Most people are done in 6 to 10 sessions, every 4 to 8 weeks.

It depends on your hair colour and thickness, your skin type, the area we're treating, your ethnic background and your hormones. Some need a few more.

After your course, most clients come back one to three times a year for a top up.

We'll give you a number of treatments needed at your consultation or first treatment.

You must NOT fake tan or have sun exposure on the area being treated a minimum of 2 weeks before your laser or IPL hair reduction treatment.

This is extremely important, you can cause serious burns to your skin and/or hyperpigmentation as the laser IPL light can pick up any colour (melanin) in your skin.

Please be honest to your therapist so we can reschedule when it safe for you.

Please ensure you wear sunblock regardless of what you are doing during the day. Do not wax or pluck the hairs being treated for up to four weeks prior to your treatment.

If you attend a treatment with visible spray tan residue or sunburn you will be charged 50% of the treatment cost and we will have to reschedule your treatment.

Please shave the area 24 hours before your laser hair reduction treatment. Shaving the area will ensure maximum results, with less pain.

If you do not shave prior we will be unable to provide the treatment and you may have to pay 50% cost of the treatment booked.

If you're a new client to our clinic you can leave a small patch to show us your hair colour, thickness and density.

Don't wax, pluck or use hair removal cream for 4 weeks beforehand, because we need the hair root still in there to treat.

Come with clean skin. No deodorant, moisturiser, fake tan or makeup on the area.

After your laser treatment please:

- Avoid sun exposure after the treatment

- Keep the treated area out of the sun for 4 weeks before and after each laser treatment.

- Your hair can take up to 7-14 days to grow and drop out, please don't worry. Your hair might just thin out not completely fall out.

- Do not wax or pluck the hairs in between treatments.

- You can shave or trim in between treatments.

- Please do not exfoliate the area until 48 hours after the treatment.

- Avoid very hot showers for 48 hours after the laser hair removal treatment.

- Your skin can become red and even bumpy up to 24 hours after the laser hair removal treatment, this is completely normal. It happens to about 20% of our clients, we advise that you use Laser aid to reduce redness and discomfort.

Because hair grows in cycles and the treatment only works on hairs in their active growth phase.

At any one time only a portion of your hair is in that phase. That's why we space sessions out, and why consistency matters more than intensity.

Laser feels like a quick snap, like an elastic band. It's over fast.

IPL tends to feel warmer and less sharp.

Most people find both very manageable. If you're worried, tell us. We'll talk you through it before we start.

Our Eluxx machine has an in-built cooling system to help keep both laser & IPL hair reduction treatments quite comfortable.

Your skin may be a bit pink and warm for a few hours. That's normal.

Skip hot showers, saunas, spas, swimming and the gym for 24 hours.

No scrubbing, no active skincare on the area for 48 hours.

SPF every day on any exposed area, and stay out of the sun for 2 weeks.

Some hairs will look like they're growing in the week or two after. They're shedding, not growing. Let them fall out on their own.

Take a breath. This is the most normal thing in the world, and it's the exact point where people give up.

Here's what's actually happening.

We can only treat hair that's actively growing. Resting hair is basically invisible to the machine. At any one time only about a quarter of your hair is awake.

So your first few sessions clear out the hair that was awake. That's the dramatic bit. That's why session 2 and 3 feel so good.

Then the hair that was asleep through those sessions starts waking up. A big batch of it, all around the same time.

And it looks like the lot came back.

It didn't.

Have a proper look next time you're in the shower. It's finer than it was. It's patchier. There's less of it, and it took longer to show up than it used to.

That's not your old hair returning. That's a different crop, and it's the exact crop that sessions 5 onwards exist to catch.

This is why we bang on about finishing the course. Stopping at four is walking out the day before payday.

You're not going backwards. Show us at your next appointment and we'll talk you through what we're seeing on your skin.