How to Prepare for Waxing

Treat yourself to hair-removal that keeps you smooth for weeks.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Analgesics
• Cortico- Steroid Cream

1. Be sure the hair you want to have waxed has grown out ¼- to ½-inch above the skin's surface. If too short, your hairs won't get caught far enough up into the wax to be successfully pulled out.

2. Plan on being waxed every six weeks, for best results. Sooner than six weeks and hairs will not have had enough time to grow long.

3. Avoid showering or soaking the hairs in water, for several hours before waxing. Water softens the hair shafts, making them less likely to adhere inside the wax. Tough hair is easier to wax off.

4. Take a mild analgesic 30 to 60 minutes before the waxing. This will help decrease any discomfort caused by waxing.

5. Use only reputable waxing salons. Make sure conditions there are clean and organized. It is possible to be burned if wax is applied too hot, so it is important that your waxing technician, called an aesthetician, has experience and common sense.

6. Expect to pay $10 for brow waxing, $20 for bikini waxing, and $30 for lower-leg waxing.

Tips & Warnings

• Acccording to Dr. Nelson Novick, Professor of Dermatology, waxing is one of the best methods of hair removal.

on 11/22/2005 While waxing, always pull the strip only after the wax has settled well. Before pulling the hair, take a deep breath and do it with all pressure immediately pressing that area with your hand really tight. It never hurts.

on 11/22/2005 Brush the area with talc before applying wax as it soaks up any excess moisture and you can also get a better grip on the hairs.....