Iontophoresis and travel
Iontophoresis & pre-treatment for longer therapy breaks
The pre-treatment with iontophoresis to make it through a longer treatment break or bridge a vacation.
Pre-treatment: it's time for a holiday, and you don't want to perform the treatment during vacation? It might be possible to perform a pre-treatment to make sure the iontophoresis effect will last longer. Whether such a pre-treatment is necessary and just how extensive it should be depended on your personal circumstances. However, the following rule always applies: the time during which the pre-treatment shows an effect depends on the usual frequency of your iontophoresis treatments.
If you need a one-hour session every day to uphold your success, there is little chance that a pre-treatment will get you anywhere. Iontophoresis sessions that last longer than one hour usually do not improve a user's success at all, apart from being very impractical. Read more on the topic: sensible treatment duration.
However, if your therapy is very well-adjusted, and you only need two 10-minute sessions per week, the treatment times can typically be added up for the pre-treatment.
Example: You perform 30 treatment minutes per week. You stand a good chance of getting through 10-14 days without treatment by performing a one-hour treatment in the evening just before the trip. Again: the pre-treatment effect varies highly between individuals!
Before undergoing such a marathon session, we recommend putting the theory to the test. It is important that your skin can handle a longer treatment well. Make sure you know your own limitations before going on holiday without iontophoresis. We don't want you to be disappointed during vacation!
Experience has shown many times that the sweating increases when travelling or returns to its old strength, even when the user keeps up the treatment. This effect is usually related to the water quality abroad.
A change in temperature can also be the cause of increased sweating when travelling. Make sure to adjust your iontophoresis therapy accordingly.
Adding the duration of the treatment sessions
Within reason, it is possible to perform all treatments that are usually undertaken in a week in just one day.
If you perform two 15-minute treatments per week, it usually works to perform one 30-minute treatment session instead - not only when travelling.
However, if you've strained your time threshold too much, you will usually notice the decreasing success pretty soon.
The treatment frequency that works best for you will adjust itself over time. If possible, the treatment frequency should be upheld until you feel a change in effect (over-therapy or under-therapy). When travelling by aeroplane and crossing border control, remember that an iontophoresis machine is an electronic device and therefore needs to be unpacked during security check. For this reason, it might be better to store it in the suitcase rather than your hand luggage.
Iontophoresis devices are usually rather handy, but the metal electrodes and large treatment tubs take up a lot of space. For this reason, we offer a small, lightweight iontophoresis travel kit in our store.
Hidrex and Idromed devices are equipped with a travel-friendly power supply that works worldwide on normal household sockets.