CosBeauty Magazine #76

Spotlight on Motus AX
If you’re sick of shaving your legs
every morning only to find you
have to do it all again the next day,
or have previously tried permanent
hair reduction with limited results,
the Motus AX laser might be just
the ticket for you.
Motus AX is developed with the
unique Moveo technology to deliver
highly effective and comfortable hair
removal without requiring the use of
cryogen cooling gas, which is known
to be environmentally unfriendly.
It uses one wavelength (755nm) to
target, heat and damage the stem cell
that produces the hair in the hair
follicle. This wavelength is the most
effective at treating both fine and
light hair, as well as darker hair.
Unlike other hair removal
systems, Motus AX has the unique
ability to deliver a greater amount
of energy to the hair follicle, using
a handpiece that is constantly in
contact with the skin.
So, what does this mean? Well,
with other Alexandrite lasers you get
a very large loss of energy through
reflection, which can result in the
loss of more than 30% of the laser
energy. This means these lasers need
to use higher energy pulses, and
thus higher pain, to achieve the
result. What Motus AX has done is
pretty much eliminate that loss of
energy, increasing energy absorption
up to 40% compared with different
Alexandrite lasers. Motus AX can
use less energy in the laser pulse but
have more treatment effect on the
hair follicle.
The laser also uses an innovative
constant movement technique with
lots of small laser pulses fired over an
area of the skin for a set time. The
repeated passes of the handpiece over
small areas cause gradual accumulation
of heat in the hair, until it reaches
the threshold for hair removal in a
way that is totally comfortable with
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It delivers
effective,
comfortable
and quick hair
removal for all
skin types and
hair colours
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minimal risk of side effects like
skin burning or discolouring.
Motus AX has evolved laser
hair removal technology in the
sense that it delivers an effective,
comfortable and quick hair removal
treatment for all skin types, right
up to skin type six.
Motus AX has a range of innovative
handpieces, making it easy to tailor
individualised treatments to all parts
of the body, on all hair colours and all
skin types.
What does the
procedure involve?
First, the practitioner applies a gel to
the treatment area, before placing the
handpiece on your skin, using simple
circular or linear movements across
the targeted area.
The sensation is typically no more
than a prickle in the skin, so you
no longer have to worry about that
‘flick of the rubber band’ sensation.
It’s quick (it can treat 10cm2 area
in approximately 25 seconds!) and
you will probably undergo fewer
treatments for the whole course of
the hair removal treatment. Win!
There is generally no downtime
and results are long lasting. Even after
just the first treatment the difference
starts to become clearly visible.
So, if you’ve previously been a poor
candidate for laser hair reduction or
have been put off by the associated
discomfort, the Motus AX offers a
breakthrough solution. cbm
Bare
facts about
body hair
Hair can grow anywhere
on your body except the
palms, soles of your feet and
mucous membranes such as
eyelids and lips.
With the exception of bone
marrow, your hair is the fastest
growing tissue on your body.
On average, blonde people have
the most hair follicles.
The purpose of eyebrow hair is
to prevent sweat and oils from
running into your eyes.
Body hair has a lifespan of six
months whereas the hair on your
head has a lifespan of five years.
Body hair has muscle cells in it,
which enables it to stand on end.
The average person sheds about
100-150 hairs per day.
Hypertrichosis is the name for
extremely excessive hair growth
on any part of the body.
Each strand of hair can support
up to 100 grams in weight.
WHERE
TO GET IT
To find a Motus AX
treatment in your area,
visit www.likeyourlook.com.au
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