Arthur R. Hinkel (January 9, 1916 – January 17, 1993) was an American electrical engineer best known for developing the Blend Method of

electrology Electrology is the practice of electrical hair removal to permanently remove human hair from the body. Electrolysis is the actual process of removing hair using electricity. In electrolysis, a qualified professional called an electrologist slid ...

. Hinkel met electrologist Henri St. Pierre in the 1930s while Hinkel worked at the medical division of

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. They began work on developing an epilator that combined electrolysis and

thermolysis Thermal decomposition, or thermolysis, is a chemical decomposition caused by heat. The decomposition temperature of a substance is the temperature at which the substance chemically decomposes. The reaction is usually endothermic as heat is req ...

. In 1948, the St. Pierre Epilator Company Inc., owned by St. Pierre and Hinkel, received a patent for a blended current epilator. Hinkel also owned a chain of electrology businesses. He sold the manufacturing portion of the business in 1984, which still operates under the name A.R. Hinkel.

Bibliography

*Hinkel AR, Lind RW (1968). ''Electrolysis, Thermolysis and the Blend: the principles and practice of permanent hair removal.''Los Angeles, CA: Arroway Publishers,

External links

Arthur Hinkel biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hinkel, Arthur 1916 births 1993 deaths American electrical engineers 20th-century American engineers