A light emitting device for body hair includes a light source unit that outputs light and a controller connected to the light source. The controller controls output of the light source unit so that output light of the light emitting device resulting from the output of the light source has a main peak region including an output light peak, which indicates maximum intensity, in a wavelength range of 1350 nm to 1550 nm. An integral value of a peak region short-wavelength component, which is a main peak region component at a short-wavelength side of the output light peak, is larger than an integral value of a peak region long-wavelength component, which is a main peak region component at a long-wavelength side of the output light peak.
