Treatment Information

 

Electrolysis is the only method of hair removal that can treat any combination of hair colours and skin tones. It can also be used alongside other hair removal methods for a comprehensive treatment plan.

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Although laser is ideal for reducing large areas of hairs, electrolysis can help remove hair that laser has not been able to treat, like white or very fair hairs. 

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Electrolysis is also idea for client who may just have a few hairs that need treating and do not want laser over a whole area and want more of a precise treatment.

Pricing

 

Up to 5 minutes £15.00

10 minutes £20.00

15 minutes £25.00

20 minutes £30.00

25 minutes £40.00

30 minutes £45.00

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I use a Sterex diathermy machine with sterex needles.

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AFTERCARE​​​

• Following your treatment, do not touch or scratch the area treated. Bacteria can cause a breakout.

• Do not wash or wear make-up over the treated area for 24 hours.

• Avoid perfume or alcohol-based products. They will dry out your skin. You can wipe the area with witch hazel, if needed.

• Avoid excessive sweating. Do not use a steam room, sauna, jacuzzi or exercise for 24 hours or until the redness has subsided. Exercise before your electrolysis appointment instead of afterwards.

• Avoid the sun for the next 72 hours to avoid pigment spots.

• Do not swim in a chlorinated pool for the first 48 hours following treatment.

• If small scabs appear, do not scratch them away. This can cause scarring. Allow them to fall off naturally. This is nature way of healing the follicle that we have treated.

• Occasionally one or more tiny bruises may appear in the treatment area. These occur when an electrolysis probe affects a capillary (small blood vessel) feeding the follicle. Expect the bruising to fade over a few days.

• Remember: Some re-growth is to be expected. If you will return when the first re-growth occurs, the roots are shorter and weaker and therefore can be treated more effectively.

Advantages and Disadvantages

 

Advantages of electrolysis:

• Since 1875, electrolysis has been and remains the only 100% permanent hair removal method recognised by government regulatory agencies.

• Electrolysis treats each hair individually therefore fine and white hairs that Laser can sometimes miss can be treated successfully.

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The disadvantage of electrolysis:

• Electrolysis is an invasive treatment

• There can be sometimes be swelling and bruising

• Due to being invasive it is less comfortable

• Each hair is treated individually, therefore less hairs can be treated per session

What to do in between treatments?

 

• Do not tweeze or wax hairs in the treatment area in between treatments because this will delay the growth cycle and will increase the treatment time. Clipping or shaving is allowed because this method doesn’t interfere with the growth cycle.

• Hydrate, Hydrate, Hydrate!

• Dehydrated skin means you will need more treatments to permanently destroy the follicle. Moisture is needed for better conductivity of the electricity. A daily application of very moisturising cream is recommended.

• Drink a lot of water the day before, day of, and the day after your treatments. Electrolysis relies on moisture in the follicle to be effective. Drinking lots of water the day after your treatment helps the skin heal faster.

• Use sunscreen every day. The fewer pigment cells there are, the less chance there is for hypo- or hyperpigmentation problems (the chance is very small, but we prefer to be on the safest side possible).

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