*Nurture Your Beauty EVEN in Tough Times*
In today’s economy, every penny counts, and consumers are choosier about where to spend their hard earned dollars. Every day we see some new sales pitch, special, or guaranteed product to make us thinner, younger and ultimately happier. Every week I receive an email targeting physicians to “increase their bottom line” by buying cheap equipment, and beauty products I would dare use on my own skin. There are a few things that you should know before you try to save money and end up spending even more.
DID YOU KNOW? - That many of those brand-name cosmeceuticals in your medicine cabinet have no active ingredient? High-end department stores are selling you products at INSANE prices that have you BELIEVING they make a difference when in reality actual medications that CHANGE THE SKIN are more AFFORDABLE!
BEFORE YOU BUY, DO YOUR RESEARCH
Find out what the active ingredients are in the products you are buying. When in doubt ask your DOCTOR, not the sales lady behind the counter.
Hair removal is another area where misinformation and a glossy sales pitch can actually cost you money.
Below is an ACTUAL conversation I had with a provider at a MAJOR “Laser” Hair Removal Chain
Q: Do you have a real laser? I heard that you use an I.P.L.?
A: Gee, nobody has ever asked me that…
Q: All those years there and all the consumers who do “research”?
A: I’ve never had anyone ask that.
Q: What would you say?
A: Uh, yes, it’ll remove your hair.
Q: You’re COMFORTABLE with saying that? So, you don’t tell them that I.P.L. is less effective than Laser? What wavelength is your “laser”?
A: Nobody asks that.
Q: Well, it’s a dead giveaway if there’s a single wavelength (meaning a laser).
A: Nobody has ever asked that.
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SO WHAT DO I NEED TO ASK?
-Is it a Real Laser, with one wavelength?
OR…
-Is it an IPL/Filtered IPL?
WHY ASK?
According to the American Academy of Dermatology, lasers can work broader areas of skin than IPL. As a result, IPL hair removal is often more time consuming and costly than laser hair removal. This may explain why you’ll find dozens of laser hair removal centers in your area with constant advertised discounts and relatively few “Laser” hair removal providers. Additionally, the jury is still out on whether IPL’s actually can be a factor in causing cancer unlike the monochromatic beam of coherent light used by a Laser.
If it’s not a single-wavelength “Real” Laser, thats plugged into a 220-Volt outlet, instead of a typical 6 Treatment Package, you’ll have to go 10-20 TIMES! WALK AWAY! Because and IPL will WASTE your time, and TIME IS MONEY!
In health,
Diane Cantrell, M.D.
