Hair Removal Methods That Have Come and Gone

Electronic Tweezers

Shortly after I became an Electrologist, a new method of permanent hair removal called “Depilatron” appeared on the market and attempted to make electrolysis a thing of the past. Depilatron consisted of a machine with an electronic tweezer attached to it. Its inventors claimed that grasping the hair with the tweezer would send a current through the hair, down into the hair follicle, thereby killing the root of the hair and removing the hair permanently. Sounds promising, doesn’t it?

Many people desperate to get rid of their unwanted hair believed the ads that promised permanent hair removal. Unfortunately, the inventors of Depilatron did not test their theory before releasing it to the public. The truth is: hair cannot conduct electric current, so Depilatron could not possible be a method of permanent hair removal! In a matter of months, it became clear that this new hair removal treatment was a scam. People who paid for Depilatron treatments threw a ton of money in the garbage and ended up being extremely disappointed.

One of my clients who had undergone some Depilatron treatments before coming to me for electrolysis was so enraged that she showed up at the fancy Madison Avenue Salon in New York City and stood at the front desk threatening to make a huge scene if her money wasn’t refunded to her immediately. She was lucky enough to receive a refund! After many years of being one of the top salons in the country, that salon closed its doors forever!

Occasionally, I still see some advertisements promising permanent hair removal through an electronic tweezer method. Another unsuccessful treatment was called “Removatron.” These treatments always promise “pain free permanent hair removal.” This is a perfect market for scams to keep popping up because these companies make their money fast and run for the hills, preying on people who are looking for a quick fix for their unwanted hair.

You may be tempted to try these methods of hair removal because they remove hair quickly. I urge you not to be fooled by hair removal methods that make promises that seem too good to be true. There is no quick fix when dealing with unwanted hair.

The hair follicle is generally pretty deep. With electronic tweezer treatments, the hair is not permanently removed because the electric current does not reach the root of the hair. Any product which claims to remove hair permanently simply by treating the problem on the surface of your skin without entering the hair follicle most likely will not be permanent and also has a great potential for damaging your skin.

Electrolysis is a different type of hair removal than the electronic tweezer methods because a needle is inserted directly into the hair follicle below the surface of the skin. It works because the electrolysis needle literally reaches “the root of the problem.” It may take a little bit longer to see results, but having electrolysis treatment is worth it because it is still, after 100 years, the only proven permanent method of hair removal!

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