Best and Cheapest IPL Singapore 2026: Real Laser Hair Removal Prices at 7 Salons, From a S$88 Course to S$399 for Life
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Best and Cheapest IPL Singapore 2026: Real Laser Hair Removal Prices at 7 Salons, From a S$88 Course to S$399 for Life

Hair removal is one of the few beauty categories in Singapore where the advertised price and the price you actually pay differ by a factor of five. The trial rate is real, but it applies once, to one body part, to first-timers only, and the maintenance price afterwards is what decides whether the whole thing was worth it. So we did the boring part: we read the price lists on all seven chains' own websites, re-checked every one on 7 September 2026, pulled Strip's and Musee's live product catalogues straight off their stores, and cross-checked every outlet against each brand's own store locator. Nothing moved on price this time: every figure below re-verified unchanged, including Wellaholic's flat S$55 small-area session, its Lifetime Maintain Mode that drops you to S$49 a session for good after 12 sessions on one area, and its S$399 one-off lifetime unlimited underarms, still the cheapest way in Singapore to stop paying for underarm hair removal altogether. Three things around the prices did move. Only Aesthetics' Wheelock Place branch page, which returned a 404 in August, loads again, and the branch is listed with hours and a phone number, though the separate outlets finder still leaves it out. Strip's "up to 30% off" turns out to be a badge on individual AFT product cards rather than a site-wide sale, and the multi-session discount behind it is still a flat 15 percent. And MODE has added LUCENT BEAM, a second hair-removal line it publishes no price for, which makes two of the seven now running an uncostable option alongside the one you can actually price. On price: MODE Aesthetics still sells the cheapest full course at S$88 plus 9 percent GST for 12 underarm sessions, about S$8 a visit. Strip still has the cheapest honest single try at S$35 for an AFT lip trial. Musee still runs the loudest discount at S$50 for six body parts, though we can now tell you the voucher expires in 30 days. And the cheapest hair-removal service of any kind here is not a wax at all: Sugar(ed) sugars hands, feet or nostrils for S$10. Here is every price, every outlet, and the fine print that decides which one is actually cheap for you.

Sarah Lim27 July 202612 min readUpdated 7 Sept 2026

Hair removal is one of the few Singapore beauty categories where the number on the poster and the number you end up paying differ by a factor of five.

> Quick view: cheapest full course is MODE Aesthetics, 12 underarm SHR sessions at S$88 + 9% GST, about S$8 a visit. Cheapest single try is Strip's S$35 AFT lip trial. Cheapest way to stop paying altogether is Wellaholic's S$399 one-off lifetime unlimited underarms. The catch that costs people money: Musee's S$50 six-part voucher expires 30 days after purchase.

Strip: Ministry of Waxing: The Widest Reach (14 Outlets) and the Cheapest Honest Way to Test Laser at S$35
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Strip: Ministry of Waxing: The Widest Reach (14 Outlets) and the Cheapest Honest Way to Test Laser at S$35 logo

Strip: Ministry of Waxing: The Widest Reach (14 Outlets) and the Cheapest Honest Way to Test Laser at S$35

Singapore's original total-concept waxing studio, open since 2002, and still the one with the most outlets by a wide margin: 14 across the island, at Wheelock Place, Great World, ION Orchard, Mandarin Gallery, Paragon, Parkway Parade, Plaza Singapura, Raffles City, Westgate, Holland Village, VivoCity, Tampines One, Northpoint City and Pasir Ris Mall. All 14 open 10am to 9pm daily. It runs two hair-removal tracks. WAXING: small areas, meaning lip, chin, ears, nostrils, sides of face, hands, feet and toes, nipples and shoulders, are S$17 female and S$19 male; underarms S$30 female and S$38 male; Brazilian Basic S$30 / S$38; Brazilian Extra S$51 / S$60; Brazilian All-Off S$84 / S$99. Strip has withdrawn its separate discounted waxing trials, which previously started around S$18: its trial menu is now titled AFT Treatment Trials and its live catalogue carries AFT trial products only, so waxing is bought at the standard rates above or in a 5- or 10-session package. AFT LASER: this is Strip's IPL-family option, and the trial pricing is the most generous entry point in this roundup because it is itemised rather than bundled. Female trial rates: lip S$35, underarms S$40, inner thighs S$40, half arms S$80, half legs S$80, Brazilian Basic S$50, Brazilian Extra or All-Off S$70, full arms or full back S$149.99, full legs S$160. Male trials run higher, at S$50 for underarms, S$70 for a basic Brazilian and S$165 for chest and stomach. For comparison, the standard non-trial AFT single-session rate for female underarms is S$80 and Brazilian All-Off is S$325, so the trial genuinely is around half price or better. THE FINE PRINT THAT MATTERS: Strip states trial rates apply only to people new to that specific treatment and that it reserves the right to check your history; treatments are valid for 3 months from purchase; trials cannot be combined with other promotions; and all purchases are final, non-refundable and non-transferable. NEVER PRE-BUY SIX SESSIONS: the multi-session discount is a flat 15% at both tiers rather than deepening with volume, and the six-session pack is priced at exactly double the three. Female underarms are S$80 single, S$204 for 3 and S$408 for 6; a basic Brazilian is S$130, S$332 and S$664; full legs are S$585, S$1,492 and S$2,983.99. Buy three, use them, then buy three again. There is also an Off-Peak Pleasures menu for weekday daytime bookings that brings AFT underarms down to S$56 a session in a 3-session pack (S$168) and small-area waxing to S$11 a session in a 10-session pack (S$110), which is the cheapest per-visit waxing figure Strip publishes. One thing not to misread: several AFT product cards carry a red AUTO-APPLIED badge reading UP TO 26% to 30% OFF (30% on Lip, 28% on both Brazilian tiers, 27% on Half Legs, 26% on Underarms and Half Arms). That is a label on the card, not a sale waiting at the till, and the prices behind those badges are the ones listed here, with the multi-session discount still a flat 15%. BEST FOR: anyone who wants a physical outlet near home or work, and anyone who wants to try laser on one small area before committing to a package.

