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Your letters, comments, questions, Past Letters NO CUSHIONS? TRY PILLOWS Dear friends at Hair Route: I’ve read you cover to cover for over 15 years and cannot emphasize enough, how much I have benefited from the information and support your Magazine has given me. In a fairly recent past issue of IHR there was a “tip” from California electrologist John Fantz [MailBox, September 2003] suggesting that “seasoned electrologists” fit ‘pencil cushions’ over their needle-holders to make it easier for them to work long treatment sessions. I thought “What a brilliant idea!” — but I’ve had absolutely no luck in finding any of these pencil cushions. I’ve been to all the stationary stores in the city, checked with all the local medical suppliers and my electrolysis suppliers. Nothing! I wonder if there’s a Hair Route reader out there who can tell me how or where they can be obtained? I’m dying to get my hands on them, yuk yuk! — Jessie Hansen Calgary, Alberta Editors’ Note: Your memory let you down a little, Jessie. The name of the product John Fantz recommended was “Pencil Pillows” — not “Pencil Cushions.” We looked to the Internet and Google for help: typing in “Pencil Pillows” led us to Sanford, who make the Elements Pencil Pillows you are seeking. Sanford is a large US company with offices all over the world, and any Office Depot store in N. America should have what you are looking for: they come in packs of 5 or 25 (assorted colors) and are quite inexpensive. If you have no luck going this route, go directly to www.sanford.com One cautionary note for all readers: If you are allergic to natural rubber or latex, these Pencil Pillows are not for you! HINT FOR LOPSIDED PEDALERS Dear Editor: The last “Handy Hint” I contributed to the MailBox was very well received by Hair Route readers, so here’s another one for you. If you’re like most electrologists, you probably use a single foot pedal, and I expect you’ve never given it a second thought. Well, it’s worth taking a minute to ponder all that pumping! That one little pedal could be your key to a shapely, nicely toned right calf — without so much as setting a foot in the gym. It could also mean you’ll some day end up with a pair of lopsided lower legs. It’s time to take control. For the past 28 years I’ve been in business, I’ve used two foot pedals. And though I’m no gym rat, my lower legs make me look like I rack up hours on the stair-climber and the leg-press. To be honest, I wish the rest of my body was as firm. The trick, for all you one-pedalers out there, is to make the most of your follicle footwork. Don’t put the pedal to the metal with the same leg all the time. Instead, keep switching the foot you use and you’ll end up toning both of your gams — well enough to show them off in this season’s highest heels or strappiest flats. And remember: every pump of the pedal gets you closer to calves of steel. — Loretta Maxwell AVOIDING THE NEEDLE GUNK Dear Editors: Your Letter to the Editor in the last issue [MailBox, June 2004] about “Getting Gunk Off Needles” got my attention. I think the question should not be “how do I get the gunk off? but “How can a build-up of gunk on the needle be avoided?” I think there could be different reasons for the build-up: We experience this problem when the sebaceous gland produces a large amount of sebum in the follicle, or when the client has an abundance of sweat, which causes an overly moist pore. In the first situation, if the needle is getting too hot inside the follicle, the thing to try would be cutting down on the intensity setting. If the electrologist thinks the higher setting is needed to extract the hair in special circumstances, she could leave the settings the same but continued on page # continued from page # change the needle — up one size larger in diameter — to cut down on the heat but not change the amount of current that is needed for successful epilation. In the case of too much sweat, a good strong cleansing astringent should be applied before treatment, and frequently reapplied during the entire session. Again, you have to watch the intensity settings and/or the needle size. It might take a few minutes to get the right combination, but it is worth the time spent to improve this situation. — Cynthia Dalton REMOVING THE NEEDLE GUNK Dear Hair Route: This letter is in response to the query that was sent in by one of your readers [MailBox, June 2004]. If that reader still has the same problem, “Getting Gunk off Needles,” here is what she should do: 1. Change your setting on the epilator. Check the intensity that your machine is on. You have probably set the machine on too high an intensity (for the body area). 2. To remove the build-up of residue from the sebaceous glands (i.e. the gunk) just pause your treatment for a second, and drive your needle (a couple of times) through a cotton ball that has been saturated with rubbing alcohol — gently pressing the cotton ball onto the needle with your fingers as you proceed. You may press the epilator peddle while the needle is in the cotton ball: Do it for 4-5 times. It’ll take you a couple of seconds, and the needle will be like new. — Boba Borojevic
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