1. Watch your fashion choices - don't wear tight panties for the next few days. With any type of body waxing, the skin needs to be able to "breathe" after the treatment, rather than be constricted. Not only can tight clothes irritate freshly waxed areas, weeks later they can encourage the hair to grow back into the skin, causing ingrown hairs.
2. Hands off. Touching freshly waxed skin can encourage irritation or small pimples.
3. Opt for showers over baths for 24 hours.
4. Avoid tanning and extreme heat for 48 hours. No tanning beds, saunas or steam rooms.
5. Abstain in the short term. Avoid sexual activity for 24 to 48 hours.
6. Exfoliate. To prevent ingrown hairs, use a mild exfoliant to remove dead skin cells - this also allows for an easier treatment and better result next time around. Exfoliate 24 hours after your wax and continue to do so a few times a week, to keep dead skin cells from clogging your hair follicles. With exfoliating, the hair that grows back will point upwards, instead of coiling back into the skin. Face Bistro, Tel: 6462 4988, http://www.facebistro.com
Posted Sept 2010