First-time AFT laser trials from S$35 (lip). Female rates: underarms S$40, inner thighs S$40, Brazilian Basic S$50, half legs S$80. Waxing trials have been withdrawn; waxing is standard-rate, from S$17 for a small area. Plus 15% off AFT 3- and 6-session packs (a flat 15% at both tiers, so 6 costs exactly double 3), and Off-Peak Pleasures packs from S$56/session AFT underarms and S$11/session small-area waxing. Trials are for customers new to that treatment; sessions valid 3 months from purchase

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Musee Platinum Tokyo: S$50 for Six Parts, the Loudest Discount in the Category, and a 30-Day Clock on It
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Musee Platinum Tokyo: S$50 for Six Parts, the Loudest Discount in the Category, and a 30-Day Clock on It logo

Musee Platinum Tokyo: S$50 for Six Parts, the Loudest Discount in the Category, and a 30-Day Clock on It

The Japanese chain that made cheap hair-removal trials a mass-market habit in Singapore, with 6 outlets: The Centrepoint, Plaza Singapura, Bugis+, Westgate, Tampines 1 and Velocity @ Novena Square, all open Monday to Saturday 10.30am to 9pm and Sunday 10.30am to 8pm. Its main method is S.S.C., short for Smooth Skin Control, which applies a proprietary gel that is then activated by filtered light. It is marketed as gentler and lower-heat than laser, and sessions are short; the flipside is that it is a women-only service, and the first appointment is a roughly 15-minute consultation, with the actual first treatment booked separately after that. NEW SINCE OUR LAST CHECK: Musee now also runs MUSEE LASER, a dual-wavelength 755nm and 1064nm laser line with cryogen cooling, which its own page says reaches the target result in about six sessions rather than the long S.S.C. course. It publishes no price for it anywhere, which makes it the only hair-removal service in this guide you cannot cost before you make contact. THE CURRENT OFFERS, re-verified on Musee's own online shop on 7 September 2026: the S$50 Mix and Match six-part S.S.C. hair removal package against a usual price of S$270, where you pick 6 parts from a menu of more than 20, including underarm, upper lip, chin, bikini line, upper triangle and lower triangle, new customers only. THE CATCH WE CAN NOW PUT A NUMBER ON: that e-voucher is valid for 30 days from purchase and is a single one-time redemption, so six body parts have to be fitted into one month, which in practice means one or two long appointments rather than a spaced course. The clock is tighter than it sounds, because Musee's own terms say its customer service team will contact you to book within 3 working days of purchase, and the first appointment is the consultation rather than a treatment, so the 30 days start running before you have had anything done. There are also three single-part starters at S$20 for 2 sessions each against a usual price of S$150, covering upper lip, bikini line and underarm; those vouchers run 60 days, and Musee's terms allow you to buy only ONE of the three. Two further trials sit above them, and unusually these are open to existing customers as well as new ones: Full Face S.S.C. at S$198 against a usual S$600, and Full Body Light S.S.C. at S$199 against a usual S$944. WHAT TO WATCH: the well-known catch with ultra-cheap trials is the upsell conversation at the end of the session, so go in knowing your maintenance budget. BEST FOR: women who want several small areas covered for the price of one session elsewhere, and who can clear their diary in the month after they buy.

S$50 Mix and Match: 6-part S.S.C. hair removal package, usual price S$270, new customers only, choose 6 from 20+ parts (underarm, upper lip, chin, bikini line, upper triangle, lower triangle). E-voucher valid 30 days from purchase, one-time redemption. Also S$20 for 2 sessions of upper lip, bikini line or underarm (usual price S$150 each), valid 60 days, and you may buy only one of the three. Full Face trial S$198 (U.P. S$600) and Full Body Light trial S$199 (U.P. S$944) are open to existing customers too. Women only

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MODE Aesthetics: 12 SHR Underarm Sessions for S$88 + GST, the Cheapest Per-Session Maths Here
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MODE Aesthetics: 12 SHR Underarm Sessions for S$88 + GST, the Cheapest Per-Session Maths Here

Formerly Lush Aesthetics, rebranded to MODE Aesthetics and MODE Medical Clinic, so if you are searching under the old name you are looking at the same group. Three outlets: Orchard (302 Orchard Rd, #05-01, Tong Building, above the Rolex servicing centre, 6737 4964), Bedok Mall (311 New Upper Changi Rd, #B2-37, 6386 5964) and Jem Jurong East (50 Jurong Gateway Rd, #04-19, 6694 4448), open Monday to Saturday 11am to 8pm and Sunday 10am to 7pm. OUTLET LIST RE-VERIFIED 7 SEPTEMBER 2026: MODE corrected the stale list we flagged in August and it has stayed corrected. Its SHR promo page shows the three outlets above; the HarbourFront Centre address, which died with the mall's permanent closure on 27 July 2026, survives only inside the block of invisible keyword text at the foot of the page. Its hair removal is SHR, or Super Hair Removal, which fires low-fluence laser pulses at high repetition with contact cooling rather than the single high-energy pulses of older IPL, and is generally the more comfortable option on Asian skin tones. NEW SINCE OUR LAST CHECK: MODE has added a second hair-removal line, LUCENT BEAM, a Korean single-wavelength Pico-Pulse LED device with +5C contact cooling that MODE says is exclusive to it. Like Musee's laser line it carries no published price anywhere on the site, so the costed treatment at MODE remains the SHR promo below. THE NUMBERS, taken from MODE's own promo page: 12 sessions of underarms for S$88 + 9% GST nett, which is S$95.92 all in, or roughly S$8 a session, the lowest per-session figure in this comparison by a distance; 12 sessions of any small or large area for S$128 + 9% GST nett; and 12 sessions of Brazilian, also S$128 + 9% GST nett. READ THE AREA DEFINITIONS, BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE THE VALUE IS: small areas are upper lip, lower chin, fingers and toes, but large areas are defined as lower legs (both), thighs (both), tummy, half back, chest, stomach, half arms (both) and facial hair. Both legs count as one large area, so S$139.52 all in buys a full 12-session course on both lower legs, against S$948 for the same 12 sessions at Wellaholic. TERMS: valid only for first-time customers aged 21 and above, one redemption per person, not valid for tourists, appointment required, and the 12 sessions must be used within 12 months of your first visit, which matters because SHR courses are normally spaced several weeks apart and 12 sessions in 12 months leaves little slack. BEST FOR: committed first-timers who want a full course rather than a taster, and who can realistically get to an outlet monthly for a year.

