Do you think I should stop going to her if she doesn’t wear gloves?
Everybody has given their thoughtful and well-reasoned opinion on this subject. So now I think you should make up your own mind.
Yes, I appreciate all the advice. I do have a session with her this week.
I just wanted to read what others thought and if it would be deal breaking to them.
I will ask about the gloves or at least take notice of the hand washing. She is just a really nice person and seems to know what she is doing. Great prices/hours.
Gloving for electrolysis treatments is important for a couple of reasons:
- If a tiny drop of blood comes to the surface then the electrologist is exposed to your blood.
- After extraction of the hair the follicles may be open to bacteria. Everyone has bacteria (including staph) living on their skin. One cannot always tell what level of healthy skin they and others have.
If gloves are “in her way” then she’s wearing the wrong type of gloves.
Well, I care more about my safety than of my electrologist’s. I mean if she doesn’t wear gloves to protect herself than that is her problem. I just want to make sure I am not at more of risk for a skin infection.
I mean if I was an electrologist I would wear gloves. However she doesn’t, I still am unsure how bacteria would get into my skin though because she isn’t touch anything that goes into my skin. I mean the probe in an epilator.
We could all write a dissertation about "gloves’ … but the bottom line is that gloves are standard in the industry. I’ve worn gloves for "donkey years’ and … I’m sure Barbara feels this way too … I don’t feel comfortable not wearing them.
You know what? Christmas is coming up, why not get your electrologist an anonymous gift … of gloves. Wrap them nicely, leave the package at her front door with no card … okay, maybe "a gift from Santa?’ Oh yeah, maybe write down the link to AEA "Infection Control Standards?’ The AEA standards are world-class! Maybe she’ll get the idea?
The "not wearing gloves’ issue … and I was thinking about this … could be emblematic of what too many electrologists end up doing (read that: NOT doing). See, they get comfortable in their own tiny world and never take the time to upgrade, take continuing education classes, read new material … or even do research on the internet.
Truth is, today the CLIENTS are usually ahead of the practitioners in their research and understanding. Kids like Fenix and Brenton, for example, have become so knowledgeable about this subject that it’s truly stunning (they scare me!). And, I doff my toupee to all of our learned clients! Clients RULE!
I am always trying to learn more and more about the process. I try the best I can to educate myself. I just feel she is comfortable in her own world, not saying she doesn’t know what she is doing though since I just had a consultation. I am going for my first treatment Thursday. I will ask about gloves. Again if the gloves are more for her protection, then I don’t care as much because that’s her problem.
Personally, it would be a deal breaker if my electrologist did not wear gloves. Same goes for my dental hygienist.
Yea I know it’s gross, but she’s the only electrolosis I found in my area in my price range. Everything else is good right now. I know gloves are important, but the worst that will happen is I will get more acne, redness? If this happens can I just switch to a different one and the acne will heal? Can I just wait and see?
Dental hygienist works in your mouth though. Can I catch the flu through the skin like you can the mouth?