Is this for African Americans? I see it is for pale skin and dark hair but is it talking about all ethnicities? I have light skin (and dark hair) for a Black person but definitely no where near as light as a Caucasian or Asian. Is this supposed to work for African Americans/Blacks? Is this for African Americans? I see it is for pale skin and dark hair but is it talking about all ethnicities? I have light skin (and dark hair) for a Black person but definitely no where near... » Read More Is this for African Americans? I see it is for pale skin and dark hair but is it talking about all ethnicities? I have light skin (and dark hair) for a Black person but definitely no where near as light as a Caucasian or Asian. Is this supposed to work for African Americans/Blacks? « Show Less
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This is not a race thing. Pale skin as in PALE SKIN. The laser targets dark hair; dark skin will burn just like dark hair. White women with dark hair are really the only ppl that can use this effectively. White women with a tan will burn, anyone with any shade of tan or darer will burn. White women with blond hair will see no benefit. Stinks, but that is, unfortunately, the limitation of laser hair removal.HOWEVER, I found this interesting info(read answer 2)http://www.realself.com/question/laser-hair-removal-blonde-fair-skinElos laser may work
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If you go to the Tria site they have a skin tone chart that will show you how dark is too dark. As far as the person saying it hurt, there are five settings. It is suggested you start at setting one (which is lowest) and gradually work up to setting five. It should hurt less at one than five.
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I am African American and I used my sister's Tria for a month to see if it was worth it. We both have used it and IT WORKS!!! I loved it. Our skin tone is similar to Jada Pinkett Smith. My sister and I have very course black facial hair and we suffer from severe hair bumps. I used it for a month every other day. The difference is amazing!!!! Now, my results may be different because I was a fanatic about using it! I found that it was painful if I lasered over some hair. If you get rid of the hair it is more like a rubber band pop. I hope this helps
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The laser will not unlock on dark skin because it is not to be used on dark pigmented skin, I have a friend who used on neck where he has a tattoo and it literally burnt him, and actually extracted the ink out of his skin the burn was so deep, you may have to find other options for hair removal!
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There's a new hair removal device called (Me My Elos Syneron PRO ULTRA) that works for darker skin tones. It's sold on Amazon!
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No! I looked it up at triabeauty.com and it said that the laser could make a higher risk of skin injury because of the melanin
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I got laser hair removal in an office. I could never get it done when I had a tan. My knees actually got burned once when I had a tan. It targets the dark pigment of the hair. If there is no contrast it burns it all.
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"Ethnic" hair comes in lots of different textures. This works well with relaxed hair. It works on natural hair with a looser curl pattern.
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I'm light skinned and it works great However when my skin is darker in the summer due to tanning, the skin sensor automatically prevents the form system from operating. Hard to say how it would work for you, but that's been my experience.
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I saw someone do it on YouTube and she had a afro. I got dark brown hair but not a afro tho but it worked IDK if the texture matters so give it a try girl!
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I don't think skin tone matters as much as hair color. I am white, porcelain skin tone with black hair. Works fine. I did notice in summer a little bit of a sting on lightly tan legs. It is amazingly nice to not have to shave after 50+ yrs. This product works!
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Are there any African American women on the thread with natural curl kinky hair that has used this mask and had great results? If you have pictures you can send to rosemaryharris26@yahoo.com...Thanks
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I'm going to try and answer this the best I can for you. I don't have African American hair, but its kinda dark, like a light brown. Some colors did show up. But I found that if you wet the white one a little and out it as a base, the colors show up great. Hope this helps:)
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I'm medium-brown skinned with black hair and it works great for me. It's taking longer than they estimated, but great. I think the instructions and the website says that it may not work on grey hair that well, but definitely check because I'm not well versed in that area. Good luck!
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I ended up sensing mine back as soon as it arrived. You can't use it on dark or tanned skin. Can't use it on light hair and you are supposed to shave the hair off first. No way was I shaving my face. Not quite sure who can use one of these.
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Yes, I am African American. I just used it for the first time...I love it. It feels great in my hand and leaves my hair silky soft. I would suggest the one with the digital screen and heat dials, so you can adjust the heat setting. Purchase the Argan oil to go with it too, cuz you only get a sample with the flat iron.
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I don't think it works on dark hair without lightening it first. Usually light colors won't change dark hair. When I used it, I lightened my hair with color oops, meant for stripping out artificial hair color, and it worked well for me after that. Hope I helped in some way, that's just my experience!
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Hi Dear, I have black hair and have bought and used this produce, it is awesome but to answer your question I am not sure if this is for blond hair, because I do remember when I was searching for mine the one for blond hair was stating it on the bottle, so I don't think this is for blond hair because it dose not say that on the bottle. Good luck! 
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What I've learned is that every African American beard is NOT the same. You have to give it a shot yourself to determine what's best for YOU and almost have to ignore everyone who tells you what does and doesn't work. Having said that, although I think the Magic Shave powder works best for me, it's very inconvenient. The Wahl shaver is the best runner up that I've found and have been using it for over a year. This is the first time I'm not even considering an alternative. If you give it a shot, you should wait after 2 weeks before deciding if it works because it takes about that long for your hair to adapt. AND I also have to use a trimmer prior to shaving because the shaver only works on micro short hairs. I'm in my 40's and only recently found something that works best for me so the best of luck to you.
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I don't think so. Several things make me say this. A nurse I know who was of Hispanic background used it and said it was excruciatingly painful. I suggested using something like one of those topical analgesics for mouth pain. Anyway, I think it would be painful and completely ineffective for you. I am a pale white chick who is traveling and got some tan on my legs. It became much more painful to use it and I think the results were diminished with the tan as well (I have been traveling for about 10 months, so it's not that I didn't give it enough time...) Also, I used it on hairs on moles I have, which are darker than my normal skin tone, and those hairs, while lighter and less coarse, are still there. It really doesn't work on light hair on even light tone skin (it wasn't nearly as effective on my leg hair, which is lighter than say bikini-area hair, which it WAS effective on.) All in all, as a black person, I reaaaaaallllllllyy wouldn't spend my money on this. For white women who want to say get rid of chin hair, go for it. It was very effective on my chin hair. Man, do I sound grotesque or what?
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Make sure that the indicator light on the settings is on a higher setting, it always starts on the lowest setting. I set mine on the next to highest setting and it works great for me. I have fair skin with dark hair. I love my unit!! Don't give up!
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I don't have dark skin but seems to me it would work on either. It is very effective. I noticed a change after 3 applications.
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My skin is definitely light / medium and it works good. But, when I get tan, it doesn't make me look pale at all - - it's like a lightly tinted moisturizer with a primer built in (that's the best way I can explain it). Probably wouldn't work on dark skin well though.