Recently, I have been looking further into laser/IPL hair removal. I have learned that we need to attack the follicles when they are in “early anagen”. So, what precisely is “early anagen”? The anagen growth phase in follicles can be broken down into six stages: Anagen I : chemical signals from the DP trigger stem… Continue reading This is weird!!! We don’t need to see the hairs we are treating…

Many diode lasers and IPL systems come with ‘ice cold’ cooling tips these days. They tell us that these will chill the skin to give us ‘pain free’ treatments. The fact is, it’s not true! The cooling systems inside handpieces (usually water cooling and Peltier elements) are designed, by engineers, to keep the handpiece cooled.… Continue reading How good are laser/IPL handpiece cooling tips?

I have seen many reports, though the years, from laser/IPL hair removal techs asking why they see ‘all the hair growing back’ usually after four, five or six sessions. This keeps cropping up, again and again. I was puzzled by this phenomenon so I thought about whether my hair growth model might be able to… Continue reading “My hair has all come back!!” they say. Synchronised hair growth – why does this happen?