I’ve been in contact with a Electrologist that passed her BAIE exam in 1973, and still remains a member. This lady tells me she uses a Rank Epilator Machine, I’ve never heard of it…any opinions please.
Thanks
Maxine
Have never heard of BAIE nor Rank epilator. Is BAIE a British license or certification? Is Rank a regional manufacturer?
Are you seeking hair removal or are you seeking the education to become an electrologist?
The BIAE is the British equivalent of the American Electrology Association. Here’s their website.
A RANK epilator is unknown to me. It may be a thermolysis epilator only or a combination epilator with thermolysis and galvanic??? I don’t know?? Maybe you could ask one of the electrologsits on the memebership list on the BIAE site. I have not heard of this so-named epilator in the United States.
Never heard of it. Maybe she used the work ‘rank’ as an adjective in her description. It used to be slang for ‘really good’ back in the 1980’s.
BIAE is the British equivalent of the American Electrology Association, and Rank is the name of the machine, apparently the method is Diathermy. She told me it has a dial that goes from 1-10 and that she would use whichever setting she thought would be ideal for my hair and skin type. I’m obviously a little dubious as noone here seems to have heard of it…I’m wondering just how old it is! Perhaps I’ll go and do a search on the net, perhaps that will throw something up.
Maxine
Okay then, she uses an epilator that does thermlysis only. Diathermy is the hint there. So you would be getting destruction of the hair follicle by heat only. The dial that goes from 1-10 means she does not use a digital, computerized epilator, which means, she does not use a modern epilator. HOWEVER!!! she may do great work with the tool she has and is familiar with. If you give her a try, then you will be able to judge for yourself the sensation factor, the condition of your skin afterwards and her speed factor for the amount of hair you have. All I can say is, don’t poo-poo an electrologist based solely on her equipment, but do realize that quality tools can greatly enhance your overall experience and outcome. This is why we encourage all our special readers to get those consultations and compare.
A dial that goes from 1 to 10. Diathermy certainly does mean Thermolysis modality. But is the dial controlling the time, or the RF level? I did try a web search engine and was not able to come up with any information on this epilator. But like what has previously been said. Put more stock into a persons skill, than in the particular machine. There are electrologists who can do wonders with very old equipment, and electrologists who purchase the most expensive up to date equipment but do not take the time to learn how to use it correctly. It does seem however, that the operator of this equipment seems to have very little control over settings with just one knob. One advantage with Digital epilators, is that they make it possible to get back to exactly the same settings each time. Where with manual knobs, one may get close but not quite to what the settings were previously. But then body reactions can also change between appointments anyway, that might require some changes anyway. I have two machines in my practice, a Dectro epilator and a Clareblend Ultrablend. I have used both on myself, and I greatly trust the Dectro machine much more than the Clareblend. But yes, both machines will work wonderfully. I do not care for the RF energy loss with Clareblend cables however. Dectro cables are much much better. When over half of the RF energy is loss on the way to the probe, something is terribly wrong, and I tested them with two different cables, and one of them being brand new from Texas Electrology Supply.
Well, I am rambling on here, so I hope something was gotten from all this rambling.
When a Diathermy/Thermolysis machine has only one control knob/dial that is the intensity control, and the timing is effected by how long the foot pedal is depressed. Needless to say, it is hard to do the same treatment two hairs in a row on this set up, let alone two appointments in a row.