4. Using the Boots Smooth Skin system
continued
Bikini line
Check the skin tone of the area you’re treating
using the Skin Tone chart on page 2.
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to follow.
Start from the edge of the hair growth and work
towards areas where the hair is denser.
Avoid overlapping treatments. If necessary use
a cooling gel pack, kept in the fridge and not
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DO NOT
use dark coloured underwear because
this may absorb some of the energy from the
light pulse.
DO NOT
treat the delicate, highly sensitive
areas such as the inner area of the vagina
(known as the Labia Minora) as this is a mucous
membrane and treatment will cause a serious
adverse reaction.
DO NOT
treat directly on the anus as this is also
a mucous membrane and treatment to this area
can cause serious adverse reaction.
Face and Neck
Avoid starting a treatment on your face when you
know you will be exposing your face to sunlight
in the following 24 hours. If you are going into
the sun following a treatment take care to shade
the treated area from direct sunlight using a hat
or parasol.
Using the Boots Smooth Skin system to remove
unwanted hair on your face is a slightly different
process to that used for removing unwanted
hair on your body, for this reason please read
this section thoroughly before proceeding.
Before starting a treatment it is important to
prepare your skin properly and complete a
patch test to check your skin does not have a
reaction to the Boots Smooth Skin system or
the Activator Gel. See page 10 of the user guide
for more information.
Skin on the face and neck is exposed to natural
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treating your face and neck, be sure to select
the
DARK
skin tone setting on your Smooth Skin,
this is the most gentle of the three settings.
DO NOT
use other Boots Smooth Skin power
settings when treating the face and neck as this
may cause injury.
If you use a mirror to help you correctly position
the handset when treating your face and neck,
look away before firing because the flash is
very bright.
After treatment avoid exposing the treated area
to the sun for at least 24 hours. Use an SPF
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24 hours and for at least 2 weeks following
the treatment.
DO NOT
sun tan or use sun beds for at least
4 weeks after a treatment.
Protect any moles, birthmarks etc. or patches of
sensitive skin in the treatment area using white
card or thick white paper to cover the marks
and reflect the energy of the flash.
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Protect lips and the lip margin using white card
or thick white paper to reflect the energy of the
flash. White eyeliner pencil should be used to
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liner on the lip margin.
Avoid overlapping treatments. If following a
treatment the area is particularly sensitive, a
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free moisturising cream can be applied.
In the unlikely event that you see pigmentary
changes in your skin (light or dark patches),
stop using the Boots Smooth Skin on your face.
Seek medical advice to determine the cause.
DO NOT
treat the eye socket or around the
eye area.
DO NOT
use for eyebrow shaping. It is important
to avoid accidentally treating the eyebrows as
any hair loss is likely to be permanent.
DO NOT
treat the scalp, it is important to avoid
accidentally treating the scalp because any hair
loss is likely to be permanent.
DO NOT
treat inside the nostrils (as these are
delicate mucous membranes) or ears.
DO NOT
use perfumed products or make up for
up to 24 hours after a treatment as this may
cause irritation.
Advice for women
Treating the face, cheek and jaw.
A white eyeliner pencil can be used to mark out
the treatment area, treatment should be carried
out in a line from the ear, down the face and
follow the jaw line as shown.
If necessary additional lines of treatment may be
added until the required area has been covered.
Take care not to overlap treatment areas.
Treating the upper lip
Take additional care when treating hair on the
upper lip because the central area below the
nostrils is particularly sensitive.
Treating the neck and chin
Hair growth under the chin can be denser and
more coarse in nature and this can sometimes
lead to slight reddening in the skin following
a treatment. This redness is temporary and
should completely disappear after 24 hours.
When treating this area take care not to
overlap treatments because this can lead to
skin irritation.
White card
to shield lip
