Hot Wax Do-It-Yourself Facial Waxing – Part 2

Do you deal with the need for facial hair removal on a regular basis, and are you preparing to do a facial wax at home?  Tips for helping to prevent pain and excessive redness while waxing your face are found in Part 1 of this two-part series.  The following are step-by-step tips for a DIY facial wax:

Supplies you’ll need:

• Pre-wax cleanser
• Wax warmer
• Wax (preferably cream)
• Baby powder
• Muslin strips or pellon strips
• Wooden applicators
• Wax remover (baby oil or petroleum jelly can serve this purpose)
• Tweezers
• Aloe-based gel or another type of after-wax lotion

Step-by-step:

• Be sure the hairs you’re removing are at least ¼” long because if they’re not, waxing won’t be very effective.
• Warm the wax.  This step can take a long time, depending on how much wax you’re heating and whether your wax is completely hardened.
• Pin your hair back out of your face.
• Give your hands a good cleansing to help prevent any bacteria from being introduced to the supplies.
• Use a facial cleanser to rid your face of oil and makeup.
• Pat your face dry and apply pre-wax cleanser powder.  The powder should be lightly dusted on the hair to be waxed.
• Using an applicator stick, apply wax as evenly as possible in the direction of hair growth.  There should be plenty of wax to cover the hair; however, don’t lay it on too thick, or it will be difficult to remove.
• Apply the cloth strip to the waxed area in the direction of hair growth.  A portion should be left over on the end so that you can grasp it to remove the wax.
• Make sure the wax has cooled a bit.
• Get a firm grip on the end of the strip, pull the skin taut with the other hand, and remove the strip in a quick pull in the opposite direction of hair growth.  Don’t pull up but rather stay close to the skin as you rip off the cloth.
• Continue to apply and remove wax until the area is free of unwanted hair.
• Be careful not to wax over the same part of your face twice because doing so could tear your skin.
• Tweeze any hairs that were missed during the waxing process.
• Clean the wax off of your skin.
• Apply a soothing aloe-based gel or some other type of after-wax lotion.