Frequently Asked Questions

IPL stands for Intense Pulsed Light technology. Home IPL hair removal devices apply very gentle pulses of light to the hair root. This treatment makes the hair go into its resting phase resulting in the hair you have  to fall out, and gradually your body grows less hair in that area.

Our One Glide IPL (Intense Pulsed Light) treatment uses the power of broadband light to improve the appearance of sun spots, rosacea, age spots, and skin texture aswell.

The key difference between clinical laser and IPL is the type of light being used. IPL (Intense Pulsed Light) is a broadband pulsed light source, whereas laser is a monochromatic coherent light source.

Both methods target the melanin in the hair follicle, resulting in obtaining hairless, smooth skin.

The full range of the One Glide brand Professional IPL Handsets, satisfy all EU regulations with maximum certifications and Quality Assurance. One Glide is CE / ROHS / FC certified. 

Our handset is safe to use on all body parts including bikini-line/Brazilian area and face. 

The One Glide Advanced IPL Handset comes with an improved 500,000 flashes which will last you over 12 years of lifetime! 

We also offer Express Shipping Worldwide complemented with 24/7 Customer support service for full client satisfaction. One Glide has a full 12-month warranty.

Shaving is the best method between treatment sessions and is recommended 2-3 days prior to treatment as for best results and IPL to be effective, the hair needs to be present in the hair follicle before treatment commences.

One Glide® treatments need to be applied once a week, for a full period of 12 weeks and afterwards you only touch up if needed.

How to use One Glide® IPL:

·     Use an alcohol wipe to clean the glass window.

·     Plug in your One Glide® handset and switch on from the wall plug.

·     Here you will notice that the green light is flashing, Now click the green flashing light ONCE (do NOT keep holding the button), to turn the One Glide® handset on.

·     Click the green light again (up to 5 times), to select a level of intensity desired. (5 levels of intensity)

·     Once the desired level is chosen, put the flash window of the device on the area you wish to treat (Make sure the window is fully covered by your skin, if it is not, it will not flash – as it has a built-in skin sensor)

·     The front red-light indicator needs to be flickering, otherwise the handset will not work, if you find that the red indicator is not flickering, bring closer to your skin.

·     Hold the big button until you see a flash, then continue moving the device to new areas after each flash, until you have finished your treatment.

·     Once you have finished using the One Glide® handset, hold the green button down to turn it off and unplug the handset from the wall and store in a dry safe place.

The One Glide® IPL handsets come with 3 modes to choose from.

Stamp Mode:

This mode is used for specific areas including bikini line, facial hair and underarms.

Click the large button once on the area you wish to apply the IPL treatment and repeat accordingly.

Glide Mode:

Our signature glide mode is the ideal method to apply on large surface areas like legs or arms.

Hold down the large button and keep holding to glide through to enable glide mode!

Auto Mode:

This feature enables auto flashes when it is pressed down against the skin without the need to keep pressing the button.

All you need to do is hold the large front button for 2-3 seconds, this will enable auto mode. Once it is enabled all you need to do is press the window against the skin and just glide through any body part you want to apply the IPL treatment on, very easy and efficient.

The Glide IPL professional handsets are created with dermatologists and derived from professional clinics to be suitable for DIY At-home use.

We always recommend to our clients to apply an IPL test patch before starting the treatments.

Lower heat levels must be used to check how your body reacts to the treatment before commencing a full session.

Yes sure! One Glide® IPL is safe to use on all body parts including Brazilian/bikini line area, Legs, Back, Armpits, Chest, Arms and Face areas including chin, cheeks and upper lip.

For the face, eyebrows and upper lip preparation, we recommend to all our customers to use the One Glide™ dermaplaning tool kit which is specially designed to ensure smooth skin before the One Glide™ IPL treatment is applied.

After 2-3 days, you can then apply the One Glide® IPL treatment.

The key difference between clinical laser and IPL is the type of light being used. IPL (Intense Pulsed Light) is a broadband pulsed light source, whereas laser is a monochromatic coherent light source.

Both methods target the melanin in the hair follicle and permanent results can be expected from both. Professional laser treatment is working more selective and therefore the very high energy will focus on the hair follicle rather than surrounding skin.

Therefore Professional laser will lead to fast results as well as being suitable to darker skin tones. Energy, frequency and hair colour are all determining factors in the efficacy of the treatment, while the light source, whether it is a laser or an intense pulsed flash light plays a minor role.

Most of our customers begin to notice a reduction of hair after just 4 treatments or even before

However, results vary from person to person as everyone is different.

Many of our customers do get IPL hair removal during the summer season. For some clients, they just shift the hair removal area to body parts that won't get much sun exposure. 

As an example, for the bikini / Brazilian area and underarms, the summer months will not cause any problem.

If you have recently been sun tanning, we recommend waiting 2 weeks before using the One Glide® handset. 

You should also wait 48 hours (2 days) to tan, after using your One Glide® handset. 

