Steve Mills of Daventry Today profiles Maninder Bhandal, owner of The Haven in Sheaf Street, Daventry, who has added an Apilus electrology machine to her salon:

The Haven has had the Apilus technology since October and Mrs Bhandal said it had gone down well with her customers.

She explained: “It has been absolutely wonderful. Previously, some customers could only cope with five minutes of electrolysis, but using this new method, people feel they can have their hair removed.

Full article (daventrytoday.co.uk)

website: http://www.epilsoft.co.uk/apilus_technology.html

 The most dynamic trend for the beauty industry in 2008 has been the emergence of new at-home or do-it-yourself (DIY) tools for hair removal.

While the Palomar/Gillette device, the first one cleared by FDA, is still unavailable, two nimble newcomers are stealing the thunder this holiday season.

Silk’n Flash&Go (power level is about 3-5 Joules/cm2)

TRIA Beauty (power level is about 7-22 Joules/cm2)

TRIA beauty has been making a big publicity push. Neither device is cheap, and will set you back $700 to over $900. Still that is cheaper than a course of professional laser treatments.

Note that effectiveness of the lower-power home devices won’t match the pro versions, and there are a ton of products to avoid. Make sure the device you buy is cleared by FDA for at least some evidence of safety and effectiveness. And don’t buy anything on eBay till you read my list of scam products sold primarily on eBay.

 Full article [marketwatch.com]

More information:

 Home laser hair removal: what works, what doesn’t

New York lawyer Susan Karten has helped several hairfacts readers who have been injured during hair removal procedures.

She has just started her own firm and is handling laser cases and similar injuries.

Susan M. Karten & Associates, LLP
355 Lexington Avenue
Suite 1400
New York, New York 10017

Herbert worked as an OB/GYN at Midwest Physician’s Group in Orland Park for 13 years. In addition to her new practice in Westmont, she is an assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine in Downers Grove.
Office location: 700 Pasquinelli Drive, Suite B, Westmont
PHONE (630) 920-2600

Full article

http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/westmont/homepage/x185288786

Matt at MediaBistro points out a fun campaign for male hair removal:

http://www.mediabistro.com/agencyspy/tribal_ddb/manicuring_the_wood_with_brian_callen_95485.asp

Bodygroom Manalogues (sponsored by Philips)

http://www.manalogues.philips.com/

Update:

Some people report an error:

The page you are trying to view cannot be shown because it uses an invalid or unsupported form of compression.

Can’t wait till people start using standardized video compression. PS: Flash sucks.

Amy Salter of the Southport Visiterprofiles a local threading practitioner:

Carole Todd, who works from her home on Waterloo Road, trained in the Indian practise of threading, after struggling to find anywhere in the North West that did it.

Full article

http://www.southportvisiter.co.uk/southport-news/southport-southport-news/2009/01/23/birkdale-beauty-therapist-has-threading-hair-removal-treatment-all-sewn-up-101022-22754294/

Editor Marv Knox of the Baptist Standard has a cute piece on his visit to the dermatologist, where he sheepishly asked about laser hair removal for his ears. His doctor said:

“You see, laser hair removal … only works on hair with pigment. It looks like the hair on your ears already has turned gray, and you don’t have enough pigment. I’m sorry; I think it’s too late.”

He really knows how to hurt a guy. Getting older is bad enough. First, I started losing hair where I wanted it, like on the top of my head. But then I started growing it where I didn’t, like on my ears.

Full article.

http://www.baptiststandard.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9090&Itemid=9

Jenny Hope at the Daily Mail has the story:

Millions of women could be at risk of scarring and burns because they are unaware of the risks of laser hair removal treatment, warn researchers.

Full article

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1127082/How-hair-laser-treatment-puts-millions-risk-scarred.html