The stylet tip was to small so I took one of my large straight pins from my sewing notions... then I popped off the metalic rainbow bead that was on the straight pin. The I put the straight pin up inside the style tiplet hole. This works great and is easier to get inside and stay inside the hair folicle. I also put a damp rag on the touch plate for my left hand or legs to touch while I use my right hand to needle myself. It is necesary to put SALT WATER ON YOUR HAIR for electrical current, so have a cup of salty water there with you. Do 5 hairs then wait a week.
Then do the same 5 hairs again after they have healed, then after needleing them again for the 2nd time pull them out with tweezers. There should be a clear hard substance surrounding the root. If not then the hair might grow back. This takes a while and requires patience but it does permantly remove your hairs.

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When you get your One Touch Deluxe it comes with a battery. Pop off the back door with a screw driver and leave that stubborn piece of flat plastic off. Don't put the back battery door back on. You don't really need the battery door. Only attatch the 9 volt battery to the connecter when you use your machine. When your done, un-attatch the battery in order to save your self money from buying another battery.

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I have been well pleased, but the probes (the little fine wire needle tip) bends easily, this seems to be a common complaint. The instruction suggest straightening with tweezers, but my hands are not steady enough for that to work. The best way I have found to straighten a probe is to get a metal or plastic ruler or card the thickness of a credit card. Remove the probe from the stylet handle and lay it on a flat surface with just the wire part of the probe on the ruler or card pointing away from you. With medium pressure, comb the the wire with your fingernail at a slight angle in a stroke down its length away from you. Roll the probe so the bent part is highest and repeat until it is straight again. This will fix all minor bends and save downtime. Any tip that has repeatedly bent at the same spot could break off so it should be discarded and replaced. When I first started using mine, I ruined a couple tips pretty quick just learning. Getting bends out of a tip while they are minor will keep you from ruining an otherwise good tip.

If you have trouble getting a probe out of the tip holder, don't force it; soak it in alcohol for a few minutes. To prevent bent tips, retract the probe when you put it down.

Another big help when working on body parts or a partner (use separate tips) is to use one of those magnifying desk lights you may have seen at office supply stores, though there are cheaper places to buy them on the web.

We all have hair somewhere that annoys us. Mine is still a work in progress, but I'm glad to be free of the worst having concentrated on the most annoying first.

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There are some tips and suggestions that I can give you but I suggest that you read the instructions that come with the One Touch as they are very helpful. Here is what I do when I'm using the One Touch.

PREPARATION
I first prepare the salt-water solution using about a teaspoon of salt for every half cup of water. Then I prepare a comfortable spot for myself on my bed by placing two pillows behind my back and one big pillow under my knees. In this position my body is bent in a way that I can see my belly easily and comfortably. I highly recommend using this position when working on your belly, chest, and bikini area. It allows you to work for longer periods of time. Standing would just be unbearable. I also have a pair of good tweezers next to me and I sometimes use a lamp next to my bed for better lighting. I’ve never had to used a magnifying glass but if you want to use one than I suggest you get one that can stand on it’s own. You want your hands as free as possible to operate the needle. In my experience I found that it’s easier to just chose a setting on the machine and let it be. Don’t fuss with the setting while the needle is below the skin as that could be dangerous.

FINDING THE HAIR FOLLICLE
Next, I find the hair follicle by gently pushing/brushing the hair back in the opposite direction of hair growth with my finger (don’t stretch the skin when doing this as it may distort where the pore opening and hair follicle really is). This technique especially works well with finer hair because it is so hard to see where the hair enters the skin. I would like to make a personal note here, that you may not have to do this step with thicker hair because the pore opening is larger. I’ve noticed that while doing my bikini area I don’t have to do this step at all and that the needle slides in quite easily.

INSERTING THE NEEDLE
Then I insert the needle under the hair shaft. When doing this make sure that you are inserting the ENTIRE needle at the same angle as the hair growth and by placing the needle beneath the hair there is less chance of you missing the follicle then if you were to place the needle above the hair. Let the hair/pore guide you. Don’t ever force the needle. If you are forcing anything then you are missing the hair shaft completely. Making contact with the follicle is extremely important which is the only way to kill the follicle (NOTE: if the needle doesn't make contact with the hair follicle then it cannot burn/kill the root and most likely you will burn the surrounding skin resulting in a burn or scar). In my experience, the only way to know if you're in the shaft of the pore is to FEEL your way. Use your eyes to find the opening of the pore then feel the needle slide in. There should be no resistance with the needle. If the needle misses the pore opening it should retract into the pen that holds the needle(this happens so that you don’t puncture your skin). If you do it right, the needle should be extended in the pore. One test I do to see if the needle is extended in the pore is I do a small “tug test” with the needle. I'm not pulling the needle out of the pore. Picture it this way. If the needle it almost parallel to the skin I gently tug/pull directly upward (be careful not to bend the needle). This allows me to see where the needle is under the skin. If it looks like the needle is completely or nearly completely extended (every pore varies a little in length especially on different areas of the body) in the pore then I'll proceed to the next step, which is to touch the touchband with moist fingers to activate the machine. I hold the needle in place for about 15-20 seconds. I don’t count out the time I just guess, but if you feel more comfortable counting out each second then by all means do it. I’ve done this so many times that I’m quite an expert on how much each hair can take.

