These days you can buy systems quite cheaply on the internet which allow you to perform electrolysis yourself on your unwanted hair at home.
If you would like to remove hair permanently in the privacy of your own home they seem like a great idea.
But are they? You see professional electrologists (those who perform electrolysis in spas and salons) have to undergo lengthy training and are usually licensed by the state to perform what is quite an invasive procedure.
If you buy a home kit you receive no training at all other than the instructions which come with the kit.
Although the kits are cheap to buy and operate, they are not ideal for this reason and professional electrolysis treatment is almost always the best option especially if you have the budget and ability to attend regular appointments at the salon.
The risk with home electrolysis is that you may operate the machine incorrectly and achieve poor results for your efforts or worse, damage your skin or that you may buy the wrong equipment before you even begin.
Many people have no success at all with electrolysis systems for use in the home but that is often to do with the machine.
Some of the systems are simply not capable of removing hair permanently no matter how you operate them.
With the ones which do work, it really depends how motivated you are to learn the skills you need to remove hair effectively.
You need a bit of patience and (ideally) an area of your body which is not too visible or sensitive where you can practice.
The most motivated people learn to operate these machines because they do not have the means to pay for electrolysis or to attend many appointments outside the home and it seems they do have some success.