SHR Super Laser: 12 sessions underarms at S$88 + 9% GST nett (S$95.92 all in, about S$8 a session); 12 sessions of any small or large area at S$128 + 9% GST; 12 sessions Brazilian at S$128 + 9% GST. Large areas include lower legs (both), thighs (both) and half arms (both), so one price covers both legs. First-time customers aged 21+, one redemption per person, not valid for tourists, 12 sessions to be used within 12 months of first visit

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Only Aesthetics: S$218 Buys a Full Year of Unlimited Underarm IPL, for Men or Women
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Only Aesthetics: S$218 Buys a Full Year of Unlimited Underarm IPL, for Men or Women

A chain that structures its hair removal as year-long unlimited programs rather than session packs, which changes the maths entirely: you are not counting sessions, you are counting months. Outlets and hours, from its own locations page: Dhoby Ghaut at 9 Penang Road #01-03/04 (6338 4434) and Raffles Place at 22 Malacca Street, RB Capital Building #09-00 (6220 4434) run Mon-Fri 10am-8pm and Sat 10am-6pm; Holland Village at 25A Lorong Mambong (6314 4434) runs half an hour later, Mon-Fri 10.30am-8.30pm and Sat 10.30am-6.30pm. ALL OUTLETS ARE CLOSED ON SUNDAYS, which is worth knowing before you buy a year of unlimited anything. WHEELOCK PLACE IS OPEN, UPDATED 7 SEPTEMBER 2026: on 28 August the Wheelock branch page returned a 404 and we told you to call ahead. It loads again now, and the locations page carries the full entry, Wheelock Place #05-08 (6235 4434), Monday to Saturday 10am to 8pm, closed Sundays. The only thing still out of step is the separate outlets finder, which continues to return just the three branches above, so the fourth branch is real and it is the finder that is behind. THE PACKAGES, from its best-selling promotions page: IPL Underarms, 1 year unlimited, S$218, pitched as hair-free underarms in about five minutes a month, and priced identically for men and women. IPL Brazilian and Underarms, 1 year unlimited, S$759, where the Brazilian program alone is S$680 and the year of underarms is added free, and this is the package that carries the complimentary IPL navel or butt crack session. IPL Boyzilian, 1 year unlimited, S$878. There is also AUREOLED Underarms at S$152 for a single session with a complimentary upper-lip session, if you want the newer non-IPL treatment; note that Only Aesthetics states AUREOLED clears underarm hair for good in five sessions, so the honest total is closer to S$760 than S$152, which is more than three years of the S$218 IPL program. ONE PRICE DISCREPANCY ON ITS OWN SITE: the intro copy on the IPL hair removal page still advertises the first-year underarm program at S$188, but the price table further down that same page, and the checkout, both say S$218 for men and women. Quote the table. All promotional rates are first-time-customer, one-time purchases, and treatment is 18+. BEST FOR: people who want underarms handled and forgotten about for a year, and who do not need Sundays.

IPL Underarms 1 year unlimited S$218, same price for men and women; IPL Brazilian + Underarms 1 year unlimited S$759 (Brazilian program S$680 with the year of underarms free, and this package carries the complimentary IPL navel or butt crack session); IPL Boyzilian 1 year unlimited S$878; AUREOLED Underarms S$152 for 1 session with a complimentary upper lip, though Only Aesthetics states five sessions are needed to clear underarms for good. First-time customers only, one-time purchase, 18+. All outlets closed Sundays

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Wellaholic: S$399 Once for Lifetime Unlimited Underarms, and the Only Maintenance Rate Anyone Publishes
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Wellaholic: S$399 Once for Lifetime Unlimited Underarms, and the Only Maintenance Rate Anyone Publishes

A four-outlet SHR specialist and the most price-transparent operator in this roundup: every figure below is published on its own site inclusive of 9% GST, with no hidden add-ons, which is genuinely unusual in this category. Outlets, all MRT-linked: Somerset at 5 Koek Road #03-21, Cuppage Plaza, three minutes from Somerset MRT Exit B (8963 1838); Tanjong Pagar at 210A Telok Ayer Street, Level 2 (8499 8984); Kovan at 208 Hougang Street 21 #03-207 (8963 8060); and Upper Changi, which is literally inside Upper Changi MRT station at B3-03 on the Downtown Line platform level (9239 5823). REBUILT PRICE LIST, RE-VERIFIED 7 SEPTEMBER 2026: Wellaholic has flattened its per-session pricing. Small areas, meaning upper lip, chin, underarms, hands or feet, are now S$55 a session, not the S$69 we recorded in August; large areas, meaning full arms, full legs, chest or back, are S$79; and Brazilian or Boyzilian is S$151. Twelve-session plans are S$660, S$948 and S$1,812 respectively. The old volume-discount ladder of 5% at three sessions, 10% at six and 20% at twelve has gone. THE REPLACEMENT IS BETTER, AND NOBODY ELSE OFFERS IT: Lifetime Maintain Mode. Complete 12 SHR sessions on one body area, counting either per-session or unlimited-plan bookings, and your rate for that area drops permanently to S$49 for small areas, S$69 for large and S$99 for Brazilian or Boyzilian, with no expiry on the qualification. On a Brazilian that is a S$52 saving every visit, for life. THE HEADLINE NUMBER: SHR Underarms Unlimited Lifetime is a one-off S$399, or S$699 bundled with AfterGlow skin whitening. Set that against Only Aesthetics at S$218 for one year of unlimited underarms and the Wellaholic version pays for itself in under two years, which makes it the cheapest way in Singapore to stop paying for underarm hair removal altogether. MONTHLY UNLIMITED PLANS: SHR Deluxe Unlimited covers face and body excluding intimate zones at S$223 a month, or S$2,676 for 12 months; SHR Prestige Unlimited adds Brazilian and Boyzilian at S$271 a month, or S$3,252 for 12. THE PROMO: Afternoon Advantage takes 20% off 6-month and 12-month unlimited plans when you book Monday to Friday between 11am and 5pm excluding public holidays, dropping Deluxe to S$178 and Prestige to S$217 a month. Selected plans can be paid over 3, 6 or 12 months at 0% interest. BEST FOR: people who want to know the real total before they walk in, anyone who can genuinely book weekday afternoons, and anyone whose goal is to finish paying rather than to keep paying.

