Electrolysis help

[kymmie]

Hi guys,
Firstly sorry for the long post!!

Just looking for some advice and your opinions on this....I have a client who has had electrolysis on her chin for a long time, she has seen a massive improvement and now only has 5-10 minutes a session once a week. Lately she has had to cancle a lot of appiontments because her skin becomes red and she gets spots and says she feels she would be unable to allow people to touch it. I have asked her to come in so i can observe the skin but she has never done this, I saw her yesterday and asked questions like what she was applying to the skin and she said tea tree oil!!! i always give out aftercare slips to clients and tell them not to apply anything to the skin for 48 hours after the treatment and to aviod touching the skin! I also think she touches the area a lot after the treatment. I took the current down to 20 for 1.5 seconds as this was the lowest working point I could find to get the hairs out. I use a gold needle and we use the sterex sxb machine, I use short wave diathermy on this client (she has had it between 22 and 33 in the past!) I also reminded her not to apply anything to the area and gave her a sterex aftercare gel and told her to keep applying that so fingers crossed this time!

I wonder if the tea tree and touching the area is causing the reddness and spots?? Also do you think allowing more time between treatments would help??

Please Help and thanks for advance for any replys!! xx

 

[pazzy]

Hmmmm - tea tree oil is ok but not in its purest form - if it was a cream with a low percentage of tt oil then this would be cooling and soothing and take down any inflammation, but if its dabbed on oil - I would think this would have the opposite effect as its just too strong. Oil is usually just to add drops to creams, shampoos, conditioners, but shouldn't be used neat on the face especially sensitised skin. (perhaps a spot but then you have to be careful)

Ask her to stop using the oil and see if she notices a difference which she def will. And try and reinforce your aftercare - hammering home how important it is - some clients just don't listen to you (very annoying I know) but she has def got it all wrong with tea tree oil.

hth's
xx

 

[essentia]

I would check everything she is using on her skin and her routine and this will help in getting to the bottom of it. The chin is one of the most sebaceous areas and it could be anything even stress. I would recommend something like aloe vera or even Salvon heaing gel. I know tea tree oil is recommended by some electrolysists so this is not unusual but perhaps not suitable for her. If she wears make up to the appt make sure you get every last trace off before you start. I would also suggest appts once every 2 weeks to allow a longer healing time.

 

[chixyorky]

definatly agree with the above! i would say use the sterex aftercare products i usually use which hazel. i think uve done everything right just maybe you could do another consultation with her just say u need to update ur records so u can find out if anything atall has changed with her medical history. apart from the aftercare u tell her to do theres not a great deal else u can do its guna be all down to her hth x

 

[gillian w]

No she should not be using neat tea tree oil on her skin after electrolysis.Savlon is good but ideally retail the sterex gels to your clients they are very good and its really best not to let them have any options with electrolysis because they will put anything on given the chance.