Philips LUMEA SC1997 User manual

Lumea
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Lumea
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Skin tone table / ﺝﺩﻭﻝ ﺩﺭﺝﺓ ﻝﻭﻥ ﺍﻝﺏﺵﺭﺓ /
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Hair color table / ﺝﺩﻭﻝ ﻝﻭﻥ ﺍﻝﺵﻉﺭ / ﺝﺩﻭﻝ ﺭﻥگ ﻡﻭ /
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Tableau de couleur de cheveux
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Français
Welcome
Welcome to the beauty world of Lumea! You are only a few weeks away
from silky-smooth skin.
Philips Lumea uses Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) technology, known as one
of the most eective methods to continuously prevent hair regrowth. In
close cooperation with licensed dermatologists we adapted this light-
based technology, originally used in professional beauty salons, for easy
and eective use in the safety of your home. Philips Lumea is gentle and
oers convenient and eective treatment at a light intensity that you nd
comfortable. Unwanted hairs are nally a thing of the past. Enjoy the feeling
of being hair-free and look and feel amazing every day.
To fully benet from the support that Philips oers, register your product at
www.philips.com/welcome. For further information, please go to
www.philips.com/lumea to nd our experts' advice, tutorial videos and
FAQs and make the most of your Lumea.
Device overview (Fig. 1)
1 Light exit window with integrated UV lter
2 Attachments
a Body attachment
b Facial attachment
c Bikini attachment (SC1999)
3 Reector inside the attachment
4 Integrated safety system
5 Skin tone sensor
6 Electronic contacts
7 Flash button
8 Opening for electronic contacts
9 On/o button
10 Intensity lights (1-5)
11 'Ready to ash' light
12 Air vents
13 Device socket
14 Adapter
15 Small plug
16 Pouch (not shown)
Who should not use Lumea? Contraindication
General conditions
-Never use the device if you have skin type V or VI (You rarely to
never sunburn, very dark tanning). In this case you run a high risk
of developing skin reactions, such as hyperpigmentation and
hypopigmentation, strong redness or burns.
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Note: To check if your skin type allows usage of the device, consult
the skin tone table with number 2 on the foldout page.
-Never use the device if you are pregnant or breastfeeding as the
device was not tested on pregnant or breastfeeding women.
-Never use the device if you have any active implants such as a
pacemaker, neurostimulator, insulin pump etc.
Medications/History
Never use the device if you take any of the medications listed below:
-If your skin is currently being treated with or has recently been
treated in the past week with Alpha-Hydroxy Acids (AHAs),
Beta-Hydroxy Acids (BHAs), topical isotretinoin and azelaic acid.
-If you have taken any form of isotretinoin Accutane or Roaccutane
in the last six months. This treatment can make skin more
susceptible to tears, wounds and irritations.
-If you are taking photosensitizing agents or medications, check
the package insert of your medicine and never use the device if
it is stated that it can cause photo-allergic reactions, photo-toxic
reactions or if you have to avoid sun when taking this medicine.
-If you take anticoagulation medications, including heavy use of
aspirin, in a manner which does not allow for a minimum 1-week
washout period prior to each treatment.
Never use the device:
-If you have received radiation therapy or chemotherapy within the
past 3 months.
-If you are on painkillers which reduce the skin's sensitivity to heat.
-If you take immunosuppressive medications.
-If you have had surgery in the areas to be treated in the last
3 weeks.
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Pathologies/Disorders
Never use the device:
-If you have diabetes or other systemic or metabolic diseases.
-If you have congestive heart disease.
-If you have a disease related to photosensitivity, such as
polymorphic light eruption (PMLE), solar urticaria, porphyria etc.
-If you have a history of collagen disorder, including a history of
keloid scar formation or a history of poor wound healing.
-If you have epilepsy with ashlight sensitivity.
-If your skin is sensitive to light and easily develops a rash or an
allergic reaction.
-If you have a skin disease such as active skin cancer, you have a
history of skin cancer or any other localized cancer in the areas to
be treated.
-If you have a history of vascular disorder, such as the presence of
varicose veins or vascular ectasia in the areas to be treated.
-If you have any bleeding disorder.
-If you have a history of immunosuppressive disease (including HIV
infection or AIDS).
Skin condition
Never use the device:
-If you have infections, eczema, burns, inammation of hair follicles,
open lacerations, abrasions, herpes simplex (cold sores), wounds
or lesions and haematomas in the areas to be treated.
-On irritated (red or cut), sunburned, recently tanned or fake-
tanned skin.
-On the following areas without consulting your doctor rst: moles,
freckles, large veins, darker pigmented areas, scars and skin
anomalies. This can result in a burn and a change in skin color,
which makes it potentially harder to identify skin-related diseases.
