Hair Removal Devices

Can Intense Pulsed Light devices really "zap" away your unwanted hair? 

You may have seen IPL devices advertised on social media - that promise painless hair removal using light to "zap" away body hair.

Listener Karen got in touch to ask if these "Zappers" could possibly free her from having to shave her legs in the summer? How are they supposed to work, are they safe to use, and is it worth the investing in one?

To find out, Greg Foot is joined by Dr Gill Westgate, a skin and hair biologist and honorary visiting lecturer at the University of Bradford. 

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RESEARCHER: PHIL SANSOM

PRODUCERS: KATE HOLDSWORTH AND GREG FOOT