Thrifty but fashion-conscious people, and those who have little time to visit professional hair removal experts or simply prefer the privacy of removing their own hair, now have access to several different personal laser hair removal devices to attempt their own at-home taming of their body hair. Most of these devices are small and easily portable, and are designed to resemble hair dryers or similar appliances. Although they are not as powerful as commercial hair removal lasers, they can still produce noticeable results, reducing the amount and heaviness of hair, or even removing it completely.

Personal laser hair removers work best - as does professional laser epilation treatment - on heavier, darker hairs. Although lasers used by professionals can sometimes be used to remove even fine, light hairs, personal lasers usually do not have enough adjustability or power to do more than thin these hairs. Complete removal is most likely on dark, coarse hairs growing on light skin, with results becoming more uncertain the further either hair or skin color diverges from this 'ideal.'

Nevertheless, the convenience, privacy, and low cost of these personal aesthetic lasers outweighs their potential drawbacks in the eyes of many. This is particularly true for easy-to-reach parts of the body such as the legs, or for small areas of undesirable hair, such as a few hairs between the eyebrows. For such jobs, the personal laser can be both effective and highly convenient.

The skin to be treated should be prepared by being washed, shaved, and dried thoroughly. Heating the hair above the surface does next to nothing - it is the hair inside the follicle that must be heated to the point where the follicle will die or atrophy. Once the area has been prepared, the skin sensor sold with the personal laser - if there is one - should be applied to the skin to measure the skin's color and other characteristics. This sensor is then used to set the laser to its best focus for the type of skin that is about to undergo epilation.

Many personal lasers have several different intensity settings, but the only way to learn which is the most tolerable to a specific individual is to try each. It is generally prudent to begin at the lowest setting and work up. The laser is then applied to the skin and 'fired;' the laser light is meant to be delivered as close to at right angles to the skin as possible. This process is then repeated across the whole area to be treated, overlapping slightly so that all follicles are heated.

Personal hair removal lasers are effective in many cases, but they do not work overnight, and the user should not be disappointed if hair does not vanish immediately, because it will not. The process is painstaking (and slightly physically painful) - the laser treatment must be repeated at two week intervals for at least three months, and then monthly for another quarter to half year. However, patience will eventually have its reward, and the home laser user will eventually find their skin either completely epilated, or the amount and thickness of hairs greatly reduced, sparing the need for shaving and providing a stylish smoothness to many parts of the body.

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