This also applies for sun beds. We recommend removing all artificial tan before using our handsets, as the light energy may be more attracted to the pigments in the skin, rather than the melanin in the hair.

After this process is complete, you can reapply the tan, once the skin has relaxed.

We always recommend using the One Glide® IPL handset once a week for a full period of 12 weeks.

When all the treatments are ready, you can use your Glide handset once per month, for 3 months or until you are satisfied with the results obtained.

To maintain hairless smooth skin, use your handset once every 2 to 3 months, or as needed. 

There is no need to use the handset more than once a week, as IPL treatment is only effective in the growing phase of your hair cycle.

Our IPL Safety protective glasses is designed to match the appropriate wavelength and parameters of the One Glide® handset IPL beam and is recommended to use when applying a Glide IPL session.

Threading, waxing or plucking will remove the hair follicle completely from the skin at its root  thus rendering the IPL treatment useless.
In order for the light to target and destroy the hair, you must leave the root beneath the surface of the skin. Thus shaving the area is the only appropriate form of preparation for any type of laser hair removal, including an IPL treatment.

For the face, eyebrows and upper lip preparation, we recommend to make use of our One Glide™ Dermaplaning tool kit to ensure smooth skin before the One Glide® treatment is applied.

After 2-3 days, you can then apply the Glide IPL treatment accordingly.

Before our IPL treatment, make sure that you prepared your skin by shaving 2 or 3 days before your session.

After the One Glide® treatment is completed, we always recommend to our customers to apply the One Glide™ Natural Aloe Vera hydrating gel to obtain that silky smooth finish on your skin.

You have to go through each area 1-3 times per session. Then you can repeat the process once a week for a period of 12 weeks.

Many of our clients see a significant decrease in hair growth in just 4 weeks doing the One Glide® IPL treatments. 

Some may take more to start seeing results as the hair needs to be fully pushed out of the follicle. 

You need to keep doing the full process to see the desired results. 

Treatments with our handset are to be done once or twice a week for a period of 12 weeks and  afterwards you just touch up only if needed to stay silk smooth and hair free! 

Yes, a test patch should be performed on the areas which you are considering having treatment on. This is a minimum of 48 hours prior to the commencement of your first  IPL session.

Laser treatment uses high energy from monochromatic coherent source on a selected part.

In some cases, it can make the patients feel a burning sensation. 

One the other hand, One Glide® IPL, will cause minimal to no pain at all , depending on the areas being treated and the skin tone.

One Glide® has passed rigorous testing and worldwide clinical research that demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of IPL for hair removal. 

IPL has become an extremely popular, safe and effective hair removal method for safe use at home.

No, it cannot be used on tattoos. The light IPL energy source will be more attracted to the pigments in the skin, rather than the melanin in the hair.

This can cause a bad reaction in the skin or blistering.

You should always avoid tattooed areas.

The One Glide® handsets are not cordless, thus they have no wireless features.

There is no need to charge our handsets. They need to be plugged into the power supply at all times of use to be able to work.

You should not IPL over very dark freckles or moles, however light freckles are fine.

All forms of IPL or Laser hair removal systems will need some maintenance, or eventually the hair will start growing back with time.

After completing all the sessions on a 12 week period with the One Glide® handset, you will only need to touch up once every 3 months to maintain the hairless silky smooth skin you always desired.

On another hand, Electrolysis is the only method in the world of hair removal that has been approved for being marketed as a permanent hair removal service. Laser works very similar to IPL and is not 100% completely permanent.

There is no such proof showing that IPL has negative effects on pregnant or breastfeeding women.

For the maximum safety of our customers, we do not recommend using our handset in this period, as a precaution.

IPL treatment can smooth your stretch marks and restore your skin's natural look. While you may see noticeable results after one session, most of our customers achieve maximum results after a series of IPL treatment sessions. One Glide® treatments are to be done once per week for a period of 12 weeks.

IPL targets pigment, and uses IPL intense pulsed light to penetrate below the skin's surface, targeting melanin or any redness within the scar.

IPL or Photo Rejuvenation delivers a range of light that not only targets skin issues such as red stretch marks, but also targets brown spots and freckles.

Pigment cells in your skin absorb the light energy, which is converted into heat. The heat destroys the unwanted pigment to clear up freckles and other spots. Or, it destroys the hair follicle to prevent the hair from growing again.

You can use IPL anywhere on your body. To get more dramatic and permanent results, one of the most effective treatments for removing brown spots on the skin is in fact, Intense Pulsed Light (IPL)

IPL therapy uses a non-laser high-intensity source of light to treat spider veins, as well as a variety of other skin problems. 

One Glide® IPL treats spider veins by heating and damaging the walls of the blood vessel. 

This treatment causes the spider veins to fade and disappear over time.

We recommend to always start your treatment with a low intensity level, and then adjust accordingly.

