Hi-Tech Beauty-Buster Fixers

Several New Products For At-Home Use Claim To Do What Only Doctors Could Before

(CBS) 

NO! NO!

$250

Manufacturer Product Description: no!no! is based on a new and exciting advancement in hair removal technology called Thermicon. Thermicon uses the scientific principles of thermal transferance to conduct a gentle pulse of heat to the hair. One of no!no!s unique innovations was the development of a thermodynamic wire to transmit the heat to the hair. The patented thermodynamic wire and built in safety mechanisms has enabled Radiancy to adapt this professional hair removal technology to a home use product. Imagine... One day all your unwanted hair just disappears. There's no stubble the day after you shave. No ingrown hairs after you wax…. No nicks cuts, scrapes or PAIN during hair removal. You know that sound the paper makes as it rips the hairs from your skin? Imagine that once you removed hair it never grew back. Now wake up… In a perfect world, there would be no need for no!no!. But, since the world isn't yet perfect and there is still unwanted hair to remove - no!no! can make it that much easier. Why no!no!? Because you deserve the carefree pleasure of hair density reduction WITHOUT PAIN!

Allure Description: A hair-removal gadget that looks like an electric razor but has a heated wire instead of a blade

The claim: A heated wire singes unwanted body hair on contact. And, after eight weeks of biweekly treatments, it weakens the follicle so that hair grows back slower and sparser

The finding: "This company has good clinical data that shows it reduces hair growth almost as effectively as a laser does - it just requires more treatments," says Linda. "We found that it does have an off-putting smell of burning hair (it does not burn your skin), but our tester reported that hair did grow back in finer and sparser after a few weeks of treatment."

HAIRMAX LASERCOMB

$545

Manufacturer Product Description: Thanks to the HairMax LaserComb, you no longer need to worry about expensive, time consuming regimens that yield little or no results. Most importantly, because of the HairMax, baldness is now a choice instead of a reality. Clinically proven to work, and grounded in over 20 years of scientific data, the HairMax LaserComb is the first and only medical device cleared by the US FDA to promote hair growth. Whether you're looking to re-grow hair, or simply maintain what you have, the HairMax LaserComb has been demonstrated effective through countless clinical studies, and is supported by medical professionals worldwide as a safe and effective treatment for Androgenetic Alopecia.

Allure Description: A hair-growth device with plastic teeth through which low-level lasers hit the scalp

The claim: Lasers increase circulation to make hair follicles stronger. In a company-sponsored study, 93% of participants saw new hair growth after 6 months after using this for 15 minutes, 3 times a week

The finding: "Dermatologists like it, and in a company-study, 93 percent of participants saw new hair growth after six months of use for fifteen minutes, three times a week," Linda says. "Our tester also noticed some new growth around her temples."