I am trying to find out if this product really works.
Vector was another product we were looking at; but I saw it on the ebay warning not to get.
The first product seems to have good reviews on that site, but am still skeptical.
Our local professional is a joke; and is not very good, and cost $60 for a 30 minute session.
There are no legitimate permanent hair removal products on sale at folica.com
Look through the legitimate electrolysis machines on ebay thread to find the names and models of real electrolysis machines. There are really very few made in the world.
Depending on what you are looking to spend, you could have a better set up than the electrolysis person you described. The question is, will you be willing and able to learn to do a decent job working on each other? We have had many people buy the stuff, and decide it is just too hard to learn. That is why most scam products make so much money. People buy them, try them, get frustrated, and toss them into the trash, or the junk drawer never to be seen again. They never get to the point of using the thing enough to find out that it doesn’t work, or is so cheaply made that although it does work, it breaks easily, and quickly.
That electric tweezer device (which is a scam) costs $200. For about $200-300 you can buy a real, legitimate electrolysis machine (such as an older Instantron.) Even if you try it and get frustrated and decide against doing it anymore, you could sell it to someone else. You would be selling a legitimate, honest electrolysis machine and might be able to recoup a good part of your investment.
Learning how to perform electrolysis, on yourself or others, takes real dedication and a big investment of money and time. I am a DIYer who stuck with it and I have managed to remove a large amount of hair from my own body, and now also remove friends’ hair (James knows me and can verify what I have achieved.) But… it took many many hundreds of hours of studying and practice and an investment of $1500 for an epilator, microscope and a treatment table, not counting all of the other supplies (I now have a better setup than any professional electrologist in my area!) It really is best to have a professional do your electrolysis… but if you are really dedicated and willing to spend the time and money and take the time to learn, you will find it very satisfying and rewarding.