I wanted to post this again just because it’s that time of year!
I came across this great article today that I wanted to share with you! It is exactly what I like to inform my clients when they ask if there is anything they can do to make their waxing experience more comfortable.
Ten Tips for a Nearly Painless Bikini Wax
- Plan to wax after your period. Your pain threshold is higher in the week after your period than beforehand. Think of it like this: If sappy commercials make you cry when you’re premenstrual, having wax applied to your dainty bits certainly will.
- Lose your self-consciousness. Yes, a stranger is going to see you wearing, at most, a paper thong. Don’t worry about offending her or feeling embarrassed. It’s nothing she hasn’t seen before. The less anxious you are, the less you’ll worry about pain.
- Start off slowly. Your first bikini wax is not the time to try a Brazilian. If you’re new to waxing, go with a basic bikini wax. You can always decide to remove more the next time around.
- Exfoliate. The day before you decide to wax, exfoliate in the shower. This will remove dead skin, allowing the wax to grip shorter hairs.
- Speak up. A good esthetician will work with you to make sure you’re as comfortable as you can be. I always ask my esthetician to tell me when she’s about to pull the wax off. So don’t be shy to say something if you have a low pain tolerance—it’s better to speak up than to suffer in silence.
- Use hard wax. Hard wax is more gentle than soft wax, so I recommend going to a spa that uses it.
- Take an over-the-counter pain reliever. About an hour before your appointment, take an Advil, Tylenol or other pain reliever.
- Breathe. It can be tempting to hold your breath, but breathing in and out helps reduce the pain. Take a deep breath in when the wax goes on, then breathe out when your esthetician gives it a yank.
- Know which parts are most sensitive. You wouldn’t expect it, but having hair pulled from the lower abdomen area is more painful than it is around the vaginal opening.
- Turn your head and cough. An esthetician at Bliss taught me this trick: When the wax is about to be ripped off, cough. It distracts from the pain, and trust me, it works!
Read the full article at:http://www.bellasugar.com/678438
