Home Electrolysis Hair Removal Equipment

With a home electrolysis hair removal equipment, you have another option to remove unwanted hair without using laser hair removal method.

What is electrolysis? Electrolysis is actually a process of inserting a needle in the hair shaft and followed by passing electrical current via the hair follicle. Even though the hair is dry, it is wrapped up in a moist surroundings which is high in mineral content located below the skin surface.

A chemical reaction that converts salt and water inside the hair follicle to sodium hydroxide (NaOH) is produced as a result from the electrical current that originated from the needle. The sodium hydroxide is a very corrosive alkali. One pure drop of sodium hydroxide on the skin will immediately cause burn that will put a hole through the skin. The sodium hydroxide chemical will cause the hair follicle to melt which causes a total and lasting hair growth destruction.

For some people, this may be an extremely efficient procedure to remove hair but it has many disadvantages. For starters it is a very painful method to remove hair. The procedures using a needle demand for great skills as the needle shall be inserted a number of times and the chances getting infected is highly likely.

However you can avoid all those hassle by using a home electrolysis hair removal equipment. This home electrolysis hair removal equipment is called the Vector. It works by just grabbing the hair via tweezers and an extremely conductive gel which has silver chloride is applied. If the conductive gel is not present in this process, the process is futile, because hair do not conduct electricity. By applying the hair on top of the skin with the gel, permits electrical current to travel through the hair into the hair follicle.

However, using the Vector also has its own disadvantages. The method is irreversible. So you need to carefully plan the spots where you want your hair to be removed. The excessive application of power to any spots which hair is being removed might cause burns, scarring, scabbing as well as other kinds of lasting damage to the skin.

When it comes to hair removal, it is all up to you. If you can afford to pay, laser hair removal is the best as you are in good hands. If you opt for cheaper method of hair removal, then using a home hair removal equipment is the best.