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Introduction

CongratulationsonyourpurchaseandwelcometoPhilips!

TofullybenefitfromthesupportthatPhilipsoffers,registeryourproductat

/welcome.

Light-basedhairremovalisoneofthemosteffective?methodsto

treatunwantedbodyhairwithlonger-lastingresults.Itisdifferentfrom

currenthomehairremovalmethodsbecauseit?significantlyreduces

hairregrowth.Philipshasbeeninvestigating?thismethodtogetherwith

leadingdermatologistsforover?15years.Youcannowusethisinnovative

technologycomfortablyintheprivacyofyourownhome,wheneveryou

want.Thisappliancehasbeenspecificallydesignedandoptimisedforuse

bywomen,butcanbeusedbymenaswell.PhilipsLumeaEssentialenables

treatmentofunwantedhaironbodyareasbelowtheneckline.

PhilipsLumeaEssentialisdesignedforusebyonepersononly.

Formoreinformationabout?PhilipsLumeaEssential,see

/lumea.Checkourhomepageregularlyforupdates.

Benefits

Thisapplianceprovidesthefollowingbenefits:

IntensePulsedLight(IPL)technologyforhomeuse

PhilipsLumeaEssentialusesalight-basedtechnologycalled‘Intense

PulsedLight’(IPL).IPLisalsousedin?theprofessionalbeautymarketfor

hairremovalandhasbeeninuseforthelastfifteenyears.?PhilipsLumea

Essentialnowbringsthisinnovativetechnologytothecomfortofyourhome.

Effectivehairregrowthpreventionforeverydaysmoothness

Thismethodprovidesyouwithlong-lastinghairregrowthpreventionand

silky-smoothskin.Our?studieshaveshownasignificanthairreductionafter

justtwotreatments.Optimalresultswere?generallyachieved?afterfour

tofivetreatments.Areductioninhairdensityisvisiblefromtreatmentto

treatment.Howfasttheeffectbecomesvisibleandhowlongtheresults

lastvariesfrompersontoperson.Formoreinformation,?seesection

‘Howtoachieveoptimalresults’inchapter‘Usingtheappliance’.

Gentletreatment,evenonsensitive?bodyareas

PhilipsLumeaEssentialhasbeendevelopedinclosecooperationwith

leadingdermatologistsforaneffectiveandgentletreatment,evenonthe

mostsensitivebodyareas.

Noreplacementpartsneeded,nohiddencosts

PhilipsLumeaEssentialisequippedwithahigh-performancelampwhich

doesnotrequirereplacement.Thislampcangenerateover100,000flashes

andshouldenableyoutocontinuouslymaintainresultsformorethan

5years*whilesavingmoneyonexpensivereplacementlamps.

*Basedonaverageusagescenarioandrecommendedtreatmentregimefor

oneuser.

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HowPhilips’IntensePulsedLighttechnologyworks

Hairgrowth

Hairgrowthratesdifferfrompersontoperson,dependingonage,

metabolismandotherfactors.However,everyone’shairnormallygrowsin

3phases.

1Growingphase(anagenphase)

Thehairgrowsactivelyfromtheroot.Inthisphasetheconcentrationof

melaninishighest.Melaninisresponsibleforthepigmentationofthehair.

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Melaninconcentrationisalsothedeterminingfactorfortheefficacyof

theIntensePulsedLighttechnology.Onlyhairsinthe?growingphase?are

susceptibletotreatmentwithlight.

2Degradationphase(catagenphase)

Hairgrowthstopsandtherootshrinksbeforethehairsheds.

3Restingphase(telogenphase)

Theoldhairseparatesfromitshairfollicle?andsheds.Thefollicleremains

atrestuntilthebiologicalclocktellsittobecomeactiveagainandgrowa

newhair.

Workingprinciple

--Theapplianceworksbyheatingupthehairandrootbeneaththeskin.

