Details
Both laser and IPL hair removal give great results. But many professionals consider laser hair removal to be superior. The laser light energy is more powerful and so promises your best results, faster. So, once you’ve completed the regimen and got to hair free, you’ll need fewer treatments to maintain these results. So it follows this also applies to home-use devices.
Tria Beauty, Inc. manufactures the Tria 4X. pH Beauty own and manage Tria Beauty, Inc. along with other leading hair removal brands Iluminage and mē. The Tria 4X is the latest model released in 2013.
The Tria 4X laser is FDA-cleared and available to buy in the USA and Canada. It has CE certification to meet EU safety standards and is available in the UK and Europe. It’s shipped globally.
Tria recommends you treat your hairs a total 8 times at 2-week intervals for up to 3 months, or until you are satisfied with the results i.e. you may need less or more. This gives you a substantial visible reduction in hair regrowth. Tria Customer Support also advises it’s after 6 months of use that you’ll see permanent results’ then you can do the occasional top-up to treat new hairs.
The Tria covers your skin 0.5 cm at a time. You also get a minimum 300 battery charge cycles. Each charge cycle gives you between 500 and 600 pulses. So, assuming 500 pulses, that means you can cover a minimum total body area of 75,000 cm2.
According to Tria you’ll need 6 months of use to see ‘permanent’ results (there’s more on permanency later). Let’s use this as a gauge and assume you’ll need infrequent top-ups after 6 months.
Worst case, 6 months equals 16 uses (x1 every 2 weeks). Based on our rough calculations the Tria gives at least 18 full body treatments (full legs, tummy, bikini line, underarms, forearms and face). So, that’s the 6-months covered and a few extra full body top-ups. If you get the best possible results you’ll only need occasional top-ups. Therefore, it lasts at least 1 year of use, probably several more.
* Please note - The Tria 4X may have a small plastic crack on them. This crack DOES NOT affect the device useability. The price is discounted due to this crack, and returns of this crack won't be accepted.
The minimum 75,000 cm2 equates to at least 50 complete small area treatments. That includes face, underarms, bikini line and forearms.
So, for the face and smaller areas the Tria 4X is great value. It covers the initial 6 months of use and then roughly a further 3 years of monthly top-ups. With the best results possible you’ll only need occasional top-ups much less frequently than monthly. So, it’s probably going to last several years of use.
