After reading all of the rave reviews about this product: "Virtually Painless", "No Rash!", "Legs Smooth and Silky for Longer", etc. I decided to buy one for myself as I was sick and tired of shaving.
When my Braun Silk-Epil arrived I was over-joyed and could not wait to test the wonders of it's epilating loveliness...
It was slightly painful at first, until my leg when numb. Actually it was more of a discomfort that a real "pain".
After epilating for more than a few minutes raised red bumps appeared on my legs, I believe they were caused by the agitation to my skin from the plucking of the hairs. My legs were quite itchy because of the red bumps.
My legs did not feel, "Silky Smooth" when I had finished, but I decided that there must have been a few hairs on my legs that were too short to be caught by the epilating heads yet... so I resolved to re-epilate in a weeks time.
Over the week I exfoliated my legs (as suggested in the manual) however, as time went on, I was very anxious to see that the hairs on my legs were growing in as they grew back.
My legs were itchy and sore for weeks and I had to dig the ingrown hairs out of my legs. Thankfully everything is now back to normal, I have only used the Braun Silk-Epil twice (once to pluck, the other to shave) and I vow never to use it again.
My advice is this:
If you suffer from sensitive skin, if you have ever had ingrowing hair on your legs before (even just the odd one) after shaving or have any other skin conditionDO NOT USE THIS PRODUCT I implore you!
Obviously I am now stuck with a product that I will: a) Never use again and b) Can't return to the store.
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Feb 7th, 2008
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