Painless treatments everywhere with Pure Ice. Everything you need to know about Sapphire Ice Cooling technology.

Post by Peter Kerekes

Oct 17 2025

Our first IPL with Sapphire Ice Cooling for painless treatments

Pure Ice is our latest innovation featuring Sapphire Ice Cooling. Enjoy 1 year of smoother skin with our most effective and skin friendly IPL. To learn more about each feature of Pure Ice, visit our blog here.

In this blog we’re taking a deeper dive into the Sapphire Ice Cooling technology in Pure Ice. Proven to give gentle treatments, no matter where you treat.

Gentle treatments everywhere (yes, even down there)

Many users who are new to IPL naturally wonder what a treatment feels like. IPL hair removal is generally considered gentle and well-tolerated. Many users who have tried our IPL devices rate the feeling as a 3/10, describing it as warm sensation but not painful.

Taking comfort to the next level, Pure Ice is SmoothSkin’s first IPL hair removal device with Sapphire Ice Cooling technology. The sapphire block cools your skin to a comfortable level, for painless treatments even in your most sensitive areas. 93% of users agree it’s just as gentle as shaving (minus the nicks and cuts of course!).

What is Sapphire Ice Cooling?

Sapphire Ice Cooling Technology in IPL is an advanced cooling system that enhances comfort during treatments. It uses a Sapphire crystal to conduct and maintain a low temperature on the skin's surface while delivering gentle IPL pulses.

How does Sapphire Ice Cooling work?

SmoothSkin Pure Ice features a premium sapphire crystal block that touches your skin. Before a flash, the sapphire block is already cold. It then delivers the IPL pulse through the sapphire crystal block while maintaining the low skin temperature. After the flash, sapphire block quickly re-cools the area. This pre-cool/during-cool/post-cool sequence keeps the skin comfortably cool.

What does a treatment with Pure Ice feel like?

97% of consumers who tested Pure Ice agreed that it is as pain-free as shaving* The Sapphire Ice Cooling technology cools the skin to a comfortable level, for gentle treatment even in your most sensitive areas.

What are the benefits of sapphire ice cooling vs other options?

There are several options for cooling with at-home IPL devices, the 3 most common are:

Sapphire Ice Cooling technology
Metal plate
Cooling gel (only compatible if the manufacturer recommends it)

Sapphire Ice Cooling is considered the most advanced, premium option for a few reasons:

Highly durable – sapphire crystal is extremely durable and scratch resistant
Superior thermal conductivity – it shuttles heat away efficiently
Highly transparent across the light spectrum – allowing the IPL light to pass through effectively
No extra steps needed such as cooling gel

All of these combined means that Pure Ice Sapphire Ice Cooling technology is both very effective and comfortable, especially on sensitive areas. Pure Ice takes the technology further by combining ThermoSense technology, which maintains the low temperature.

What are users saying?

In clinical trials, 98% of users agree that a treatment with Pure Ice is painless.

"Quick and painless! Once a week, you use the wand to emit one strobe of light, inch by inch, over the area you want your hair gone. And the light emission is very quick. 2 years prior, I used a different company, and it was twice a week, with three times the strobes. Talk about long and tedious. Ain’t nobody go time for that! I highly recommend this product!"

Patti Edwards

Where can you use IPL hair removal?

Pure Ice can be used on the full body to stop unwanted hair growth.

Can I use IPL hair removal on the bikini line?

Yes, Pure Ice has been clinically tested on the full VIO area. In fact, 93% of users said a treatment on the bikini line is painless. For your first treatment, we’d recommend using in ‘low’ mode in the comfort settings.

Pure Ice being used on the bikini line. Enjoy painless treatments even in sensitive areas.

Summary

Pure Ice is perfect for those looking for the long-lasting, salon results that SmoothSkin is known for with additional comfort from the Sapphire Ice Cooling technology. Enjoy up to 93% hair reduction in just 2 uses and 1 year of smoother skin. Clinically proven results, all from the comfort of home.

Shop Pure Ice now.