Reddit reviews Spectra 360 Electrode Gel Parker Laboratories (Pack of 3)

Could you use electrode gel with your Cefaly? I got some to use with my TENS as opposed to just cleaning and renewing the pads with water, and the pads last practically forever. Now I don't put them on my forehead, so I don't know if stickiness is different there, but you don't have to cover the whole pad with gel. It also increases the conduction.

Here is the one I bought, but there are probably other ones out there with better prices/reviews if you look. A little goes a long way.

I am assuming you are not using a TENS device for TDCS which it isn't meant for. There are TENS pads that are just carbon rubber that you apply paste on. Go to amazon.com and search for electrode gel or tac gel. Tac gel is an adhesive. I am guessing it will rip the gel layer off of regular pads eventually (?). I think it is meant to be used with carbon rubber pads. Electrode gel coats and rehydrates gel pads making them last longer.

I used to use my TENS unit for stuff quite often. I use the gel electrodes linked below. About every third use I smear a very light coating of electrode gel (not tac gel) over them. They last quite a while and the gel keeps the pads moderately sticky. If you over saturate the electrode it falls apart. You can also buy a bandage and hold them on that way. It requires very little force to keep contact. TENS is quite forgiving so you won't get burned nearly as easily as TDCS. Because of this you can be more sloppy with your electrodes without getting burned.

Gel electrode I used for TENS
http://www.tensproducts.com/PRODUCTS/Electrode-Pads/2x3-5-Tan-Cloth-TENS-Electrode-Pads.html

Electrode paste
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0093J2GWO/ref=biss_dp_t_asn

carbon rubber electrode example
http://www.tensproducts.com/PRODUCTS/Electrode-Pads/1-75x3-75-Rectangle-Carbon-Pin-TENS-Pads.html

tac gel example
https://www.amazon.com/Tensive-Parker-Labs-Conductive-Adhesive/dp/B0011YY9YM/ref=sr_1_4_s_it?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1468698705&sr=1-4&keywords=tac+gel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92JIBN9Yz6Q

Our front desk has this. I apply it to the parts that touch my skin. Otherwise I don’t seem to get good readings until I am warmed up enough to sweat.

Spectra 360 Electrode Gel - Parker Laboratories - 8.5 oz Tube - (Pack of 3) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0093J2GWO?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf