Sharper Image Home Electrolysis Roller Owner's manual
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>
The Technology
behind e€LIDE 3
>
Hair
Growth Cycles
3
>
Effective
use of o4IJDE 4
>
Product
Key 5
> lmpoftant
Notes
6
>
HOW tO Use E-GLIDE 7
> How
to use e-G DE on face 7-8
>
How
t0 use o-GLIDE on bodY 8-9
>
lmpoftant Note
9
> Your
Questions
Answefed 10
> Iechnical
Data 11
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At
last the
virtually
painless
solution
l0f
nalr
removal."
The e-cLIDE
allows
rnany
hairs
t0 be addressed,
aflected
simultaneo!sly.
Al types
of
hair tan be
effectively
remov€d.
The only
way
to deter
the regrowth
0f hair
is at the
ha r
follicle. This
ls the
growth
centres
for
haif. Salt
water
ls found
in its
purest
form at
the base
0f the
folllcle. When
a dlrect
galvafic
curreft
s
passed
through
lt, as that
transmitted
by
the e-GLIDE
an
electr0lytic
action
takes
place
changlng
the
salt
water to Sodium
Hydroxide
-
common
y
known
as
Lye.
This ls an
a kaline
which damages
the hair
rOot
every
tirne
the
ptocess is fepeated.
Thls is a
progresslve
system
and
Over a
peri0d
of
time wlth
regular
use
will result
in hait
temoval.
As this
amazing
techro
ogy ls needle
free,
there shou
d be
n0
paif,
scarrlrg
0f
p
ttlng
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To ufdefstand
how
hairs
grow
and how
yotl
can
lemove
them, thele
ate
thtee tn ngs
you
neeo
i0
know
Fifst, a
person
has
more thaf
500 of
these fol
it es
per
sqLare
inch.
Each
ol these follic
es are
capable
0f
growlng
a
hair at any
time.
However,
less thar
200/0 of
them
gtow
at
the same tlme'
second,
the
hair folljcles
grOw in cycles. Since
not a l9r0w at
the same
time,
thefe ate
periods
ot lest
for
the fol
ic es. ourlng
this fest
peri0d, the haif
mzy iemain
n the
fol ic e fo( a
Ofg time of
it rnay
fall out.
The
follicle actualy
shrinks
during
the fest
period
and
the dermal
pap
lla cells are
sePafated
from
the bottom
of the
fo llcle.
when the
rest
pefiod
is over,
the
fo lcle
grows d0wn
to meet the
dermal
papllla
again,
ard the
cells start
making
arother
hali This cycling
0f
each fol
icle
goes
on
for
a
Iiletime.
For
many of
the
hairs, the
perl0d
ol active
qfowth
may
only last
fof 2 weeks
alter
y0!
see tfe
hall
As
you
will learn,
E-G ide caf
be elfective
on
these hairs
with n this
2
week
period
whie they
are
still
growlnq.
-l
rd it
ldle\
8ll
wepl.'Or
d hdr
to
grOw
1r0m
the base of the
fol|cle
to the
surtace 0f the
skin so
you
can see it.
What
lhis
means s that
even if
you
just
lweeze
a hair
out,
you
have
to wait 812
weeks
fot
tfe fa r
lo
qrow
aqd
I
Malv
peopra
thirk if
lhey tweeze
0r wax all the
hai6
from
an area of skin
ofe day, afd
see
fd,s n
lhe
sare
a,ea
lhe
te\t wepl.,
that
these are the
same ha rs that
have
feqfown. You
now know
that this
is
.TDos,be.
lle
la,rs
yo.t
(ee
d
week
laief ln
the same
afea are from
d fferent
hair
fo lcles.
HOWeVeT,
E-GLIDI
HAIR REMOVAL
SYSTEi\,,] shou
d be with0ut the
pain,
pitting
ard
.ca
r,rq
lt cat be
J>ed saley
dnc
effect vely
on most skin types.
T0
effecl vely
s10p hair
gr0wth
in its
qfowth
cycle,
when the
Dermal Papilla
cells if the
hair
ro0t
are in the I
active
phase.
Durinq
the rest
perod
n the hair
growth
rycle,
the Derma
Papilla
cells retreat
below the fol irle.
When
you
first remove
a ha T 0r haifs, you
do
not know
whirh hairs
are in
growth
cyc e 0r rest
peri0d.
0nly when
hairs re-appear
are
you
sure
y0!
can re apply the
e-GLIDE.
YOu have
around 2 weeks
of
growth
cycle
once a hair has
dpppdred.
'o
dpp,y
rurrhe'e-GLIDE
Lse
The
process
0f hair
femoval is
nOl therefore
irstant.
You wl feed
some
patience,
but will
be
rewarded
by less and less hairs
re-appear
ng.
This
diagram shows
the electronic
pulses
from
the
Roller being
conducted through
the
gel
into the
hair
Jollicle.
The
hair inside
the hair
follicle
is
sutounded
by a water and.
sah solution which
is
ako conductiye
and allows
the
pulses
to tavel right
down
to the root. During
the use time, the electronic
pulres
will
change the
chemical structure
of the
water
and sah solution
to Sodium Hydroxide.
Over
time
this will destroy
the hair root itlsi.le
the
Jblliclc,so
hairs will not re-gro\|.
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PATCH TIST Before
you
use the
e-cLrDE on facial
hair
you
should first test it
on the back of
your
neck. Follow inskuctions
lor Face
use 0r
page
7 E 8.
lf
you
experience any
adverse reaction on
youf
neck, D0 NoT USE
e-eLIDE 0n
youf
face. Contact
VOL.
local
disrr butor.
I tacial
Hair
Remove
all make up
using
your
normal
cleansing foutine.
(preferably
avod using
alcohol
based cleansers). The
area of use must
be thofoughly clean, dry
and
non,greasy.
I Body
Hair
Thorolghly
ceanse the area
of use as above.
you
should cut long hairs as short
as
possible
with
scissors or a razor
before app
y
ng
the conductive
gel.
I DO NOT
I
DO
NOT
I DO NOT
I
DO NOT
I
DO NOT
I DO NOT
I DO NOT
I
DO NOI
I DO NOT
I DO NOT
use
perfume
or
perfumed
products pfiof
to use
use alcohol based
cleansers
prior
to use
use on open abrasions, inflamed
skin ot sunburnt
areas
use 0n haifs
growing
from
moles at any time
use on delicate areas such
as eyelids.
use if suffering
from diabetes, epilepsy,
phlebitis
of
if
you
have a heart condition
use during
pregnancy.
use near vancose vetns
use the
+eLrDE
without
the conductive
gel
exceed recommended
application times of use 0n same
area within
24 houfs
IF IN
DOUET
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PI.EASE CONSUTI YOUR
OOCTOR
General Guide
To using e-GUDE
I Install Batteries.
Open battery cOmpaftment
and lnsert 2 x AM batteries
(included)
making sute
polarity
is correct.
I
Turn Power on.
Press on
/
off button and
power
LED
0ed)
will ind cate
pOwer
0f.
I Application
Modes.
There
are
2 m0des, Face Ro ler and Body
R0ler. Ptess mOde button and
LEo
w lindlcate
mode selected.
I Holding e-cI-DE.
YOu must hold
the e-cLDE ensulirg
your
finger and
thurnb are
touching the chforre contact
strips each side 0f unit
(Fig
1).
I e-cLDE
Condu(tive Gel.
Apply c0nductive
geL
as indicated
for the face and
D0cy
I Use.
The
e-cLDE
w I bleep twice
when the toller s
placed
on the skin
after
applylng
conductive
gel.
the
green
tED will
ght
up
indicating
g00d
tOntact.
I Finishing use.
Ihe
e-cr,DE
wl I b eep 3 times
indicatlng the end 0f a
qcle,
afd automatically
turn ofl
I
After use. lt is best lo app
y
a
m0 stutiser, as e ectrolys s can dry out
the skln.
I Do
Not
exreed
appliration times
described l0 face afd body usage.
Use the
lollowing
procedure
to do a
patch
test on
the back of
your
neck before using e-etIDE
on
your
face.
I Thoroughly
c ean skin as described
in
page
6.
