My Electrolysis Journey

[GingerVicki]

Great thread! I am glad that I am seeing hours in the 100s and not 400s.

[Jessica_Rose]

I've just started last week myself and am a bit concerned as the redness seems to be lingering for quite some time.  I started with the beard area since it was fairly far down my neck.  Even about 10 days later I still have some redness from the initial electrolysis and did another session about 2.5 days ago that's also quite red and irritated.  I've been using a non-alcohol cleanser and aloe for the most part, not sure what else I can do to help the situation.   

My electrologist keeps some Preparation H towelettes in a refrigerator. Using one to wipe down the areas treated seems to speed up recovery quite a bit, at least for me. Eventually your skin gets used to electrolysis and the reaction (redness) won't be as severe as the initial sessions. As others have said -- this is a marathon, not a sprint.

[Michelle_P]

My electrologist keeps some Preparation H towelettes in a refrigerator. Using one to wipe down the areas treated seems to speed up recovery quite a bit, at least for me. Eventually your skin gets used to electrolysis and the reaction (redness) won't be as severe as the initial sessions. As others have said -- this is a marathon, not a sprint.

Yep!  Preparation H and witch hazel both work well, shrinking the follicles and pores in the skin to reduce the redness and inflammation. 

For the first couple days after one of my marathon days (two 2 hour sessions each Monday for a year!) I would carefully wash, NOT scrub, then liberally splash on witch hazel.  Once that dried I applied a pure aloe vera gel (no lanolin or numbing agents added!) and let that dry to seal the skin.

[Charlene2017]

 

Looks like my journey as come to a premature end.  Money is pretty tight right now with 2 kids in college, well one finishes this month and is hoping for a job in another province next month.  The other starts again in September.  So I need to save what we can for the oldest to help her move and also help the middle kid with what every doesn't get covered by student loans/grants.  Then there is the 11 year old that seems to need something every week.

Sorry I haven't posted earlier, but honestly I have been too depressed to say anything.  Just seems like one step forward with a couple steps back.  Well maybe not 2 back as the kids needs are way more important than mine right now.  I'd rather see them get a good education and a career that they will enjoy.

Hopefully in a year or two I'll be able to start again.  Who knows, I may just win the next big Lotto Max (crossing fingers...).

[snbab]

Thank you for starting this thread.
This came at the right time for me. I am currently looking at options for Electrolysis and/or Laser.
The cost is a big factor for me, as well as distance I will need to travel.

Having an idea what to expect is very helpful.

Good luck to you Charlene on resuming your sessions.

[Katie]

I ended up buying my own machine out of Canada and finished what laser did not complete. It took me more hours than I can imagine but I did it myself.

These days I occasionally have to fire up the machine to zap a hair or two but its just those fine hairs..........