Top Hair Removal tips

Waxing

Waxing is one of the most common and traditional methods of removing hair from most of the body parts. It has been around for quite some time now and has gained popularity for being one of the most effective ways of temporary hair removal, wherein a combination of hot wax and strips of clothes are used to pull off the unwanted hairs. The hot body waxing is spread evenly over the skin and a strip of cloth is pressed on it before ripping the cloth off from the skin with a quick movement pulling along the hair and dead cells with it. As a result, you are left with a clean, hair free and smooth skin. Although mostly done in beauty salons by professionals, body waxing can also be easily done at home on most of the areas such as legs, arms, face and the bikini line region.

Before you start hair waxing at home on your own, you might need to practice a lot to ensure a smooth and clean skin. Often, many people mess up while waxing, leaving behind patches of hairs due to their inefficiency of pulling out the cloth quickly and effectively. You may also need to use the razor sometimes to clean up the broken hairs left below or on the skin surface. Some people may find it very painful while some find it tolerable. Moreover, extra sensitive skins may even suffer from skin infections from waxing.

Both hot and cold waxes are used for waxing. Hot waxes melt above the temperature of the body and thus allow easy spreading thinly over the skin. As the waxes gradually start hardening, the hairs are entrapped in them which enable the wax to remove them from the roots when the wax is ripped off with the cloth. Cold waxes come in pre-coated strips that are directly pressed on the skin and pulled back to remove the hairs. Persian waxing is the other name of cold waxing. Usually, it takes around 3 to 8 weeks for the hair to grow back. Regular body waxing facilitates reduction of hair growth.

Waxing is not recommended for those suffering from diabetes or poor circulation or varicose veins as they are more prone to infections. Areas affected by moles, pimples, sunburns, warts and rashes should not be waxed. Hair Waxing should never be done for removing hairs from nipples, eyelashes, ears, nose and male genitals. Those using medicines such as Differin, Retin-A, Accutane or Renova are not recommended to apply wax on their faces as these medications often make the skin weak and result in tearing of the skin after the removal of the wax.

Some useful body waxing tips:

• Always perform a patch test before you opt waxing for a larger area to check skin irritation or allergic reaction.
• Do not expose the waxed area to sun for at least 48 hours to avoid skin darkening.
• Use a good sun block cream on the newly waxed areas for some time.
• Do not wax until the hairs are at least 1/8 inches long.
• If your skin is over sensitive, stick to cold waxing.
• Avoid showers or wetting the hairs before waxing. This may lead the hairs to absorb water and soften them and not adhere to the wax properly.