Post waxing advice

keep your skin smooth, soft & hair free with our advice

Okay so you didn’t listen to your therapist when they explained waxing aftercare during your treatment so here’s our list of the more popular questions to ensure you get the best aftercare advice and keep your skin, smooth, soft and hair free …

Can I shower after my waxing treatment?

Ideally wait to the next day that would be much better to avoid any heat and moisture on the skin, but if you’ve overheated during your journey home or feel hot and sweaty then have a quick cool shower avoid friction and keep skin cool

My skin feels very sensitive and a little irritated is this normal?

Soothing produces like Aloe Vera and Witch Hazel are perfect to apply to the skin Immediately after waxing. Most therapists will retail a suitable post wax product range that you can use daily on the skin. Avoid heavy layers of creams and oily products as they won’t allow the skin to breathe and can often cause more irritation. Make sure that you wash your hands properly before you apply products to the skin to protect the skin and apply the products as recommended. Use a suitable antibacterial skin wash on your skin every time you bath or shower we retail a suitable product.

I’ve got white bumps / spots on my skin is that normal?

Some clients may experience a histamine reaction, especially areas like the chest or areas where you have had much stronger hair growth removed. Often the reaction will be immediate, especially for wax virgins and will often be visible during the treatment, for some people it will come up gradually over the first few hours. We recommend clients take a one a day antihistamine or some anti allergy tablets (provided they are able to take these) for a few days as it often helps to reduce the histamine reaction. Combine this with a suitable cleansing skin wash product.

Is it normal to feel uncomfortable in certain areas after waxing?

If you’ve just had a back waxing treatment then walking around town with a heavy rucksack with the straps rubbing against your skin is likely to irritate your freshly waxed skin. Equally if you had waxing carried out on your waist line ( lower abs) then a tight-fitting belt with buckles this may also rub on the skin will also cause irritation. Or If you’ve had an Intimate waxing treatment then ensure that you wear loose fitting underwear.

I’m a gym bunny when can I return to the gym?

As most of us know when you work out it usually involves a lot of sweat and friction on various parts of the body. The combination of sweat and freshly waxed follicles will more than likely result in you getting bacteria on the skin and will most certainly increase the risk of a post wax skin reaction! You should avoid the gym for 24/48 hours especially if it’s your first time to wax and you’re unsure how your skin will react.

Why no sauna or swimming pool?

The combination of chlorine and the warm water/ heat could cause a reaction because your skin will be more sensitive after waxing. There is an increased risk of infection when you use Jacuzzis and hot tub’s for the same reasons plus you don’t know how clean the water is! Similar to the use of the gym you want to avoid any sweat or overheating of the skin, so just avoid all of these treatments for a few days after waxing.

Why do I need to exfoliate ?

This needs to be done with a suitable product for the area. You should start to exfoliate about three days after your waxing treatment. We provide all of our new clients with our own exfoliating wash cloth (abitofrough.com)You should exfoliate 2/3 times per week, this should be done gently to begin with, remember that your skin may be slightly sensitive after waxing so you don’t want to be scrubbing the skin too harshly. Regular exfoliation will keep your skin soft and this will enable the new hairs to come through normally and will reduce the risk of ingrown hairs. We recommend that you use your wash cloth with some antibacterial skin wash or use the sugar scrub we include in our welcome pack. Please do not over exfoliate, you need to treat your skin correctly!

Why shouldn’t I wax on date night?

Should I bring clean clothing for after my waxing appointment?

As your skin settles for those first few days after waxing try and keep your clothing to natural fibres, also if possible avoid new clothing, as your skin may react. A clean T-shirt, or clean underwear is the perfect way to start your waxing treatment after-care so if possible take these with you to change into immediately after your treatment.

Just listen to the professionals!!

The most important thing to do is to follow the correct after-care guidelines. Remember that your therapist will often wax hundreds of clients each month, so in terms of skin reaction, side-effects , tips and guidelines as to what works best, they will be the best person to advise! So listen to the advice they recommend the retail products they suggest for your convenience and these are products that will work, we do not push products onto clients for the sake of it, we assess each individual and recommend what we think would work best for you. We use Perron Rigot waxes for all our treatments as it’s the best wax on the market. We retail a selection of suitable skin care products designed to use but we also recognise that some people prefer to purchase their own products, so for your convenience we are happy to make suitable recommendations for products you can buy on the High Street as part of your waxing aftercare.

Happy Waxing JD Waxing