Adventures with thermolysis

Hair Removal Methods Do-It-Yourself Electrolysis
#1

So after a 5 hour catch up session today with blend I decided the last couple hairs I would try my hand at thermolysis. I’ve never done it before.

working on the cheek, used a 3-8 (.04 secs at 85%) setting on some nice big hairs. Took my time and got a good insertion. Scared the crap out of myself because there’s a pause before the energy delivery.When it does go it’s very bearable, but I get “spray” from the follicle. I’m wondering if I went deep enough.The hairs came out nicely though

Edit: I’m considering letting nightfrost give it a try tonight under the chin

Seana

#2

I was hoping I’d get a little feedback on this thread because not having done any thermolysis before I was a little afraid of screwing up.

I did have Nightfrost try a few under the chin. Unfortunately although the hairs released nicely he didn’t get sheaths with the hairs.I then looked at the probe and discovered why, and whyI was growling with almost every hair with blend, thelye ball on the probbe was almost at the hilt or a regular length probe. He was going too deep.
Change of tactics and I tried a few on my cheek.I have a hard time with this as insertions are always a challenge and take longer to accomplish when working on yourself in a mirror. But I was getting good withdrawls with about 90% of the hais coming out with Sheaths. Nightfrost having watched this was asked to try and he did much better, quick easy removals with little sensation He also worked along under my jawline, and I’d say he was grabbing about 10-12 hairs a minute so much faster progress than the blend I’d worked with previously.A few larger hairs required two shots of treatment energy.
The treatment levels we used were flash, for .08 seconds at 84% ( cycle 3-8) which seemed to work fine. I no longer go spray on treatment, maybe once or twice which I think is from not being deep enough in the follicle.

I have to admit, with all my apprehension, I’m extrememly appreciative of he speed at whic hair epilates.To put a few comparisons between the two modes I’ve worked in:

The flash thermolysis treatment cycle is less than a second. Compared to the nearly 20 seconds required to remove the same hair with blend.

Tolerance is immensely improved. The short duration f the thermolysis treatment means its over in an instant. The amount of pain is less than even the minor bit of thermolysis used in blend.

I’'m still going to be using blend on the areas I have more difficult insertions , mostly because I cant guarntee the inseertion angle. I think it might actually be kinder for me though to use thermolysis on chin and upper lip where insertions are quite a bit easier. With this tool in the toolbox ( even if I am extremely apprehensive with it) it should make catchup a lot faster.

Seana

#3

The flash thermolysis treatment cycle is less than a second. Compared to the nearly 20 seconds required to remove the same hair with blend.

Tolerance is immensely improved. The short duration f the thermolysis treatment means its over in an instant. The amount of pain is less than even the minor bit of thermolysis used in blend.

That’s why i am doing fast thermolysis.

#4

Thank you Beate. I’m not sure what to think of thermolysis to be hoonest.

I was getting really good releases. But yesterday I did most o my work in blend becausse the insertion angles on my cheeks were less than ideal, but I did do some thermolysis too. Some things I noticed were :

I’m occasionally breaking the hair, or rather, melting it. Many times the hair came out with the probe. This concerns me.

The probe seems to get “Dirty” making insertions rougher. The nearest thing I can equate this to is crust of burnt skin building up on the probe. I dont like this! For the moment I’m cleaning it on occasion with alcohol and a cotton ball.

I’m inconsistent in getting good removals on the difficult insertions.This tells me I dont have my accuracy where it should be.

The good news is, I’m getting less scabbing and almost no skin reaction from the thermolysis sites, no yellow weeping pustules yet.

Seana