Electrolysis Tips

Essential Lavender Oil

The risk factors are high in self-treatment. Infections, scars, and cystic discolored skin are some of the difficulties that can arise. You can heal your scarred and sore skin with lavender oil. It is a simple over-the-counter product that can work miracles. However, please do not attempt hair removal at home. Treatment by a qualified professional is necessary to can prevent complications.

Spot treat 5-7 times a day
Do NOT touch near the eyes
If you see the skin appearing ashy you can dilute the lavender oil slightly and have the same effect.

Excess Hair Growth and Skin Reactions

Every 5-7 years hormones change as we age. There are many factors including sleeplessness, depression, birth control, problems with menstrual cycles, abnormal metabolism, eating disorders and rapid fluctuations in weight. Medical concerns such as Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) may also contribute to excess hair growth. Seek medical advice from your internist or endocrinologist, if you think you might suffer from these problems. More on underlying causes in my book!

(Excerpt from Ms. Orgel's Hair Removal Book & article published in Beauty Trade Magazines) The body, mind, and skin are affected by stress. Therefore, technicians must recognize this mind-body connection to identify their patient's current health and skin conditions before a procedure. What normally would not injure the skin can, such as the application of heat, chemicals, or wax, or even a normal shave can cause burns.

(Excerpt) Treatment should not be given to diabetics, hemophiliacs, those with a pacemaker, or anyone with an infectious or contagious disease such as hepatitis or a staph or strep infection. Hairs in moles, warts, open sores, wounds, unhealed cuts, and scars should not be treated unless written consent is given by a dermatologist (If the physician finds the area to be normal, the hair can then be eliminated).

Hair should not be removed from the eyelids, inside the ear, the nostrils, or the pigmented area of the breast by any method. Electrolysis cannot be done where a skin problem exists (for example: impetigo, ringworm, burn). Consult a physician or wait until the skin problem has been resolved. In addition, women should not receive electrolysis on their abdomens or breasts during pregnancy.

Preparing for Electrolysis

1. If you have begun electrolysis DO NOT use the following procedures on the areas being treated:

WAXING, BLEACHING, TWEEZING (either manual or electronic), DEPILATORIES (cream or lotion hair removal products).

2. After any of these methods DO NOT expose areas being treated to SUN (or tanning salons) for a minimum of 24 hours before and after treatment. Sunburned skin cannot be treated. Treatments may resume after sunburn has healed.

3. Do not use any of the following the night before nor after any procedure.

ASTRINGENTS	ICE WATER
SKIN TONERS	ABRASIVE PUFFS
PERFUME	SCRUBBING MITTS
PERFUMED SOAPS	CLEANSING GRAINS
DEODORANTS	OIL BASED MAKEUP
MOISTURIZERS	SKIN REMOVAL PRODUCTS

DO NOT SCRUB or exfoliate treated areas with a sponge, mitt or washcloth. If you use a washcloth or sponge, use a gentle motion.

4. Remove all make-up on and near the area to be treated prior to treatments.

5. Gently clean treated areas with tepid water and a fragrance-free soap.

6. For quicker results and more successful treatments, schedule electrolysis when the hair has just begun to return (re-growth), because the hair is weakest. Excessive stress exacerbates the hormonal impact, that increases the hair strength, which lessens the effectiveness of the treatment.

7. In order to prevent injury for hairs removed below the skin's surface, don't pick what looks like "dirty" skin. Sometimes discoloration in the skin is from very tiny hairs or hair follicle residue.

Advanced Electrolysis

Electrolysis Tips

Excess Hair Growth and Skin Reactions

Preparing for Electrolysis