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Community Conversation => Transitioning => Hair removal => Topic started by: Corra on November 24, 2013, 04:15:29 AM

Title: Found these on Ebay...
Post by: Corra on November 24, 2013, 04:15:29 AM
What do you all think of these:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ONE-TOUCH-Clean-Easy-Home-Electrolysis-Kit-Machine-Hair-Remover-Stylet-Pen-/390617910615?_trksid=p2054897.l4275

Seems affordable and handy?
Title: Re: Found these on Ebay...
Post by: =celestica= on November 24, 2013, 04:53:46 AM
don't know about that but I prefer buying from Amazon because it has actual reviews from people that bought it
just a tip~
Title: Re: Found these on Ebay...
Post by: Corra on November 26, 2013, 01:13:45 AM
Quote from: =celestica= on November 24, 2013, 04:53:46 AM
don't know about that but I prefer buying from Amazon because it has actual reviews from people that bought it
just a tip~

That's a really good point, i shall have to look into that! :) But i suppose i meant in general, are hand held ones worth getting? As they work out a lot cheaper then booking Electro sessions?
Title: Re: Found these on Ebay...
Post by: sandrauk on November 26, 2013, 04:23:35 AM
I did my beard with one of those, very successfully. You need a very good light, and a good magnifying mirror. One of the benefits I found was that you could apply the current for a long time (15 secs to each follicle) and watch the pulp seep out rather than the quick zap that electrologists seem to do. You can also monitor the pain to an easily bearable level. Never could do the top lip tho so I used one that put the current through the skin with tweezers. Shouldn't have worked but it did a pretty good job. I only had a medium beard though.   
Title: Re: Found these on Ebay...
Post by: Corra on November 27, 2013, 01:09:09 AM
Quote from: sandrauk on November 26, 2013, 04:23:35 AM
I did my beard with one of those, very successfully. You need a very good light, and a good magnifying mirror. One of the benefits I found was that you could apply the current for a long time (15 secs to each follicle) and watch the pulp seep out rather than the quick zap that electrologists seem to do. You can also monitor the pain to an easily bearable level. Never could do the top lip tho so I used one that put the current through the skin with tweezers. Shouldn't have worked but it did a pretty good job. I only had a medium beard though.   

That's good to know :) I must admit, the pain people keep talking about is kinda scaring me a bit!  :o
Title: Re: Found these on Ebay...
Post by: Jennygirl on November 27, 2013, 02:44:23 AM
Welcome to possibly the hardest part of transition.

Unfortunately for some, there's just no easy way around it. The pain starts to encourage after a while though- it's not so bad! You can really feel the accomplishment ;)
Title: Re: Found these on Ebay...
Post by: Corra on November 30, 2013, 05:25:22 AM
Quote from: Jennygirl on November 27, 2013, 02:44:23 AM
Welcome to possibly the hardest part of transition.

Unfortunately for some, there's just no easy way around it. The pain starts to encourage after a while though- it's not so bad! You can really feel the accomplishment ;)

Haha, making a positive out of something that sounds so painful! Your optimism is infectious, Jenny. :)
Title: Re: Found these on Ebay...
Post by: Jennygirl on November 30, 2013, 01:15:20 PM
Quote from: Corra on November 30, 2013, 05:25:22 AM
Haha, making a positive out of something that sounds so painful! Your optimism is infectious, Jenny. :)

Thank you! It's what I do best on a good day :D

Difficulty is the precursor to accomplishment!
Title: Re: Found these on Ebay...
Post by: Jamie D on November 30, 2013, 05:14:12 PM
Quote from: sandrauk on November 26, 2013, 04:23:35 AM
I did my beard with one of those, very successfully. You need a very good light, and a good magnifying mirror. One of the benefits I found was that you could apply the current for a long time (15 secs to each follicle) and watch the pulp seep out rather than the quick zap that electrologists seem to do. You can also monitor the pain to an easily bearable level. Never could do the top lip tho so I used one that put the current through the skin with tweezers. Shouldn't have worked but it did a pretty good job. I only had a medium beard though.   

<faints>
Title: Re: Found these on Ebay...
Post by: Corra on December 07, 2013, 05:26:22 PM
Quote from: Jamie D on November 30, 2013, 05:14:12 PM
<faints>

Yeh, i thought the same, EWW. Still, it's a step one way or the other i want so badly to take!
Title: Re: Found these on Ebay...
Post by: Corra on December 07, 2013, 05:27:24 PM
Quote from: Jennygirl on November 30, 2013, 01:15:20 PM
Thank you! It's what I do best on a good day :D

Difficulty is the precursor to accomplishment!

Hehe :) I haven't looked into actually buying any 'DIY' hair removal yet, but i'll have a little smile thinking positive now :)
Title: Re: Found these on Ebay...
Post by: Thylacin on December 07, 2013, 07:18:00 PM
Quote from: Corra on November 24, 2013, 04:15:29 AM
What do you all think of these:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ONE-TOUCH-Clean-Easy-Home-Electrolysis-Kit-Machine-Hair-Remover-Stylet-Pen-/390617910615?_trksid=p2054897.l4275

Seems affordable and handy?

The same thing, same price, is on amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Clean-Easy-Deluxe-Home-Electrolysis/dp/B002QXLM3I

Title: Re: Found these on Ebay...
Post by: Mx Pippa on December 07, 2013, 08:50:17 PM
Quote from: Corra on November 24, 2013, 04:15:29 AM
What do you all think of these:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ONE-TOUCH-Clean-Easy-Home-Electrolysis-Kit-Machine-Hair-Remover-Stylet-Pen-/390617910615?_trksid=p2054897.l4275

Seems affordable and handy?

This was the very first device I brought for hair removal, and stllii have it somewhere. It's OK if you just have the odd hair here and there, as it only treats one hair at a time.

I'm no expert, so please anyone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe most people have thousands of hair follicles on their face or wherever, add to that, if you want to get anywhere near permanently removing them all, you have about 10 cycles of regrowth to deal with, so I find an form of electrolysis, kind of like trying to bale out a swimming pool with a teaspoon in the middle of a thunder storm.