Pre And Post Wax Care Tips To Remember

It is every girl’s dream to wear that ravishing short dress and steal every show she walks into. However, to achieve her dream look, a major hurdle that every girl has to conquer is to achieve a healthy, flawless and smooth skin that glows.

Though there are many appliances and techniques available in the marketplace for facial hair removal, Waxing is one of the most effective ways.

Hair removal through waxing lasts longer, removes all the tanning of your skin, and gives it a silky smooth kind of a finish.

For some, it might also be a nightmare come true to go for waxing, only if you aren’t following a pre and post-care routine religiously. It is a sure shot way to ensure that you can enjoy a less-painful and comparatively efficient session.

Below we list some tried and tested pre and post waxing care techniques to guide all our beautiful ladies out there.

Skincare Tips Before You Wax

1. If your skin is suffering from any inflammation or breakouts where you want hair removal, it is best to postpone waxing as it could further worsen your skin condition.
2. Try going out in the sun somewhat less a day or two before your scheduled waxing appointment.
3. To endure less amount of pain it is best to avoid opting for waxing at least one week before or during the time of your periods as the nerve endings are quite sensitive around this time.
4. Your hair growth must be up to an optimum length before you wax them so keep a gap of minimum 3 weeks between your waxing schedule.
5. To ensure a smooth skin post waxing, exfoliate the area of skin to-be waxed one day prior to your scheduled waxing.
6. Avoid using any skin oils or lotions on your skin prior to waxing.
7. Make sure that you have properly taken a bath and use a mild soap to clean your skin properly. Waxing is less-effective on greasy and dirty skin.

After going through your ordeal during the process, now comes the time to care for the skin post your waxing is done. Few rituals you have to follow with the utmost care and achieve your smooth and shiny skin, which you had dreamt of since time immemorable

8. Waxing is to be strictly avoided on varicose veins, scars, moles, spotty, broken irritable or sunburnt skin that would have an adverse effect on hair removal procedures.
9. Check with your doctor before going for the procedure if you are on medication which can adversely affect the skin, if you suffer from any skin related disorders or if you suffer from a condition that may affect the skin.
10. Maintain appropriate personal hygiene before going for a or bikini wax.
11. If you have recently undergone a Botox treatment on a particular part of the body, avoid using wax on it for at least the next 48 hours.
12. It is best to do a patch test on your skin to check if your skin is ultra-sensitive to waxing. Do this step 24 hours prior to your waxing schedule.
13. Avoid showering one hour prior to your scheduled appointments.

Skincare Tips After You Wax

1. Use fresh aloe vera on inflamed skin rather than using any chemical product. It is an excellent natural soothing agent.
2. Do not go swimming to protect yourself from getting prone to any kind of skin infection.
3. Prepare a home-made exfoliator that is gentle on the skin, like a paste of oats-honey-milk, which does wonders in removing ingrown hair. However, practice this step only 2 days after you have done waxing giving time to the bumps to reduce.
4. Keep your skin away from any sort of chemical-based products such as perfumes, roll-ons and deodorant for at least a day.
5. Waxing causes your skin pores to open up and get wide. Applying ice-cubes would be a great help to close those pores.
6. Unit the tenderness of the skin subsides, you must take all kinds of precautions against the sun. Try to avoid sun exposure for the next 24 hours.
7. Open pores post-waxing must be protected against any sort of bacterial action upon them. Thus it is advisable to avoid hot-tub bathing and any sort of heavy physical exercises which results in excessive sweating up to 72 hours post waxing

. 8. To minimize the redness of the skin, apply talcum powder. This would ensure that the wax sticks to the powder rather than the skin.

9. After you get your eyebrows waxed, apply brewed and then cooled up green tea bags to soothe your sensitive areas.
10. It is important to avoid heavy makeup, chemical-based oil and moisturizer and other cosmetic products one day post the waxing.
11. Bathe or wash the waxed areas only with cold water. It is best to avoid any soap.
12. Resist being hard on your skin at any cost. Never scratch, peel, pinch your skin after you have gone through the process. This could worsen the skin cell condition and would result in the red-ness of the skin.

So to all the lovely ladies out there follow these simple skincare pre and post rituals regarding your waxing and ensure yourself a hassle-free and satisfying waxing procedure!