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4. Using the Boots Smooth Skin system
continued
Advice for men
Treating the face, cheek and jaw.
The Boots Smooth Skin system can be used to
remove patches of hair that can appear high on
the cheek. Take care not to overlap treatments
because this can lead to skin irritation.
Please note:
Treatment with the Boots Smooth
Skin system is usually permanent and complete
removal of the male beard is not advisable and
will produce changes in facial characteristics,
which may lead to a more feminine appearance.
Treating the neck
The Smooth Skin system can be used to reduce
the hair growth on the neck where shirt collars
rub and can lead to soreness following shaving.
Body
Check the skin tone of the area you’re treating
using the Skin Tone chart on page 2.
Unwanted hair growth in females can occur in
the centre of the chest, between the breasts,
and more commonly in areas around the
nipple area.
In males, unwanted hair growth is usually
more general across the chest but the same
techniques should be followed.
Take care when treating the area between the
breasts as the chest bone is close to the skin’s
surface and this area may be sensitive.
The upper chest area is often tanned and may
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and adjust the skin tone setting on the Boots
Smooth Skin system base unit accordingly.
On the breast
Cover up all of the areola and nipple area using
a shield. White adhesive labels may be cut to
shape and used for this job.
DO NOT
treat any of the dark skin.
With the nipple safely protected, the whole area
may be treated in rows placing the handset over
the protected area to ensure that all the hairs
are effectively treated.
Back
Check the skin tone of the area you’re treating
using the Skin Tone chart on page 2.
Backs can be treated, but the treatment will
require the help of another person to ensure
correct coverage and prevent any area receiving
overlapping treatments.
It is often useful to mark out the area to be
treated with gridlines using a very thin white
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to avoid missing areas.
Care should be taken when treating bony areas
because the bone is close to the skin’s surface
making it more sensitive.
Arms
Check the skin tone of the area you’re treating
using the Skin Tone chart on page 2.
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wait 30 days after the last exposure to the sun
before treatment.
If required, mark out the areas to be treated
using a very thin white eyeliner pencil.
You can treat around the elbow or wrist but
care should be taken when treating bony areas
because the bone is close to the skin’s surface
making it more sensitive.
During use
After 50 shots in quick succession there is an
automatic cooling delay of about a minute where
the system will not respond—this is absolutely
normal and nothing to worry about. This cooling
delay is indicated by the ‘READY’ light flashing.
When it glows constantly the unit is ready to
use again.
After 200 shots within a 30 minute period
there will be a 5 minute automatic cooling
delay where the unit will not respond—this is
absolutely normal and nothing to worry about.
This cooling delay is indicated by the ‘READY’
light flashing. When it glows constantly the
unit is ready to use again.
The unit will automatically go into STANDBY if
not used for approximately 1 minute, and the
green STANDBY light will come on. To use again
press the STANDBY button.
If the handset starts to feel uncomfortably
warm or hot against your skin during use, place
the handset back on the cradle and switch the
Smooth Skin system to Standby mode. Without
turning the Smooth Skin system off, leave the
handset to cool down before continuing with
the treatment.