Themelanininthehairandhairrootabsorbsthereleasedlightpulses.

Thedarkerthecolourofthehair,themorelightcanbeabsorbed.

Thisprocessstimulatesthehairtogointotherestingphase.

--Inbetweentreatments,hairshedsnaturallyandregrowthisinhibited.

Hairscantakeoneortwoweekstoshed.

--Optimalhairremovalcannotbeobtainedwithasinglesession,since

onlyhairsinthegrowing?phasearesusceptibletotreatmentwithlight.

Duringatreatment,hairsonthetreatedareaareusuallyindifferent

stagesofthehairgrowthcycle.Toeffectivelytreatallhairsyouhaveto

repeatthetreatmentonceeverytwoweeksforthefirsttwomonths.

AnintegratedopticalfilterensuresthatnoUVlightreachestheskin

and?ensuresthattheapplianceissafefortheskin.

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Generaldescription?(Fig.?5)

1Intensitylights(1-5)

2On/offbutton

3’Readytoflash’light

4Airvents

5Appliancesocket

6Flashbutton

7Openingsforelectroniccontacts

8Lightexitwindowwith?integrated?UVfilter

9Electroniccontacts

10Bodyattachment(suitableforallbodyareasbelowtheneck)

11Metallicframe?insidethe?bodyattachment

12Integratedsafetysystem

13Adapter

14Smallplug

15Pouch

Alsoincluded:cleaningcloth

Important

Readthisusermanualcarefullybeforeyouusetheapplianceandsaveitfor

futurereference.

Danger

--Waterandelectricityareadangerouscombination.Donotusethis

applianceinwetsurroundings(e.g.nearafilled?bath,arunningshower

orafilledswimmingpool).

--Keeptheapplianceandtheadapterdry.

--Iftheapplianceisbroken,donottouchanyinnerparttoavoid

electricshock.

--Neverinsertanyobjectsintotheappliance.

Warning

--Thisapplianceisnotintendedforusebypersons(includingchildren)

withreducedphysical,sensoryormentalcapabilities,unlesstheyhave

beengivensupervisionorinstructionconcerninguseoftheappliance

byapersonresponsiblefortheirsafety.

--Childrenshouldbesupervisedtoensurethattheydonotplaywith

theappliance.

--Theapplianceisnotintendedforchildrenundertheageof?15years.

Teenagersagedbetween15and18yearscanusetheappliancewith

theconsentand/orassistanceoftheirparentsorthepersonswhohave

parentalauthorityoverthem.Adultsfrom19yearsandoldercanuse

theappliancefreely.

--Onlyusetheadaptersupplied.

--Donotusetheapplianceortheadapterifitisdamaged.

--Theadaptercontainsatransformer.Donotcutofftheadapterto

replaceitwithanotherplug,asthiscausesahazardoussituation.

--Iftheadapterisdamaged,alwayshaveitreplacedwithoneofthe

originaltypeinordertoavoidahazard.

--Donotusetheapplianceiftheglassofthelightexitwindowisbroken.

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Topreventdamage

--Makesurenothing?obstructstheairflowthroughtheventilationslots.

--Neversubjecttheappliancetoheavyshocksanddonotshakeordropit.

--Ifyoutaketheappliancefromaverycoldenvironmenttoaverywarm

environmentorviceversa,waitapproximately3hoursbeforeyouuseit.

--Storetheapplianceinthepouchsuppliedsothatitdoesnotbecome

dusty.

--Neverleavetheapplianceunattendedwhenitisswitchedon.

Alwaysswitchofftheapplianceafteruse.

--DonotexposetheappliancetodirectsunlightorUVlightforseveral

hours,topreventdamage.

--Donotflashagainstanyothersurfacethantheskin.Thiscancause

severedamagetothebodyattachmentand/orthelightexitwindow.

Onlyflashwhentheapplianceisincontactwithskin.

