than a laser hair removing machine. It covers bigger pores and skin parts at a time, making the remedy time shorter and extra environment friendly.
The at-home Elos machines additionally include the identical security implementations as at-home laser machines. It has a pores and skin contact sensor, in order that the sunshine pulse is not going to activate except the machine makes full contact with the pores and skin. It additionally is not going to emit a lightweight pulse except a hand is holding the machine. The cartridge and the protecting cap should be in place for it to work.
The excessive value might be the one issue that can preserve folks from shopping for it. It’s presently priced at a whopping $840, which is over $400 greater than a typical at-home laser machine. It’s nonetheless cheaper than a typical laser remedy at a spa or salon, so if individuals are keen to get their fingers on the most recent expertise, it’s actually attainable.