For years I have suffered ingrown hairs on my legs from epilation. I've tried Silky Mit and loved it but those ingrown hairs always came back. I recently tried the exfoliation gloves on a daily basis along with a BHA and although that was more successful it never fully stopped them from happening (lessened yes but stopped, no).
Along came Nat with her trial of this IPL machine and with the special they had on it I figured "why not?". After all, Remington do say that if you don't like it, you can return it for a full refund in 60 days.
So my results aren't as good as Nat's review but I don't care because my ingrown hairs have gone! I would have little marks and scabs all over my legs from picking ingrown hairs and there would be red bumps from regrowth. This has eliminated all of that.
I have been using this for a month and a bit (two weeks between sessions, just done my 4th) and sure hair is still growing (remember, I used an epilator so my hair is on a funny growth cycle AND a lot of my hair is blonde, not black) but I can see that it is a lot less and smoother too. I can easily get away with shaving once a week. Shaving ... something I have not done in YEARS.
I found it a bit scary to use the first time but after realising that 1) it doesn't leave marks, 2) doesn't hurt very much and 3) yes you can go over the same place more than once without worrying about burning as they suggest in their booklet, I found it incredibly easy to use, more so than the epilator.
Pressing the button to do the light and zap can be a bit of a pain though. You think you have it pressed but you don't so you have to readjust your grip and try again. It would be far easier to use a trigger mechanism than a push button one but this is my only complaint.
Yes it is a lot of money to spend on something you aren't too sure about and of course, nothing you can buy will give you 110% of your expectations but for me I think this machine is great and I'm really glad I took the chance and purchased one.
I got my I light Pro off Christmas 2014 so I've been using it now for 5 months and getting varied results. I did expect from the sales spiel on the packaging that I would be hair free in 6 weeks but that's not the case, I can see a massive improvement on the old bikini area and a slight improvement on my armpits and legs. There are some patchy bits now so I'm persevering as I know I'll get there, for now however I can't give up the razor! Things I did find hard were finding the time to shower where I didn't mind having to wait another 24 hours before I could shower again, the not wearing deodorant for that long and not going out in the sun while doing treatments eg pretty much no sunbathing at all for the past 5 months! At least winter will be easier. The occasional stray hair in odd places are still hard work as you are not allowed to pluck or wax them between treatments and they can sometimes be stubborn, be prepared to have to shave those. Also I personally wanted to get the best results from the beginning so went for the top level of light pulse, not always a good thing on sensitive areas! Just a warning there if you do have sensitive skin, start at a lower level!
Tips: Try this system in winter to avoid the not being able to sunbath and plan your bi weekly sessions for a day where you know you won't need to shower til the next day.