Electrolysis:
permanent hair removal  

For centuries both women and men have sought ways to remove hair. They’ve used abrasives to wear their hair out, tweezers and wax to pull the hair, depilatories to chemically remove and bleach to lighten it. It wasn’t until 1875 that Dr. Charles E Mitchell an ophthalmologist working to relieve a patient suffering from ingrown eyelashes discovered electrolysis as a process to permanently remove hair.

Electrolysis is still the only method of hair removal approved by the FDA that can claim permanent hair removal and it works for all skin types, hair types, skin colors, hair colors and areas of the body.

All three methods of electrolysis—Electrolysis (galvanic wave), Thermolysis (shortwave), and the Blend (a combination of the two)—have one function: to destroyed the cells that produce hair at the base of the follicle called the dermal papilla. In order to remove hair permanently, electrolysis must destroy the follicle. If only the hair itself is removed the follicle is left behind to produce other hair.

How does it work and feel?

The electrologist, without puncturing the skin, slides a probe into the hair follicle alongside the hair to the papilla. The papilla which contains blood vessels that supply nutrients and nourish the hair is then destroyed by applying the appropriate current. During an electrolysis treatment, the patient feels only the current being released from the probe. He or she does not feel the probe's insertion or the hair being epilated. The amount of discomfort experiences varies greatly from patient to patient. For some it is a small tingling sensation for others it is a pinch which varies in intensity.

Immediately following treatment, redness or tenderness may temporarily occur. The electrologist will provide you with post treatment instructions and any personal attention you may need.

Electrolysis at the Hermitage Day Spa

Jeanne d’arc Chenard being ahead of her time, in 1963 made a change in her career an became and electrologist.  She challenged the state of New Hampshire to make electrolysis a practice that would be regulated and standardized. Working 15 years to pass legislation she was finally successful in 1986, accomplishing formalized schooling and licensing for electrolysis.

She ran a successful business for thirty years, and in 1991, Jeanne d’Arc passed the business on to her niece, Charlotte Pratte, renaming to Charlotte Anne Electrolysis. In 2002 to the spa expanded into skin care, hair styling, massage therapy and more initiating the rebrand—the Hermitage Day Spa.

Today we aim to offer professional services which are personal and professional in a tranquil atmosphere. The spa will offer you a consistently relaxing experience while continuing to grow with trends.

We are client focused, understanding the responsibilities that clients carry with them into the Hermitage. We take our jobs seriously so each of our clients walks out knowing they received the best our business has to offer!