Introduction To Waxing

Series Summary

Body waxing is one of the most widely used techniques for hair removal. It involves taking a heated wax and applying it to the areas of undesired hair growth, then applying a strip of cloth over the wax and ripping it off quickly, taking the hair with it. While this process can be extremely painful, unwanted hair can be an embarrassing problem that tends to make people feel less confident about their appearance, and most women wax regularly.

In these videos our expert will teach you how to do at-home waxing as well as what to expect if you go to a spa to get waxing done from a professional. You will learn what types of supplies you need to purchase in order to perform waxing at home. You will also learn about alternative hair-removal products, and the advantages and disadvantages of shaving vs. waxing. In these videos our expert will demonstrate how to do different types of waxing. You will see demonstrations of eyebrow waxing. You will learn how to properly shape the eyebrow when you are waxing and learn tips for minimizing the pain of waxing. You will also see a demonstration of underarm waxing, as well as learn how protect your clothes and work area from the wax when performing underarm waxing.

Video Transcript

"Hi! This is Holly Olson and today we are going to talk about hair removal. There are many different techniques you can use at home. Although there is times you may want to seek a professional to do superlass hair removal such as waxing, electrology or laser. With electrology, you are actually killing the nourishment to the hair and is the only true permanent hair removal there is on the market today or laser which can be kind of iffy and not definitely guaranteed to be permanent. We will follow these segments up with a lot of stuff you can do at home as well as what to watch for. "