-On following areas: warts, tattoos or permanent make-up.
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Location/areas
Never use the device on the following areas:
-Around the eyes and on or near the eyebrows.
-On the lips, nipples, areolas, labia minora, vagina, anus and the
inside of the nostrils and ears.
-Men must not use the device on the face and neck including all
beard-growing areas, nor on the whole genital area.
-On areas where you use long-lasting deodorants. This can result in
skin reactions.
-Over or near anything articial like silicone implants, subcutaneous
injection ports (for instance an insulin dispenser) or piercings.
Note: This list is not exhaustive. If you are not sure whether you can
use the device, we advise you to consult your doctor.
Important
Danger
-Keep the device and the adapter dry.
-If the device is broken, do not touch any inner part to avoid electric
shock.
-Water and electricity are a dangerous combination. Do not use this
appliance in wet surroundings (e.g. near a lled bath, a running
shower or a lled swimming pool).
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Warning
-This device is not intended for use by persons (including children)
with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities, unless they
have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the
device by a person responsible for their safety.
-Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with
the device.
-The device is not intended for children under the age of 15 years.
Teenagers aged between 15 and 18 years can use the device with
the consent and/or assistance of their parents or the persons who
have parental authority over them. Adults of 18 years and older
can use the device freely.
-Always check the device before you use it. Do not use the device
or adapter if it is damaged.
-Do not use the device if the UV lter of the light exit window is
broken.
-Do not modify or cut o any part of the adapter or the cord, as this
causes a hazardous situation.
-Do not use any pencil or pen to mark the areas to be treated. This
may cause burns on your skin.
-Hair removal by intense pulsed light sources can cause increased
hair growth in some individuals. Based upon currently available
data, the highest risk groups for this response are females of
Mediterranean, Middle Eastern and South Asian heritage treated
on the face and neck.
-The light exit window can become very hot after use. Do not touch
the inner part of the light exit window before it has cooled down.
-For the purpose of recharging the battery, only use the detachable
supply unit (A00440) provided with this appliance (see symbol).
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Note: If you notice a skin tone has changed since the last treatment
(e.g. due to tanning), we recommend that you perform a skin test
and to wait 30 minutes before your next treatment.
To prevent damage
-Make sure that nothing obstructs the airow through the
ventilation slots of the device.
-Never subject the device to heavy shocks and do not shake or
drop it.
-If you take the device from a very cold environment to a very warm
environment or vice versa, wait approximately 3 hours before you
use it.
-Store the device in a dust free and dry place.
-Do not expose the device to temperatures lower than 5°C or higher
than 35°C during use.
-To prevent damage, do not expose the device to direct sunlight or
UV light for several hours.
Caution
-This device is only intended for removing unwanted body hair from
areas below the cheekbone and neck. Do not use it for any other
purpose. Doing so may expose you to a hazardous situation. Men
most not use it on the face and neck including all beard-growing
areas and the whole genital area.
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-This device is not washable. Never immerse the device in water
and do not rinse it under the tap.
-For hygienic reasons, the device should only be used by one
person.
-Use the device only at settings suitable for your skin type. Use at
higher settings than those recommended can increase the risk of
skin reactions and side eects.
-Never use compressed air, scouring pads, abrasive cleaning agents
or aggressive liquids such as petrol or acetone to clean the device.
-The scattered light produced by the device is harmless to your
eyes. Do not look at the ash while using the device. It is not
necessary to wear goggles during use. Use the device in a well-lit
room so that the light is less glaring to your eyes.
-Always return the device to a service center authorized by Philips
for examination or repair. Repair by unqualied people could
cause an extremely hazardous situation for the user.
-Never leave the device unattended when it is switched on.
Always switch o the device after use.
-Do not use the device if any of the conditions mentioned in chapter
‘Who should not use Lumea? Contraindication' apply to you.
-Tanning with natural or articial sunlight might inuence the
sensitivity and color of your skin. Perform a skin test to determine
the appropriate light intensity setting.
-Before you use Lumea, you should clean your skin and make sure
it is hair-free, entirely dry and free from oily substances.
-Do not treat the same skin area more than once during a session.
This does not improve the eectiveness of the treatment, but
increases the risk of skin reactions.
-Lumea should never be painful. If you experience discomfort,
reduce the light intensity setting.
Electromagnetic elds (EMF)
This Philips device complies with all applicable standards and regulations
regarding exposure to electromagnetic elds.
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How IPL works
With IPL technology, gentle pulses of light are applied to the skin and
absorbed by the hair root. The darker the hair, the better the pulses of light
are absorbed.
