Health Canada warning about unlicensed hair removal devices being sold online that could cause some serious health problems, including blindness.
The devices are being sold on websites including eBay and Amazon, and have the potential to cause serious harm because of the intensity of the radiation they emit and not having enough safety features. Exposure to a direct or reflected beam even for a fraction for a second may cause permanent eye damage and serious burns.
They are sold under the names SI-808 and Epsil BSL-10. Click here for more information on the alert.