Only for use on your face. Heating/cooling circle (1 1/8" across) didn't really work
I've never used anything like this before, so my dissatisfaction may simply be user error. I'll try it again and update if I get it to work well, but they say to only use it twice a week for no more than 5 minutes, so it may take weeks to figure out what works. I got this when I had a blackhead that's not on my face only to learn that this is only supposed to be used on the face on skin that is not thin. So I decided to try it on my nose and around my mouth, where it tends to get greasy and clogged. Though my skin was left red with increased circulation, I didn't see any pus in the chamber.<br /><br />There are five suction heads to choose from, and the directions detail why you would choose one over the other. They also describe how to use the different heads most effectively. The heads are easy to snap on and pull off. They included several sponges that you put between the section head and the vacuum to catch any pus, and these sponges are washable and reusable. To clean after use, you remove the head and the sponge and clean them.<br /><br />I got a washcloth steaming with hot water and held it over my chin to nose like they suggested to help enlarged pores. I then dried off the area (as they don't want any water suctioned into the machine) and immediately started using the machine on the preset vacuum level. I thought it was level 3, but it turns out it was only level 2 out of 5. Still, this seem pretty strong to me. You run the vacuum head over the area, lift, and repeat for 1 to 2 minutes. The head also has tiny LED red and blue lights that shine at your face while you're doing this.<br /><br />You long-press the power button to turn the power on and off, but short-press it to change between blackhead vacuum mode, cold compress mode, and hot compress mode. There is also a button to change the vacuum speed. The cold compress reaches its coolest temperature (20°C/68°F) very quickly, and you're supposed to use this on an area that has just been vacuumed to help close the pores. I feels pleasantly cool. The hot compress is supposed to reach a temperature between 38°C and 42°C (or 100.4°F to 107.6°F). It got up to 31°C then started dropping, then it turned off automatically. This was not warm enough to do anything but feel pleasantly warm. I don't see how it could help open pores when hot steam didn't noticeably work.
Rating: 3 stars