Brooklyn Electrolysis

Brooklyn Electrolysis practices electrolysis, a method that works on individual hair follicles with the aim of preventing regrowth rather than only removing hair for a short time. According to the business, electrolysis hair removal dates back to 1875, and the business has served Brooklyn for over 65 years.

Each client begins with a private, confidential consultation with the electrologist, who builds an initial treatment plan. Some areas need more than one session, depending on how coarse and deep the hair is. During treatment, a fine probe goes into each follicle to deliver a small electric current to the root, and the loosened hair is then removed with tweezers.

Slight redness or tenderness can follow a session and usually settles within a couple of hours. For the first day, clients are asked to avoid heavy sweating, tanning, long sun exposure and makeup. Between treatments, shaving is preferred to tweezing or waxing.

The business says all equipment is sterilized and that only disposable probes are used. Services are performed in a private setting, and scheduling is flexible. Electrolysis can also treat and remove ingrown hairs, and the business treats a range of body areas, with the face, breasts, bikini line, underarms and legs named as among the most requested. Young clients are also seen: girls as young as 12 come in for upper lip hair, and teens and pre-teens come in to define or separate their eyebrows, with the business saying the young person, not a parent, should make that decision.

The salon describes electrolysis as a permanent way to remove hair so that it does not grow back. Each plan begins with a private consultation. According to the salon, the treatment works across every skin tone, hair texture and hair shade, and on all body areas.

Services are performed in a private setting.