How to ask a transgender female, if she is, for intimate waxing?

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Whhhoooopppppsseeeeee another example of never judge a book by it's cover :D
 
Honestly if you saw her you would of thought the same!
 
Haha! Don't judge a book by it's cover! I'm pleased to hear she's a real (biological) woman as I was a little concerned that she was having her chin waxed - waxing a man's beard :eek:

PS Good to know how welcoming people are to trans clients :)


Why would it be an issue waxing a males chin?
 
Hehehehehe this made me giggle a lot!
 
Why would it be an issue waxing a males chin?

Very painful - the hair is far too dense and coarse, not something I'd be willing to model for anyway! Or perhaps I should, anybody want to sponsor me? :)
 
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Well that's what was my first thought! We were taught we couldn't do it!!!
 
Yes it would be painful, but it most definitely can be waxed.

Back in college I was also taught you shouldn't wax a males chic but have since been taught otherwise.

Admittedly it's not something I have done much of at all and I would be more cautious about doing so but you absolutely can wax a males chin.
 
Yes it would be painful, but it most definitely can be waxed.

Back in college I was also taught you shouldn't wax a males chic but have since been taught otherwise.

Admittedly it's not something I have done much of at all and I would be more cautious about doing so but you absolutely can wax a males chin.

That's interesting, I should be modelling again soon - I'll ask Andy (Axiom) if he would demonstrate for the students, if he's willing I'll let you know how it goes :)
 
Yes please do.

I have no doubt it would be unpleasant but I have read on here many times that it can be done.

Not sure why any man would want it. Transgender I could understand but I would think for a man its much more bearable to shave :lol:
 
Yes please do.

I have no doubt it would be unpleasant but I have read on here many times that it can be done.

Not sure why any man would want it. Transgender I could understand but I would think for a man its much more bearable to shave :lol:

My dad has asked Me many times to wax his chin as he HATES shaving with a passion - my answer was no as I'm pretty sure he'd want to punch me lol

OP - glad it's sorted now :D the thought of the embarrassment if you'd asked her!? Makes me cringe just thinking about it lol x
 
Whoops couldn't help but laugh though!
 
Oh god I don't even know what that means!! #innocent
 
I would book them in for waxing and based on what they ask for-i.e if they ask for back sack and crack as opposed to a brazillian then you know its male waxing and if youre not trained you cant do it, but i would do your standard consultation and ask if they'd have had any recent medical issues, surgery or have any recent scar tissue that may affect treatment.
 
I would book them in for waxing and based on what they ask for-i.e if they ask for back sack and crack as opposed to a brazillian then you know its male waxing and if youre not trained you cant do it, but i would do your standard consultation and ask if they'd have had any recent medical issues, surgery or have any recent scar tissue that may affect treatment.

If you read through the above posts, the client in question was in fact a biological female!
 
I agree, as she has come to you as a female. You have preformed other services as she is a female. I understand this one is more intimate, but I think as she has come to as a female you should respect that and do it how Sarah-lou76 said :D x
 
Be assertive with your questions but you must still only do what you're happy doing. I'm as blunt as hell but I appreciate that's not everyone's way.

I specialise in both male and female intimate so it makes no difference to me as a male Braz takes the same time as female Braz. HOWEVER…….. If you're not happy doing even a basic bikini on a Transgender client who hasn't completed surgery (he still has his penis) then do not do it. Don't feel pressured by anyone that says it's sexist. It's not! There are more men out there that wouldn't want to wax a woman and countless barbers who wouldn't know where to start if cutting a woman's hair. Do only what you feel comfortable with.

So back to what you asked. I would say, 'Just wanted to clarify something. I'm only qualified to do a basic bikini which means that you leave your underwear on and I wax the crease of your leg. Are you happy with that?' Or say 'Sorry to be so direct but I'm only qualified in Female Brazilian waxing. Have you completed surgery?'

If he's completed surgery and you're happy to do it that's great………just make sure that surgery wasn't too recent and that the scars have calmed down. Only use hot wax.
 
thank you all for your replies,

however i feel that some of you havent fully understood what i am trying to ask.......
we already have a transexual client and fully understand how to deal with this type of client.
noone in our salon feels that they cant treat them.

but we are not 100% sure that this new client is a "male" or "female"
i was asking the polite way to ask with offending them.

we would of course do it privatly, we would never think to do anything but!!
Well technically, they're still male, if they still have man bits. If your treatment list doesn't include male grooming then if it was me I wouldn't do it.
I'd take them into the treatment room and when I was doing the consultation I would ask. It's up to you if you want to do the treatment or not.
 
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i would just wait until the treatment and be prepared for either, if they have man parts i would still do a bikini wax e.g sides on bikini area as i would for a woman because thats what the client asked for. remember you need to be careful with transgender clients if its before they have the surgery they should really be having epilation because they are unable to do reconstruction with hair and after surgery its possible they have lost any feeling down there.
 
It's a difficult issue, because of the risk of offending the client. There's a huge spectrum among the trans community; some people who have transitioned to live full time in the gender opposite to their birth gender will have had genital surgery, but others will not.

However, I think the primary issue boils down to one of having had the appropriate training; if a trans woman has not had gender reassignment surgery, then the techniques appropriate to a male intimate wax will apply, as the client will still possess male genitalia at that point in time. It would therefore not be appropriate for the salon to perform such an intimate wax if they have not been specifically trained in male intimate waxing; they would almost certainly not be covered under their insurance if not having had the required training - and would be putting their client at risk if attempting such a wax without the correct knowledge of how to do so.
 
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