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Summary: When waxing the upper lip, apply the wax in two sections before removing the cloth in the opposite direction of hair growth. Use baby oil after waxing the upper lip with help from a barber and salon owner in this free video on personal grooming.
Sophia Karimkhani is the owner and operator of Sophia Beauty and Barber Salon in Austin, Texas. Karimkhani has more than 28 years of experience in hair, skin and nail care, and is...read more
"Hello my name is Sophia. I have a salon in Austin, Texas. Sophia's Beauty and Barber Salon. The question for today is how to wax the upper lip. This is a very easy procedure. You have to heat up the wax, be careful for it not to be too hot, body temperature and apply the wax to the upper lip like this all the way down and this area too all the way down both sides, make it two sections, one this section and one on the other side and then apply cloth to there and pull out from the opposite from the direction that the hair grows like this and also the other side too. Later on after that immediately you have to use baby oil on it. Baby oil prevents for irritation for after waxing. This is the way how to wax upper lip."
eHow Article: How to Wax the Upper Lip