SHR Underarms Unlimited Lifetime, S$399 once (or S$699 with AfterGlow skin whitening). Afternoon Advantage: 20% off 6-month and 12-month unlimited plans booked Mon-Fri 11am-5pm, excluding public holidays (SHR Deluxe Unlimited S$223/month drops to S$178; SHR Prestige Unlimited S$271 drops to S$217). Per-session rates rebuilt at S$55 small areas, S$79 large areas, S$151 Brazilian or Boyzilian; 12-session plans S$660, S$948 and S$1,812. Lifetime Maintain Mode: after 12 sessions on one area, that area drops permanently to S$49, S$69 or S$99 a session with no expiry. All prices include 9% GST

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Sugar(ed): Singapore's Dedicated Sugaring Studio, With the Cheapest Single Service in This Guide at S$10
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Sugar(ed): Singapore's Dedicated Sugaring Studio, With the Cheapest Single Service in This Guide at S$10

The outlier on this list, and deliberately so: Sugar(ed) does not do IPL, SHR or laser at all. It does body sugaring, an all-natural paste method applied at body temperature and removed in the direction of hair growth, unlike wax which is applied hot and pulled against the growth. In practice that means less risk of burns, no strips, and a paste that rinses off with water, which is why it tends to suit sensitive skin and very fine or short hair better than wax does. Four studios, all open Mon-Fri 11am-8pm and Sat-Sun 10am-6pm: Bukit Timah at 733 Bukit Timah Road #02-02 in Second Avenue Junction; Katong at 79 East Coast Road #01-01, opposite Roxy Square; Downtown at 37B Circular Road, third floor; and Upper Thomson at 225A Upper Thomson Road, second floor. Bukit Timah and Katong are wheelchair-accessible; Downtown and Upper Thomson are not. PRICES from its own service menu, all inclusive of GST: Brazilian or Manzilian S$78 female and S$98 male on the standard rate, dropping to S$68 and S$88 on the maintenance rate, and the trigger for that lower rate is specific rather than vague loyalty: you pay maintenance when you rebook within 5 weeks of your last session, and revert to standard at 5 weeks or more, so letting the cycle slip costs you S$10 each time. Underarms S$30 female and S$38 male; full legs S$108 female and S$130-140 male; full back S$55-75 female; eyebrows S$30; upper plus lower lip S$18 female and S$25-30 male; full face S$70-90 female. THE CHEAPEST SERVICE IN THIS ENTIRE GUIDE IS HERE, NOT AT A WAXING CHAIN: hands, feet, nostrils and nipples are S$10 each, undercutting Pink Parlour's S$16 fingers-or-toes wax and Strip's S$17 small-area wax. THE OFFERS: first-time Brazilian and Manzilian clients get a complimentary Hungarian Mineral Mud treatment, normally S$22 female and S$28 male, included with the service. Better still, quote SWEETERBM at checkout and your following maintenance Brazilian is half price if you come back within five weeks, so a woman's first two visits cost S$78 plus S$34, or S$112 rather than S$146. There is also 20% off all regular-priced sugaring during your birthday month with unlimited redemptions, S$10 in credits for both sides on a referral, and prepaid credit packages at S$327, S$545 and S$1,090 carrying 10%, 15% and 20% off all services, valid 24 months with no extensions. THE HONEST TRADE-OFF: sugaring is a permanent running cost, not a course with an end. Every 4 to 6 weeks, forever. If your goal is to stop paying eventually, one of the SHR or IPL options above is the better long game. BEST FOR: sensitive skin, people who react badly to hot wax, and anyone who simply prefers not to have lasers pointed at them.

First-time Brazilian and Manzilian clients get a complimentary Hungarian Mineral Mud treatment (normally S$22 female / S$28 male) with the service, then quote SWEETERBM for 50% off your maintenance Brazilian if you rebook within five weeks, making the first two visits S$112 rather than S$146 for a woman. Brazilian S$78 female / S$98 male standard, S$68 / S$88 maintenance within 5 weeks; underarms S$30 / S$38; hands, feet, nostrils or nipples S$10; upper + lower lip S$18 female; eyebrows S$30. Plus 20% off all regular-priced services during your birthday month. All prices include GST

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Pink Parlour: S$21 Underarm Wax, S$16 Fingers or Toes, and 50% Off Your First Treatment
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Pink Parlour: S$21 Underarm Wax, S$16 Fingers or Toes, and 50% Off Your First Treatment

