Comet, LightSheer, or CoolGlide?

Hair Removal Methods Laser hair removal
#1

ok, so here it is: I have decided to go through with laser hair removal, but I don’t know which system to choose. I have had consultations with clincs that use Comet, LightSheer, and CoolGlide. I was impressed by all three, seemed like no lack of practioner skill.

I would say im a skin type II-IV (depending on various body parts) and my hair is dark and thick in most places.

I have concluded to laser from knees up, but my forearms I want to just thin out. This is where I run into problems. I dont want to have my forearm hair become patchy, that would be terrible. The Comet and Lightsheer places told me to expect it <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

My question is that if I use the CoolGlide, will it only target the dark hair on my arm, and not the light sunbleached ones?? Would this help with the patchiness?

Here are some photos i just took, any help would be greatly appreciated <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

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Thank You!
gdubber2002

#2

The hair on you upper body isn’t all that coarse, based on what I see in the pictures. I would say Lightsheer for the upper body. I have been treated with the Lightsheer on the chest, back, and upper arms and it is the best machine overall if you have type III or lower skin. I works best on finer hairs. Even your forearms are relatively light skinned, and much hairier, compared to mine. The Lightsheer should work very well on your upper body. I have had no issues with patchiness from the Lightsheer, but I have an outstanding practitioner! For maximum effectiveness, the Lightsheer should be used with compression. It makes a huge difference in effectiveness.

What I said above would also apply to your upper legs, above the knees. For your lower legs you should get good results, without scabbing, using the Coolglide. The Coolglide CV would be preferable with its large spot size and high fluences. The large spot size also means less patchiness. This will shorten treatment times while still providing effective fluences. The Lightsheer would probably cause scabbing on your lower legs so I would avoid that unless you plan on wearing long pants all the time. I have been treated with the Lyra-i, a Nd:YAG similar to the Coolglide but with a smaller spot size. I had zero scabbing and post treatment redness with it. I have had two treatments with it and about a 40-50% hair reduction. I tried The Aurora RF/IPL on my lower legs and my skin was too dark as the test spot caused a burn.

I have not tried the Comet as nobody around here uses it. Hopefully Manataray will reply to this post. He has had very good experiences with it. The Comet uses RF and diode laser. The diode laser can be used up to 50J. The Comet does appear to be promising for finer and lighter hairs and for use on darker skin. If you had to limit yourself to one machine the Comet may actually be your best choice. For your upper body they would use less RF and more diode laser. For your lower legs they would use more RF and less diode laser.

The Comet is the only machine of the 3 that has any chance of working on the bleached hairs if you decide to remove those too.

All three machines are great for hair removal. The Comet is promising but I have not used it. Mantaray has and he can be of more help with that. From my experience the Lightsheer is best on Type III skin and lower and the Coolglide is best for Type IV and higher.

Here is a good perspective on the different lasers, but realize they use the Lightsheer in their practice:

Laser Comparison

Hope this helps.

Be sure and keep us posted on your progress.

RJC2001

#3

You should know that you are lucky to have that much hair that is causing your “problems.” I would bet RJC had a lot more, and I know for a fact I do. I wish you luck with LHR, and it should not take too much to clean up your problem. When you have reached your point of diminishing return, you might want to consider electrolysis to clean up the stragglers left behind.

#4

I would agree. You look normal, not excessive at all. I would even say below average in terms of level of hairiness haha. I can see that maybe your hands would bother you a bit, but everything else looks just fine. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

#5

Hope this helps.
Be sure and keep us posted on your progress.

Yes, it helped very much! Thank You! I will definately keep you updated

You should know that you are lucky to have that much hair that is causing your “problems.” I would bet RJC had a lot more, and I know for a fact I do. I wish you luck with LHR, and it should not take too much to clean up your problem. When you have reached your point of diminishing return, you might want to consider electrolysis to clean up the stragglers left behind.

Oh, I didn’t mean it like that. I don’t consider my hair that much of a problem. I realize that it could be a LOT worse. I meant that my problem was patchiness on my forearm hair if/when i get that lasered.

I just like a smooth look, and I hate shaving and waxing.

…and yes, I am considering electro for the stragglers.

I can see that maybe your hands would bother you a bit, but everything else looks just fine.

Yea, there hair on my hands does bother me the most. I have my dad to thank for that <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Thanks for the info and encouragement guys! Ill keep you posted <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

gdubber2002

#6

You should know that you are lucky to have that much hair that is causing your “problems.” I would bet RJC had a lot more, and I know for a fact I do. I wish you luck with LHR, and it should not take too much to clean up your problem. When you have reached your point of diminishing return, you might want to consider electrolysis to clean up the stragglers left behind.

Yeah, I had a lot more chest and upper arm hair than you do. I looked like an ape compared to you, at least on the upper body. Your legs are a lot hairier than mine were though when I started laser. You hardly have any hair on your abs and upper arms. The upper arms are stubborn as far as laser hair removal for some reason, so it’s good you don’t have much hair there. You don’t even have any hair on your shoulders. Having said all of that, I don’t blame you for wanting to get rid of the hair you do have. You will look and feel better with it all gone, and your muscles will look bigger. You will be glad that you did it.

I have had 3 Lyra-i laser (similar to Coolglide) treatments on my full arms and have had zero issues with patchiness. That is a testament to my practitioner’s skill, as the Lyra uses a smaller spot size than the Coolglide or Sciton. Ditto for the legs too.

RJC2001