IPL treatment uses broad-spectrum visible light. The light energy is designed to target the hair’s melanin pigment, heating the hair and causing damage to its follicles.
Laser hair removal, on the other hand, possesses the properties of a laser.
Like the IPL, this method also involves heating up the hair and damaging the hair follicles with light energy.
However, lasers travel a long distance and are focused on small areas.
Laser hair removal often travels farther into the pore and the light can be concentrated on the area where the hair is to be removed.