The pulses of light stimulate the hair follicle to go into a resting phase. As
a consequence, the hair sheds naturally and hair regrowth is prevented,
leaving your skin continuously silky-smooth.
The cycle of hair growth consists of dierent phases. IPL technology is
only eective when the hair is in its growing phase. Not all hairs are in the
growing phase at the same time. This is why we recommend an 8-week
treatment schedule followed by touch-ups to make sure all hairs are
eectively treated in the growing phase.
Note: Treatment with Lumea is not eective if you have blond or light blond
hairs, as light hairs do not absorb enough light. Below you can see the hair
colors for which Lumea is suitable and eective.
Suitable body hair colors
Note: To check if your body hair color allows usage of the device, consult
the hair color table with number 3 on the foldout page.
What to expect
Immediately after the 1st treatment
After the rst treatment, it can take 1 to 2 weeks for the hairs to fall out.
In the rst weeks following the initial treatments, you still see some hairs
growing. These are likely to be hairs that were not in their growing phase
during the rst treatments.
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After 2-3 treatments
After 2-3 treatments, you should see a noticeable reduction in hair growth.
However, to eectively treat all hairs, it is important to keep on treating
according to the recommended treatment schedule.
After 4-5 treatments
After 4-5 treatments, you should see a signicant reduction of hair growth
in the areas that you treated with Lumea. A reduction of hair density should
be visible as well. Keep on treating with frequent touch-ups (every 4-8
weeks) to maintain the result.
Tanning advice
Tanning with natural or articial sunlight
Intentionally exposing your skin to natural or articial sunlight with the
aim of developing a tan inuences the sensitivity and color of your skin.
Therefore the following is important:After each treatment, wait at least
48 hours before tanning. Even after 48 hours, make sure that the treated
skin does not show any redness from the treatment anymore.In case
of exposing your skin to the sun (without tanning intentionally) in the
48 hours after treatment, use a sunblock SPF 50+ on the treated areas.
After this period, you can use a sunblock SPF 30+ for two weeks.After
tanning, wait at least 2 weeks before you use Lumea. Perform a skin test
to determine the appropriate light intensity setting.Do not use Lumea on
sunburned body areas.
Note: Occasional and indirect sun exposure does not qualify as tanning.
Tanning with creams
If you have used an articial tanning lotion, wait until the articial tan has
disappeared completely before you use the device.
Before you use your Lumea
Pretreating your skin
Before you use Lumea, you should pretreat your skin by removing hairs
on the surface of your skin. This allows the light to be absorbed by the hair
parts below the skin surface to ensure eective treatment. You can either
shave, short-trim, epilate or wax. Do not use depilatory creams, as chemicals
may cause skin reactions.
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If you chose to wax, please wait 24 hours before using Lumea to let your
skin rest. We recommend that you take a shower before the treatment
to ensure that all possible residue of wax has been removed from your
skin.1 Pretreat the areas you intend to treat with Lumea.2 Clean
your skin and make sure it is hair-free, entirely dry and free from oily
substances.
Note: Once the hairs stop growing back, which usually happens after
4-5 treatments, you no longer have to pretreat your skin before you use
the device.
Skin test
When you use Lumea for the rst time or after recent tanning, perform a
skin test on each area to be treated. The skin test is necessary to check your
skin's reaction to the treatment and to determine the correct light intensity
setting for each body area.
1 Choose an area close to the area you intend to treat.
2 Switch on the device. Make sure you select setting 1.
3 Put the device against your skin and press the ash button to release
a ash.
4 Slide the device over the skin to the next area to be treated.
5 Increase the setting by one level, apply a ash and slide the device to
the next area. Repeat this for all levels within the recommended range
for your skin type.
6 After the skin test, wait 24 hours and check your skin for any reaction.
If your skin shows reactions, choose the highest setting that did not
result in any skin reaction for subsequent use. The skin test should be
performed in all the areas you want to treat.
Using your Philips Lumea
Skin tone sensor
For extra safety the integrated skin tone sensor measures the skin tone
at the beginning of each session and occasionally during the session. If it
detects a skin tone that is too dark for treatment with Lumea, the device
automatically disables to prevent you from developing skin reactions.
This means that it does not emit pulses when you press the ash button.
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Attachments
Placing and removing
To place the attachment, simply snap it onto the light exit window.
To remove the attachment, pull it o the light exit window.
Body attachment
You can use the body attachment to treat unwanted hair on several body
areas below the neckline. You can use it for example for fast treatment of
larger areas like legs.
Facial attachment
The facial attachment includes an additional integrated light lter for extra
safety and you can therefore use it to treat unwanted facial hair on the
upper lip, chin and sideburns.
