I have found that slowly moving the probe in all directions whilst it is in a follicle improves my kill rate - has anyone else tried this and is it ok practice?
thanks
Kill rate is determined by regrowth months later. Other than looking at the hair and seeing a nice fat sheath and bulb it’s hard to draw solid conclusions. You would have to do this for quite sometime to draw conclusions on kill rate. With flash, something like that occurs when you keep descending the probe with interval blips of AC current, but that’s a different principle. With Galvanic, moving it around maybe making up for off-insertions in the first place, requiring more current on the whole to do the job. The method of learning to make an accurate insertion, then leaving the needle stationary is the best way to go, the most efficient form, with the less chance for pitting. That’s my take.
Mantaray
My question to you, is what are you trying to accomplish by moving the probe around while performing electrolysis. You also did not state which modality of electrolysis that you are using, but I am guessing that since this is Do it Yourself, that it is more than likely Galvanic.
Galvanic takes moisture and breaks it down into components, one of which is Lye, which can cause Chemical Decomposition of the hair root.
Blend is Galvanic with some AC added to heat the Lye which makes less thick and enables it to get into spaces that the thicker Lye cannot easily get. It also greatly increases the effectiveness of the Lye, but that again is the Blend Modality.
I also must question how you know the Kill Rate increases with the probe movement. For most modalities of electrolysis, probe movement is not considered good procedure. Probe placement is of extreme importance when using Thermosis and even more critical yet with Flash, however with Blend or Galvanic, the placement is not as critical, as it is the Chemical Lye that is causing the distruction, not heat alone. I am just not certain, what is being accomplished my your moving the probe around is all. Maybe you can pass along your ideas to us, on why you think this would help. Maybe you are just saying that by moving the probe around that you are helping the gel like Lye better surround the hair, given time, the Lye will surround the hair on its own. There is only so much space for the Lye to occupy.
Martha Montgomery
Puget Sound Electrology
Thanks for the replies,
Sorry I should have been more specific, I am using blend on a pro machine and by moving the probe around have found that the hair has less resistance and shows more tell-tale signs of a successfull kill (e.g. gelatinous white sheath around base). I have only tried this for a couple of sessions and not for all hairs.
I have only recently got into the routine of using my machine (an hour a night), and while I find it very easy to find a follicle and insert I think I need more experience in judging the depth and angle of the root. I am getting better and I think an advantage of self-electroylsis is that you can feel when you go too deep or touch the side of your own follicle.