Then you have done what you are supposed to do! If it’s not working for you in this particular area, then you can decide how to use it differently or not at all.
Hi Alli,
Day 1-3, use aloe all over your face if you like. That hydrates your skin while it promotes healing but it is not going to end the dry feeling. Dryness has to do with oils. Hydration has to do with water.
STEPS:
Wash with your mild cleanser
Use your alcohol free witch hazel or alcohol free toner and apply this to a damp piece of cotton
spot treat with your tea tree oil applying with a q-tip with no double dipping
apply aloe all over
then, I suggest using pure jojoba oil in a squeeze bottle so that the contents are not exposed to your fingers
starting day 1 is fine for jojoba as it will not clog your pores.
When you make a change in your skin care routine, change only one thing at a time and see what effect that one change has. Then, a few days later, change another variable.
Alli, a question for you:
Do you scab afer treatment?
How much? What size are these scabs?
Does this occur within 24 hours after treatment or 48 hours?
Thanks Arlene for mapping out the steps so nicely- it is greatly appreciated. I will try what you suggested for the 1st 3 days from now on after treatments and in between time I will just use my regular moisterizer (and maybe not use the witch hazel toner b/c I got that great “thayers” brand with aloe and lavander that Dee recommended and its a bit spendy so I’d like it to last).
Surprisingly, I didn’t have any scabbing but it was my first treatment-she just got the sporadic, coarse, dark hairs and she said she did normal flash instead of micro b/c the thick hairs were not responding to the micro. They came out with the black bulbs using normal flash, though. Next time we will do microflash on lighter hairs and hopefully get a lot of them.She didn’t want to overtreat the 1st day.
When does scabbing usually occur? Is it most often within 48 hours or could it take longer? It’s been 5 days since my treatment.
Not every electrologist works the same way, we don’t all use the same techniques and tools however in your situation, thermolysis at hunredths of a second or thousandths of a second wouldn’t be my concern as long as the skill of the tech. is good.
Should you get red spots, they appear within 48 hours. The tiny red spots are often barely noticeable on the face. Some refer to them inappropriately, as scars. The red spots will disappear, sometimes within days however on the body, they are a bit more noticeable, lasting longer, again, they are not scars.
Good Luck and looking forward to reading about your progress.
Why does jojoba oil need to be cold pressed? If it doesn’t have vitamin E how does one know if it has gone rancid or not?
Great after care quick reference!
Do you have any opinion on arnica gel as part of the after care? I think I try it out on a small area after treatment. Any concerns?
hi hg0,
Arnica gel is fine but I wouldn’t recommend it as an aftercare for electrolysis. Like most products, there are drawbacks for some. For example, there some folks who actually get a rash from aloe but not enough to caution it. There are some situations where topically applied tea tree is not ideal because it tends to be drying for those with already dry skin but not enough to caution against its use, entirely. Recent studies on tea tree came to my attention so I would caution any prepubescent male from its use. I do not want to go into the reasons but you can do your own research if you like.
Regarding Arnica gel as an anti inflammatory, I don’t see how the minimal swelling from electrolysis calls for its use. If you are a bruiser, arnica is a suggestion but I feel that a bruiser from electrolysis needs to find out why he is bruising. Although my colleagues probably are familiar with Arnica, the reason why none of us have suggested it is probably because it is contraindicated for those with heart problem, and those with high blood pressure.
Keep it simple.
Cold pressing keeps doesn’t destroy as much of the natural properties as heat. So you get more of what you are paying for. It is the reason why you don’t buy hydrogen peroxide in clear bottles, or tea tree oil for that matter, the light robs them of their stregnth.
If the oil were rancid, your nose would tell you, trust me on that.
Pure Jojoba oil will not rancid as it does not oxidize so if you see, on your bottle that it indicates a shelf life of 100 years, they kid you not.
I also believe, like James, that cold pressed is best but if you have a hard time finding jojoba cold pressed, worry not as jojoba maintains its properties under high heat, unlike most other oils.