DETERMINING IF THE FOLLICLE IS ZAPPED
If you’ve done everything right then chances are you will feel the follicle being burned. The sensation varies for me. Sometimes it tingles, other times it stings. The pain also varies but it should never be unbearable.
Now there is one thing that happens (at least for me) that tells me for sure I’ve killed the root and that it a very faint bubbling/popping sound. I will actually see and hear the fluid from the follicle bubble out of the pore. This happens probably 60% of the time for me. However, it sometimes won’t happen but that doesn’t mean that I didn’t kill the root. Another thing you can do to see if the hair is dead is to tug on the hair with the tweezers. If there is resistance and the hair doesn’t want to come out then it usually means the follicle is not burned enough and you need to go longer. I suggest you only try a couple times on the same hair though as you don’t want to burn your skin.
Another thing I’ve discovered is that sometimes even though the treated hair doesn’t want to come out it doesn’t always mean that it’s not dead. Sometimes it just means that the follicle is so burned that the root wants to go with the hair when you’re trying to pull it out and so it causes some resistance. That is why whenever I treat a hair and it doesn’t want to come out, even after I’ve treated it 2 or 3 times, I’ll just pull it out anyway. This will eliminate any doubt of wether or not I killed it. If I killed it, great! If not, fine. I’ll just wait until it grows out again, no harm done.

HEALLING
After your finished, you’ll most likely have a red bump where you treated a hair. Later you may have some scabs, but it’s nothing to worry about. Just let your body heal them and you’ll be fine. But make sure your scabs don’t come off prematurely otherwise you could scar. I like to use vitamin E oil on the scabs to help healing and to make sure they don’t flake off too soon. I’m also careful in the shower not to accidentally pull off any scabs. Also, avoid wearing clothes that could rub off any scabs.
If you have a red bump and what looks like a little pit in the center of that red bump (where the hair used to be) then that means that you may have went a little too long with that hair or the setting was too high. It’s not a good sign if this happens. It doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll get a scar, but you could come close to one if you keep doing it that way. Just keep an eye on each bump. If you start to see pits, cut down your time or turn the dial down on the machine.


TEST TO SEE IF YOUR MACHINE IS WORKING
There is a simple test to see if your machine is operating. All you do is touch the needle to your skin, preferably in a not-so-sensitive-area such as the back of your hand, then activate the machine by touching the touchband with moist fingers. If you feel the needle burn you then it’s working. You might be thinking, “What? I have to burn myself to see if my machine is working?” But I promise you, it won’t hurt if you have it on a low setting, and once you feel it burning pull the needle away from your skin. It’s better to do the “burn test” above your skin than below your skin because it’s harder to feel the heat below the skin. I’ve tried this test many times to make sure my battery hasn’t died.

EXTRA NOTES
Be careful when reinserting the needle more than once on the same hair because the more you use the needle on the same hair the more the surrounding skin gets numb and therefore it’s harder to tell if your killing the hair or your killing your skin. This is how scarring occurs. I know because I did it once. Luckily it is small and in an area that’s not noticeable.

If you feel that you need a higher setting pull the needle out, change the setting then, and this is important, try again on a different hair. The reason for this is that after treating the same hair for a while the surrounding skin becomes numb. So even if you set the machine higher it may not feel like it is higher on the same hair you’ve be treating for the past 40 seconds.

The depth of pores/hair shafts on different areas of the body differ and it’s important to know this because the stylet tip or needle is set on a spring to allow for varying sizes. The spring allows you to insert the entire length of the needle into a pore even if it is shorter than the needles length (such as the hair shafts on your chest).
Always insert the entire needle into the follicle otherwise you risk burning the skin. If the pore is longer than the needle then make sure the needle it extended the entire length of the pore because the hair follicle sits at the base of the pore. Also be sure that no part of the needle is visible above the skin, especially with shorter pores, otherwise you could burn the skin. It’s easy to make this mistake with shorter pores. (You can test the spring by gently pressing on the tip of the needle with your finger. When you release it the needle should spring back out)

If it’s hurting a lot then stop and put it on a lower setting or do it in shorter time periods.

I notice that it’s easier to find the hair follicle the second time. It’s also easier to do thicker hair than finer hair, for me at least.

I'll sometimes rotate the needle while in the pore to try and make contact with the follicle (the manul also suggests this). If you do this make sure you're rotating at the same angle as the hair, if you don't you could damage the skin.

Different people have different tolerance levels and so my suggestions may not be for everyone. Just remember that every suggestion comes from my own experiences and they are in no way to be replaced with the original instructions that come with the One Touch

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Before you use, get the clear plastic film out of battery case first, becasue the battery was encased in plastic. It did not work no matter how much you followed directions.

If you get a large magnified mirror (5X or larger), it's even better!

If you can also get a buddy to work with you on areas you can't reach, its also great!

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