Little problem with waxing...
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Sun Oct 18, 2009 1:42 pm

Hi everyone,

Basically I can't seem to get smooth legs. I tried waxing my own legs a few times in the past but there were still always tiny tiny hairs left. I figured that maybe these hairs had grown back slower or something so I decided to not do any hair removal on my legs until every last hair on my legs had grown in, so I left them for about 3 months. I got my legs waxed professionally yesterday thinking that since all my hairs would have grown in by now that they would be completely smooth but I was disappointed to find that again I have the tiniest hairs left and feel a bit prickly. I mean there's no way that after waiting 3 moths some hairs are just breaking through the skin now. I'm not sure if maybe my hair snaps easily in every day life before I get it waxed, or if it snaps during waxing and doesn't get removed from the root. I'm just wondering if anyone else has had the same problem, if it's a case of a bad salon who doesn't do it right or if it's just my hair:( Thoughts would be appreciated! Thanks.

free skin care · Mon Oct 19, 2009 7:50 am

Clarebear from what I have read each hair has around a 3 month cycle but each hair is on its own schedule. The problem this creates is the hair that is at the end of its life cycle say week 2 or 3 of your 3 month grow out falls out and begins anew.
You might want to consider an epilator of some kind so you can "spot treat" bet'n waxing.
HTH

Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:22 am

Ahh so effectively some hairs have been left too long and fallen out themselves and that's them just growing in now. Do you think if I wait until the waxed hairs grow back in and then get them waxed that all my hairs will still be there to come out? Because that would only be about 4 weeks from now so the ones that are prickly at the moment might not have fallen out by then.

free skin care · Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:43 am

Exactly - you described that better than I did. Laughing

That would be a good plan of action; you might have to do that cycle more than once. Ask the cosmetician what they think.

Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:46 am

Okay, yeah I'll ask next time I go, thank you!

free skin care · Wed Oct 21, 2009 11:56 am

How do you bear waxing your legs? I couldn't do it. I get bikini waxed ok, but legs were just so painful! maybe it's cause I've been shaving them so many years now, but that was just awful. And I bought an epilator, and I cannot do it - too painful. Did you ever try underarms wax? Oh now that is painful - I was walking like a bird - arms out half a day. Smile

free skin care · Wed Oct 21, 2009 12:13 pm

Hi there - I had same problem in the past till I started to use epilady . I am using it for 15 years already and my legs are always very smooth and actually now I don't have too much hair... All it takes is once a week 10 min and sometimes a bit of scrubbing of the knee .
That is one of the best gadgets I ever used ..Oh well , If I would be in my 30s (lol or younger Wink

) maybe I could try the laser but now I am not so sure that it worse.You can do bikini area and under arm as well but still I don't like it and there I apply wax and try to maintain it with the machine sometime...( or shave that is not the best ...)
Ok so the link is http://www.fabove.ca/epilady.html?gclid=CNbGhdjqzp0CFR4HagodMSHUsA

There are other similar machines on the market but epilady was the original one and I really like it .

free skin care · Wed Oct 21, 2009 12:39 pm

zverenok wrote:

How do you bear waxing your legs? I couldn't do it. I get bikini waxed ok, but legs were just so painful! maybe it's cause I've been shaving them so many years now, but that was just awful. And I bought an epilator, and I cannot do it - too painful. Did you ever try underarms wax? Oh now that is painful - I was walking like a bird - arms out half a day. Smile

I was stunned at how painful the epilator was on my legs Shock

. I started using something called biofreeze. This numbs the area - I am sure the biofreeze people (if they saw this) would freak-out because this is not the intended use but hey a girls' gotta do what a girls' gotta do Laughing

Mon Oct 26, 2009 8:44 am

I've never had my bikii line or underarms done but I alwasy imagined it'd be more painful. I think maybe the reason I find it okay on my legs is because I've waxed them myself in the past. I also used to use an epilator but I've still always had the problem of little hairs being left behind. I'll just allow the hairs I got waxed last time to grow in, then get them waxed and hope theres less baby ones left!

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