IPL is suitable for all except the darkest skin tones. 

This is because the light energy may be more attracted to the pigments in the skin rather than the melanin in the hair.

Please refer to the skin tone chart below to see whether or not One Glide® IPL is suitable for your skin.

Our Advanced IPL Laser Hair removal Handset has 500,000 flashes.

The One Glide® Advanced IPL hair removal Handset has a lifetime of over 12+ years!

The IPL system depends on the melanin in the hair, absorbing the light energy.

IPL is not effective on very light blonde, red, or grey coloured hair.

One should only shave when it is required. 

Threading, waxing or plucking will remove the hair follicle completely from the skin at its root  thus rendering the IPL process useless. 

In order for the light to target and destroy the hair, you must leave the root beneath the surface of the skin.
 
Thus shaving the area is the only appropriate form of preparation for any type of laser hair removal, including an IPL treatment.

Of course. The One Glide® handsets are suitable and effective for both men and women!

You should always wait 48 hours to tan after using your handset. 

If you have recently been sun tanning, we recommend waiting 2 weeks before using your handset.

The same applies for sun beds. We advise removing all artificial tan before using our handsets, as the light energy may be more attracted to the pigments in the skin, rather than the melanin in the hair.

You can reapply the tan after your session once the skin has relaxed.

Yes, this is completely normal.

As the light energy is heating the hair, you may smell a slight burning but this just means there may be some hairs that have not been shaved and therefore they are burnt.

Please make sure that you have prepaired the skin correctly, and that the skin is completely shaved before starting your session for the maximum and optimal IPL results you desire!

The One Glide® IPL handsets come with 5 different levels of intensity to choose from when applying the IPL treatments.

The range is of 1.5-3.9J/cm2.

There are no recurring or hidden costs.

The One Glide® IPL hair removal handset is a once-off purchase and there is no need for any refills.

When using the One Glide® IPL handset as recommended, side effects are rare. 

Redness and swelling are the most common side effects from IPL, which eventually will quickly subside after treatment is completed.

The advised recommended age is of 16 years and older.

Yes, One Glide® IPL handsets come with a full 12-month warranty for all our customers.

You can use an alcohol wipe, or any antibacterial product to clean down the handset and the light window after treatment. Cleaning of the handset is advised after each use for maximum hygiene.

Please ensure your One Glide® is powered off, and not plugged to any power source.

When the handset is dry, you should then store the One Glide® in a cool, dry place.

Absolutely! Many scientific studies show that heating and massage treatment are highly effective for menstrual pain relief.

On top of that the One Glide® MenstruPlus™ also offers InfraLight™ Superior Infrared Light Therapy to reduce inflammation and improve blood flow to the abdominal area.

ControlTemp™ Regulated Heating therapy works by reducing muscle tension and relax the abdominal muscles to reduce pain caused by muscle spasms. 

The Turbo AntiBloat™ massaging will help reduce uterine muscle spasms and relieve stress.

One Glide® MenstruPlus™ is safe, easy to use and effective for stomach or lower back.

The One Glide® MenstruPlus™ Advanced Pain Relief is designed to fit various sizes. If you have purchased and need an XL belt extension please get in touch.

Definitely! The ControlTemp™ Regulated Heat integration relaxes the stomach muscles and Turbo AntiBloat™ Message and vibrate modes will help with reducing bloating. 

The One Glide® MenstruPlus™ Advanced Pain Relief is designed to make you feel good.

One Glide® MenstruPlus™ Advanced Pain Relief can be worn anywhere.

The One Glide® MenstruPlus™ has a rechargeable battery and its lightweight design is created with portability in mind.

It can be used at home, at work, at school or anywhere else!

The One Glide® MenstruPlus™ is designed with SilentStroke™ Seamless Technology as to not make any akward noises!

There are several reasons why One Glide® MenstruPlus™ Advanced Pain Relief is a better option for menstrual pain compared to a hot water bottle:

• Convenient and portable: One Glide® MenstruPlus™ is designed to be worn discreetly under clothing, making it a convenient and portable solution for pain relief. Hot water bottles, on the other hand, are not as easily transportable and may require frequent reheating.

• Consistent temperature: One Glide® MenstruPlus™ uses advanced technology to provide consistent and controllable temperature, ensuring relief for a longer period of time. 

• Hot water bottles, can cool down quickly and may need to be reheated often.

• Safe and comfortable: One Glide® MenstruPlus™ is made with soft and flexible materials, making it comfortable to wear and safe for extended use. 

• Hot water bottles can cause discomfort or burns.

In summary, One Glide® MenstruPlus™ is a convenient, customizable, and safe option for menstrual pain relief, making it a better choice compared to a hot water bottle.

Yes, One Glide® MenstruPlus™ Advanced Pain Relief is specifically designed to help with period pain, menstrual pain and cramps. 

Its advanced technology provides customizable heat for consistent and controllable temperature, delivering fast and effective relief.