After Your Appoinment
Now you have smooth beautiful skin and you want to keep it that way. Home care is a must, and it is easy to follow. Schedule your next waxing appointment before you leave your current appointment. Keeping on a schedule will help you to maintain smooth skin and will greatly decrease the hair that grows back.
Avoid the sun the day of your waxing, and make sure you use sun block. No swimming for 24 hours. This includes lakes, pools, oceans, baths, and hot tubs. No saunas and no physical friction such as physical labor, working out, or sex for 24 hours. Ensure to wear clean clothes after your wax, and only touch the area with clean hands. Your follicles are open and prone to infection after a wax, and sweat and dirty hands are the main cause of infection. You can keep the area dry to further prevent infection those first 24 hours after a wax by using baby powder or cornstarch.
If you are prone to ingrown hairs or at the first hint of one, do not wait until they become an issue to address them! Apply Get the Bump Outta Here!® once a day to help clear infection and exfoliate the skin. Continue exfoliating daily with an exfoliating shower mitt or glove to rid yourself of the dead skin build up that will trap the hairs and cause ingrown hairs. If you get an infected ingrown hair, use a cotton swab to apply hydrogen peroxide to the area. This will kill the infection. Do not pick! Picking causes scars.
Avoid the sun the day of your waxing, and make sure you use sun block. No swimming for 24 hours. This includes lakes, pools, oceans, baths, and hot tubs. No saunas and no physical friction such as physical labor, working out, or sex for 24 hours. Ensure to wear clean clothes after your wax, and only touch the area with clean hands. Your follicles are open and prone to infection after a wax, and sweat and dirty hands are the main cause of infection. You can keep the area dry to further prevent infection those first 24 hours after a wax by using baby powder or cornstarch.
If you are prone to ingrown hairs or at the first hint of one, do not wait until they become an issue to address them! Apply Get the Bump Outta Here!® once a day to help clear infection and exfoliate the skin. Continue exfoliating daily with an exfoliating shower mitt or glove to rid yourself of the dead skin build up that will trap the hairs and cause ingrown hairs. If you get an infected ingrown hair, use a cotton swab to apply hydrogen peroxide to the area. This will kill the infection. Do not pick! Picking causes scars.
Why is exfoliation so important?
Exfoliation is the most important part of the process in preventing those unsightly ingrown hairs! So why do we get ingrown hairs? Hold out your left hand, and with your fingers closed, gently and slowly push your right index finger between two fingers on your left hand. This represents your hair breaking through the skin. Now, imagine layers upon layers of dead skin resting on top of that skin. Shaved hair is strong and can break through that dead layer of skin. However, waxed hair has a fine tip, and the more you wax, the weaker that hair becomes. It simply cannot break through that dead skin. Exfoliation removes the dead skin build up we accumulate each day and allows that waxed hair to break through.
Exfoliate prior to waxing to remove the dead skin build up to achieve a better wax and to make sure the topical dead skin cells do not enter the open follicle after waxing. Start exfoliating 24 hours after your wax to prevent ingrown hairs. The best exfoliating regimine includes a combination of mechanical and chemical exfoliation. Use an exfoliating mitt or glove in the shower daily to mechanically exfoliate the skin. Apply Get the Bump Outta Here!® on clean skin every day as a chemical exfoliant. Get the Bump Outta Here!® contains salicylic acid and natural fruit acids that gently exfoliate the skin. It is safe to use morning and night if needed. The key to preventing ingrown hairs is constant, mild exfoliation.
It is also very important to maintain the integriy of your skin. Balancing exfoliation with moisturization is key to keeping your skin soft and smooth so you have the best waxing results possible. If you find that your skin is dry in the bikini area, use a small amount of jojoba oil on a cotton ball. Jojoba oil is non comedogenic and is fantastic at providing the skin with intense moisture without clogging pores as well as providing a protective barrier to the skin and removing impurities.
Exfoliate prior to waxing to remove the dead skin build up to achieve a better wax and to make sure the topical dead skin cells do not enter the open follicle after waxing. Start exfoliating 24 hours after your wax to prevent ingrown hairs. The best exfoliating regimine includes a combination of mechanical and chemical exfoliation. Use an exfoliating mitt or glove in the shower daily to mechanically exfoliate the skin. Apply Get the Bump Outta Here!® on clean skin every day as a chemical exfoliant. Get the Bump Outta Here!® contains salicylic acid and natural fruit acids that gently exfoliate the skin. It is safe to use morning and night if needed. The key to preventing ingrown hairs is constant, mild exfoliation.
It is also very important to maintain the integriy of your skin. Balancing exfoliation with moisturization is key to keeping your skin soft and smooth so you have the best waxing results possible. If you find that your skin is dry in the bikini area, use a small amount of jojoba oil on a cotton ball. Jojoba oil is non comedogenic and is fantastic at providing the skin with intense moisture without clogging pores as well as providing a protective barrier to the skin and removing impurities.