10 things you need to know about waxing

No one enjoys going through the process of removing hair from their bodies. It is a relatively painful
process but it does not have to be gruesome. A smooth and hairless skin feels good whether it is
achieved through shaving, waxing or hair is removed with laser.Trying to prepare for waxing is a good way to reduce the pain that comes with it and perhaps get
over the fear. Waxing is inconvenient and to some extent it is risky, so when you prepare for it you
are not faced with unpleasant surprises.

1. Choose between waxing or shaving: avoid shuttling between shaving or waxing, you should
pick one and stick to it. When you go back and forth between both then you risk suffering
skin irritation. You patiently have to wait for your hair to be grown enough to wax it and not
shaving when you see a slight hair growth.

2. Exfoliation: exfoliation helps remove smaller hair from the body and it even prevents the
growth of ingrown hair. Exfoliation works well for people with a sensitive skin. You can use
gentle exfoliator for smaller areas or you can a less gentle or coarse exfoliator for a large
area.3. Wait till the hair is long enough: you cannot remove short hair. You should wait till the hair
is long enough to be waxed. When the hair is too grown, it is also difficult to wax it. The best
hair length to let for waxing is a quarter of an inch or half an inch.4. Apply some baby powder on your skin before you wax to soak in any extra moisture on
your body from cleaning it. Waxing does not go well with a moist skin.5. Waxing can be a bit technical. You apply the wax following the hair’s direction and when
you want to remove it you must pull in the opposite direction. This is an important detail.6. Do not wax any part of the body more than twice. Pick out the leftover hair with a tweezer
but do not continue to wax after a second time. It will lead to a bad skin reaction.7. If you have a sensitive skin or you have an irritation due to sunburn then you should not
wax.8. You must follow the instructions on the wax strip carefully. You do not want to get hurt
because you did not follow instructions.9. Get a professional to do it for you when you can. They have enough experience and
expertise to make sure you do not have a nasty experience. The cost of paying for a clean
wax job is nothing compared to when you are in pain or you have a messy experience that
has to be repeated.10. Try the wax on a hidden part of your body first to be sure that it works on a skin. It is like
running a test first before you do it on more visible parts.