This optical cosmetic device for bodily hair is provided with optical systems for illumination with cosmetic light for bodily hair. The value of the integral of the intensity of the cosmetic light for bodily hair in the 800 nm-1200 nm wavelength range is greater than that in the 400 nm-800 nm wavelength range. The value of the integral of the intensity of the cosmetic light for bodily hair in the 400 nm-850 nm wavelength range is less than that in the 850 nm-1200 nm wavelength range.