IPL is suc­cess­ful remov­ing body hair due to the pres­ence of a hair pig­ment known as melanin. This absorbs the light energy emit­ted by the device and directs it to the hair fol­li­cle, to remove hair and pre­vent future growth.Nat­u­rally dark pig­mented skin how­ever will con­tain more melanin than lighter skin tones so more energy is absorbed. This means indi­vid­u­als with dark skin tones are more sus­cep­ti­ble to burns fol­low­ing treatment. This does not exclude all darker skin tones. (Please refer to the skin tone chart below to see if IPL is suitable for you.)This means IPL may not be effective on very light blonde, red, or grey coloured hair. As long as the root of your hair is brown or black it should work for you! For dark blonde roots the treatment may take longer to take effect but will work with time and consistency, any shade darker will work perfectly!This is an unfortunate restriction of the technology, but we are highly aware of this issue and want to be very inclusive of everyone, so we have introduced a great alternative to our IPL Handset just for this reason! It is our 4D Automatic Shaver, you can check it out here: RoseSkinCo.com/4DShaverPlease refer to the skin tone chart below to see if IPL is suitable for you.Colour Chart