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It’s time to take a break from Electrology news and check out some local artists and their wares I find very special. Meet one of my favorite local jewelry artists, Dedrea Danilov. Her wares are handmade in her Studio located in Seattle, WA. Dedrea specializes in unique, one of a kind designs for every occasion. […]

1945 – In 1945, Henri St. Pierre and Arthur Hinkel successfully blended galvanic current with a high frequency current of low intensity. the currents ran simultaneously through a single tapered needle. This blend method was devised to destroy the dermal papilla and germinative (jur MI nah tive) cells by decomposition much faster than galvanic current […]

1924 – In 1914, Dr. Henri Brodier of Lyon, France developed thermolysis (thur MOL i sis), a method of hair removal using high frequency or alternating current. this method created heat to destroy the papilla, and soon became popular because it was a much faster technique. ~Modern Electrology: Excess Hair Its Causes and Treatments by […]

1916 – The direct current process was time consuming and tedious. In 1916, Professor Paul Kree of New York, developed a multiple galvanic machine. this allowed the electrologist to insert up to 10 needles in time sequence instead of spending several minutes on each hair. ~Modern Electrology: Excess Hair Its Causes and Treatments by Fino […]

The amount of hair that can be removed in one treatment depends upon the sensitivity of the patient, the skin and the proficiency of the electrologist.~Modern Electrology: Excess Hair Its Causes and Treatments by Fino Gior

1880 – 1900  The use of electrolysis became well known in the latter part of the nineteenth century. During this time, Dan Mahler established an electrolysis practice, and subsequently, an electrolysis equipment firm. The family business exists today as the Instantron Company, which has been operating continuously for over a century and is one of […]

The Upper lip and the inner thighs are the most sensitive areas. ~Modern Electrology: Excess Hair, Its Causes and Treatments by Fino Gior

1875 – The first effective technique of permanent hair removal invented was electrolysis. Noted earlier in my blog notes, the technique was devised by an ophthalmologist, Charles E. Michel of St. Louis, Missouri, in 1875. Dr. Michel had tried for many years to solve the problem of the grown eyelashes, which cased sever irritations. Trying […]

Ingrown hairs grown through the side of the follicle and lie just beneath the skin’s surface. Ingrown hairs are usually caused by tweezing or waxing, then the hair breaks at the weakest point just below the surface of the skin. this can distort the hair, especially if it is pulled against its direction of growth. […]