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Profile photo of Jonathan Lim, founder of Japan IPL Express taken on October 7, 2022 Interview with Jonathan Lim, founder of Japan IPL Express, a unisex IPL salon chain that now has 14 outlets across the island.ST20221007_202275801591 acjapan Chong Jun Liang


Profile photo of Jonathan Lim, founder of Japan IPL Express taken on October 7, 2022 Interview with Jonathan Lim, founder of Japan IPL Express, a unisex IPL salon chain that now has 14 outlets across the island.

Mr Jonathan Lim founded unisex IPL salon brand Japan IPL Express when he was 24 and the chain now has 13 outlets across the island.

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SINGAPORE – In Mr Jonathan Lim’s eyes, hair removal has no gender boundaries. And it should be as simple and readily available as a 10-minute haircut.

Those beliefs are what spurred him to start unisex salon chain Japan IPL Express almost a decade ago, when IPL (intense pulsed light) was still gaining traction as a costly method of hair removal.

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