Question for James

Hair Removal Methods Professional Electrolysis
#21

hey,

i know from reading previous posts that people applying witch hazel, tea tree oil…and polysporin or whatvea sorry if ma spelling wrong

also what to u do after the treatment.
cleanse the area with ur normal cleanser and water…and then do that tea tree oil and stuff

or cleanser the area with alocohol?

also my question is what sort of products to stop/avoid using or certain ingrediants in products to watch out for pre and post electrolysis treatments …like how many days/weeks before and after treatment day to stop using em or it doesnt matter

such as retinol…glycolic acid…etc??
mostly to do with creams used get rid of pigmentation and even out skin tone as well as overall ingrediants…
i am currently using one, bought it off the net and they have said its natural nothing harmfull(i.e. steroids, mercury and hydroquione) in it but still its hard to trust something on the net…il post all the ingrediants soon of the cream

#22

The electrologist should do needed post treatment. Later, you just clean it with a mild soap, and use what ever you choose for speeding up the healing. I tell my clients to use Tea Tree Oil over night, and Aloe Vera during the day.

You should not have caffeine up to 3 days prior to electrolysis, and you should keep your skin free of everything other than mild soap, water, aloe and tea tree oil for 24 hours after treatment.

#23

You should not have caffeine up to 3 days prior to electrolysis

And if you could manage to do this, you would win the Most Perfect Electrology Client in the World Award. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

#24

i dont drink coffee…what i do have is tea every morning which is made from the loose tea leaf…i did check the box doesnt have any thing else listed on it

#25

check to see if you have an herbal tea that doesn’t have caffeine, or if it is a black tea that does have caffeine. People are always welcome to drink something like Celestial Seasonings, as those are caffeine free.

#26

Does caffiene diminish the effectiveness of electrolysis, or does it just affect the sensitivity to pain?

RJC2001

#27

It effects sensitivity, AND it dehydrates the body. In extreme cases, it could be the factor that pushes us over to the point where one can’t be treated, however, it is more likely that the person is just dehydrated, and the electrologist needs to select a higher treatment setting due to the lack of moisture in the follicle.

So let’s review; You are more sensitive, AND you make the electrologist use a higher setting to boot! We can, however, in most cases still perform permanent hair removal no matter if you have had caffeine or not. The question is how much electrolysis can you stand to have done when you have had a pot of black coffee a day?

#28

i dont think it has caffeine in it. It has only one ingrediant listed on it those loose tea leafs… usually we have one of these 'bushells/ceylon/dilmah lol

#29

anyway i talked on the phone…to a couple more electrolysis places…what are dermablend, blend epilation…etc? these are just different methods but blend…and some say dc and high frequency…?

also i called this one place, they did blend method… i liked the recep i talked to but she aint the one tht does the electrolysis…however she was very informative…and told me she had it done by the lady there and she was very good…and plus the women used the roller thing after wards…she mentioned some acid saclylic or whateva i dont remeber…n said the roller thingi s really good reduces chances of scaring and stuff and said the electrologist women was very helpful and knew what she was doing…however i asked her about experience she said the person had 2 years (so im not sure about this place now coz of low experience and the receptionist could be just trying to sell me the service…promoting the place whateva giving me good recommendation) …then the recep told me she used to work at some other place and had electro done there but they werent very good and she got scars …and said at the current place the electrologist told her it is bad to be doing the treatment…ie. the elctrologist sitting behind the person…the needle cannot be correctly inserted at the angle from the beehind…and the electrologist needs to be sitting in the front of the client…is this true james?

however the above place is abit far from my place and i have 2 like 10 mins and 15 min walk from my house…so i might try a consulation there first on the fone i was told the person had 10 years experience and at the 2nd place the greater number of experience of the person there was the owner(14 years)…the other beauticians had 4,5,6ish i think

#30

You remind me of a friend of mine (who will remain nameless here) who said to me, “When I started doing electrolysis, I used to tell people that I had ten years experience so that they would trust me to do their work. Now that I have 30 years experience and half of that as an electrology teacher, you know what I tell people? I tell them I have ten years experience. I don’t look old enough to have as much experience as I have. <img src=”/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />"

Believe it or not, it is actually possible for an electrologist with 2 years experience to do a better job than one with ten years experience, if the veteran has not put the time into honing the craft, and keeping abreast of the new technology.

Dermablend is a post treatment lotion for people who INSIST on a need to wear makeup after electrolysis. All those other blends, are variations on the blend style electrolysis procedure. Thermolysis, diathermy, shortwave, and flash are all the same as well.

Just make sure you actually go to all these places and get sample treatments, and take note of your results. You may want to take pictures with a good digital camera before, and after each treatment, so you know for sure what the effect of treatment was.