BaByliss True Smooth Radiance 200 User manual

Model 8875U
Radiance 200
IPL Hair Removal System

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Instruction Manual
The Radiance 200 uses IPL (intense pulsed light) technology for
sustained and safe removal of unwanted hair.
Radiance 200 (can be used on the body especially legs, arms and back),
sensitive areas (armpits, bikini line) and the face (cheeks, lips and chin).
Radiance 200 works effectively on naturally dark blonde, brown and
black hairs. As with other light-based treatments, Radiance 200 is not
effective on red, light-blonde or white/ grey hair. Radiance 200 is also
not suitable for very dark skin.

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Table of Contents
1. Warnings...............................................................................5
1.1. Safety instructions .............................................................................................5
1.2. Contraindications...............................................................................................7
1.3. Safety precautions .............................................................................................8
2. How Radiance 200 works .................................................10
2.1. IPL Technology .................................................................................................11
2.2. Hair growth cycle ............................................................................................11
2.3. Planning treatments ......................................................................................12
2.4. Length of treatments..................................................................................... 14
2.5. Results to expect ............................................................................................14
2.6. Description .......................................................................................................15
2.7. Eye protection device ...................................................................................16
3. Before using ......................................................................16
3.1. Selecting the level of intensity ...................................................................16
3.2. Preparing the skin........................................................................................... 20
3.3. Installation and start-up ............................................................................... 20
4. Using Radiance 200 ..........................................................21
4.1. Operating modes ............................................................................................ 21
4.2. Facial treatments .............................................................................................24
4.3. Coverage of the treatment area.................................................................25
5. After using Radiance 200 .................................................25
5.1. Turning off Radiance 200..............................................................................25
5.2. Cleaning..............................................................................................................26
5.3. Caring for the skin following treatment ............................................................ 26
5.4. Possible side effects........................................................................................ 26
6. Troubleshooting ................................................................28
6.1. Problems encountered.................................................................................. 28
6.2. UK Guarantee.................................................................................................... 29
6.3. UK After Sales Service.................................................................................... 30

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1. Warnings
Before using Radiance 200 for the first time, please read this
instruction manual carefully in its entirety, paying particular attention
to the safety instructions, contraindications, safety precautions and
possible side effects.
We recommend that you check this instruction manual every time
before using Radiance 200.
If you have any doubts about how to use Radiance 200 yourself, please
check with your dermatologist or your regular doctor.
1.1. Safety Cautions
•This appliance should only be used as described within this
instruction booklet. Please retain for reference.
IMPORTANT CHILD SAFETY
WARNING! Polythene bags over a product or package
may be dangerous. To avoid danger of suffocation, keep
this wrapper away from babies and children. This bag is
not a toy.
WARNING!
•ALWAYS keep out of reach of children (during and after use
and whilst cooling).
•This appliance should not be used, cleaned or maintained by
children.
•Always take extra care if used near children.
•Do not use on very young children.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY
WARNING! Do not use this appliance near water contained in
basins, bathtubs or other vessels.
•Do not use the appliance in the bathroom.
•Do not immerse the appliance in water or other liquids.
•Always inspect the appliance before use for noticeable signs of
damage. Do not use if damaged, or if the appliance has been
dropped. In the event of damage, contact the Conair Customer
Care Line (refer to‘UK After Sales Service’section for further
information).
•Do not use the appliance if the lead is damaged. Return the
appliance to the Customer Care Centre (refer to‘UK After Sales
Service’section for further information). No repair must be
attempted by the consumer.
•Do not leave the appliance unattended when switched on or
plugged in.
•Do not place the appliance on any heat sensitive surface whilst in
operation.
•This appliance should not be used by adults whose reduced
physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or whose lack of
experience and knowledge, might cause a hazard, unless they
have been correctly instructed to understand the safe use and
hazards involved and are adequately supervised.
•Allow appliance to cool before storing away.
•Only use the adaptor provided to use or charge the device.
•Keep the adaptor away from any heat source.

