Chin Wax

[Sassy32]

I'm fairly new to waxing so just wanted some advice really. I have a lady who comes in for treatments and the other day she told me she has a hormone problem which means she has hair where men get it. She is considering coming to get her back waxed with me but also said about how she has to shave every day to stop herself getting a beard. As you can imagine this gets her down.
I was wondering would it be possible to wax this area as she says the hairs are stubbly like a mans would be? Not 100% sure she would def go for this as would obv mean going without shaving for a few days but I told her i'd try and find out some more about it.
Thanks x

 

[Lynne Baker]

I have a little old lady whose face I wax once a month. She has very dark hair and sprouts many sprickly, coarse hairs on her chin, lip and along her jawline. I use Perron Rigot's Euroblonde non strip wax with very good effect. It's much less uncomfortable than strip wax, and the hairs don't need to be as long as with strip wax. With proper aftercare advice she'll be fine.

 

[angelina221]

I agree with Calla and would use euroblonde. Chin waxes aren't as unusual as you think.
The alternative is to have epilation which is costly and time-consuming.

 

[Zo Zo]

If she shaves every day I think it's highly unlikely she will be able to grow the hair long enough to have it waxed, and again between appointments. She would be better off with permanent hair removal :hug:

 

[Lynne Baker]

How long would she need to grow her hairs for, for permanent hair removal, Zo?

 

[Zo Zo]

How long would she need to grow her hairs for, for permanent hair removal, Zo?

Electrolysis doesn't need much growth at all, as long as you can see the hair, it could be tiny stubble, it will still work, because you are treating the follicle rather than the hair.

 

[Sassy32]

Thanks all of you. I use non strip wax anyway so this is what I would use. But like you say i don't think she'd be willing to leave it to grow.......

 

[Kim Lawless]

I have a little old lady whose face I wax once a month. She has very dark hair and sprouts many sprickly, coarse hairs on her chin, lip and along her jawline. I use Perron Rigot's Euroblonde non strip wax with very good effect. It's much less uncomfortable than strip wax, and the hairs don't need to be as long as with strip wax. With proper aftercare advice she'll be fine.

I agree. To add to this, I would (if she's willing) have her get waxed after 5 days, then 7 days, then 10 days and so on. Before you know it, she'll be able to leave it several weeks in between. The most inportant thing is that she must shave or tweeze in between. It really does work so try getting her to try this.:hug:

 

[Lynne Baker]

The most inportant thing is that she must shave or tweeze in between. It really does work so try getting her to try this.:hug:

Cripes - is this really the case? I try to impress upon my clients the need to not shave or tweeze inbetween appointments. Have I been misadvising them?

 

[essentia]

I have a client like this and I have tried the waxing method as suggested (I started off waxing her every week) but we are now opting for electrolysis. My client has very dark hair and is in a job where she feels very self conscious - sometimes you just have to refer them for other methods.....:hug:

 

[angelina221]

I remember being told that if you shave inbetween waxing it toughens the follicles so can make waxing easier if hair gets too thin and breaks.
Not sure if that's true and not sure if Kim missed a word out or not!
Am confused now cos i tell my clients not to wax between visits too.
Maybe it's different for facial hair.
Can you clarify that Kim please!

 

[Retired]

I'm afraid I suffer from this due to the menopause, but I have visited my local Beauty Salon and enquired about IPL which is intense pulse light therapy. They say it's not painful - just like having an elastic band flicked on your chin. Ouch! They hurt like hell!

Anyone had this done or carried out this procedure? I would quite like to know more about it and whether it is worth spending a lot of money on it. Thanks. :hug:

 

[Northern Nails]

I'm fairly new to waxing so just wanted some advice really. I have a lady who comes in for treatments and the other day she told me she has a hormone problem which means she has hair where men get it. She is considering coming to get her back waxed with me but also said about how she has to shave every day to stop herself getting a beard. As you can imagine this gets her down.
I was wondering would it be possible to wax this area as she says the hairs are stubbly like a mans would be? Not 100% sure she would def go for this as would obv mean going without shaving for a few days but I told her i'd try and find out some more about it.
Thanks x

I have a client like this. The first time she was waxed the hairs were really tough and difficult to remove. Even with tweezers. 2 or 3 months later and her facial hairs are now finer and alot easier to remove. She has waxing done every week, and uses tweezers in between visits if she feels necessary. She also used to shave every day.

 

[champagne]

I think maybe Kim meant dont shave or pluck in between ...

 

[marioned]

Yes, I'm pretty sure too tht Kim meant "must NOT pluck or shave between"

 

[Beautification]

I know this is probably the least of your clients worries, people that suffer with this must spend an awful lot of money you would of thought that maybe the NHS or some sort of funding was available for some of it? i know there are more important thing's the nhs have to worry about but if you can walk into a hospital and say i'm depressed because of my chest and they'll then offer you a breast enlargement for free!! They should do something for this, i'm not saying everyone that has breast surgery on the NHS say this but i do know people that have done. Anyway me my grandma and my mum get very fine fair facial hair but with foundations etc it can look quite bad it doesn't actually bother me as i haven't reached the stage where it's at that extent but it would aggravate me even more that i would i have to pay so much so often for it.

Hope this makes sense, i know it's of no help just wanted to have a little rant,lol.

 

[joe90]

I would be inclined, although doing yourself out of a job, to advise this lady to have something like IPL or electrolysis instead of waxing as has already been advised.

Most ladies with facial hair of this sort are not willing to even let the hair get beyond poking out of the skin before they want to pluck it out so one of the other treatments maybe more appropriate for her.

 

[gillian w]

Problem with waxing is if they want to have electrolysis eventually the follicle is disorted and it is much less effective.She needs to be advised of this.
Electrolysis in the right experienced hands is an excellent method of permanent hair removal especially on chins.
If she can find someone who makes electrolysis their main specialism that is the way to go.Her GP may be able to recommend someone.
How old is this lady because age would definately be a factor for me on whether i would be offering to wax her,she may one day definately need a permanent solution.Also she may well have very oily skin due to the testosterone and she will be more inclined to get spotty where you wax.
Clients should not shave or wax inbetween ,the hair would be at all different stages of growth Kim meant to say DON'T.

 

[Sassy32]

Thanks everyone, she is only 31. Don't think she'd go down the route of permanent hair removal because of the pain cos she said the pain of waxing would also put her off aswell. I will speak to her again the next time she comes in and see what she says.
Thanks everyone xx

 

[angelina221]

Kalo is supposed to be good to use between waxes. Never used it so i can't comment but heard it's good.