Tips to consider before going for waxing as a first-timer

Thinking of getting waxed for the first time? While it’s a popular hair removal method, waxing can be a bit intimidating for first-timers.

From managing pain to choosing the right salon, there are key things to keep in mind to ensure your experience is smooth, safe, and stress-free.

Exfoliate the night or morning before your wax

Using a sugar scrub will help remove dead skin cells is key to a clean wax and fewer ingrown hairs. If your skin is not doing a great job of shedding on its own, it can trap hairs underneath, so you won’t get as effective a wax.

Experts recommend that you exfoliate for two or three weeks after your bikini wax in the area, as it can irritate skin.

Know what type of wax you’re getting

A Brazilian means everything comes off, front to back, and the top area can be styled any way, nothing there or a landing strip.

A basic bikini is a clean-up of the sides of the pubic area only, and about an inch down from the top of your hairline. There’s also an in between, with more taken off the front or top.

There are also two kinds of wax. Soft wax, or the wax pulled up with a cloth strip, is used for thinner hair, while hard wax is directly ripped off the skin.

Do a sanitation check

If you walk into a place, and your waxer does not have gloves on or you see her double-dipping her popsicle-stick-like spatula into a big cauldron of wax, get out of there immediately.

It’s okay to say you changed your mind and you don’t want to do it. Note that some places use a private batch of wax in a smaller container that’s exclusive to you; this is the only exception to the double-dip rule.

Know a few things about pain reduction

A good aesthetician will pull the skin taut right before waxing it and then press the waxed area firmly right after.

These two things can make waxing much less painful, and a good aesthetician will do them for you. Also, take a deep breath; it helps in yoga, and it will help. This is also a place where you can look at your phone or talk to your waxer since you will need the distraction.

Practice waxing aftercare

Some aestheticians recommend toning or exfoliating wipes to clients who tend to get ingrown hairs, and others may need something to calm redness. 

Also, freshly waxed skin will be more sensitive to the sun since dead skin cells also come off. Experts recommend that if you are heading to the beach, take extra care to apply sunscreen on your bikini line.

And if you still have hair on top, use conditioner on it while you condition your hair. It will make your bikini hair much softer.

It will get better

The more you get a bikini wax, the less it will hurt. The first time is the most intense; however, afterwards, it comes up more easily.

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