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I'm a cis guy ~~I hope you don't mind too much~~, but I'm wondering what my options are for diy (I think going somewhere would just be out of my price range right now, and I'd feel really weird). I know about epilators but I've heard they hurt a lot/don't give the best results/have some other drawbacks. I saw on reddit some (cis?) women talking about some expensive diy laser machines (like $400), and how effective they were for them. I don't have a link unfortunately. I suppose what I'm really wondering is would something like that be effective, especially as a guy? How would it compare to going somewhere? I know you aren't "supposed" to use it on your face but if I did, would I be damaging my face or is it a eye safety measure?
Hope I'm not too far from your expertise, and no one minds me being here.
That's okay, I come from a family that has many cis people so it's a demographic that is near and dear to my heart. In fact both my parents were cis, and I even have multiple other cis relatives
One of the main reasons I practice mostly electrolysis and less laser is because those with densely rooted terminal hairs (read: most body hairs on a body that has had a lot of testosterone at some point) is unlikely to get perfect results with laser
These machines are likely IPL laser devices, so google for more information - Worst case could be hurting your skin, best case would be a pretty decent reduction in hair growth and some thinning of hair
You'd get better results from a salon with a more powerful laser, you'd get better results than that with electrolysis
$400 would probably get you 4-6 laser sessions at a good salon, so that might be a better investment unless you're looking to cover a lot of surface area
I dont know enough about the risks of DIY machines to comment too deeply on your question about dangers of DIY. Eye damage is a risk with all forms of laser to my knowledge, but you can get special glasses that filter that colour spectrum