10 Best At Home Laser Hair Removal Devices (Tests & Reviews 2023)

I used to get bikini waxes every month. Now, I just shave once a week and follow up with this at-home device that leaves me smooth af for a fraction of what I was spending before. It’s got three treatment modes depending on the area you’re focusing on (gentle, speed, and power mode), 10 intensity settings, and a skin sensor so the device only flashes when it’s pressed up against a safe skin tone. It’s been essentially foolproof for me, all while actually giving me hair-free results after three to four months.

• Levels: 10 intensity settings and three treatment modes (gentle, speed, and power)
• Flashes: Unlimited (won’t run out)

THE REVIEWS: “I was skeptical but had seen good reviews on this from reliable sources so went ahead and ordered,” writes one tester in a review. “I’ll be darned—it works! It’s also easy to use. I saw results within just a couple of weeks, particularly in my underarm area. I no longer have to shave there at all. Very happy with this product!”

The more you know: The majority of at-home laser-hair removal devices, like this one from Silk’n, don’t actually use lasers—instead, rely on intense pulsed light (IPL), which, similar to lasers, destroys your hair follicles with heat. But what makes this one special is that it also uses something called galvanic current to help stimulate blood flow, encouraging the light to go deeper into your follicles, which can potentially increase the efficacy and results. Just follow the directions on which levels you can use depending on your skin tone (i.e., medium skin shouldn’t go past level two), and incorporate into your routine about once a week to start seeing results in about three to five months.

• Levels: Five
• Flashes: Unlimited (won’t run out)

THE REVIEWS: According to one tester, “Dark-skinned people, BUY THIS and keep going. I use mine weekly if I have not been in the sun. You can trust that it won’t burn you. I needed to keep up with my laser-hair removal treatments at home, and I truly believe that this item will assist me with my hair removal dreams if I keep being consistent.”

Don’t mind me, just perusing the 6,500+ five-star reviews on Amazon for this IPL hair-removal device. They all rave about how it reduces and thins the hair on your face, arms, legs, stomach, back, and bikini line using intense-pulsed light, or IPL, with five different power levels depending on where you’re planning to use the device (ex: Go with a level one for your face versus a level four for your legs). Most testers started seeing results after using it two to three times a week for just a month.

• Levels: Five
• Flashes: 999,999 before needing replacement

THE REVIEWS: One review reads, “Just try to be consistent, and it really, really works. I am excited about eventually not needing to shave, but I am much, much more excited by the lack of that post-shave shadow, especially for my underarms. It is amazing to see the patches where hair no longer grows are actually regular skin color instead of that gray/purple tone that my armpits normally have after shaving.”

Listen, I wouldn’t say at-home laser-hair removal is horribly painful, but it’s definitely not comfortable. So if you’re a bb like me, or have sensitive skin, try Ulike’s IPL laser-hair removal tool, which emits a cooling effect as the device passes over your skin to help reduce some pain and heat. Plus, it has five intensity levels depending on the area you’re treating, which helps cut down on unnecessary discomfort (because I def don’t need the same strong laser on my lil chin hairs as I do my legs).

• Levels: Five
• Flashes: Unlimited

THE REVIEWS: According to one reviewer, “I can say this undoubtedly does work. I am fair-skinned with dark hair and have used this on my legs, underarms, and a couple of stubborn facial hairs with great success. Oh, and as far as the pain goes… there is none, which stunned me for such an effective device.”

Not every at-home laser-hair removal device is great for your bikini line, because they can be a bit too powerful for your sensitive skin. Enter: Nood’s IPL device, which testers love for doing Brazilian laser treatments at home, since it uses a gentler, multi-wavelength light that’s slightly less painful while still being effective. FYI, too: You don’t have to wear protective goggles with the device, since the treatment has a skin sensor so the light doesn’t flash unless it’s pressed directly on your skin.

