Electrology School in Los angeles?

Hair Removal Methods Do-It-Yourself Electrolysis
#1

Hi,

A while ago I asked if there was a school in L.A. to learn/train to be an electrologist. I was suggested AIE and they are in Santa Ana. They are far from me and I still have no transportation, but something might open for me. In any case does anyone know if maybe a school opened in L.A. during the past… 3 years since I asked?

I was also wondering if I should read any electrologist books before going to school? Would it help? Or get in the way of my training?

Thank you :)!

-Edit- I live in L.A. Close to Glendale.

#2

I would read all the electrolysis books I could get my hands on if I were you. I would also see about practicing on my own until I could get to the school if I were you.

You are actually quite lucky, in that the AIE has a program now where you do theory via an online course, and then come in for hands on for a period of time, leading up to taking the state licensing exam. In New York state, if you can’t get to Forrest Hills NY, you are not attending a school. If you are in Iowa, you have no school in the state to attend. If you are in Wisconsin, you have two schools on opposite ends of the state, and most people are hours away from either.

I guess the question is, do you want to learn how to do this, or do you want to become a California Licensed Electrolysis Practitioner.

#3

Hi James,

Thank you for replying to my message. Oh, Wow. I just saw your website. 10,000 hairs under 13 hours. The before and after pictures tell a lot. Do your hands ever hurt from so much electrology work?

Could you recommend a couple of books for me to read? I called the institute and the director recommended: Electrolysis Thermolysis and the Blend: The Principles and Practice of Permanent Hair Removal. Would you also recommend this book? Could you suggest me another one?

I really want to learn electrology so I can work in the field. So I will need the license… I think you also need a license to purchase the machine? Unless you get it from eBay or something like that.

Uhm… I can’t help but notice your poster icon. Is that the baby from the lady who had an abortion, I think, and something not very pleasant happened later?

Thank you again :slight_smile:

#4

Two schools in California: One in the LA area, the other in Monterey: check them out. You can also do an apprentice program … recently reinstated in California. (I did it for two electrologists. One is still in business; one got married.) They learn at a private office, read all the appropriate materials and qualify for the exam. (Takes a year, but you can charge the public after 150 documented hours.)

Check this out with the State since the rules probably have changed a bit.

#5

Not only do my hands hurt, but my eyes, neck, forearms, shoulders, back and legs hurt.

Since you want to learn, and you have time to kill, just read everything you can find.

Nothing wrong with and Ebay purchased machine. It will cost less, and usually be as good as new.

Finally, the baby in the picture is… me. While some wished the abortion had taken, some are happy that that kid made it to be here to this day… and others just wish he would shut his big fat sorbet hole.

#6

Hi,

Is the school in LA = AIE? I believe they are located in Santa ana? Do you know the name of the school in LA? Monterey is out of my range for sure. Would you be able to recommend any good books prior to attending school? Thank you for getting back to me.

Hi Mr Walker. I am sorry I thought it was the picture of a story I saw awhile back. I meant no disrespect. Would you be able to suggest any good books to read on electrology? Sorry

#7

Wasn’t there a school or some electrolysis institute in Long Beach, or am I making stuff up? (Or maybe they moved to the Santa Ana location?)

#8

Yes, the Long Beach school is the Santa Ana school (they moved). I visited the school when it was in Long Beach: nice place located in a shopping mall. Presently, I believe they also teach massage and permanent make-up (tattoo).

Yes, and the school calls itself the “American Institute of Education.” (You know, like the Massachusetts Institute of Technology: M.I.T.?)

#9

I’m sorry to everyone if my posts have not been the best :frowning: I apologize Mr. Walker again for my bad question.

Is the school in Long Beach the same school that was mentioned to be in Los Angeles? Does this mean that there is no electrology school in Los Angeles and only one in Santa Ana?

If anyone could suggest to me an electrology book that I could read it will be very helpful

#10

Only one school in the LA area … the one in Santa Ana.

Check websites for Many books.

www.bonoelectrolysis.com

Also check Prestige Electrolysis Supply and Texas Electrolysis Supply … Google to find their web address.