One of Singapore's best-known waxing names, running since 2005, now down to two Singapore outlets, Heartland Mall Kovan and Centrepoint Premium, with the wider brand still operating in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. Hours at both: Monday to Saturday 11.15am-9pm, Sunday 11.15am-7pm. Contact is by WhatsApp on 8065 0454. Its selling point is flat, published, outlet-independent pricing: the same treatment costs the same at every branch, which removes the usual guesswork about whether the Orchard branch is quietly dearer. WAXING PRICES from its own menu: fingers or toes S$16 for a 10-minute slot, and ear S$16, which are the cheapest waxes here; underarms S$21 for a 15-minute slot; nipple S$21; lip, nostril, chin and sideburn S$21 each; bikini S$36 female and S$46 male; Brazilian S$64 female for 25 minutes; the Boyfriend's Brazilian S$74 male for 40 minutes; half legs S$36; full legs S$56; full back S$56; full face S$56. IPL AND SHR PRICES: women's Brazilian S$300, men's Brazilian S$360, women's Alpha full leg S$306, classic areas for women S$75-95, mini areas for women S$39, and men's classic areas from S$39. THE OFFER: 50% off your first treatment when you join the newsletter. Because it applies to one treatment rather than a percentage of a package, point it at a larger service rather than burning it on the S$21 underarms: used on a S$64 Brazilian it saves S$32, used on underarms it saves S$10.50. HOW IT COMPARES: on waxing it is the cheapest per-visit chain here; on IPL it is priced per area rather than per session or per plan, so read those numbers as a course price and compare them against MODE's 12-session packages before deciding. Its S$300 women's IPL Brazilian, for instance, is more than double MODE's S$128 + GST for 12 sessions. BEST FOR: quick, cheap, no-package walk-in waxing, especially for anyone in the north-east who does not want to trek to Orchard.

50% off your first treatment when you join the Pink Parlour newsletter, and because it applies to one treatment rather than a package, point it at a bigger service (S$32 off a S$64 Brazilian versus S$10.50 off the underarms). Flat pricing across both outlets: fingers or toes S$16, ear S$16, underarm wax S$21, bikini S$36, Brazilian S$64 female / S$74 male, half legs S$36, full legs S$56, full back S$56. IPL/SHR: women's Brazilian S$300, men's Brazilian S$360, women's Alpha full leg S$306, mini areas S$39

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Seven Singapore hair-removal chains compared on method, outlet count, cheapest verified entry price and headline offer, all read off each brand's own website and re-verified on 7 September 2026.

SalonMethodSG outletsCheapest verified entry priceHeadline offer
Strip: Ministry of WaxingAFT laser + waxing + threading14AFT lip trial S$35; small-area wax S$17First-time AFT trials from S$35; a flat 15% off 3- and 6-session packs, so 6 costs exactly double 3
Musee Platinum TokyoS.S.C. gel + filtered light, plus an unpriced 755/1064nm laser line (women only)6S$20 for 2 sessions (underarm, lip or bikini line), 60-day voucherS$50 Mix and Match 6-part combo, U.P. S$270, new customers only, voucher expires in 30 days
MODE AestheticsSHR super laser3S$88 + 9% GST for 12 underarm sessions (S$95.92 all in)12 sessions of any small or large area, or Brazilian, at S$128 + 9% GST; both legs count as one large area
Only AestheticsIPL + AUREOLED3 on its outlets finder, 4 on its locations pageS$218 for 1 year unlimited underarms, men or womenBrazilian + underarms unlimited 1 year S$759; Boyzilian S$878. Closed Sundays
WellaholicSHR diode4S$55 per session, small area, GST includedS$399 once for lifetime unlimited underarms; Lifetime Maintain Mode drops you to S$49 a session after 12
Sugar(ed)Body sugaring (no wax strips)4Hands, feet, nostrils or nipples S$10; underarms S$30Free mud treatment on your first Brazilian, then 50% off the follow-up with code SWEETERBM
Pink ParlourWaxing + IPL/SHR2Fingers or toes wax S$16; underarm wax S$2150% off your first treatment when you join the newsletter

What changed since our last check

We re-read all seven price lists again on 7 September 2026. Every price in this guide re-verified unchanged, which is the headline in itself: nobody moved a number in ten days. Three things around the prices did move.

  • Only Aesthetics' Wheelock Place branch is back. On 28 August its branch page returned a 404 and we told you to call before travelling. That page now loads, and the locations page carries the full entry: Wheelock Place #05-08, 6235 4434, Monday to Saturday 10am to 8pm, closed Sundays. The one thing still out of step is the separate outlets finder, which continues to return only Holland Village, Dhoby Ghaut and Raffles Place. Treat Wheelock as open, and ring ahead only if you are making a special trip.
  • Strip's "up to 30% off" is a product badge, not a site-wide sale. We flagged it last time as a banner whose discount the catalogue did not show. Read properly, it is an AUTO-APPLIED badge sitting on individual AFT cards: 30% on Lip, 28% on both Brazilian tiers, 27% on Half Legs, 26% on Underarms and Half Arms. The prices behind those badges are unchanged, and the multi-session maths is still a flat 15% at both the 3- and 6-session tiers. Nothing extra is waiting for you at the till.
  • Two of the seven now run a second, unpriced hair-removal line. Musee's MUSEE LASER (755nm and 1064nm, cryogen-cooled) has been joined by MODE's LUCENT BEAM, a Korean single-wavelength LED device MODE says is exclusive to it. Neither brand publishes a price for its second line anywhere, so both are quotable only after you make contact. The costed treatment at each is still the one in this guide.

Strip's withdrawal of its separate discounted waxing trials still stands. Its trial menu is AFT laser only, and waxing is bought at standard rates from S$17 for a small area, or S$11 a visit in a 10-session off-peak pack.

The three methods, in one paragraph

IPL (intense pulsed light) fires broad-spectrum light in single high-energy pulses. SHR (super hair removal) is the newer diode-laser approach: many low-energy pulses in quick succession with contact cooling, generally more comfortable and better suited to Asian skin tones. S.S.C., which is Musee's main method, is a gel-plus-filtered-light process rather than a laser at all. And then there is waxing and sugaring, which remove hair rather than target the follicle: cheaper each time, but they never stop costing.

The practical consequence is that light-based treatments need roughly 6 to 12 sessions spaced several weeks apart before hair thins meaningfully. That is why a trial price tells you almost nothing. Judge a salon on its 12-session price, or on what it charges to keep the area maintained for good.

Salon or doctor's clinic, and does it legally have to be a doctor?

