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Hair Removal Methods Professional Electrolysis
#15

Have you called and sampled all of these? These are listed via Google search.

Bay Street Clinic of Electrolysis & Skincare
1033 Bay Street, Toronto, ON M5S 3A5, Canada - (416) 921-1357

Advanced Institute Of Electrolysis
1033 Bay Street, Toronto, ON M5S 3A5, Canada - (416) 979-8081

Aesthetics 2000 Electrolysis & Skin Care
2518 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON M4P 2H7, Canada - (416) 481-6996

Bellair Electrolysis
29 Bellair Street, Toronto, ON M5R 2C8, Canada - (416) 966-0216

Universal Clinic Of Electrolysis
170 Saint George Street, Toronto, ON M5R 2M8, Canada - (416) 961-8464

Sarah Shrigley
1404-15 Dundonald Street, Toronto, ON M4Y 1K4, Canada - (416) 964-9671

Electrolysis Derma Care
698 Pape Avenue, Toronto, ON M4K 3S7, Canada - (416) 461-1021

Electrolysis By Rita Malina
99 Yorkville Avenue, Toronto, ON M5R 3K5, Canada - (416) 972-1539

AS Electrolysis
320 Danforth Avenue, Toronto, ON M4K 1N8, Canada - (416) 466-9518

Namritas Electrolysis & Skin Care
1438B Yonge Street, Toronto, ON M4T 1Y5, Canada

  • (416) 925-1727

Feri’s Electrolysis Inc
500 Sheppard Avenue East, North York, ON M2N 6H7, Canada- (416) 227-0925

Hairender Electrolysis
638A Sheppard Avenue West, Toronto, ON M3H 2S1, Canada- (416) 633-4247

Advanced Beauty Clinic
2354A Yonge Street, Toronto, ON M4P 2E6, Canada - (416) 489-2232

Rita Facial & Electrolysis
48 Parklea Drive, East York, ON M4G 2J6, Canada - (416) 783-8338

Petals
811 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON M4W 2G9, Canada- (416) 963-4321

Darina Electrolysis
Cumberland Court, 99 Yorkville Ave., Toronto, ON M5R 3K5, Canada- (416) 967-9159

Electrolysis By Irene
1699 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON M6K 1V2, Canada - (416) 534-3866

Ete Salon
21 Imperial Street, Toronto, ON M5P 1B9, Canada - (416) 927-9634

Panorea Skin & Spa
416 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON, Canada - (416) 530-0781

Access Electrolysis
77 Finch Avenue East, Toronto, ON, Canada (416) 730-0433

Mirage Electrolysis And Skin Care
2009A Yonge Street, Toronto, ON M4S 1Z8, Canada - (416) 481-4045

Bliss Laser and Electrolysis Clinic
3091 Bathurst Street, North York, ON M6A 2A3, Canada - (416) 787-4138

Hairender Electrolysis
638A Sheppard Avenue West, Toronto, ON M3H 2S1, Canada - (416) 633-4247

#16

Btw, I don’t know what’s wrong with someone who’s been doing electrolysis since 2002. That’s 8 years. My main electrologist has only been doing it for 2 years when I first started going to her and I got great results. You need to sample a treatment and see how things go. They don’t need years of experience to be great. It doesn’t take that long to learn to do good insertions if you’re working on people every day and get lots of practice. Not to mention all the practice they have to do while in school. In fact, some electrologists who’ve been in the business for 20 years refuse to use anything other than the slow galvanic method and learn about new developments in the machines and industry.

Bottom line is that you just need to go for sample treatments and consultations, and you’ll find your electrologist. You can narrow things down by calling them first to see the method they use and how they answer your basic questions.

#17

I know that it’s not about the years but I just want someone who is good at what they do! and I think I’ve found someone!!
Advanced Comfort Electrolysis- she works out of her home, but she sounds really nice and informative and said I could even talk with one of her clients.

She doesn’t charge a lot though, which is good, because everywhere else is quoting $70+ for an hour. she charges $50. She uses the blend because she said its the most effective in her opinion. The other electrolysis I went to use Thermolysis, not sure what the difference is…and I didn’t wanna ask, but I will at the consult.

Has anyone ever heard of Advanced comfort, she said she studied with Elizabeth Gay Meharg? she’s being doing it for 11 yrs. And what I really like about her is that she sounds honest and not pushy to come to her, because of where I live she said if its not convenient for you to come her try to find someone closer. So she didn’t say “oh I’m the best no one else can do this only come to me”…I appreciate honesty =)

#18

Once again, bottom line is when you go in and sample the treatment, you’ll be able to tell whether it’s good.

Blend is a slower method. It removes 2-3 hairs per minute. Thermolysis removes 5-10. They’re both effective when done well. Blend is sometimes necessary on the very deep hair like on nipple area, but for most other hair thermolysis is just fine.

