Laser Hair Removal Process:
How Laser Hair Removal Works

What is the laser hair removal process and how does it work?

Melanin is a naturally occurring feature of human skin that determines the color of your skin and hair.

Laser hair removal works by passing laser energy through the skin to heat the hair follicle to a point that results in the follicle being disabled or destroyed.

Lasers primarily target the melanin pigment in your skin to eliminate the unwanted hair and since light is absorbed by dark objects, lasers work most effectively on darker colored hair.

Further, lasers tend to work more effectively on light colored skin since less energy is absorbed by the skin which results in more energy passing through to the hair which is what results in the destruction of the hair.

Basically, you want the laser energy to pass through your skin and to get absorbed by your hair.

Lighter skin and darker hair is thus the ideal situation for successful laser hair removal using most laser methods.