• Levels: Five
• Flashes: 6,000 before needing replacement

THE REVIEWS: One tester writes, “You can definitely do a Brazilian with the device. I’ve been able to get pretty much all of the hair in my entire bikini area; I just use my hand to cover up the most sensitive parts, just to be safe. The flashes definitely feel a little hotter, but I haven’t had any trouble with burning or irritation.”

The handheld-style design and bb treatment window make this at-home laser-hair removal device excellent for reaching tighter, more precise areas, like those little hairs that hide under your chin or around your nose (heh, just me?). If your skin feels a bit inflamed after using, dab some 1 percent hydrocortisone cream over irritated spots and, as always, make sure to avoid retinoids or AHAs for two days while your skin calms down.

• Levels: Three
• Flashes: 300,000 before needing replacement

THE REVIEWS: “The device has worked well at dramatically reducing the number of dark hairs I had on my chin, which is great!” writes one tester. “​​I can now go days without shaving before I feel like the hairs start to become visible to people a normal distance away.”

This at-home laser-hair removal device is not only seriously good at reducing hair, but it also has a “skin rejuvenation” mode that works at a lower frequency to help boost collagen and trigger elastin production. Just shave (or grab a dermaplaner for your chin or forehead), pass the tool on the face mode over your skin to help reduce hair, then turn on the SR function and glide it over your skin—avoiding your sensitive under-eyes—one to two times a week to slowly treat your skin (think softening forehead wrinkles and smoothing uneven skin texture).

• Levels: Five modes for different areas (face, arms, legs, underarms, bikini), plus skin rejuvenation
• Flashes: Unlimited (won’t run out)

THE REVIEWS: “I’ve used razors and epilators since I can remember, but always have a spot of ingrown hairs on my legs,” writes one tester. “But this device gets rid of that. The best part? You can use it on your face too. My face also looks so rejuvenated after using the skin-renewal head. Worth every penny!”

This at-home laser-hair removal device is ideal for removing hair on your legs, because it has a body attachment with a large treatment window (meaning it covers a wide area of skin), along with a continuous mode setting. The combo allows you to easily glide the device over your legs in a single pass, so you don’t have to keep stopping and starting.

• Levels: One
• Flashes: 300,000 before needing replacement

THE REVIEWS: “I used it for my armpits, legs, and bikini line,” writes one tester, “and I can’t believe that just after using it once every two weeks for a month, the hair hardly grows back. And if it does, the hair is extremely thin. It took me about a month to see the results.”

This at-home laser-hair removal device has 10 different modes you can toggle between, depending on the area you’re treating—and it also works so quickly. Truly, I was able to treat both of my full legs—calves and thighs—in under eight minutes, which was absolutely the fastest of any other hair-removal device I tried. Plus, it’s equipped with 300,000 flashes of light, which is the equivalent of 22 years of full-body treatments, meaning it won’t die on you mid-treatment.

• Levels: 10
• Flashes: 300,000 before needing replacement

THE REVIEWS: “After just a few months of consistently using this laser every three to four days on setting two, I am pretty much hair free on my legs,” writes one tester. “I was getting in-office laser-hair removal once a month for two years and only had patches missing. The amount of time and money I could have saved by just buying this laser still frustrates me.”

If you’re okay with spending a little money and want a fast-acting, easy-to-use laser-hair removal device, try this Tria Beauty one. Unlike the majority of at-home tools that use IPL (intense-pulsed light), this one uses a true laser to destroy your hair follicle. Which means it’s able to target your skin with a higher concentration of specific light, as opposed to IPL, which uses a wider and more diffused wavelength of light. The end result? Seriously effective and longer-lasting results. And, as an added bonus, the tool is equipped with an LED display that guides you through the treatment and energy settings and a skin scanner that won’t unlock unless your skin tone and hair color are safe matches.

• Levels: Five
• Flashes: 200,000 before needing replacement

THE REVIEWS: “I am a believer of actual results, so I only did it on one armpit, and one side of my bikini line,” reads one review. “I wanted to see actual differences. Thankfully, it has passed its trial! *party time* No, not all the hair is gone, but most of it is, and what is there is fine and takes a while to grow.”