Needleless electrolysis

Hair Removal Methods Professional Electrolysis
#1

Hello guys, as I was looking for an electrologist in my area, I came across a couple of them who now perform “needleless electrolysis”. I tried to look on the internet for more information but I did not find anything.

I quote the website:

"Electrolysis has been used as an effective method of removing unwanted hair permanently for over a century; Today there is a modern and revolutionary method of electrolysis that does not use needles. An electrode gel is used instead of needles to conduct the electric current down to the hair follicles where the roots get treated with the chemical reaction of electrolysis. A whole surface area can be treated where the current will reach hundreds of follicles at a time, rather than one follicle at a time. Therefore, the results for removing the unwanted hair by weakening the roots and slowing down the hair regrowth is highly effective.
Personal satisfaction varies per client; some people are satisfied with thinner, lighter and less visible hairs while some feel it’s important to continue treatment until there are no more hairs at all. The procedure works well on all skin color, hair color (from dark to light) and treats coarse hair, as well as, the finer hairs (vellus hair). "

The website is: http://electrolysismtl.com/

What to you guys think of that ? It could be really interesting if it works.

#2

Total fraud! This shit has been around since 1975. New fraud … different name.

#3

Thank you very much michael, too good to be true.

#4

  1. how is the gel going to penetrate down into the follicle? You need a continuous pathway to conduct the current (continuity) or else the DC current won’t have any effect, as it will take the path of least resistance… which means going through your skin, NOT the follicles in the skin. Poke some pinholes in a sheet of wax paper, put gel on it and see how much actually penetrates the surface even if you try to force it through.

  2. That current on the skin is going to perform anaphoresis on the skin, not the follicle. Basically, it’s going to open up the capillaries, turn the skin red as blood flow increases, and, with your skin coated in a gel made up primarily of water and salt, potentially create a base (opposite of an acid that is just as corrosive) on your skin, irritating it and potentially causing skin damage. It might depilate the hair above the surface, similar to what something like hair removal cream does, but it’s not going to injure the follicle at all, certainly not to the point of permanently killing hair.

We’re talking basic electrical engineering fundamentals here that predate anyone sticking a probe into a follicle… if it was that simple, we would have never got around to using probes.