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•After use, do not coil the lead around the appliance as this may
cause damage. Instead, coil loosely by the side of the appliance.
•This appliance complies with the requirements of Directives
2004/108/EC (Electromagnetic Compatibility) and 2006/95/EC
(Electrical Safety of Domestic Appliances).
1.2. Contraindications
Do not use this appliance if one or more of the following is applicable for
the person concerned:
• Pregnant or breastfeeding.
• Dark/black skin.
• High exposure to the sun or a UV sunbed within the last 28 days.
• Tattoos or permanent make-up in the treatment area.
• Abnormal skin condition in the treatment area: Sun spots, large
freckles, birthmarks, warts or pigmented nevi.
• Eczema, psoriasis, injuries, open wounds or an active infection in the
treatment area. You must wait until the treatment area has recovered
before using this appliance.
• A history of keloid formation, known sensitivity to light
(photosensitivity) or because of drugs, including non-steroidal anti-
inflammatory drugs (such as aspirin, ibuprofen, acetaminophen),
tetracycline, phenothiazine, thiazide, diuretics, sulphonylurea,
sulphonamide, DTIC, fluorouracil, vinblastine, griseofulvin, alpha
hydroxy acids (AHAs), beta hydroxy acids (BHAs), Retin-A®, Accutane®
(isotretinoin, if treatment was in the last 6 months) or topical
retinoids (or azelaic acid).
• Abnormal skin condition caused by diabetes or similar or by other
systemic or metabolic diseases.
• Steroid-based treatment in the last 3 months.
• A history of herpes outbreaks in the treatment area, unless you have
consulted a doctor and received preventative treatment before using
this hair removal system.

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• Epilepsy.
• An active implant such as a pacemaker, a urinary incontinence
implant, an insulin pump, etc.
• A pathology involving photosensitivity, e.g. porphyria, polymorphic
light eruption, solar urticaria, lupus, etc.
• Recently applied photosensitising creams or essential oils.
• A recent vaccination.
• History of skin cancer or areas prone to dermal malignancies.
• Radiotherapy or chemotherapy in the last 3 months.
• Any other light-based dermatological treatment (laser, etc.).
• Any other situation your doctor may determine as hazardous for the
treatment.
If you have any doubts whatsoever about the hazards you may face
by using this appliance, please check with your regular doctor or
dermatologist.
1.3. Safety precautions
A number of safety precautions are necessary before using this
appliance in order to avoid undesired side effects:
• Do not use Radiance 200 on dark skin. Treating dark skin can lead to
side effects such as burns, blisters or changes to skin colour (hyper-
or hypo-pigmentation).
• Do not use on skin which is tanned or has recently been exposed to
the sun!
• Do not expose yourself to sunlight without protection:
- during the 4 weeks prior to treatment
- during the 2 weeks following treatment

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• “Exposing yourself to sunlight without protection” means exposing
yourself to direct sunlight for a continuous period of fifteen minutes
or exposing yourself to indirect sunlight continuously for an hour.
• If you are exposed to sunlight, you must use adequate protection,
such as a garment or sunscreen (with SPF over 50), which must be
used regularly for the 3 weeks before and after treatment.
• Warning: You must also follow exactly these same instructions if you
are exposed to UV light on a sunbed.
• Do not use if you have applied any self-tanning cream to your skin.
You should allow for the tanning effect of the cream to disappear
completely before using this appliance.
• Do not use on or around your eyes as this can cause serious eye
injuries. This appliance is not suitable for depilating eyelashes and
eyebrows. Never look directly into the light pulses. Keep well away
from your eyes! Wear the protection goggles included throughout
your treatments.
• Do not treat the same area of skin more than once per session! Do
not overlap the light pulses!
• If any burns or blisters appear, stop using immediately!
• Ensure you cover up any birthmarks, tattoos, sun spots, freckles,
birthmarks, warts or growths before using this appliance.
• Ensure to shave the treatment area before using.
• Ensure your skin is clean before using.
• Do not use on your scrotum, vagina, labia minora, anus, nipples,
areolas, inside ears or inside your nose.
• Do not use on any part of the body where you may wish hair to grow
at a later stage.
• Do not use for any purpose other than depilation.
• Never point the application to send a light pulse into an open space.

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Only aim the treatment surface towards the skin. The application
surface must be in full contact with the surface of the skin before
releasing a light pulse.
• Warning: hot surfaces. Do not touch the application surface with
your fingers. You should also ensure you keep the application surface
clean. (refer to the ‘Cleaning’section for further information).
• Never use flammable liquids such as alcohol (including perfume,
deodorant or any other substance containing alcohol) or acetone to
clean the skin before using this appliance.
• Keep Radiance 200 out of reach of children. Do not use on children
and do not allow children to use this appliance.
• Stop using immediately if you notice any abnormality or if the
appliance displays any fault or emits any unusual noise or odour.
• Stop using the unit immediately if the flash bulb has any cracks or
marks on it, or if the application surface is broken. Contact the Conair
Customer Care Line (refer to ‘UK After Sales Service’section for further
information).
• Stop using Radiance 200 when the On/Off indicator light turns red
and unplug the adaptor from the socket.
• Do not attempt to open or repair the unit yourself. Opening the unit
yourself can expose you to dangerous electrical components and to
the pulsed light energy, which can cause serious personal injuries
and/or irreversible damage to your eyes.
• If Radiance 200 is broken, damaged or needs repair, contact the
Conair Customer Care Line (refer to ‘UK After Sales Service’ section for
further information).
2. How Radiance 200 works
Radiance 200 from BaByliss is a personal depilator that uses IPL
(intense pulsed light) for easy and sustained removal of unwanted
hair.

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2.1. IPL technology
Using IPL technology, Radiance 200 painlessly removes hair by
emitting pulsed light. The pulsed light targets the pigment present
in the hair (melanin) to get through to the root and prevent the hair
from growing back. Therefore, the more melanin the hair contains
(i.e. the darker the hair colour), the more light the hair can absorb and
the more conclusive the results will be. IPL technology has been used
widely by professionals for more than 15 years and clinical studies
have proven that it is effective and safe.
2.2. Hair growth cycle
The hair growth cycle plays a key part in the process of IPL depilation.
Therefore, it is important to understand how the full hair growth cycle
works in order to achieve lasting results.
The hair growth cycle consists of three successive phases:
• Growth
• Transition
• Resting
18 to 24
months
Growth
Resting Transition

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The full hair growth cycle lasts on average between 18 and 24 months.
Most hairs are either resting or transition phases.
Radiance 200 has no effects on hairs in these phases. IPL is only
effective, however, on hairs in the growth phase. Therefore, multiple
treatments are required to be effective on all of the hairs and to
achieve lasting results.
2.3. Planning treatments
You should plan your treatments. We recommend you follow the
following schedule which has delivered excellent results:
• The first 4 treatments should be 2 weeks apart.
• The following treatments should be 4 weeks apart (until the desired
result is achieved).
• If hair grows back subsequently, you will then use the appliance
on an occasional basis to achieve lasting results, ensuring at least 4
weeks between the treatments.

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Note:
• Treating the same area more than once in a two-week period
does not improve results and risks having undesired effects. 7
to 8 treatments performed once every year is sufficient for very
satisfactory results.
• It is recommended that you use Radiance 200 with moderation, i.e.
not repeating the treatment with Radiance 200 indefinitely.
N.B.: Hormonal factors and physiological changes can cause resting hairs
to become active. Maintenance treatments can be performed (with at
least 4 weeks between the treatments).

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2.4. Length of treatments
Treatment area Average length of
treatment
Mode used
Half leg 8 to 10 minutes Glide mode
Leg 15 minutes Glide mode
Back 5 minutes Glide mode
Torso 5 minutes Glide mode
Bikini line 2 minutes Precision mode
Armpit 1 minute Precision mode
Face 1 minute Precision mode
N.B.: The dierent operating modes (Glide and Precision) are explained in
section 4.1.
2.5. Results to expect
The effectiveness can vary:
• from person to person,
• depending on the treatment area,
• depending on the colour of the hair.
Note: IPL is not effective on white, grey or light-blonde hair. White,
grey and light-blonde hair has a small melanin content so will not
respond sufficiently to pulsed light treatment.
N.B.:
- It is quite common for hair to seem to continue growing for one or two
weeks after a treatments (this is called ejection). However, after two
weeks you will see these hairs fall out or detach themselves from the
follicles. We advise you against plucking hairs out. Let hairs fall out
naturally.

