BraunIPL Silk·Expert Pro 5 PL5157 Latest Generation IPL, Holiday Gifts for Women and Men, at-Home Hair Removal System with Soft Pouch and Precision Head

I was kind of scared of buying this since is $$$ and i have very sensitive (like really reactive to EVERYTHING, you name it) skin, and this little piece of heaven delivered like a champ. I have very thick hair in my legs, i did laser like twice in my lifetime, full 10-12 sessions each time, and my hair grew back after a short time and i wasn’t spending more money like that, so i just started shaving and that brought me here, im not saying professional laser doesn’t work, it does, but i don't have the time or money to keep going to the spa for retouch. I use it in my face (no breakouts), in my legs, bikini line and underarms, the hair does not grow back thicker or fast, and some places are like hairless after like a week without shaving (i got bit by a mosquito and that always gets infected).This is it, after my skin gets better, ill try again, im still doing it in my underarms and bikini, i had less hair there so im not taking that in consideration, the real battle is with my face and legs. It doesn’t hurt or make my skin any different than what i feel everyday, i do use a heavy cream after washing with cold water, and antibiotic wash, use clean towels and let the cream air dry, no clothes until my skin fully absorbed everything and no makeup til the next day. This so far is worth every penny.. i even relax while doing it. Will update further on. (Sorry for the sensitive skin part being so long).**********UPDATE: Please digest the photos before reading my update.As you can see i have severe reaction to almost everything in my skin, i had an accident in 2020 and since then it all got worse, i was exposed to so many things (dirt, debris, hard antibiotics, really hard meds in general) and it too a toll in my already sensitive skin. I did everything, and when i say everything i mean it, im a very conscious atopic person, so i was always cautious with everything i tried, nothing worked, bought my own wax, my own sticks, my own warmer, i didn't shave with a used before razor (never), did exfoliate with gentle scrub before every procedure, washed with antiseptic soap after and used the Dermacortine, Avene, and other soothing products after (always staying still until each one dried)… etc. Again, nothing worked for me. After the allergy of the second photo (already healing by then) broke i was hospitalized for several days with the doctors worried the infection might get in the bone or the material inside (lots of titanium) and risk my legs.After that i gave up. No shorts ever, no skirts, and it was fine. But then my dermatologist suggested IPL, she suggested i do it as an in office treatment, but i seriously cant afford the traveling and cost of it as i said before.Now, this is a very heartfelt thank you to this company.Thank you from the bottom of my heart for making this product, you saved my legs. This works. THIS WORKS! I do it only once a week, after a soft scrub exfoliation, and antiseptic soap, lotion and cream (and sometimes cold Alucal or brief cold gel bags on them) after treatment.Its a long way to go, i know, and retouches and care, but i finally found a hair removal solution that works, works me doing it, and in my own house, only one $ for it.I couldn't be happier.(Sorry for the very graphic pics, they were worse trust me)

I thought it was a good IPL machine, my sister thinks it’s not as powerful for coarse hair.I have a different brand, but this one seemed nicer. Since it was her gift, she sent it back to get a stronger version of it for herself. .

I have course, thick hair. This product is working well! I've been using it at least once a week for about 6 weeks now. My hair growth has slowed quite a bit. I'm so happy. I like the adjustable power modes. I use high power on my legs and lower power on my bikini line and underarms. Very happy with this purchase.

UPDATE 9/3/24: look at how hairless the top of my leg is!! Look at it 🤩 I have intentionally left those long ones for the visual aid, it’s been ~3 weeks since I last shaved/lasered this part of my legs.UPDATE 7/13/24: I have been crazy inconsistent about this, nowhere near what is recommended…and yet the tops of my legs (which I’ve targeted the most heavily) are nearly hairless and SO soft. Also ingrown hairs are almost nonexistent now, I used to get tons + red bumps with every shave. Other spots throughout my body that haven’t been as heavily targeted are growing in finer. I will gladly do this periodically for the rest of my life for touch ups if needed if it means such soft and largely hairless legs/pits/etc. I do wish I’d read about cleaning after each session earlier on, Braun is there a way to purchase replacement caps eventually? I think this is why people start experiencing a slow down is the inside of their caps get too dirty. Thanks for an awesome product!ORIGINAL REVIEW:I’ve tried just about every hair removal option out there (waxing, electrolysis, plucking, and even laser about 15 years ago, so I’d imagine this is more powerful than what was commercially available back then) with little success, so before I invested a ton of time into this I decided to do an A/B test between left/right tops of my legs, and after only two rounds (not even back to back, had to space them out a couple weeks due to how easy it is for me to get ingrown hairs if I shave too soon), it’s pretty clear this is working! I try to go slow and overlap by a little bit for each pass, which may have helped expedite the hair removal process. You can see the strips of hairlessness where the laser has clearly gone over the same spot before. My armpits for example are almost entirely hairless (maybe 20% left) after only 3 treatments! The one downside is that this takes forever, about 20 minutes for me for just one upper leg, which coupled with how much time it takes to shave my legs…this is a process. It also does seem to slow down after a while, but if you give it a break or do another area the following day it seems to speed back up. For instance I’ll usually do part of my body on one day and the other parts another day. For the shins I’ll turn it vertically and instead of going up (like how you’d shave with a razor) I’ll go around the shin/lower part of my leg which seems to be fastest and hit the most surface area. I’ll absolutely be continuing this, even if it doesn’t lead to fully hairless legs, I can’t wait to be able to quickly shave my legs like the rest of the world seems to 😂