ONCE YOU GO WAX YOU NEVER GO BACK

ONCE YOU GO WAX YOU NEVER GO BACK

It’s amazing when I think about all the things we do for beauty.  Hair, nails, make up, skincare, and waxing too!  It’s easy to stay broke simply trying to maintain beauty.  When you think about it it’s very strange that we are willing to place hot wax on our body in order to remove hair, but it’s all a part of being beautiful right?   We are waxing everything from eyebrows to toes.  I’ll get right to the most frequent question asked, “DOES IT HURT”?  YES, but it totally depends on your threshold of pain.  I’ve had some first timers lay there and take it like a champ while playing candy crush and others uh….let’s just say it was an interesting experience.

If you’re tolerance for pain is low take it slow with the intimate services.  What I mean is don’t jump into a full Brazilian simply start with an extended Bikini wax.  A bikini wax is simply anything outside of the panty and extended is about 1”-1.5” further in.  It took me a long time to visit the land of waxing, but I’m glad that I did and I cannot imagine ever having a razor near my body again.  Trust me it doesn’t take long to get used to it.

 WHAT DOES WAXING DO & WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT FROM SHAVING?

Shaving simply cuts hair from the surface of the skin and it usually grows back within 24-48 hours, which requires you to shave often.  If you are that person that grows a lot of hair shaving every few days can be rough on your skin.  Waxing can last anywhere from 3-6 weeks because the hair is removed from the root.   Over time the hair follicle weakens which results in very little or no hair growth at all.  The hair that does grow back will be very sparse and fine.

HAIR GROWTH CYCLE

Each strand of hair on the body is at its own stage of development.  All three stages occur simultaneously.  Once the cycle is complete it restarts and a new strand of hair begins to form.  If you notice that some hair grows back faster than others after waxing this is the reason.  There may be some hair under the skin growing that hasn’t reached the surface or it’s above the skin but not long enough to be removed (hair should be ¼” long for removal, about the length of a grain of rice).  Age, season, hormones and genetics play a factor in the growth as well.

ANAGEN PHASE-This is the longest phase when the hair is actually growing.  Waxing only destroys the hairs in the follicle during this phase which is why waxing is the most successful during this stage.  Every hair on your body is at different phases at all times. It’s important to wax every 4 weeks so eventually all of the anagen phase hair will be removed.  For some of you that wax I’m sure you notice that patchy look at times where hair will grow in some areas and not in others.

CATAGEN PHASE-This is the shortest phase when the hair begins to disconnect from the papilla and is no longer nourished by the blood vessels at the base of the follicle.

TELOGEN PHASE-The hair sheds and the follicle rests preparing to resume the anagen phase.

After your first time you will experience some re-growth within 2 weeks.  The hair that is growing back in such a short time will be hair that was just under the skin in the telogen phase preparing to enter the anagen phase.

HOW OFTEN SHOULD YOU GET WAXED

When starting out you should get waxed every 3-4 weeks and over time the space between may become longer.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR AT A SPA/SALON WHEN GOING FOR A WAX

1. Cleanliness—This is a given, but you’d be surprised how dirty some establishments are.
2. Double Dipping—This is like cursing in church and I’ve attended several classes/seminars and it shocks me every time to have people in the class that actually double dip.  If they tell you the wax gets hot enough to kill bacteria RUN.  I’ve never heard of a wax that is anti-viral or anti-bacterial.  No, it’s not okay to double dip on the eyebrows.  No is no.  This is very unsanitary, but a lot of places do it because of laziness and to save $$$$.  Some places even use the same stick on every client.  Gross!!!  So, pay attention.  There are horror stories of what people had to go through medically due to dirty implements.
3. Consultation form—You should always be required to complete a consultation form because everyone isn’t a candidate for waxing.  For example if you are using certain medications such as Accutane (Isotretinoin) or Retin-A.   So, if they are not consulting with you about this information what does that say about the establishment?   You may not realize that you need to disclose this info unless they ask you and then oops a strip of skin is removed.

BRAZILIAN WAX

All of the above applies.  A Brazilian Wax means all hair is removed including the butt (believe it or not this area hurts the least).  However, you can customize your treatment the way you like.  You can opt for no back door hair removal or you can leave a landing strip on the front.  It’s all up to you.

OVERALL WAXING BENEFITS

1. Nice and Smooth Area (no stubble)
2. Hair doesn’t grow back for 3-4 weeks
3. Over time the hair grows more sparse & fine
4. No more razors

If you have any questions regarding waxing please feel free to message me.  Thanks for reading and don’t forget to like my page Flawless Beauty by Tamika.