#11

Michael ,
I really appreciate how generously you share your information. I wonder if your Electrolysis video is posted anywhere online ie youtube, vimeo or elsewhere? It would be great to be able to actually see the process visually rather than just through reading about the techniques. Thanks

#12

Oh, thanks … actually, I don’t have an electrolysis video. It is fun to see other people work, however. Maybe I’ll do one “before it’s too late?”

#13

Michael Bono’s book, TREATMENT STRATEGY FOR ELECTROLOGY should be on your book shelf. Issues of Regrowth - Wound Healing - Overtreatment are addressed.

Here is a link to Prestige where you can purchase the book. Other books are listed as well for you to peruse.

http://www.prestigeelec.com/cgi-bin/local-net/shopzone30.cgi/st_main.html?p_catid=49&sid=7glBmg3Bw2psC9I-49113104862.82

#14

Michael , I thought you had mentioned a DVD in one of the topics here. I assumed that was a video. YES , PLEASE make a video !! That would be the cherry on the cake!

#15

I recommend the Treatment Strategy as it is very detailed and has well researched subjects, but it is not the book that teaches you the A through Z on how to perform electrolysis itself. If you are looking for a book that has clear detailed charts and explanations on energies, correct and incorrect insertions techniques, hair follicle anatomy, needle types and holder sizes this is not the book. I think Bono’s Blend Method would be the appropriate choice if you want a better understanding of applied electrology.

But since you own Hinkel’s Electrolysis, Thermolysis and Blend, I’ll let electrologists recommend different books that are more detailed and up to date. I don’t know how many of these few texts out there on electrolysis are redundant to each other in terms of what info they cover.

#16

About books …

About a year ago, my friend Patsy Kirby and I were thinking about putting together a curriculum for electrology. But then I thought we should put together an entire course on electrology. I mean all of it: all the A to Z’s, lesson plans, daily lectures, tests, readings; the whole works.

I was a history teacher for 3 years and 6 years in Special Ed. (CA teaching Credential), and Patsy has a Masters in Education. We know how to organize material. We would welcome other specialists in all modalities, of course. Such a course would be neutral.

All of us want MORE electrologists and would like to see more schools. Well, you cannot “mandate” schools without giving them the tools to do the job. Indeed, this was what AEA was telling both of us: they want to “create” more schools!

Furthermore, my idea was to then put the entire course on-line for FREE! Indeed, we offered this project to the AEA but were met with total silence. I mean, not even an answer to the question “would AEA be interested?” Just nothing.

This does not have to be profitable to anyone and, being completely free, would stimulate people to consider doing more in the field. M.I.T. put their courses on-line and in one year their website had over a million “hits” … and their enrollment skyrocketed!

If you want something done, you must give people the tools. These tools must be free for the taking. Neither Patsy nor I are looking to be paid. I think a lot of us would cooperate to put this together: THE electrology course! If this were AEA endorsed, it would be great for both the profession AND for AEA.

Think about that for a moment: a universal course in electrology.

Maybe AEA can think about this after the political battles are over. I wonder, are they over or just going into another phase?

#17

Cant help but think of Tesla …

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=eoY_7mbm5ng&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DeoY_7mbm5ng

#18

No apologies needed. I was just attempting to be funny.
I just have not been able to reply to you previously. No Worries Here. No disrespect was conjured, and no offense taken.

There are places on the site where I have mentioned my thoughts on all the books I have read and which ones I like best. Since the author of the book I actually like best has requested that I not talk about it here anymore, I don’t. Somehow an honest review of my humble opinion was taken to be some sort of slight, instead of a simple statement of opinion, and well, what can you do about those things. Some people can not take a compliment without snatching offense from the jaws of praise. No one can say what one person is thinking, or how some words hit another person’s ears differently than intended. That is why I am not easily offended. That would take lots of work on the would-be-offender’s part. My inductees in the Offended James Hall of Fame are few and far in between.

Just read all you can, and take Bruce Lee’s Advice, “Use what is useful, discard the rest.” This is why I advise people to read all they can find on electrolysis. There is some sifting one will need to do, and what some discard, will be jewels to you, while what are crown jewels to you will be on the cutting room floor for others.