How to Get Hair Removal Wax Off Your Hands

If you've ever made a mess while waxing and needed to get the excess wax off your skin here is how.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• A can of WD-40
• Hand Soap

1. This is only intended to be used on hands and forearms. Don't use this as a method for getting extra wax off of other areas of the body or skin that has been freshly waxed.

2. Spray some WD-40 on the hair removal wax on your hands or forearms. Rub vigorously. The WD-40 will turn the wax into a whitish layer of sludge on your skin that is liquid but won't rinse off with water.

3. Now apply a generous amount of hand soap/dish soap and rub with water to generate a nice foam of suds. Be thorough. Then rinse of the suds with water.

4. Wash with soap again and make sure to rinse thoroughly compelety to wash away any excess wax/WD-40. Repeat if needed, although one application should be enough.

Tips & Warnings

• Depending on your skin's sensitivity you may want to use a moisturizer after, as WD-40 can dry your skin out a bit.
• Keep WD-40 away from heat/fire.
• For safety reasons, only use this on your hands and forearms. You don't want to use solvents on freshly waxed skin, near your face, eyes, cuts, or other openings on the body.

[justmaya]

on 10/11/2009 Use petroleum jelly instead of WD-40 and follow with hand soap. Works very well for all body areas and moisturizes at the same time.

[emmagin]

on 12/15/2008 thank you for this!

[HairCrazy]

on 12/13/2008 Great tips, this happens to me all the time!