This is the part the category is vaguest about, so, plainly: IPL is not on MOH's list of aesthetic procedures restricted to medical and dental practitioners, which is why a beauty salon can legally offer it, with the stated caveat that IPL should be used only for hair removal and skin rejuvenation and nothing else, because of the burn risk when it is used inappropriately. Higher-energy medical lasers sit on the other side of that line and are doctor territory. The Singapore Medical Council's Guidelines on Aesthetic Practices for Doctors were last updated on 26 February 2026.

The practical translation is worth having before you compare quotes. "SHR", "AFT" and "Super Laser" are the names salons give to lower-fluence, high-repetition light devices, and that lower energy is a large part of why a salon course runs 6 to 12 sessions rather than a handful. One caveat we did not have to make last time: Musee now also runs a dual-wavelength 755nm and 1064nm laser line alongside its S.S.C. service, with cryogen cooling, which its own page says reaches the target result in about six sessions. That is a genuine medical-grade wavelength pair being operated on the salon side of the line. Musee publishes no price at all for it, which makes it the only hair-removal service in this guide you cannot cost before you make contact. Of the seven here, MODE is the only one operating a medical arm, MODE Medical Clinic, alongside the salon side.

  • A salon is fine for: ordinary underarm, leg, bikini or Brazilian maintenance on dark hair and fair-to-medium skin. That is most people, and the price gap versus a clinic is enormous.
  • See a doctor instead for: very coarse or dense growth that has not shifted after a full salon course; recurring ingrown hairs and folliculitis, or pseudofolliculitis barbae on the beard and neck; hirsutism that may be hormonal, since PCOS and thyroid causes need treating rather than lasering; darker skin tones, where burns and post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation are a real risk at higher energies; and anything sitting over moles or tattoos.

Either way, the honest word for the result is reduction, not removal. See the FAQs below.

Who is actually cheapest, by what you want

  • Cheapest way to test laser once: Strip's AFT trials, S$35 for a lip, S$40 for underarms or inner thighs, S$50 for a basic Brazilian (female rates).
  • Cheapest full course: MODE Aesthetics, 12 SHR underarm sessions for S$88 + 9% GST, about S$8 a session.
  • Cheapest way to stop paying for underarms for good: Wellaholic, S$399 once for lifetime unlimited underarms. Only Aesthetics' S$218 is cheaper for one year, but you buy it again every year; Wellaholic's version breaks even inside two.
  • Cheapest underarm wax: Pink Parlour, S$21, flat at both outlets.
  • Cheapest single service of any kind: Sugar(ed), S$10 for hands, feet, nostrils or nipples. Pink Parlour's S$16 fingers-or-toes wax is second, and Strip's S$17 small-area wax third.
  • Best if you want the real total before you walk in: Wellaholic, the only chain here publishing every plan price inclusive of GST.

The days and hours nobody puts in a comparison table

Sunday is where this quietly goes wrong. Only Aesthetics is closed every Sunday at all its outlets, so a S$218 unlimited-underarms year is a Monday-to-Saturday product. Everyone else opens seven days: Strip 10am to 9pm daily, Musee 10.30am to 9pm Monday to Saturday and until 8pm on Sunday, Pink Parlour 11.15am to 9pm and until 7pm on Sunday, Sugar(ed) 11am to 8pm on weekdays and 10am to 6pm at weekends, MODE 11am to 8pm Monday to Saturday and 10am to 7pm on Sunday.

Hair removal near me, chain by region

Twenty-seven to twenty-eight outlets between the seven, depending on whether Only Aesthetics' Wheelock branch is still trading, and they cluster hard around Orchard and the CBD before thinning out fast to the east and north.

  • Orchard and Somerset: Strip at Wheelock Place, ION Orchard, Mandarin Gallery, Paragon and Plaza Singapura; Musee at The Centrepoint and Plaza Singapura; MODE at Tong Building, 302 Orchard Road; Only Aesthetics at Dhoby Ghaut, and at Wheelock Place subject to the caveat above; Wellaholic at Somerset; Pink Parlour at Centrepoint Premium. This is the densest cluster on the island by a distance, with six of the seven chains within a few MRT stops.
  • CBD, Raffles Place and Tanjong Pagar: Strip at Raffles City; Only Aesthetics at 22 Malacca Street; Wellaholic on Telok Ayer Street; Sugar(ed) at 37B Circular Road.
  • Bugis and City Hall: Musee at Bugis+, 201 Victoria Street #03-12. This is the only chain here with a Bugis address, and it is the nearest option to Kallang, Lavender and Rochor.
  • East, meaning Bedok, Tampines, Pasir Ris and Katong: the best-served region after Orchard. Strip at Tampines One, Parkway Parade and Pasir Ris Mall; Musee at Tampines 1; MODE at Bedok Mall; Wellaholic inside Upper Changi MRT station; Sugar(ed) at 79 East Coast Road in Katong. If you are searching from Geylang Serai, Eunos or Joo Chiat, Parkway Parade and the Katong Sugar(ed) are nearest, with Paya Lebar three stops from Bedok Mall.
  • North-east, meaning Kovan, Hougang and Serangoon: Pink Parlour at Heartland Mall Kovan and Wellaholic on Hougang Street 21, both a short walk from Kovan MRT. Pink Parlour's S$21 underarm wax is the cheapest walk-in anywhere in this region.
  • West and Jurong: Strip at Westgate; Musee at Westgate; MODE at Jem. All three sit within the same Jurong East mall cluster, which makes it the easiest place outside Orchard to price-compare in one afternoon.
  • North: thinnest coverage on the island. Strip at Northpoint City in Yishun is effectively the only option, and everyone else expects you to travel.
  • Central and west-central, meaning Bukit Timah, Holland Village and Novena: Strip at Holland Village and Great World; Only Aesthetics at 25A Lorong Mambong in Holland Village; Sugar(ed) at 733 Bukit Timah Road and 225A Upper Thomson Road; Musee at Velocity @ Novena Square.
  • South, meaning HarbourFront and VivoCity: Strip at VivoCity. HarbourFront Centre itself closed permanently on 27 July 2026 ahead of redevelopment, so any listing that still sends you there is out of date.