Caution

--Neverusetheappliancearoundtheeyesandneartheeyebrowsto

avoidtheriskofeyedamage.

--Usethisapplianceonlyatsettingssuitableforyourskintype(seethe

tableinsection‘Recommendedlightintensities’ofchapter‘Preparing

foruse’).Useathighersettingsthanthoserecommendedcanincrease

theriskofskinreactionsandsideeffects.

--Thisapplianceisonlyintendedforremovingunwantedhumanbody

hairfromareasbelowtheneckline.Donotuseitforanyother

purpose.

--Makesuretheskinintheareatobetreatedisclean,dryandfreefrom

creams,lotionsandothercosmetics.Iftheskinisnotcleananddry,

theintegratedsafetysystemmaynotworkasintendedandthe

appliancemaynotflashormayflashunintentionally.

Keepthefollowingthingsinmindtoavoidcompromisingthe

lifetimeofyourPhilipsLumeaEssential:

--Donotexposetheappliancetoambienttemperatureslowerthan

15°Corhigherthan35°Cduringuse.

--Theapplianceisequippedwithabuilt-inoverheatprotection.

Iftheapplianceoverheats,itdoesnotflash.Donotswitchoffthe

appliance,butletitcooldownforapprox.15minutesbeforeyou

continuewithyourtreatment.After5minutestheapplianceswitches

offautomatically.Thenletitcooldownforanother10minutes.

--AlwaysreturntheappliancetoaservicecentreauthorisedbyPhilips

forexaminationorrepair.Repairbyunqualifiedpeoplecouldcausean

extremelyhazardoussituationfortheuser.

--Donotusetheapplianceifanyofthesituationsmentionedinsection

‘Contraindications’applytoyou.

Electromagneticfields(EMF)

ThisPhilipsappliancecomplieswithallapplicablestandardsand

regulationsregardingexposuretoelectromagneticfields.

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Contraindications

ForwhomisPhilipsLumeaEssentialNOTsuitable?

PhilipsLumeaEssentialisnotdesignedforeveryone.Ifanyofthefollowing

istrueforyou,thenthisapplianceisnotsuitableforyoutouse!

Donotusetheapplianceif?youarepregnantorbreastfeeding.

PhilipsLumeaEssentialhasnotbeentestedonpregnantwomen,therefore

weadviseyounottousetheapplianceifyouarepregnantorbreast

feeding.Hormonalchangescouldincreasethesensitivityofyourskinand

theriskofinjurytotheskin.

Neverusetheapplianceifyouhaveanunsuitableskinand/or

haircolour,i.e.:

--IfyouareofskintypeV(yourarelygetsunburnt,youtanverywelland

yourskincolourisdarkbrown)orifyouareofskintypeVI(yourarely

ornevergetsunburntandyoutanverydarkly;yourskincolouris

brownishblackordarker).Inthiscaseyourunahighriskofdeveloping

skinreactions,suchasdiscolourations,strongrednessorburns,when

youusePhilipsLumeaEssential.Seealsochapter‘Usingtheappliance’,

section‘Possiblesideeffectsandskinreactions’andconsultthe

‘Recommendedlightintensitiestable’inthequickstartguide.

--Ifyournaturalhaircolourinthetreatmentareasislightblond,white,

greyorred.Thetreatmentwillnotbeeffective.

Neverusetheapplianceifyousufferfromanyofthediseases

listedbelow,i.e.:

--Ifyouhaveaskindiseasesuchasactiveskincancer,youhaveahistory

ofskincanceroranyotherlocalisedcancerintheareastobetreated.

--Ifyouhavepre-cancerouslesionsormultipleatypicalmolesintheareas

tobetreated.

--Ifyouhaveahistoryofcollagendisorder,includingahistoryofkeloid

scarformationorahistoryofpoorwoundhealing.

--Ifyouhaveahistoryofvasculardisorder,suchasthepresenceof

varicoseveinsorvascularectasiaintheareastobetreated.

