Ulike Laser Hair Removal Device Air 10 Ipl Gift for Women and Men, Ice Cool and Permanent Hair Reduction for Nearly Painless, Dual Lights, Skin Sensor & USHR Mode Hair Removal in 10mins from Home

Why it's worth it

The Air 10 holds its contact surface below 65°F even after half an hour of continuous use, which changes how the bikini line feels. If discomfort is the reason you've never tried IPL, start here instead of with the Braun.

The cooling is the whole point, and it holds up over a long session. Sapphire ice-cooling keeps the contact plate below 65°F through a full 30 minutes. That's not a burst of cold that fades after the first minute — it's the temperature you get on your last pass too. Neither the Braun nor the Philips has any active cooling at all, and that gap is the clearest functional difference on this list.

Two lamps instead of one means fewer passes. The dual-light head covers about 18 percent more area per flash and fires double flashes, so a full-body session lands around ten minutes. Fewer passes over the same skin also means less cumulative heat, which compounds with the cooling. If you're treating both legs plus underarms in one sitting, you'll notice it.

From our review of 7 ipl hair removal devices, by Sarah Wright, Editorial Associate

What we like

• +The cooling is the whole point, and it holds up over a long session
• +Two lamps instead of one means fewer passes
• +Ulike's protocol asks for more upfront and gives results sooner
• +SkinSensor stops the device rather than warning you

What to know

• –The cooling and dual-light hardware make it a chunky handset
• –There's no corded fallback if the battery dies mid-session
• –It costs meaningfully more than the entry-level options