I have been researching laser hair removal lately and I have found something that isn’t told up front on the commercials. Laser hair removal works by using rapid beams of light to damage the hair follicle. The beam of light is actually targeting the pigment of the hair follicle and that is how it knows what to destroy.

The laser treatment is effective if you have light skin and dark hair. If you have light skin and light hair then the beam cannot find the follicle properly. It is worse if you have dark skin and either dark or light hair then the beam may damage your skin as well. This is a little nugget of information I thought everyone should know that is considering laser hair treatment.