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ENGLISH
ELECTROLISS
ELECTROLYSIS HAIR
REMOVAL
For nearly 30 years, BaByliss has put
itself at the forefront of technology
to respond to the increasingly
demanding desires of women for
hair removal systems. Thanks to the
electrolysis hair removal technique,
BaByliss ELECTROLISS
now on let you remove excess hair
permanently and painlessly.
This technique directs a barely
perceptible electrical current to the
base of the hair follicle. A chemical
reaction neutralizes
papilla that feeds the hair and
regrowth is slowed dramatically. This
technique therefore not only deals
with the visible hair, it progressively
destroys the root for long-term hair
removal.
Some information on body hair (see
figure 1 and 2):
• Hair grows from a sac called a follicle.
The density of the follicles varies
depending on the area it is in. Thus,
the density ranges from 60 follicles
per square centimetre on the legs to
500 follicles per centimetre on the
upper lip.
• Hair grows in cycles. During the growth
phase (or anagen phase), hair is fed by
the dermal papilla. Hair then enters a
transitional phase (or catagen phase),
and finally enters a resting phase (or
telegen phase). During the last phase,
hair does not grow because it has
separated from the dermal papilla.
Hair falls out, the follicle reconnects
with the dermal papilla and a new
will from
the dermal
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cycle begins. It takes approximately
three weeks for hair to grow from the
base of the follicle to the surface of
the skin and thus be visible. In other
words, when hair begins to grow,
it will not appear until three weeks
later. Generally, if we remove hair one
day and hair appears the following
week, we think that it is the same hair
regrowing, while it in fact comes from
different follicles.
• From the moment when the hair
appears on the surface of the skin, the
growth period continues for about 13
weeks more. For the treatment to be
effective, the hair has to be treated
during this anagen phase, when the
dermal papillae are still active. It is
the sine qua non to truly stop the hair
growth process.
• Hair grows back in irregular cycles. In
a single area, some hair is in its growth
phase (anagen) and other in their
rest phase (telegen). This is why the
treatment must be carried out once
or twice a week. The first results will
be seen after a few weeks of treatment
and will increase with prolonged and
regular use of the product.
DESCRIPTION OF THE ELECTROLISS
. Precision stylet (connects directly
to the appliance) + 4 heads
2. Main connector (lilac coloured) + 2
patch connectors (lilac coloured) +
 contact patch connector (maroon
coloured)
3. Patches for the face
4. Patches for sensitive areas
5. Patches for the legs
6. Contact patches
7. Storage case
8. Adaptor