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Does the Philips Lumea hair removal treatment hurt?

Published on 2018-10-26

If you are concerned about the Philips Lumea treatment being painful, don't worry. Some users of Lumea described feeling 'a warm sensation', 'prickling' or 'itching' etc during or after treatment. In most cases, these effects disappeared within an hour.

Read our tips to make your Lumea treatment as comfortable as possible.

Test your skin

To get used to Philips Lumea, we recommend that you first make test flashes near the area you are intending to treat. You can then and continue using it at the highest setting that still feels comfortable and does not give side effects.

The information on this page applies to the following models: SC2002/01 , SC2002/00 , SC2001/00 .

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