Waxing sessions are like your period. Even though you have had them umpteen number of times, you will never be able to anticipate what is in store for you and not even the slightest clue on how to handle it. We either forget our last waxing session or somehow get through it without trying to do anything to alleviate the inconvenience. So here, we bring to you the ultimate waxing rule book stating the do’s and don’ts of waxing.

6 Do’s of the waxing rulebook.

Here are six things to do ritually before, during, and after every waxing session you undergo. These include tips for easy hair removal and pain management.

Things to do Before Waxing:

1. Exfoliate the dirt: 

During waxing, hair gets pulled out of the skin pore right from the follicles i.e,  the roots of the hair. This makes regrowth slower. But dirt and dust settled in these pores clogs them and makes it tough for the hairs to get pulled out. To avoid this, exfoliate the area that you want to wax with a store-bought or a homemade scrub. The scrub will brush through the pores, clean them up and will open them for the hairs to be pulled.

2. Tend to bruises and cuts:

Have some fresh bruises and cuts?  let them heal completely. Because a damaged part of the skin deteriorates even more with hot wax and then pulling out the action. Tend to these injuries and only then schedule your waxing appointment.

3. Pamper with Baby Powder:

Most places that require waxing have sebaceous glands or sweat glands right beneath the skin. Liquids, therefore, keep leaking out of our bodies all the time. This makes the skin oily and greasy for the wax to be pulled off. Therefore, sprinkle some baby powder on the skin before you apply the wax so that it absorbs all the oil and makes it easy for the wax to come off from the skin.

Things to do During the Waxing session:

4. Numb the Pain:

Although this is an optional step, but it can help a lot in relieving the pain from waxing.

Take some toothache numbing cream and smear it across the area to be waxed. Essentially, a toothache numbing cream numbs the nerves at the root of the tooth and calms the pain. This works in the same way with your skin too. The nerve endings are calmed, and you might not experience much pain.

5. Hold your skin tightly:

Right before you pull the wax strip off the skin, hold it tight and spread it well. Expanding the skin’s surface will expand the pores of the skin making it easy for the hair to escape the grip. Therefore, hold the skin beneath tightly for easy removal. Read more 

Also read: 12 Home Remedies for Oily Skin Treatment