Description: A feature of intense pulsed light (IPL) depilatory appliances that adjusts the flash power to the skin tone; a feature of intense pulsed light hair removal devices, other than for medical purposes, for in-home use, such feature adjusting the flash power to the skin tone; a feature of intense pulsed light hair removal devices, other than for medical purposes, for in-home use, that detects skin tone variations and adjusts IPL strength to the skin tone; a feature of intense pulsed light (IPL) depilatory appliances that detects skin tone variations and adjusts IPL strength to the skin tone; a feature of intense pulsed light hair removal devices, other than for medical purposes, that adjust intense pulsed light pulses according to the skin tone and indicate the intense pulsed light pulse intensity via indicators; a feature of intense pulsed light hair removal devices, other than for medical purposes, that indicate a user's skin tone via indicators; a feature of intense pulsed light (IPL) depilatory appliances that detects skin tone variations and adjusts flash intensity accordingly; a feature of intense pulsed light (IPL) hair removal apparatus, other than for medical purposes, that detects skin tone variations and adjusts flash intensity accordingly; a feature of intense pulsed light hair removal devices for in-home use, other than for medical purposes, that detects skin tone variations and adjusts flash intensity accordingly; a feature of hand-held apparatus for hair removal, namely, intense pulsed light apparatus other than for medical purposes, that detects skin tone variations and adjusts flash intensity accordingly