Caution:Do not treat your eyebrows with Lumea.When you treat the area
above your upper lip, be careful that you do not ash on the lip.
Bikini attachment (SC1999)
The bikini area attachment has a special lter for treating the coarser hair in
the bikini area.
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Selecting the right light intensity
Lumea provides 5 dierent light intensities. Depending on your skin type
and the light intensity level you nd comfortable, you can select the right
light intensity setting.
1 Consult the table below to select the right setting.
2 To adjust the light intensity setting, press the on/o button one or more
times until you have reached the required setting. The corresponding
intensity light lights up white.
Note: The device automatically disables when your skin tone is too dark,
to prevent you from developing skin reactions. The integrated skin tone
sensor does not tell you which light intensity setting to use, as Philips
Lumea gives you the freedom to select the light intensity that you nd
most convenient.
3 Lumea should never be painful. If you experience discomfort, reduce the
light intensity setting.
4 After recent tanning, perform a skin test to determine the right light
intensity setting.
Skin type Skin tone Light intensity setting
I White; You always sunburn,
never tan.
4/5
II Beige; You easily sunburn, tan
minimally.
4/5
III Light brown; You sunburn easily,
tan slowly to light brown.
4/5
IV Mid brown; You rarely sunburn,
tan easily.
3/4
V Dark brown; You rarely sunburn,
tan very easily.
You cannot use the device
VI Brownish black or darker; You
rarely or never sunburn, very
dark tanning.
You cannot use the device
Note: To check if your skin type allows usage of the device, consult the skin
tone table with number 2 on the foldout page.
Note: Your skin may react dierently on dierent days/occasions for a
number of reasons.
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Handling the device
1 Before use, clean the attachments and the light exit window.
2 Put the small plug in the device and put the adapter in the wall
socket.3 Switch on the device and select the right light intensity
for your skin tone.
4 Place the device at a 90° angle on the skin so that the attachment
and the integrated safety system are in contact with your skinThe
integrated safety system prevents unintentional ashing without skin
contact.
5 Press the device rmly onto your skin to ensure proper skin contact.
The device then automatically performs a skin tone analysis and the
‘ready to ash light’ lights up white to indicate that you can proceed
with the treatment.
Note: When the ‘ready to ash’ light lights up orange, your skin is not
suitable for treatment. In this case, the device automatically disables. You
can try to use the device on other areas with a lighter skin tone.
TIP: If you use Lumea on your bikini area and want to leave some hair in
place, make sure that the skin tone sensor is not placed on the remaining
hair during the treatment, as this can cause the device to block.
6 Press the ash button to release a ash. You should feel a warm
sensation because of the ash.
Note: The light produced by the device is harmless to your eyes. It is
not necessary to wear goggles during use. Use the device in a well-lit
room so that the light is less glaring to your eyes.
7 Place the device on the next area to be treated. After each ash, it takes
up to 3.5 seconds until the device is ready to ash again. You can release
a ash when the 'ready to ash' light lights up again.
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8 To make sure that you have treated all areas, release the ashes close
to each other. Eective light only comes out of the light exit window,
therefore there should be some overlap. However, make sure you ash
the same area only once. Flashing the same area twice doesn't improve
the eectiveness of the treatment, but increases the risk of skin reactions.
9 When you have nished the treatment, press and hold the on/o button
for 2 seconds to switch o the device.
Two treatment modes: Stamp & Flash and Slide & Flash
Your Philips Lumea has two treatment modes for more convenient use on
dierent body areas:
-The Stamp & Flash mode is ideal to treat small or curvy areas like knees
and underarms. Simply press and release the ash button to release a
single ash.
-The Slide & Flash mode oers convenient use on larger areas like legs.
Keep the ash button pressed while you slide the device over your
skin to release several ashes in a row.
Recommended treatment schedule
Initial phase
For the rst 4 to 5 treatments, we advise you to use Philips Lumea once
every two weeks to ensure that all hairs are treated.
Touch-up phase
After the initial treatment phase (4-5 treatments), we recommend touch-ups
every 4 to 8 weeks, when you see hairs growing back. This is to maintain
results and enjoy smooth skin for months. The time between treatments
may vary based on your individual hair regrowth and also across dierent
body areas.
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Recommended attachment & treatment time per area
After use
Common skin reactions
Your skin may show slight redness and/or may prickle, tingle or feel warm.
This reaction is absolutely harmless and disappears quickly.
Dry skin and itching may occur due to shaving or a combination of shaving
and light treatment. You can cool the area with an ice pack or a wet face
cloth. If dryness persists, you can apply a non-scented moisturizer on the
treated area 24 hours after the treatment.
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