IPL Hair Removal: Your Complete Guide to Long-Term Hair Reduction
If constant shaving rash, dark shadow, or painful ingrown hairs are a recurring frustration, Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) hair reduction offers a structured, long-term way to thin and slow hair regrowth across face and body zones.
How IPL Hair Reduction Works
IPL delivers controlled broad-spectrum light pulses into the skin, where melanin pigment inside the hair shaft absorbs the light energy and converts it to gentle thermal heat within the follicle bulb. Because IPL targets follicles in their active growth (anagen) phase, a planned series of sessions progressively reduces hair density and coarseness.
IPL Hair Removal Areas & Menu Prices at Galeo Beauty
Ladies Face & Upper Body IPL
- Upper Lip IPL: R270
- Chin IPL: R270
- Full Face IPL: R1,166.60 (Full Face And Neck IPL R945)
- Underarm IPL: R495 (R247.50 on the current 50% laser hair removal special)
- Half Arm IPL: R944.39 | Full Arm IPL: R1,666.57
Ladies Bikini & Leg IPL
- Bikini Sides IPL: R666.63 (R333.32 on the current 50% laser hair removal special)
- Brazilian IPL: R944.39
- Hollywood IPL: R1,222.15
- Half Leg IPL: R1,611.02
- Full Leg IPL: R2,555.41 (R1,277.71 on the current 50% laser hair removal special)
Men's IPL Hair Reduction
- Men's Beardline IPL: R611.08
- Men's Neck IPL: R611.08
- Stomach IPL: R944.39
- Full Back IPL: R1,200
How Many Sessions Are Needed?
Because only a percentage of follicles are actively growing at any given visit, most clients complete a course of 6 to 10 sessions spaced 4 to 6 weeks apart, followed by occasional maintenance top-ups as needed.
Preparation & Aftercare Checklist
Before Your Session:
- Shave the treatment area cleanly 12 to 24 hours before your appointment (do not wax, epilate, or pluck for 4 weeks beforehand, as the root must remain in the follicle).
- Avoid active sunburn, sunbeds, and self-tanning lotions for 2 weeks prior.
After Your Session:
- Treated hairs gradually release and shed over 7 to 14 days.
- Avoid hot baths, steam rooms, and direct UV exposure for 48 hours, and apply broad-spectrum SPF 50 on exposed areas.
Suitability & Patch Testing
IPL relies on contrast between hair pigment and skin tone; very blonde, red, or white/grey hairs contain too little melanin to absorb the light effectively. During your consultation at Galeo Beauty, our therapist assesses your skin tone, hair colour, and medical history to confirm safe parameters.
Book Your IPL Consultation in Hartbeespoort
Call Galeo Beauty on 012 111 1730 or visit Shop 6, Landsmeer Estate, Jan Smuts Road, Hartbeespoort.