You can be good after 6 months or doing electrolysis and bad after doing it for 20 years. I wouldn’t judge based on that. I would judge simply by making sure the hair slides out without resistance after being zapped and that they know how to adjust settings to make it effective, but also comfortable for your skin to avoid too many side effects.

Aftercare is really up to you to get done right. Avoid using anything with chemicals, including makeup, on skin that hasn’t healed yet and use witch hazel to help it heal.

#19

Thanks for the info! Ya she said the coarses hairs she likes to use blend. So she said she has to evaluate me when I go in. I’m excited and nervous, but she said she tells her clients hair count when the sessions done, when I went to the other electrologist she said it was against their oath? I have no idea why she would say that because everyone thats had treatments here seem to know just how many hairs their electrologist extracts.

This electrologist even said she’ll show me how the hair looks when it is extracted, so I’m excited cause I’ve never seen how it looks =)

#20

Hi:

One hair per two minutes sounds incredibly slow, so I hope that wasn’t for real.

I had most of mine done with thermolysis and only had blend done for any really stubborn hairs that kept coming back. With this mode you can get several hundred hairs removed in one hour, much less per hour with blend.

50 dollars an hour sounds pretty reasonable, so she is worth a try.

#21

Thanks for the info! She said she has to evaluate the hair to see where she can use blend, but she does both, so we’ll see how it goes!

I’ll let you guys know when I go in for treatments in a few weeks!

#22

Hi desperate,

Hope it goes well. LAgirl is right, the only real way is to sample the treatment and it’s really important.

We have an example in the UK threads of an electrologist who can do all the talk but her work has left a number of people disheartened and even depressed.

Just so you know, my electrologist who uses fairly old tech, does about 6hairs/min with blend and many more with thermolysis.

I would suggest not jumping into treatment. If the test patch goes well, just have a few short appointments over the next few weeks so you can judge her skill but also see the effect it’s having on your skin.

#23

Do you guys recommend an aftercare treatment for electrolysis?

#24

I like three things:

Witch Hazel - antiseptic to clean the treated area

Aloe Vera Gel - get the purest one can buy - soothes and moisturizes

Tea Tree Oil - pharmaceutical grade - it’santi-everything - use small dabs only

Can apply all three at once. witch Hazel > tea tree oil > aloe

No touching the area. Do not smear bacteria laden makeup on the area for 48 hours.

#25

Thanks!
So should I use aloe during the day or tea tree oil during the day? Or does I use one during the day and one at night?

So just want to make sure I’m understanding how to use the products.

#26

I prefer witch hazel a few times a day and tea tree oil at night. I wouldn’t use oil at all if your skin is oily to begin with.

And most importantly, avoid makeup and anything with chemicals (lotions, moisturizers, facewashes, toners, etc) as much as possible in general.

#27

I’m with LAgirl. In the beginning I used TToil a few times a day, for a few days.

Now, my electrologists uses TToil on the treated areas before I leave. When I get home, I will put some Witch Hazel on. At night, I dab some TToil again but then that’s it. Witch Hazel gel all the way from then on, morning and night.

My skin seems to really respond to it in terms of healing. I wish I had known about it when I was younger!

#28

These three ingredients, witch hazel, aloe and tea tree oil seem to work the best for 99% of my clients. Can’t stress that enough.

#29

Thanks so for the help!! I’m gonna purchase some…

As for the aloe, does it need to be 100% aloe? And also is witch hazel sold in drugstores because I’ve never heard of it before.

#30

The purer the better for the aloe. A plant is the purest form. Yes, witch hazel is sold in drug stores. It is found near the rubbing alcohol and hydrogen peroxide. Cost is about $1.50 on average. Thayers makes lovely scented witch hazels. Cost is about $8-$9 a bottle retail. Medicated, lemon and lavender are my favorite scents. The lavender has no alcohol in it, but it moisturizes and soothes.

#31

Hi Dee:

Actually I add lavender to my “goop” to kill the stench of the tea tree oil.

Once I visited an aloe factory and farm in Aruba where they explained what a miracle plant it is.

#32

Hi desperate18,

So did you go for consultation / treatment at Advanced Comfort Electrolysis? How did it go?

#33

I advise my clients to use Aloe Vera during the day, and Tea Tree Oil at night. Aloe can be used all, day, every day if one wanted.

I like it best if one layered the items when using more than one (apply some Tea tree Oil, then apply some aloe on top of that, and if you like, when the aloe dries, a layer of witch hazel, and what ever else ou like) when you mix these things together for convenience, your concoction starts to lose strength over the days. The Aloe and Tea Tree Oil react with each other and as time goes by, you are getting less and less out of the mixture.

#34

Aloe vera gel (the clear stuff) is found at drugstores near suntan lotions. It’s the same stuff you’d use for sunburns.

Witch hazel is found in the rubbing alcohol isle as mentioned above.

Tea tree oil is found in health food stores like Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s and smaller health stores.