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Laser hair removal - at home gadgetry?

Has anybody tried a laser gadget for hair removal that they bought say in Argos ? They seem like a good idea. Heres the desription of one available for 100 quid in argos. You can now enjoy the lasting benefits of laser hair removal without expensive salon treatments. Laser hair removal works by sending a laser beam to the hair follicle with enough energy to destroy the root, without affecting the surrounding area. After a few treatments you will completely clear an area of hair. Be free of unwanted hair forever. Seems great so whats the catch? any experience of these?

Public Comments

1. I bought one several years ago in Texas, at a Wal-Mart store. I, too, thought it would be just the thing I needed to remove that unwanted hair. I was tired of shaving, and the creams and lotions broke out my skin. (Facial hair.) Some of the drawbacks: You had to have your hair long enough for the tweezer-type handle to be able to grab the hair and keep holding it for the length of time needed for the laser to work. You had to apply a clear gooey glob of gel to your face before beginning the treatment, which often made the laser wand slip off the piece of hair. You could only do one hair strand at a time. You had to maintain the laser for three minutes (minimum), and then pull the hair out. It was difficult to watch what you were doing by hand. (Standing up at the bathroom mirror soon gave you aches and pains in your back, shoulders, wrists. Sitting down was awkward, because it was difficult to use both hands -- one to hold the tweezer thing, one to hold the mirror.) The only way you could "tell" whether the thing was working was that a red light came on when you mashed the tweezer wand together. There was no type of feeling, noise, or sensation that you could feel, hear, or sense. You had to just trust that it was working because you saw the light on. Not even a vibration. There was no guarantee that it would work on everybody. They suggested that you repeat the process a second time if the hair grew back. (It was explained that hair growing back after the first treatment "would be thinner and lighter.") After spending several hours on an area the size of a U.S. 5-cent piece, I gave up and shaved off the rest. Then, I continued to just shave it or use a regular tweezer to pull out the hairs. (You cannot feel comfortable going to work with long hairs on your face!!!) I only saw one "plus" about the machine, as opposed to the numerous "negatives" I listed here. The hair that I did use the laser tweezer on did stay gone!. But, I felt cheated that so much effort had to be done to remove such a short area of hair. Now I can see why salons charge so much for electrolysis treatments. And, I had spent $300. U.S. dollars on that luxury item! There's always a catch on the things "too good to be true." I would say you're better off paying the salon people to give you the treatments and save yourself lots of time and effort. You won't complete the home treatment, anyway, unless you are very dedicated to the project. (Three minutes per hair is only 20 hairs per hour! I could never go the full hour.)