There is a common misconception that laser hair removal is not safe in the summer. And that’s understandable when you are constantly told to avoid the sun when having laser services. While it’s true you can’t have laser services immediately before or after sun exposure, that doesn’t mean you have to sit out the entire summer.
In fact you don’t have to sit it out all. You can continue treatment right through summer without any interruption. I’m going to tell you how.
Maintaining your regular schedule of treatments through summer is actually pretty easy to do. Especially if you are not particularly a fan of the sun or laying out. If this describes you, then your regular routine of applying sun screen every day should be enough.
This is a good time to remind our readers to always wear SPF 30 or higher every time you leave your house. It doesn’t matter if you consider yourself a sun worshiper or not, involuntarily we get sun exposure. When you leave your house and walk to the subway or bus stop, any body part not covered in clothes is getting a dose of sun. Think about it. How much time has your face, neck, arms, legs and shoulders been exposed to the sun today? Most of us think of sun exposure and the first image in our head is sitting poolside or laying out at the beach. But you might be getting 20 minutes of sun exposure just getting to and from work every day.
Think about that the next time your laser tech asks if you have had sun exposure. A safe rule of thumb is to keep the area being treated out of the sun two weeks before laser treatment. This gives your skin time to release trapped heat, recover from any superficial damage and allows your skin time to shed pigmentation. Always avoid sun exposure to the treated area one week after treatment.
Your safety is the most important priority at Skin Bar. That is why our team is trained to look for tan lines and ask more probing questions to get a true read on the amount of sun your skin is really getting. Our laser technology allows us to adjust the laser strength and settings to accommodate even sun kissed skin. Just as long the kissing happened two weeks ago!
If you’re a sun lover that’s okay too. Many of our laser clients shift to an area that doesn’t get much sun during the summer months. Areas like bikini and underarms are great to consider in the summer months. And with the flexibility of membership you can move your areas around anytime you want.
Laser hair removal is a process that takes months to achieve optimal results. So, most of our clients prefer to continue treatment even through the dog days of summer, but they aren’t willing to give up the sun. For these clients we can help prepare a custom summer treatment plan. One that will be safe and effective all summer long. We realize that vacation plans change, so we make them flexible. And we recommend downloading our App for instant access to our schedule. It’s available 24-7 for your convenience.
Finally, some of our laser members are more comfortable suspending their treatments till after Labor Day. This is a good idea if you don’t want to be bothered with extra precautions and you just want to enjoy the sun unrestricted. A suspension gives you that flexibility. We’ll be ready to pick up where we left off.
At Skin Bar NYC you don’t have to choose between sun and smooth. We’ll prepare a plan that lets you have both!
