Electrolysis is a permanent hair removal method using electric current to destroy each individual follicle’s growth center, administered by an electrologist.
After an electrolysis treatment, your skin can become red and swollen; to protect yourself against infection, it’s essential that you understand how to care for it correctly and avoid infection.
Wait at Least 24 Hours
To maximize the results from electrolysis treatments, it is important to follow some basic rules after each session. Otherwise, your skin could become irritated and inflamed, potentially hindering progress and making treatments less effective. We advise waiting at least 24 hours after treating an area before washing your face or applying makeup over it; then use fragrance-free calamine lotion or hydrocortisone cream on that area to calm redness and swelling before using alcohol-based products which could dry it further – this will reduce redness while soothing irritation by soothing irritation!
Hydrate! Stay hydrated by drinking plenty of water the day prior to your appointment; this will ensure the skin has optimal hydration levels for electrolysis and reduce the chance of infection.
Avoid Exercise that raises your heart rate, such as running. Excessive sweating may reopen follicles we just closed with electrolysis and cause an infection or breakout if we treated areas prone to friction like bikini lines. You can resume cardio the following day provided that enough time has passed for your skin to recover and return back into its regular rhythms.
Do not shave, clip or use depilatory cream between appointments. Shaving and clipping can interfere with the proper opening and closing of your hair follicles and lead to permanent loss of hair follicles; even worse is using razors which cut hair at its root without proper treatment – cutting off hair at its source makes for permanent loss that won’t grow back! We suggest switching over to electric foil razors which will be less irritating to your skin.
Locate an electrologist with solid credentials and references. Search for an immaculately clean practice where sterilization procedures can be seen, workers who wear disposable gloves and needles are seen working, as well as any permanent hair removal methods being employed such as photoepilation or electronic tweezers – you should opt for needle electrolysis over nonpermanent options like photoepilation or electronic tweezers which do not guarantee permanent hair removal.
Apply Cold Water or Ice Compress
Shortly after electrolysis, you may experience redness and some minor swelling on the treated area. Applying a cold compress or ice pack to your skin will help alleviate these symptoms and speed up recovery time. For a homemade cold compress, run your washcloth under cold water before wrapping it around an ice bag; or fill a zip lock bag with ice cubes instead – but be wary of using tap water-sourced cubes that could contain bacteria that cause infections.
Hydrating before and after electrolysis is of great benefit as dehydrated hair follicles are difficult to treat. You should also wait at least three days after shaving the treatment area to book an appointment as shaving can disrupt the electrical current used in electrolysis, leading to ingrown hairs or scarring. Products containing alcohol or perfume could cause skin irritation as they can irritate it further while caffeine, chocolate and sugar increase sensitivity significantly.
Treatment should be relatively painless; however, some initial discomfort may arise during initial sessions. An electrologist will insert a small probe into the opening of your hair follicle before using an epilator device to deliver short impulses from her epilator device to destroy germ cells responsible for producing new hairs and cause the follicle to become dormant and eventually drop its contents; eventually the hairs will fall out – this process takes time but eventually can permanently end unwanted hair growth.
An ongoing schedule of treatments is vitally important, since any delay will lead to more hairs entering their anagen phase and require more care and attention. Furthermore, it is best to remove unwanted regrowth as soon as it enters its anagen phase instead of waiting until its dormant phase, when coarse and dark regrowth emerges – electrolysis being one of the only permanent hair removal methods that can target hairs in their early stages of growth.
Don’t Rub or Scrub
As the skin is delicate and susceptible to irritation or infection, it is recommended that clients use a soft washcloth in the first few days after electrolysis for cleansing their face. Also avoid placing pressure or immersing it in water such as chlorinated pool water as this could also irritate.
Though it is best to avoid rubbing the treated areas, you can nevertheless gently exfoliate with a clean, dry cotton ball or cloth several times each day in order to help prevent bacteria from infiltrating empty hair follicles and leading to infection. In order to further protect these delicate structures from bacteria’s entryway into them, keeping this area free of dirt and dust is also wise for reducing irritation or infection risk.
Avoid picking at or scrubbing off any crusting that develops around your treatment area as this is part of its healing process and should remain intact to provide protection. If there is excessive crusting, applying triple antibiotic cream or cortisone cream might speed up recovery time.
Electrolysis is one of the best permanent hair removal techniques on the market, as it does not utilize harsh chemicals like laser or waxing.
Electrolysis is an efficient and non-painful solution to remove unwanted hair. Electrolysis treatments can be performed on eyebrows, cheeks, chin, jawline, breasts, arms legs or bikini line; moles may even be removed with permission from a physician.
Electrolysis, when performed by an experienced electrologist, is safe and effective. Electrolysis has long been utilized as an effective solution for ingrown hairs, rashes and acne treatment as well as permanently eliminating unwanted facial and body hair. Electrolysis is especially helpful for women who have sensitive or irritated skin since most types of skin can be accommodated during its procedures.
Moisturize
Utilizing fragrance- and menthol-free aloe gel or lotion after electrolysis is advantageous to keeping skin supple and minimize redness and swelling. Furthermore, keeping the area free of bacteria is essential, as electrolysis-opened hair follicles are more prone to infections than unopened ones.
After electrolysis, it is best to use a gentle cleanser on the skin and avoid anything too harsh or abrasive. Furthermore, it is crucial that individuals avoid direct sunlight immediately following electrolysis to protect their area from sunburn and hyperpigmentation.
While shaving, waxing, or chemical depilators may provide temporary hair removal solutions, electrolysis is the ultimate permanent solution for eliminating unwanted hair. Electrolysis offers safe and permanent solutions for unwanted facial, neck, or underarm hair removal; trained electrologists specialize in this safe yet permanent procedure for ingrown hairs, acne or hirsutism treatments as well as ingrown hair removal via electrolysis.
Some individuals experience a mild burning or stinging sensation during electrolysis; the severity will differ for everyone. To maximize comfort during treatment, arrive to your appointment makeup-free and hydrated. Hydrated skin makes for easier follicle treatment and it is wise to drink lots of water a few days prior, during, and post appointment.
After receiving electrolysis treatments, some individuals may notice small blood scabs developing around their hair follicles that were treated. It’s natural for these scabs to form as part of the healing process, so any temptation to pick at them should be resisted.
Treatment itself entails inserting a small wire into each opening of each hair follicle beneath the skin’s surface, then passing an electric current down it, to destroy its root and eventually cause hair loss. Once this has occurred, any future growth of that particular strand of hair cannot take place and eventually it will fall out on its own.