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- It is possible for some hairs to grow back lighter and ner than
before, following a IPL depilation session. This phenomenon has been
extensively documented by beauticians and doctors who use pulsed
light devices for depilation treatments.
2.6. Description
1. Pulse button
2. Flash bulb
3. Application surface
4. ON/OFF button + intensity selector
5. ON/OFF/READY LED indicator light
6. Intensity level LED indicators
1.
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2.7. Eye protection device
Thanks to built-in eye protection, Radiance 200 only releases light
pulses when the application surface is entirely in contact with the skin.
Please wear the protective goggles provided throughout your
depilation sessions with Radiance 200.
3. Before using
3.1. Selecting the level of intensity
48.2
Radiance 200 features 5 levels of intensity, running from the lowest
(level 1) to the highest (level 5). The level of intensity indicates the
intensity of the pulsed light applied to the skin.
To select the required level of intensity for your own skin, follow these
steps:

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A. Which skin tone are you?
It is important to work out your skin tone using the table below to
determine which light intensities are most suitable for your skin and
body hair color.
N.B.:
• Each body area may require a dierent light intensity according to
the table below. This unit is more eective at the higher intensities,
but you should reduce the light intensity if you experience any pain or
discomfort.
Note: In order to use Radiance 200 safely, the light intensity table
must, be used in conjunction with the instructions given in this
instruction manual. Selecting the wrong level of intensity can lead to
side effects.

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Skin Types suitable for Radiance 200
People with light blonde, red or white hair must not use this appliance.
People with very brown or black skin must not use this appliance.
B. Performing a test
48 hours before the first use, you should perform a test with Radiance
200 on one leg (a few light pulses), selecting intensity level 1
regardless of your skin type.
C. Select the required level of intensity for your skin type
If your skin responds to the test correctly, and if you have still not
experienced any abnormal reaction or discomfort after 48 hours
following the test, you can gradually increase the level of intensity
during subsequent IPL treatments in line with the following guide:
For people with white skin:
• First treatment:
- set no higher than intensity level 1.
• Second and third treatments:
- if you did not experience any particular discomfort or pain
during the previous treatment, you can set intensity level 2
for the second treatment and intensity level 3 for the third
treatment.

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• Fourth treatments and subsequent treatments:
- only if there have been no side effects whatsoever resulting
from the previous session, you can set intensity level 4 for
the fourth treatment and intensity level 5 for subsequent
treatments.
For people with beige skin or light brown skin:
• First treatment:
- set the appliance no higher than intensity level 1.
• Second treatment:
- if you did not experience any particular discomfort or pain
during the previous treatment, you can set intensity level 2.
• Third treatment and subsequent treatments:
- only if there have been no side effects whatsoever resulting
from the previous treatment, you can set intensity level 3
for the third treatment and MAXIMUM 4 for subsequent
treatments.
For people with medium brown and dark brown skin:
• First treatment:
- set the appliance no higher than intensity level 1.
• Second treatment:
- if you did not experience any particular discomfort or pain
during the previous treatment, you can set intensity level 2
for the second treatment.
• Subsequent treatments:
- only if there have been no side effects whatsoever resulting
from the previous treatment, you can set the intensity level
to MAXIMUM 3.
People with brown or black skin must not use the appliance.

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N.B.: It is possible you may notice some dierent skin colours on your body,
because dierent areas of the body are exposed to sunlight in dierent
amounts. For example, skin on the arms, which are generally exposed to
the sun more, is darker than skin on the armpits. However, you are advised
against increasing the level of intensity to use Radiance 200 on lighter areas
of skin on your body. Increasing the level of intensity for the lighter areas of
skin on your body may give better results, but it also increases the likelihood
of discomfort and even side eects.
3.2. Preparing the skin
Before you use Radiance 200, your skin must be shaved (24 hours
beforehand), clean, dry and free from any residue of powder or
deodorant.
Warning: do not epilate (with an electric epilator, tweezers or waxing)
before using Radiance 200. Epilating removing hair from the root would
prevent intense pulsed light (IPL) treatment from having any effect.
3.3. Installation and start-up
1. Plug the adaptor cord into the socket on the appliance (which is
located on the round base of the device).
2. Plug the other end of the adapter into a power socket. The ON/OFF/
READY LED indicator will light up orange.