Does this sound too good to be true?

[Rena-san]

I finally decided to look into electrolysis. The place I am going to go to provides a free consultation and 15 minute session to see what it is like. After that she said she charges $1 a minute. She said she is a certified electrologist and is licensed by the AEB. I was under the impression that electrolysis is very expensive so a $1 a minute doesn't seem that bad, plus I only have chin hairs. 8 sessions at 60 minutes a session is only about $500--which is a lot of money for me, but still I thought it was like $500 a session.

Am I misunderstanding something here? I feel like I must be.

[Flan]

60 buckazoids an hour isn't bad, although two hours at that rate isn't competitive either. Either way it could be worse, I would say go for it if she's experienced.

[Ms. OBrien CVT]

An electrolysis here in Portland charges $65 an hour.  So that sound fair, especially if they are quick and good.

[spacial]

I confess, I didn't realise how expensive it is.

But it's understood and I do wish you the very best.

[kountrygurl]

Yep, $60 an hour, that's what mine charges. 

[JulieC.]

That is a little less than what I was quoted which was $70.00 for a one hour session.  I haven't started it yet.  I am going to try laser first.  Anytime you're being charged by the hour or the minute then it really comes down to how fast someone is as to how good a bargain it is.

[spacial]

If I may, can I ask, how easy and effective are the home electrolyses machines?

It's occurred to me that, if two got one of those they could take it in turns to deal with each other. No real costs. Chance to chat with someone. No pressure to 'See Through the full Hour'.

Just wondering.

[Seana]

The overwhelming answer when i looked into it was that they dont work. Professional Electrolysis machines use a combination of heat and electricity to kill the hair root which home machines cant replicate.
The same is generally true of home laser machines such as the "Tria" home laser they arent designed to work on the face and arent known to be as effective as professional laser.

Seana

[spacial]

Now that, I'm very sad to hear.

Incidently, there is a product called Nono. I know nothing about it, but just asking in a tread on the issue of unwanted hair.

[ArielleJay]

I once was at a "As seen on TV" store and the employees were trying to sell the Nono to people. He used it on his arm, but after had to use a rough sandpaper like disc on his skin.

It looked crappy, and by that description sounds pretty crappy. If someone came to me and started screaming the gospel of the NoNo, maybe I'd check it out again but it seems sketchy.

[spacial]

Really sorry to hear that Arielle. I did also see the illustrations and recall that, but hadn't realised how important to the process, the 'buffing' (sic) is.

As for the feedback, I first heard of these things well over a year ago now. I've done searching for some reliable feedback but found none. The cost here was about 250 bucks, which is not cheap and for something that will end up in the 'drawer', hardly worth it.