Right, theres been alot of talk about waxing now that summer is here, and seeing as i do a heck of a lot of waxing in the salon i thought i would post a tutorial for everyone to get some ideas.

Now this is the way that I work in the salon, NOT neccesarily the way I was taught at...

Fab tutorial Kate - Well done!!
I only offer as far as Brazilian ATM but my friend said she would volunteer to be a Hollywood model. Your Hollywood method is so much more dignified than the one I was taught - i.e. on all 4's doggy style. I feel like giving it a go now.
Thanks KxXx

hi
could you help me i have done an chest and back wax on an man, the only problem that i have found that about a week later he now has lots of spots on his back and a few on his chest.
i applyed after wax lotion to the areas afterwaxing but he has all of these spots and he said that he has never had spots on his back or chest.

hope that you can help me
jo

Most men will experience this, simply because they sweat and the grime sits in the nice open haor free folicles. he needs to exfoliate thoroughly every other day for a week or so, then use maybe australian body care lotion on the areas after.

Wow thats a really good tutorial. Fantastic

That was really interesting reading, thanks for that. I have been waxing for over a year now and like the other lady I dont like hurting my clients especially when it comes to the bikini area....i also find it quite stressful..so I stopped doing hollywoods, even though I did the specific training for it.
I actually waxed a friend of mine the other day there and I dont hink I bruised her but she said that the skin was red and then started to peel...I feel so bad...its not happened before. Do you think tat she may be allergic or is it a braising problem....I should say also that she recently had a baby and when I was waxing her she found it painful at the time....help! please!

its great to read frank and informative stuff on this subject.

does anyone know if the type of wax treatment you try can impact on the after effects you would get?

i have tried veet cold wax strips myself on the bikin line but after a few times i noticed a big issue with ingrowns.really bad.

like the man who was wxed on the chest and back i suddenly started getting spots when id never experienced anything like it before in my life.

stopped as soon as i realised it was due to the waxing.

has taken 4 months for this to improve after stopping waxing but theres still the odd issue of ingrowns there even now.

in theory waxing seems like the best bet for me but not when the after effects are so bad.

so i did wonder if the possible side effects varied depending on the type of waxing you had. cold wax strips,warm wax treatments and so on.

i exfoliate twice a day religiously and have done for a long time because that was one of the recommendations i picked up on when i looked up waxing before i tried it out on myself.

so in terms of being clean and keeping the pores clean it has always been a top priority

So clear thanks a lot

I noticed that you did not mention how you prep the skin before waxing (after cleaning with pre-wax cleanser). Do you just cleanse and then start applying wax? my other question is ... why do you get the client to put the after wax oil/cream on themselves?

Hi katelisa i've just found your tutorial, thanks so much, i'm really keen to do a brazilian waxing course and your tutorial has inspired me! The only bit i got confused about is when you say the client has to lift their leg up a bit & then pull out their bum cheek - i thought they were lying on their back at this point, so i'm confused about how they can pull the bum cheek out!Help! Thanks again for the tutorial x

I'm just really perplexed that you don't put oil or powder on the skin before applying wax. You should have something acting as a barrier between wax and skin.

And yes... I do rub cream on my clients privates after waxing them (front and back)... My hands have already been on them while waxing, why not finish the job?

Bruising can be avoided by making sure that the skin is pulled as tight as possible. Having the client use both hands to aid in this helps a ton... 4 hands are much better than 2!!!

As for the the skin peeling... this is not an allergic reaction.. more than likely you removed skin in during the waxing process. If you prep the skin with oil first this can be avoided.

Bruising and removing skin while waxing are 2 of the most common complaints... and they are totally avoidable. Proper prep and good technique will ensure that this never happens to your clients.

My hands dont come into contact with my clients skin when im waxing, only the strip does. The only places i actually touch are not 'intimate areas'.

Do you wax right inside the labia? and you rub cream there? I wax every last hair off, so im really not going to delve in with the after wax oil and offer to grease up their genitals.

allowing them to do it themselves, while i am out of the room, also gives them a chance to examine it thouroughly, to check theres no bits i couldnt get to.

I'm a very hands on waxer. I use my hands for everything... I also have my clients help.

Yes, I wax right inside the labia.. which is how I can't figure out how you could do this without oil... without tearing the mucous membrane.