Is a small amount of tug unacceptable?

Hair Removal Methods Do-It-Yourself Electrolysis
#1

Hi hi! I’m getting into the swing of things with my first “real” electrolysis machine(as opposed to the little One-Touch) I think I’ve gotten lucky and have turned out to be a natural. My girlfriend says my insertions have gotten really good surprisingly fast. I was very pleased when I found out how much more you can feel with a “real” needle rather than that spring loaded fiddly jobby on the One-Touch. (The tips the pros wrote for the other folks trying to get their technique saved me SO much hassle, You are an awesome group!!!)

So the question I have is this: Some of the hairs I’ve treated tug a little on the way out. They do not hurt like a hair that is still attached. They don’t seem to have any sensation other than the skin tugging. Have I under treated or is beard hair going to just be kind of buried in tougher skin? Girlfriend has been shaving religiously for the past 15 years or so. Her last electrologist mentioned that her face was kind of hard to treat, requiring extra applications. (we’ve only been doing galvanic since I’m new to this.)

Thanks!

#2

Starting out on the face? That’s big leagues right there! Be careful the face is delicate, it’s something that people first notice about you. It wouldn’t be such a bad idea to undertraat the follicles if you’re just starting out.

#3

Big leagues, but it CAN be done IlikeDIY. I think Meeshell will do fine.

Meeshell, the tactile response is much better, just watch your depth and follow the hairs into the follicle and you’ll do fine.

Try some blend, you’ll appreciate the lower time in the follicle.

Seana

#4

I had in the past done some leg and body hair with the one-touch but felt that the pain, the time and the effort wasn’t worth the spotty results. A professional machine is just a whole other ball game.

I think it’s almost like magic when I know I’ve gotten an insertion so perfect that Sibylla didn’t even feel it till I started the current. It’s neat. We did a lot of practice on legs and arms and stomachs till we finally decided she would want me to try face. I cleaned up about a postage stamp sized area over the course of the day with lots of breaks and discussion on technique. I managed to not hurt her face at all. There were the normal after effects but today as we are getting ready for bed there is hardly any difference from the rest of her skin that was left untreated (except for a bit of redness and the missing hair… Yay!!!)

But my big question here is How smoothly should these hairs release when fully treated? Is there some resistance on beard hair that there isn’t on body hair? Or have I (for shame)plucked a few on accident, thinking they were totally treated? I know the reasons to avoid plucking and it has me paranoid.

#5

Ok I have to slow down and remember you are working mostly in galvanic. I did do some galvanic on the face but honestly I didnt like it. I’ve had better tolerance and timing with blend, less scabbing.

As to how the hair should release, ideally, like it’s lubricated and on rails. If you are able to achieve this then it is likely you have given enough energy to destroy the germination cells in the hair root and the bulge.

With blend or galvanic, the one advantage you have is the presence of lye int he follicle. The Lye can continue to work even after the hair is removed.
It is possible to get some resistance and still have that hair follicle successfully destroyed, however, the more resistance that is felt the less likely this becomes.
Your target for the probe is the pocket of saline in the bottom of the follicle.This is a slightly larger target area than if you are performing thermolysis where being right on the hair root is more important.

One thing you might try is adapting a "treat and wait " strategy. Treat a small grouping of 5 hairs but dont remove them. Then treat another grouping of 5 hairs and do the same. Remove the first 5 hairs, then treat five more, and remove the second batch.What this does is give the lye time to destroy the hair root/ You may find better releases that way.

The temperature of the lye greatly affects its effectiveness. This is where blend will make your treatment times lesser when doing blend over galvanic.

I havent been doing much on myself. I just looked in the magnifying mirror and its getting to be soon that time of the month to lay down for an hour or so.

Happy zapping!
Seana

#6

When Sibylla is willing to let me use her as my guinea pig again I will try some blend (on legs, I’m real cautious with her face, I’d never forgive myself if I hurt her face) and we’ll try that “treat and wait”

Thanks Seana! I’ll keep you folks updated on our progress :slight_smile: