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I should start by saying I come from a state that is both unlicensed and without formal training available in electrolysis.   The predominant modality is thermolysis.   The profession is passed down from one person to the next with some receiving as little as two weeks of training. I entered the electrolysis field  having a medical [...]

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State Licensing

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33 states have regulations for the practice of electrolysis, listed below: Arkansas Board of Cosmetology – LE 4815 W. Markham, Slot 8 Little Rock, AR 72205 501-682-2168 Email Website Requirements: 600 hrs OR 350 hrs AND 1500-hr cosmetology license; Examination 18 yrs; High school or equiv. California Board of Barbering & Cosmetology – LE 2420 [...]

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What is Electrology ?

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The profession is known as ELECTROLOGY; the practitioner is an ELECTROLOGIST who practices ELECTROLYSIS 1.     Electro- + -logy.] noun Branch of physical science which treats of the phenomena of electricity and its properties. 2.      [E·lec·trol·o·gist] noun One who removes body hair by means of an electric current. 3.    [Elec·trol·y·sis] noun \ i-ˌlek-ˈträ-lə-səs\ a: the producing [...]

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About Monterey

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Current day Monterey may be famous for it’s world renowned Bay Aquarium, nearby golf resorts and tournaments, and protected Marine Sanctuary (the bay itself), but it also has quite an interesting history.  Explored by the Spanish in the 1500′s and settled in 1770 as one of the early California missions established by Father Junipero Serra, Monterey was actually the first [...]

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