For those who get used to pretty strong but temporary soreness, waxing at home is becoming the procedure much easier life. A little bit of torment - and about three weeks can not think of unwanted hair Hair: structure, characteristics of growth and development And certainly - do not shave them several times a week. However, the wax is much more difficult to use than disposable razors or hair removal creams. To achieve a good result is not as easy as it seems, but to learn that according to every woman.

Terms waxing at home

• Exfoliates the skin to prevent ingrown hairs. Ingrown hair - a very troublesome problem, familiar to most women who once made their own waxing. To prevent this, you should regularly use exfoliants - special brushes scrub or body. Be sure to make peeling a few days before waxing and after two or three days afterwards. After peeling the skin is necessary to apply a good moisturizing lotion.
• Do not try to remove the wax is too short or too long hair. To waxing was quite effective, hair length should be between 8 mm to 2 cm. If your hair is shorter, the wax will not be able to pull them up by the roots. If they are longer, trim the front of epilation with scissors, or the procedure may be too painful.
• Use baby powder. After cleansing the skin, apply a little baby powder it, and only then proceed to waxing. Powder absorbs excess moisture from the skin, whereby the wax adheres better, and the procedure is most efficient.
• Check the temperature of the wax. Before applying wax on extensive areas of the skin, drip a little wax on the back of the wrist. If the wax is too cold, it is difficult to apply, and it is poorly adheres to the hair. If it is hot, you can get burned.
• Move in the right direction when apply the wax and tear off strips of skin with wax. Apply the wax should be, moving the special spatula in direction of hair growth - thanks to viscous mass of tightly envelops the hair at the roots. When you put on top of the wax strips of cloth, they too should be smooth movements in the direction of hair growth. But you need to pluck the strip in the opposite direction, with no need to pull the strip upwards and parallel to the skin - it increases the effectiveness of the procedure, and makes it less painful.
• Use pressure. After removing the wax strip to attach to the skin of the palm and push stronger - this simple method to quickly relieve pain and discomfort.
• Do not do waxing one area of ​​the skin for more than two consecutive terms. There are "stubborn" hair that they can not be removed using the wax at a time, and it is necessary to apply the wax again and repeat the procedure from the beginning. However, if the second time did not help, remove the remaining hair with tweezers - abuse Waxing can cause severe skin irritation. People with sensitive skin is not recommended to apply the wax on one area of ​​skin more than once in a row.
• Use baby oil. With baby oil can be how to remove wax residues from the skin after waxing, and skin to provide intense hydration.
• Do not pluck ingrown hairs. This may seem very tempting, especially around the ingrown hair formed a reddish, painful bloating. However, removing ingrown hair does not help - furthermore, it can lead to infection. To get rid of ingrown hairs, you need to steam the skin area around it to hold exfoliation with a scrub or a special brush, and apply to the skin lotion with salicylic acid, which also helps to remove dead skin cells. If you still want to quickly get rid of ingrown hairs, use of clean tweezers, and then apply to the skin any antimicrobial agent.
• Make hair removal test on a small area of ​​the skin when you start using a new product for waxing. If during the day on the skin is not showing signs of an allergic reaction, you can safely enjoy the novelty for hair removal Depilation   on large areas of skin.
• Do not try to do Brazilian waxing at home. First, take a deep bikini waxing yourself is extremely difficult, and secondly, it is very painful, and thirdly, the sensitive skin in the genital area is easily damaged, so if you want to make the Brazilian bikini is best to consult a specialist.
• Use of hair growth inhibitors. Products of this type gradually slow down hair growth, so that over time waxing can be done less often. The effectiveness of these agents depends largely on the particular structure of hair; someone because of them the hair is really starting to grow more slowly, and someone has just become thinner and softer, but it is a good result - if the hair soft, hair removal will be a lot less painful.

Do not do waxing, if you are taking potent drugs for the treatment of acne (they make the skin very sensitive), you recently got a sunburn How to protect your skin from sunburn? Or if you have any problems with the circulation of the blood or immune system. In addition, waxing bikini should not be done during the month, two days before they begin, and within two days after their completion, because in this period the skin more sensitive than usual. If you are not sure whether you can do waxing, you should consult with your doctor - this is particularly important to those who have any skin diseases.

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