How do you sterilize it? I would imagine it would be bad for people with tendency for acne?
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You sterilize it by first cleaning gently with warm soap and water and then i soak it in alcohol about 5-15 min. Before I use it, I also clean my face (or the area you're treating) with alcohol and my fingers as well. Just to be sure everything is clean before using the roller. Since they are needles, you need to watch that everything is clean. I'm not so sure how it would be for people with acne. I know it helps treat acne scars. For me, I only use it for the fine lines and wrinkles.
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Spray it with rubbing alcohol, or just pour the alcohol over it. I think it's probably fine for acne-prone skin. Try using a facial oil instead of acne medication that dries out the skin. In my experience (I have 3 daughters) trying to dry up pimples only makes the skin think it needs to make more oil to compensate while adding oil to oily skin balances the complexion.
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I used rubbing alcohol and a paper towel. Poured the rubbing alcohol over the roller the ran it on the paper towel to make sure all parts were covered. If you google it there are a lot of diffret ways people suggest. I also only use it right after a shower,
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Just rinse during your cycle and at the end of your cycle you can disinfect with hydrogen peroxide as well as a few other options they provide in detail in the pamphlet provided
993344
JNH sells a bulb that is supposed to "ionize" the air to clean it, but frankly, I am not sure it does anything. I am also not sure it needs "sterilizing." It is wood and it heats up to 140 degrees in dry heat. Not ideal conditions for germs to live. We only sit on towels and my husband and I are the only ones using it. That said, we have scrubbed it with a spray disinfectant but honestly, I do not feel it needs frequent cleaning.
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I use the toothbrush with very warm water, spray it with hard pressure - Alcohol - then I dry it because of the metal tip with the diamond cutting, bacteria sets in - I do it EVERYTIME I use it....I am a germaphobic....lol PAJ
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I assume occasionally it wouldn't hurt. You should use the sterilizing soap if you do. It really works well in keeping the cpap masks etc clean and refreshing
1284793
I have put it in my dishwasher a few times and it has held up. I haven't put it in a sterilizer though. I would assume yes.
1958628
Depending on use, I guess. I would sterilize because I am using for medicinal herbal formulas.
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So when you say "steralize" you mean to clean it right? You mention Lube, what type of Lube do you use when you insert it?
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Dish soap works best and use cleaning mode. Unless you have an air compressor with a blower attachment. Also an occasional swab with alcohol helps keeps things sanitary too. My face will break out if I don't clean it once a week.
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We sterilize with the microwave. You put a little bit of water in the bottom and then nuke it on high for 4 minutes. Seems to be ok with that.
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I had acne when I was young and alwayd used an electric shaver without any problem. I think its still the best way to shave at any age.
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I was worried about sterilizing this also when I bought it. However my pediatrician says that as long as you rinse it with warm water right after you are done using it then wash it with warm soapy water you never have to sterilize. He says the same thing about bottles. That works for us because I wash it with hot soapy water as soon as it is empty so I can fill it up again. Don't know if you are comfortable with that advice but I am passing it on. I do throw it in the dishwasher once in a blue moon.
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I don't dilute it, I paint it directly on with a fan brush and leave it on for as long as I can stand it. When I first started using it, that was one minute or so. Now my skin can handle leaving it on for 3 or 4 minutes. Then rinse it off with really cold water until it doesn't burn anymore, and I usually put a cold washcloth in the freezer for a few minutes and hold that on my face afterwards too.
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Yes. You store it in the sterilising cradle. Push the wash button evrty three shaves.
500529
If you are in a medical setting, you *should* very well know the difference between sanitization & sterilization.I learned the difference in hair school. This really worries me if you are in a "medical setting".
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This is a plastic irrigator, so the best way to sterilize on the fly is with rubbing alcohol and then rinse it with hot water.
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It takes no time to take it apart and give it a quick rinse in hot water. Takes longer to talk about than actually doing it. Your choice, it is your skin after all.