Five things worth knowing before you book

  1. Shave one to two days before a light-based session. Turning up unshaved is the most common reason an appointment gets cut short.
  2. Trial rates are audited. Strip states outright that it reserves the right to check your treatment history and reject ineligible customers, and its trial sessions expire three months from purchase.
  3. Check the expiry on session packs and vouchers. MODE's 12-session packages must be used within 12 months of your first visit. Musee's S$50 Mix and Match e-voucher expires 30 days after purchase, which is the tightest deadline anywhere in this guide, and its S$20 two-session vouchers run 60 days.
  4. At Strip, never pre-buy six sessions. Its multi-session discount is a flat 15% whether you buy three or six: female AFT underarms are S$80 single, S$204 for three and S$408 for six, and the same doubling holds on Brazilians and full legs. Buy three, then buy three again.
  5. Ask what the maintenance rate is, not just the course price. Wellaholic is the only chain here that publishes one, and after 12 sessions on an area it is S$49 to S$99 a visit for life.

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*All prices, outlets and promotions were read off each brand's own website and last re-verified on 7 September 2026. Promotions change without notice, so confirm on the salon's own page before you pay.*

Frequently Asked Questions

How many IPL or SHR sessions do I actually need before the hair stops growing back?

Plan for 6 to 12 sessions spaced several weeks apart, then occasional top-ups. Light-based treatments only affect follicles in the active growth phase, and at any moment only a fraction of your hair is in that phase, which is why the sessions have to be spread out and why a single trial session tells you very little about the eventual result. This is the single most important reason to compare salons on their 12-session price rather than their trial price. MODE Aesthetics sells 12 underarm sessions for S$88 + 9% GST; Wellaholic's 12-session small-area plan is S$660 including GST; Only Aesthetics sidesteps session counting entirely with a S$218 year of unlimited underarms, and Wellaholic goes one further with a S$399 one-off lifetime unlimited underarm plan.

How much does IPL or laser hair removal cost in Singapore in 2026?

For a small area such as underarms, budget S$88 to S$660 for a full 12-session course depending entirely on which chain you pick, which is a sevenfold spread for the same body part and the reason a trial price tells you so little. At the cheap end, MODE Aesthetics sells 12 underarm SHR sessions for S$88 + 9% GST, about S$8 a session, first-timers aged 21+ only. Only Aesthetics charges S$218 for a year of unlimited underarm IPL, the same price for men and women. Wellaholic is the transparent middle at S$55 a small-area session or S$660 for a 12-session plan, GST included, and it is the only chain here that also publishes a maintenance rate: S$49 a session for life once you have completed 12 on that area. Strip sits at the premium end, at S$80 for a single AFT underarm session and S$408 for six. For a Brazilian, expect roughly S$128 + GST for 12 sessions at MODE, S$300 as a course price at Pink Parlour, S$680 for a year at Only Aesthetics, and S$1,812 for 12 sessions at Wellaholic. Waxing and sugaring are priced per visit instead: S$10 to S$21 for a small area, S$64 to S$98 for a Brazilian, every four to six weeks indefinitely. Two things to check before you compare any two numbers: whether GST is included, since only Wellaholic and Sugar(ed) publish GST-inclusive figures, and whether the price is per session, per course, per year or for life.

What is the cheapest way to keep my underarms hair-free for good?

Wellaholic's SHR Underarms Unlimited Lifetime at a one-off S$399, GST included, is the only genuinely finite option on this list, and on our sums it is the cheapest over any horizon longer than about 22 months. Compare the four routes over five years. Wellaholic lifetime: S$399, once, and never again. Only Aesthetics: S$218 for a year of unlimited underarm IPL, but you re-buy it every year, so five years is S$1,090, and its first-time-customer pricing means renewals may not be at the promotional rate. MODE Aesthetics: S$95.92 all in for 12 sessions, which is the cheapest course anywhere, but it is a one-time first-timer offer and covers a year, not a lifetime. Waxing: Pink Parlour at S$21 every five weeks is roughly S$218 a year and S$1,092 over five, and it never stops. One caveat before you treat S$399 as settled: no light-based treatment is permanent removal, so budget for occasional top-ups, which is exactly what an unlimited plan is designed to absorb. Only Aesthetics also closes on Sundays, which matters if weekends are the only time you can go.

Are the S$20 to S$50 trial prices real, or is it a bait-and-switch?

The prices themselves are real and you can usually buy them online before you set foot in the salon. Musee's S$50 six-part Mix and Match and its S$20 two-session single parts are sold through its own online shop, and Strip's AFT trials are listed as ordinary products in its store, though its separate waxing trials were withdrawn in August 2026. The catch is not the price, it is the eligibility, the clock and the follow-up. Trial rates apply only to customers new to that specific treatment, and Strip explicitly reserves the right to verify your history and reject ineligible customers. Musee's S$50 voucher expires 30 days after purchase and is a one-time redemption, so all six body parts have to be squeezed into a single month, and its S$20 vouchers run 60 days with a rule that you may buy only one of the three. Expect a package conversation at the end of the session; decide your maintenance budget before you go in, not on the treatment bed.

IPL, SHR, laser and S.S.C.: what is the actual difference?

IPL uses broad-spectrum light in single high-energy pulses and is the oldest of the group. SHR is a diode laser technique that fires many low-fluence pulses in rapid succession with contact cooling, and most professional chains in Singapore have moved to it because it is more comfortable and generally safer across darker skin tones. Marketing names like Strip's AFT and MODE's Super Laser sit within this family. S.S.C., Musee's main method, is not a laser at all: it applies a proprietary gel that is then activated by filtered light. Musee has since added a separate MUSEE LASER line running a genuine 755nm and 1064nm dual-wavelength device with cryogen cooling, though it publishes no price for it. Waxing and sugaring are different in kind, since they pull hair out rather than treat the follicle, so results last weeks rather than years.

Which hair removal salons are open on Sundays?

