Healthy Skin

All electrolysis, thermocoagulation or vascular blemish removal treatments must begin with freshly cleansed skin.  Arriving with “naked skin” free of skin-care products and makeup whenever possible saves you time for the actual treatment and not the cleansing process. We may provide you a cleanser and ask you to remove your skin care or makeup prior to treatment (some products make the skin to oily to work on). Arriving with clean, “naked” skin will help to reduce, minimize, & prevent adverse skin irritation or pustules.

The need for exfoliating is a crucial step before electrolysis treatments. It removes the dry particles of skin around the mouth of the hair follicles, thus enabling the insertion of the needle into the follicle. By not having exfoliated skin, the electrologist needs to fuss with removing the loose skin particles which adds time and additional trauma to the treatment area.

Protection is an integral part of electrolysis, thermocoagulation or vascular blemish removal treatments. Treatments cause a certain amount of trauma to the skin. Always wear a high SPF sunscreen (preferably 30-50, or above). Your skin will burn faster than before the treatment. Permanent scarring could happen from a sunburn after treatments too. Hyper-pigmentation (the darkening of the skin) or hypo-pigmentation (the whitening of the skin) can also happen from sunburn and are permanent effects of too much sun-exposure. We cannot treat you if you arrive with a sunburn.

Being well hydrated and moisturized is what maintains the skin’s optimal health and texture. Our skin is our largest organ of our body and can sometimes be the most overlooked for care. Fact: If you are not properly hydrated this will have a negative effect on your treatment and subsequent healing.