--Ifyourskinissensitivetolightandeasilydevelopsarashoran

allergicreaction.

--Ifyouhaveinfections,eczema,burns,inflammationofhairfollicles,

openlacerations,abrasions,herpessimplex,woundsorlesionsand

haematomasintheareastobetreated.

--Ifyouhavehadsurgeryintheareastobetreated.

--Ifyouhaveepilepsywithflashlightsensitivity.

--Ifyouhavediabetes,lupuserythematodes,porphyriaorcongestive

heartdisease.

--Ifyouhaveanybleedingdisorder.

--Ifyouhaveahistoryofimmunosuppressivedisease(includingHIV

infectionorAIDS).

Neverusetheapplianceifyoutakeanyofthemedications

listedbelow,i.e.:

--Ifyourskiniscurrentlybeingtreatedwithorhasrecentlybeentreated

withAlpha-HydroxyAcids(AHAs),Beta-HydroxyAcids(BHAs),

topicalisotretinoinandazelaicacid.

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--IfyouhavetakenanyformofisotretinoinsuchasAccutane?or

Roaccutane?inthelastsixmonths.Thistreatmentcanmakeskinmore

susceptibletotears,woundsandirritations.

--Ifyouareonpainkillers,whichreducetheskin’ssensitivitytoheat.

--Ifyouaretakingphotosensitisingagentsormedications,checkthe

packageinsertofyourmedicineandneverusetheapplianceifitis

statedthatitcancausephoto-allergicreactions,photo-toxicreactions

orifyouhavetoavoidsunwhentakingthismedicine.

--Ifyoutakeanticoagulationmedications,includingheavyuseofaspirin,

inamannerthatdoesnotallowyoutostopusingthematleastone

weekpriortoeachtreatmentwithLumea.

--Ifyoutakeimmunosuppressivemedications.

Neverusetheapplianceonthefollowingareas:

--Ontheface.

--Onnipples,areolas,labiaminora,vagina,anusandthe?insideofthe

nostrilsandears.Seechapter‘Usingtheappliance’,section‘Usingthe

applianceinthebikiniarea’.

--Menmustnotuseitonthescrotumor?face.

--Overornearanythingartificiallikesiliconeimplants,pacemakers,

subcutaneousinjectionports(insulindispenser)orpiercings.

--Onmoles,freckles,largeveins,darkerpigmentedareas,scarsorother

skinanomalieswithoutconsultingyourdoctor.Thiscanresultinaburn

andachangeinskincolour,whichmakesitpotentiallyhardertoidentify

skin-relateddiseases(e.g.skincancer).

--Onwarts,tattoosorpermanentmake-up.Thiscanresultinaburnand

achangeinskincolour(hypopigmentationorhyperpigmentation).

--Onareaswhereyouuselong-lastingdeodorants.Thiscanresultinskin

reactions.Seechapter‘Usingtheappliance’,section‘Possiblesideeffects

andskinreactions’.

Neverusetheapplianceonsunburnt,recentlytanned(last2weeks)or

fake-tannedskin

--Alltypesoftanningcaninfluencethesafetyofthetreatment.

Thisappliestoexposuretonaturalsunlightaswellasartificialtanning

methods,suchastanninglotions,tanningappliancesetc.Ifyouare

tannedorareplanningtotan,?seechapter‘Preparingforuse’,section

‘Tanningadvice’.

Note:Thislistisnotexhaustive.Ifyouarenotsurewhetheryoucanusethe

applianceweadviseyoutoconsultadoctor.

Preparingforuse

Foroptimalresults,preparetheareas?onwhichyouintendtouse?the

applianceinthemannerdescribedbelow.

Preparingtreatmentareas

1Shavetheareasyouintendtotreataslongastheseareasstillshow

hairregrowth.

Note:Donotusedepilatorycreamsinsteadofshaving.

Note:Ifyourlastdepilationmethodinvolvedremoving