Six of the seven here open seven days. Only Aesthetics is the exception: all of its outlets are closed every Sunday, which is worth weighing before you buy its S$218 year of unlimited underarms, because that year is effectively a Monday-to-Saturday product. The rest run as follows. Strip: 10am to 9pm daily at all 14 outlets, closed on selected eves and days of public holidays. Musee: 10.30am to 9pm Monday to Saturday and 10.30am to 8pm on Sunday, at all six salons. Pink Parlour: 11.15am to 9pm Monday to Saturday and 11.15am to 7pm on Sunday. Sugar(ed): 11am to 8pm on weekdays and 10am to 6pm on Saturday and Sunday, which makes it the only one here that opens earlier at the weekend than on a weekday. MODE: 11am to 8pm Monday to Saturday and 10am to 7pm on Sunday. Wellaholic publishes late weekday hours, so it is the pick for after-work bookings, but check its current weekend times when you book.

Is sugaring better than waxing, and is it worth paying more for?

Sugaring paste is applied at body temperature and removed in the direction of hair growth, whereas wax is applied hot and pulled against the growth. That means less burn risk, no strips, and residue that rinses off with water, so it tends to suit sensitive skin and very fine or short hair better. Whether it is worth more depends on the salon and on whether you use the offers: at Sugar(ed) a Brazilian is S$78 female and S$98 male against Pink Parlour's S$64 and S$74 for wax, a premium of S$14 to S$24 a visit, but Sugar(ed)'s SWEETERBM code halves your maintenance Brazilian if you rebook within five weeks, which brings a woman's first two visits to S$112 against S$128 for two Pink Parlour Brazilians. On small areas sugaring is simply cheaper: hands, feet, nostrils and nipples are S$10 at Sugar(ed) against S$16 to S$21 at Pink Parlour. Both are recurring costs with no end point, so if your goal is to eventually stop paying, an SHR or IPL course is the better long game.

Do any of these salons treat men?

Most do, at higher rates, and one does not. Musee Platinum Tokyo is women-only. Everywhere else publishes male pricing: Strip charges S$38 for a male underarm wax against S$30 female, S$50 for a male AFT underarm trial against S$40, and S$70 for a male basic Brazilian trial against S$50. Sugar(ed) charges S$98 for a Manzilian against S$78 for a Brazilian, and S$38 for male underarms against S$30. Pink Parlour's Boyfriend's Brazilian is S$74 against S$64 for the female version, and its men's IPL Brazilian is S$360 against S$300. Only Aesthetics prices its year of unlimited underarm IPL identically for men and women at S$218, and lists a Boyzilian program at S$878. Wellaholic's SHR pricing is per area rather than by gender, so Boyzilian is the same S$151 a session as Brazilian.

Does IPL or SHR work on everyone, and when should I not book one?

No, and this is worth knowing before you pay for a 12-session package rather than after. All light-based hair removal works by having the pigment in the hair absorb the light and pass that heat down to the follicle, so it needs a contrast between dark hair and lighter surrounding skin. Grey, white, blonde and true red hair carry too little pigment to absorb it well and respond poorly to any of these machines, whatever the salon promises. Very dark skin sits at the other end of the same problem, because the surrounding skin competes for the light, which is exactly why SHR's rapid low-fluence pulses with contact cooling have largely replaced older single-pulse IPL in Singapore, being both more comfortable and safer across deeper tones. Practical rules that apply everywhere on this list: shave the area one to two days before; never wax, pluck or thread between light sessions, because those remove the follicle target the machine needs; skip a session if you have a fresh tan or heavy recent sun exposure; and expect the salon to work around tattoos rather than over them. If you are pregnant, on photosensitising medication such as isotretinoin, or have a skin condition in the treatment area, raise it at the consultation, because every chain here asks about it and it can rule out a package you have already paid for.

Do I need a doctor for laser hair removal in Singapore, or is a salon legal?

A salon is legal for IPL. MOH does not include IPL on its list of aesthetic procedures restricted to medical and dental practitioners, so non-healthcare staff may perform it, but only for hair removal and skin rejuvenation and nothing else, because of the burn risk from inappropriate use. Higher-energy medical lasers are a different matter and belong to doctors; the Singapore Medical Council last updated its Guidelines on Aesthetic Practices for Doctors on 26 February 2026. Most of the salon names in this guide, meaning Strip AFT, MODE Super Laser and Wellaholic SHR, are lower-fluence light devices rather than the long-pulsed Nd:YAG or Alexandrite a doctor fires in a clinic, which is part of why a salon course runs 6 to 12 sessions. The one blurred case is Musee, which now runs a 755nm and 1064nm dual-wavelength laser with cryogen cooling on the salon side and publishes no price for it. For routine underarm, leg, bikini or Brazilian maintenance on dark hair and fair-to-medium skin, a salon is the sensible and far cheaper choice. Go to a doctor-led clinic if hair is very coarse and has not shifted after a full course, if you get recurring folliculitis or ingrown hairs, if the growth may be hormonal, since PCOS and thyroid causes need treating rather than lasering, if your skin tone is darker and burns or pigmentation are a real risk, or if the area involves moles or tattoos.

Is permanent hair removal actually permanent?

The accurate term for what IPL, SHR and clinic lasers achieve is permanent hair reduction, not permanent hair removal. Light-based treatment damages follicles caught in the active growth phase, so a full course thins the area substantially and what regrows tends to come back finer, lighter and slower, but a proportion of follicles survive, and hormones, age, pregnancy and medication can reactivate dormant ones. Plan on top-up sessions once or twice a year after your initial course, which is exactly what the unlimited and lifetime pricing in this guide is built around: Wellaholic's S$399 lifetime unlimited underarms, or Only Aesthetics at S$218 for a year, make more sense than repeat 12-session packs if you intend to keep an area maintained indefinitely. Wellaholic's Lifetime Maintain Mode does the same job on a per-session basis, dropping you to S$49 for a small area once you have completed 12 sessions on it. Electrolysis, which destroys follicles individually with a fine probe, is the one method generally described as permanent hair removal rather than reduction, but it is treated hair by hair, which makes it slow and impractical for large areas such as legs or a full back.

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