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The follicle is below the skin so the light has to penetrate the skin without damaging it. Right? Would it not be like a laser beam going through glass and not heating the glass but heating what is behind the glass. I think the medical hair removal laser are pulsed because they fire a wide beam...

As you know different colored surfaces either absorb or reflect light. Red pigment absorbs green light so I think it is a matter of duration and power. If I were to point a strong green laser at a red balloon the balloon would explode but it probably would not rupture a green or a white balloon...

I've pointed laser pointers at my skin and it got slightly warm. I'm thinking 5mW would be safe. I will proceed carefully but that said, I just watched this YouTube video and it turns out that the lasers the guy reviewed were rated at 5mW but the tested much stronger...

Those paintings are nice. Years ago I used to make engineering type physiograms with a light and a camera. You set your camera on tripod and you point it up. Make sure the room is dark. Put on a lens cap. Attach a string to a pen light and attach the string to the ceiling. Get the light...

I don't trust the FDA on anything because the FDA's masters are the medical and food industries. Thanks for the link. I think I will give a green laser a try. I figure about the worst that can happen is a burn and I'll have a fun toy.

My interest in lasers is not huge but I have thought about different applications for them such as entertainment, medical, and graphic art so I am thinking that reading more on this forum may pique my interests. That's my intro. Here is my question. I am so sick of shaving. It is like pushing...