Electrolysis Hair Removal

Eleven years later in 1886 Dr George Fox published an article on galvanic epilation 'the use of electricity in the removal of superfluous hair and the treatment of various facial blemishes'.

Then in 1895, the first training course for electrolysis was written by Daniel Mahler of Rhode Island, America.

In 1916 the multiple needle technique was introduced, invented by Professor Paul Kree. This technique allowed as many as 10 needles to be inserted simultaneously into hair follicles, which revolutionized the previously slow process of electrolysis and made it a more practical method of treatment for hair removal.

In 1924, a new method of electrolysis was introduced by Dr Henry Bordier, in Lyons, France. He pioneered the use of shortwave diathermy to remove unwanted hair growth. This proved to be a much quicker method of hair removal even when compared with the Kree multiple needle technique, and soon superseded galvanic.

Over the next 20 years shortwave diathermy technology continued to advance, with the introduction of a new high frequency alternating current during the 1940s. This new type of machine proved to be a more reliable method of hair removal and helped to firmly establish shortwave diathermy as the market leader.

In 1945, Arthur R. Hinkle and Henri E. St Pierre patented the first combination current machine called the blend. This method of electrolysis became firmly established in America, and was not generally introduced to England until the 1980s, although one or two prominent electrologists did undertake its use and begin training programs. It was only during the mid 1990's that it became more widely used within salons.