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Thanks Andy ... very informative and some excellent waxing tips there.

Would just a basic carrier oil be ok for pre oil waxing or would it be better to have en essential oil?

A basic carrier oil is fine Jen - sweet almond, grapeseed, any of the light oils work well. Anita (Huberella) uses tea tree with great results, but in the UK check with your insurance provider as some policies stipulate that only qualified aromatherapists can 'blend' essential oils.

EDIT: just realised you are studying aromatherapy as we speak, lol, so a mild blend containing any of the soothing, anti-inflammatory or antiseptic oils would be great Thinking aloud, you could even bottle a unique 'Nail FX' blend and retail it as a post-wax soothing oil for your clients to use at home...

As always brilliantly explained.

Never heard another peep from Trudy so I wonder if she is still there?

Fab tutorial Andy, very helpful as usual!

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Thanks 'WISE ONE'

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Fantastic tutorial Andy - thanks for posting it. You have fantastic knowledge of your subject, but also a superb writing style that really makes your work very enjoyable to read.

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Totally agree! Not only does Andy have the knowledge but also the exceptional ability to deliver it. Well done Andy xx

Excellent Tutorial

Brilliant Andy
I read your article through and felt confident enough to have a go. What a difference the new hard wax is, compared to the stuff I used a college. So much easier to use.

Thank you, you're a star.

Would a waxing professional please help me as I am in desperate need of some sound advice. I have just found the hot waxing tutorial by Axiom and I am very greatful to the professional who took the time to put this together. I am currently at collage taking my ITEC beauty specialist and on return to collage this Spetember we have just started hot waxing. Unfortunately our tutor, as lovely as she is, does not have a lot of knowledge of hot waxing and said she never used it in her own professional career and was adamant that you should never use oil under any wax ever - ouch!! and said the only way to make a lip was to painfully pick at the end that lies against the direction of the hair growth even if that is in the middle of an unwaxed hairy section and that hot wax must always be applied AGAINST the direction of the hair growth?

I am really struggling and begining to panic and lose my confidence as we are suppose to be practicing on as many willing victims as we can find at home now but I am feeling less than confident in what I am doing with hot wax and so are the rest of my small class. I am making some progress with bikini although I am not sure exactly where the correct place is that you should put the very first wax application but I am guessing as low down between the legs where the least hair is and work up and in? A few fantastic and very patient friends have let me practice on them - well the ones I have left now, but the real problem I have is under arms. I know I can't possibly be doing the under arms correct.

The problem I need help with is the under arms and I wonder if any one would be kind enough or have the time to post a reply to help me. We have been told for the exam that we need to wax in a checka-board style. Well I am really struggling to work out in the first place the direction of growth as it goes everywhere under arm. I have worked out and now had it confirmed from Axiom's tutorial that you must make a lip on bald hair free skin preferrably, which must means working from the outside inwards in small patches? Problem is that is not possible if I have to make up a set of five small sections of hot wax on an under arm in a checked style to start the waxing off as the one in the middle is always going to be in the middle of a clump of hair and I find it impossible to put someone through this and it causes trauma to the skin and makes you come up with small blood spots. Which it did when we practiced this on each other at collage. Is this really how ITEC expect it to be done, does anyone know and surly this is not how a professional would do it, is it? Thanks

I was taught to apply hot wax in the direction of hair growth NOT against.

Regarding your lecturer do what you need to do to get your grade in her class.

Regarding who is 100% correct in what they are teaching in my opinion there is only ONE answer to that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Axiom EVERY time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He is my undisputed Waxing Guru if he tells me to do it then I do cos put simply IT WORKS!!!!!!

It depends which type of 'hot' wax you're using. If you're using the old-style hot wax, that's what I used at college, and we were taught to apply in a figure-of-eight motion - against, then with, then against the hair growth to built up a thick layer. With the new style non-strip waxes, these are applied in the direction of hair growth with a small amount of oil underneath to provide a barrier between the wax and the skin. This protects the skin, stops the wax from sticking to the skin, and greatly reduces the discomfort of waxing. If you need more advice in greater detail, then you could pm either Axiom (Andy) or Kim Lawless. They are both trainers for Perron Rigot and will be only too glad to help you and answer your questions. Believe me, I've asked them enough questions in the past and I know!

Thank you for your help

Thanks for your help