Smooth Skin Gold - IPL | Week 1

As this was my first time using the product I read the instruction book cover to cover this is essential to make sure you get the best results from your machine and don’t cause your skin any damage through miss-use. As with any new skin product I needed to do a patch test 24 hours before beginning  treatment, which was useful to help me decide if I should regular or gentle setting (gentle definitely gentle). 

I’m not gonna lie, there is a pop of pain with each press of the button but this fades after a couple of seconds and is replaced with a hot tingling feeling which soon passes (I say pain but it’s really more of a dull thud, and it’s more the surprise that gets you more than the actual sensation).  You are supposed to avoid bright sunlight after treatment so I have decided to just do my treatments in the evenings before bed.

The only drawback as far as I am concerned is that the treatment has to be carried out on shaved skin, which means no plucking, threading or waxing before during or after the treatment.  As, in order for the treatment to be effective the root of the hair needs to be in the hair follicle or the treatment won’t work. (But then I am trying to break myself of the plucking cycle so why the bloody hell am I complaining anyway?)  I’m really looking forward to being facial hair free in about 11 weeks time!

Introduction to the Smooth Skin IPL
Week 2 using the IPL
YouTube IPL video diary