I Apply condurtive
gel
on
to area of use. Lightly
smooth over skin.
You
do
not have t0 rub
geL
rllht
into skin
(Fig
2 overleaf).
I Switch
0n ufit and select Face
Roller moae.
upper
tip
I
Making
sure
your
fingef and thumb
are touching chr0me
conductive strips each side
of unit,
place
fOller on area of
u5e
(tig
3).
I Unit will bleep twice when foller
tOuches skin and
green
contact
tED will
come on.
I
Area
0f use should be 2 t0 3 square
centimetres.
I Gently r0ll the roller back
and
f0(h
over area of use
making sure roller does not lose
contact with the skin. tf
you
are using e.eLDE
on small areas like the uppef lip.
d0 not worry if there is not enOugh r00m
t0 m0ve the Roller.
As long as the Rollef is in
contact with the skin it will still wOrkl
lf the Roller loses
c0ntact with the skin the unit will
bleep 3 times and switch off YOu then
have to
tun unit on again and select Face Rollef mode.
I An applicati0n cycle contains
3
x 20
second
interyals.
Howevef thefe is
a
10
second rest
period
between each 20 second interval.
Durinq the fest
pefiod
contact LED will flash. lhe contact LED will
stay on duinq interyal time.
Total cycle is 90 seconds.
I At the end of the cycle the unit Vvill Bleep 3 times
and switch off
I Gently
pull
out hairs in direction of
growth
usjng
tweezers
pr0vided.
I After using on one afea m0ve
on to another area.
I
As
a
general guideline
to areas mOst effective for
use:
for
upper
lip
or chin Use on left side for 1 cycle and riqht side fOr 1 cycle.
e-GLIDE is
not
designed
tor
€yebrows.
Do not exceed 2 appli(ation
rycles
oI
90 seconds in
the same area
per
day. Do not exceed 2
appli(ation
cycles
per
day for more than 5 days
per
week in the same 2 to 3 cm square
area.
Bikinitine applying
gel
H
fig 3
n
Legs
m
E
Eikini tineljnder Arms
H
Fig 8
I
tig7
t
lio 6
H
fio 5
E
Fio 4
I The effective use area
is
'10cm
x 10cfi1
I The stencil
measures an area 10cm
x 5cm for convenaence
(Fig
4). You can therefole
ma* out two
stencil areas using the
marker crayon
(tig
5). Stencil
afeas can be
marked out either side by side or
one above the othef
as illunEted
(tig
6).
(MaIkeI
trayon can be easily
removed using a damp cloth
or cotton wool).
I
lhoroughly clean skin as
described in
page
6.
lt
is
.ec0mmended that body aPPlication
should be after
a bath or showet
I
Apply conductive
gel
on
to area
you
have ma(ed out
fot application
(tig
7).
I switch 0n Unit and select
Body Rollef
Mode.
I
Making sure
your
finger and
thumb afe touthing chrome
condudive strips each side of
unit,
place
roller on area of use
(tig
8).
I
Unit
will bleep twire when
rollef touthes skin and
green
tED will tome on.
I
Gently roll the roller back and
forth within the 10cm squate
marked out. Make sure the
toller does
not lose contact with the skin.
lf
this
happens unit will bleep
3 times and switch off.
You then
have to tun unit on
again and select Body
Roller mode.
I
A cycle
is 2 x
5
minute intervals
with
a
1 minute fest
period
after
first 5
minutes. Total cycle 11 minutes.
Duing the rest
peri0d
the contact
LED will flash. Ihe contact iED
will
stay on duing the application
time as long as
the roller remains in
contact with the skin.
Do
not remove Roller
from contad with the skin even
in the rest
period.
lf this happens
3 bleeps will sound and
the unit will switch
ofl
Switch
the unit on again and
select Body Roller Mode.
I Mark out
a
new 10cm square
and apply to a new atea
as abOve.
t
Gently
pull
out hairs in direction
of
growth
using
tweezers
pfovided.
Do
not
exceed
I cyde ol 11 minutes
in the same area
per
day. Do
not exceed 6 daily cydes
per
week in the
same 10cm square
application
area.
