I really wanted this product to work, but it ended up burning my thumbs! I have gone to a professional electrologist and I understand that electrology works but is not a fast process or a quick fix. I wanted to take care of a few stray hairs and do my legs myself. All of my observations were made on the body setting, not on the lower powered face setting.

I followed the directions to the letter. There is no tingling at the point of treatment if you use the conducting gel. The challenge I found is that I was getting painful burns on my thumbs. It took me awhile to figure out what was going on...but here goes.

Electricity runs in a circuit, "circle." The way electrology zaps hairs is by entering your body, moving through the hair folicles, through the skin and back into the E-glide through the hand. At the point of re-entery, my thumbs, there were nasty holes being burned into my flesh as I used the device. Why always my thumbs and not my fingers... Read more

Just like Wisconsin Lady, I really, really wanted this thing to work. As a transwoman, I have paid a fortune to get rid of most of my facial hair, but I have so much hair elsewhere that I want to be rid of! This roller seemed like a great solution. I've used it a couple of times, and it really seems to work. However!!! Again, just like Wisconsin Lady, this thing gives me painful burns. In my case it is in my finger, not my thumb, but the pain is impossible to ignore no matter where it is. I still have a pinpoint scar on my finger from the burns. I am no wimp when it comes to pain - I've spent hundreds of hours with professional electrologists - but this is too much. Unless I can figure out a way around this, I too will return my roller.

I originally bought an eGlide after doing a report on it on my website, Beauty and Fashion Tech. I had a number of reader questions on it and some reports of people who liked the product and some reports of people who did not care for it or who did not see results. So, I figured I would give it a try on some facial hair. It took about 14 weeks of regular use to really see results, and I saw the most results after 5-6 months or so, when I also quit using it. At that time, I did have what I would say is around maybe 70% or more hair removal. Not too bad. But the product is not the easiest to use, takes time and consistency, and the directions say to pluck the hair after use, which makes it hard for use on large areas. One of my readers reported injury from what I suspect was a defective eglide (I think that person also posted a review here-the person with burnt thumbs). I haven't had problems such as that or problems with the device falling apart the way I have read a few others did,... Read more