Clean and Easy Deluxe Home Electrolysis

This little torture device certainly works. Granted, it's a bit awkward doing electrolysis on oneself, but if you're patient you'll get the hang of it. Be sure to use the lowest setting that is effective to get the hair out without tugging the skin at all. The lower the setting, the less likely to leave a scab. Practice some place inconspicuous on your body, I hold it in for about 3-5pulses of electricity, the most painful part, to me, is getting the stylus in the hair shaft, then it's bearable. Taking ibuprofen about an hour ahead of time works wonders for pain, redness and swelling.I only do a few hairs in a section at a time to avoid too much damage. I'm happy with the effectiveness and most of the reviews I read helped give an accurate detailing of this product. My hair is VERY coarse, dark red, brown, black and the dreaded lightning bolts of white hairs that pop up time to time. This works on all of them at different settings. Just remember, the higher the setting, the more damage it is doing to not only the root, but to your skin since that's its job.Be sure to keep a little bowl of salt water and a towel handy and keep your fingers moist, not dripping, it's not all that inconvenient but increases conductivity. Ohhhh and be sure the battery is actually plugged in...it was in the unit upside down (presumably for shipping) so yes, I sat there for some time poking my face and curious as to why it wasn't working...haha.I don't find the buzz sound all that loud, it's a beep and lets me know electricity is being delivered. Works for me.Lastly, I had electrolysis years ago on just a few unruly hairs that didn't work because I didn't have a good technician. Later I shelled out tons of money for TWO YEARS of laser, and the laser clinic told me to shave my face in between visits to make the hair darker. Well...the hair got darker and more coarse in my goatee area, but the PAINFUL laser did not work. At all. So what started out as a few dark hairs here and there, turned into a lifetime of battling a position in the circus.

I have used this product with a great deal of patience and persistence in the hope that it would do its job, albeit slower than a professional treatment. I even consulted Youtube tutorials on this as I'd read reviews saying that people had misunderstood how to use the product correctly. Unfortunately I can only express my regret in buying this product. Inserting these tiny needles into your hair follicles is fiendishly tricky without a large magnifying mirror, plenty of light and the hand steadiness that would rival that of a mime artist. As for the tweezers that are included, they may as well be salad tongs they are so abominably incapable of gripping even the thicker hairs. Also, in my opinion it is very easy to infect yourself if you do not follow the stylus cleaning instructions to the letter. In terms of its effectiveness, I have thick hair and a lot of facial hair I need to be rid of. This was therefore probably not the best option considering there are more effective and faster laser treatment options out there, but being a student who is on a budget, I thought I'd give this a try. I have seen no change whatsoever in the frequency of hair growth nor the thickness, and I have been using it consistently for about 3 months. I would also like to add that the name itself is misleading; it is not clean and easy by any measure. If you are looking for a no nonsense hair removal method, this is not for you. Pay for high quality treatment or buy a well known branded home laser kit from a manufacturer like Philips. This is just too time consuming, ineffective and cumbersome to use if you have a lot of thick hair to get rid of.

I bought this to work on my eyebrows and clean up my hairline. It's amazing how effective this device is, especially since it is so affordable. That being said, I only gave it four stars because (1) it's a slow process, (2) it's not easy to use, (3) it's painful, and (4) it can damage your skin if you are not careful.I would recommend this device to anyone who has a lot of patience and wants to permanently get rid of hair that's in a small area. I wouldn't use it to remove leg hair or anything like that. It's easier with thicker hair than thinner hair since the follicles then to be larger, but it I've used it on both and it worked for both.Here are my tips for how best to use it:(1) Expect to set aside two hours, even if the area is small. Set up a place where you can comfortably sit and you have ample light. I actually use my bike light, which is 800 lumens directed at my face. If you are treating an area of the face, make sure to have a clean 10x (or 5x) magnifying mirror. Make sure to have a small bowl with salty water.(1) Start by cleaning and trimming the area you wish to treat. For example, I use it on my eyebrows and I begin by trimming the hairs I wish to remove so that they are noticeably shorter (then they are easy to differentiate from hairs I don't want to remove) but long enough to easily pluck. I wash the area well. Remember: bacteria = scarring.(2) Treat the area one hair at a time. Hold the pen in your dominant hand and insert the filament into the target hair follicle (this turned out to be easier than it sounds). Once the filament is completely in the follicle, wet a finger on your other hand and touch the metal panel in the center of the device (see picture). Hold it there for about 15 seconds. You should feel the current; if not, you might need a higher setting.What you're doing here is completing the circuit. You want to do this AFTER you insert the filament because you need to root of the hair to be damaged. If you close the circuit too soon, you may not permanently remove the hair.(3) After 15 seconds, let go of the metal plate and slowly remove the filament. Then pluck the target hair out. If you damaged the follicle, the hair will slide out with minimal effort.(4) Repeat in the target area. Avoid treating hairs that are too close to one another. If you treat hairs that are very close, you can damage the skin. I skip a hair if it's 2mm or closer to a previously treated hair.(5) Once you are done, wash the area again. Then treat it with an antibiotic cream (like neosporin). Make sure it is the cream and not the gel (the gel uses petroleum gel, which can trap bacteria if you didn't clean it all out).Then, wait a week (or more if not fully healed) and do it again.I like to wait a week to give my skin time to recover. When I did my hairline, I only needed to remove like 5 or 6 hairs. So I was able to do all of the in one session. It's been two months and they haven't come back. My eyebrows are another story. They look significantly better than when I started, but I still have a ways to go.Another issue I forgot to mention is that the filaments bend easily. Despite this problem, they are fairly affordable and easy to change.Pros:*Cheap*Works on any kind of hair*EffectiveCons:*Tedious*Not easy (I wouldn't say it is hard, though)*Painful