Health and Beauty Advice

Laser hair removal on blonde hair used to be very ineffective. Most health spa centers would turn away patients who asked for Laser Hair Removal on Blonde Hair. Other clinics would treat these patients but after the event they would be sorely disappointed as the undesirable hair grew back almost unaffected. Today, however, Laser Hair Removal for Blonde Hair is a real viable prospect.

Dangers of Laser Removal For Blonde Hair
However, you must be aware that there are still many health spa centers that rely on older technology; if they are somewhat unscrupulous there is a hazard that some may advise you against attempting Laser Hair Removal for Blonde Hair claiming that it cannot be successfully performed, in order to sell you other kinds of hair removal services.

Effective Laser Removal For Blonde Hair
Laser hair removal on blonde hair can be successful and effective, but it is essential that you are well-informed and that you do your research thoroughly in order to identify the very best health spa centers in your local area for your own special situation. People who are pale-skinned and dark-haired are fortunate in that they can be treated at any FDA-authorized hair removal health spa centers, but if you are looking to have your blonde hair treated with lasers then you will need to be choosier.

All laser hair removal systems can temporarily reduce hair growth for all hair colors except completely unpigmented hairs (i.e. white hairs). However, with old-style laser removal systems, blonde, red or gray haired patients were unlikely to see much difference in terms of permanent reduction of undesirable hair – they would need to be treated at about 1-3 month intervals to obtain much benefit.

Modern Laser Treatment
With modern laser systems, the range and precision of light wavelengths offers many more viable prospects and the more advanced laser hair removal clinics will carefully tailor laser treatment to each patients individual situation based on skin color and hair color. An example of one of these systems is the “Epilight” hair removal system.

Other options for Laser Hair Removal for Blonde Hair include hybrid systems such as the “ELOS” system, which merges laser technology with the use of radio waves.

Pigmenting Blonde Hair for Laser Hair Removal
In addition, there are pre-laser treatments now available which will artificially dye the hair follicle cells to increase the options and efficacy of Laser Hair Removal for Blonde Hair. “Meladine” is one such pre-hair removal treatment. Cleared in 2003 by the FDA to be used in tandem with laser hair removal on blonde hair, Meladine, which is made from naturally-occurring substances present in the ink of marine squid, enhances the natural melatonin in hair roots. This enables the lasers used in hair removal to effectively target blonde hair.

Classification of Your Hair and Skin Type for Laser Removal
Laser hair removal medical practitioners will classify your skin type based on a system called “The Fitzpatrick Chart”, and it is advantageous to be aware of this system in preparation for your discussion with a laser hair removal consultant or medical practitioner.

Skin Types on the Fitzpatrick Chart:
TYPE I: Very pale and prone to burning, never tans.
TYPE II: Very sensitive to the rays of the sun, often burns, hard to tan.
TYPE III: Insensitive to the rays of the sun, never burns, deeply pigmented.
TYPE IV: Not particularly sensitive to the rays of the sun, rarely burns, tans to moderate brown.
TYPE V: Not sensitive to the rays of the sun, rarely burns, tans well.
TYPE VI: Sensitive to the rays of the sun, sometimes burns, tans slowly to light brown color.

Laser hair removal on blonde hair is now a real viable prospect – the key is to be informed and to be willing to do your legwork before choosing a beautician clinic.

By Ingrid Preube