Cleaning the
e-GLiDn
Before cleafifg, the
batteries should be removed lrom the
battefy compartment on the reverse
side of the unit. Ihe r0ller
can be removed separately
for clean fg. P0siti0n finger 0f
thumb at ffont
of roller and
pull
roller away from
unit.
Rolef
covef wlll then cljck
open. Remove r0l er afd clean w th t ssle
0r s0ft damp c oth.
D0NOI I\IMERSE RoLLER lN WAIERt Clean
any surplus
ge
around metal c0ntacts
each side 0f r0ler usinq
a cottor Dud.
To replace toller, Replace roller makifg sure
plns
each end of
r0ller fit ir
plastic
sl0ls each
end and
that
they are touchifg
metal c0ftacts.
'C
ick' in rol
et cover each side t0 secure rol
er
by
pushing
in
each side from front.
Will I su(cess{ully
a(hieve hair removal?
In a wOrd YESI Provlded
you
carefu
ly folow
the instructlons. Be
patiert,
hair
qfows
in 812 week
cy(les.
After
60 days with reqular use,
you
wi I see
positive
res!lts.
ls the
e-ailiDE
painful?
All
you
may fee is a slight ting irg sensati0r
durirg use.
App
y
more
gel
to redlce
Lh s.
Metal teeth
fillings
sometimes react to lsage on the fare and
you
may exper ence a s ight meta llc laste which
only lasts for a short time. This is
quite
normal. occaslofaly
your
skln wl trrf
plnk
around the
applicati0n area. This again is normal and wil disappear in a short Lirne.
When
you
tweeze Out
a
hair, always make sure
you
d0
this in the dlfection 0f
grOwth
t0 make sure
thr< r<,r< n:rnlp<c:< nn<(ihlp
(an
I use on areag like my leg5l
Yes, but
you
need to use 0n 1Ocm square areas at a tlme.
The red on
/
oIt ttD will oot
go
on?
This normally ind cates the 2 x AAA heavy duty batteries need replacing.
The
green
(onta(t
tED will not
qo
on?
P00r r0nductivity may be due to the application area nol beifg
ceaf, or insufflcient
gel.
Make sure
your
finger and thumb are damp when touching
the
chrome
strlps each side of the
pfoduct
as
you
touch
the skin ihls helps conductivity.
i il
(heck
tl-e
red
on
/
off
IFD rq 0n, il for tl'e batleres
need reDlac'ng.
what
(auses
exressive hair
growth?
A number
of conditions. Horm0nal changes,
stress, men0pause,
puberty,
medicatiOn 0r hereditary
conditi0ns.
These can all influence
hair
growth.
after
usage
Always tweeze
hairs Out in difection of
haif
growth.
f the skin
is sp0tty, try a non-greasy antiseptic
cream. You
will find that stubborn hairs
will be easier t0
pull
out after sevetal
applicatiors.
Simply
fo low
your
normal
beauty and make up
rOut nes. We recommend a
good
moisturisef as use
tends to dry out
the skif.
l\,4odeL No:
Input
Voltage:
0utput
Voltage:
0utput
Curfent:
17'10V
\m/
complles
to:
2 x AAA alkaline batteries
fl
23 volts maxjmum
C
€
conforms to;
0.5 Ma
(max)
EN55014-1 : 2006,
EN61000-6-3:2007
EN 55014-2: 1997+AT: 2001
EMC Regulations
(Electro
l\ agnetic
Compatibi ity
Dirqctive 2004/1 08/EC)
The
e-eLIDE
is
quaranteed
for one
year
aga nst origlnal factory fauLis
in material and workmanship.
lf repairs are
necessary as a result of accident
0r misuse this is not included
in
our
guafantee.
lmpOnant:
Thls undeftaking is in addltion
to consumet's statutory rights and
does not affect those
rights n any
way.
The e-GLIDE
is manLfactured under icense
in
Chlna
to the excluslve UK design
0f Elysde Cosmetics
Ltd, 12a sun Street,
waltham Abbey, Essex ENg 1EE England.
lf
the
!nit
is damaqed, it mlst be returned
to the e€LIDE oistributor. Do
not tampef with wires 0r
attempt t0 open contiol
unit as this wil inva idate the
guarantee.
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