Hot waxing

Redness due to heat

The hot wax opens the pores of the skin, which has the effect of freeing the hair bulb. The wax catches the hair more easily at its base without pulling on it too much. What makes it nevertheless a less painful solution than the cold wax which catches the hair while pulling on the bulb. The hot wax also offers a longer lasting effect in this way.

But that does not guarantee an absence of redness, because the heat has the effect of dilating the blood vessels. This, in most cases, creates redness, which can however subside within a few minutes.

On thin skin, however, the redness can last, as in people with circulation disorders. In the latter case, it is also recommended not to depilate with hot wax.

Quickly soothe redness after waxing

The first thing to do after removing a strip of hot wax is to lightly press your hand on the area while tapping, like a beautician. This immediately soothes the epidermis.

Another tip: just before waxing, prepare a glove filled with ice cubes and use it like a compress. The cold effect will immediately reverse the temperature.

You can also replace the ice cubes with a spray of soothing thermal water stored in the refrigerator.

Hydration is the essential final step to avoid irritation after waxing. If you prefer natural and homemade treatments, opt for a massage with vegetable oil, apricot for example. Or, still in the natural domain, an organic calendula cream, a healing and soothing plant that relieves irritation upon application.

Restorative, soothing creams specially formulated to heal the skin after hair removal are also available in drugstores.

Cold waxing

Causes of redness after cold waxing

Unfortunately, cold wax, although it does not generate heat on the skin of course, does not prevent the most sensitive from becoming red and sore.

Here, it is not because of the dilating vessels or the heating of the skin, but quite simply because of the pulling out of the hair. Cold wax stretches the hair fiber and therefore the skin, unlike hot wax which extracts the hair more easily without pulling excessively.

Paradoxically, this creates a sometimes intense burning sensation on sensitive areas, starting with the face, above the lips or on the eyebrows.

Soothe skin after cold waxing

To soothe the skin, the most urgent thing is to apply a cold compress for a few minutes, again using ice cubes in a glove and not directly on the skin if it is sensitive.

Applying a soothing cream with plant extracts will also quickly reduce inflammation caused by stretching the skin.

Prevent the appearance of redness before waxing

Hair removal, whatever it is, is an attack on the skin. But there are preventive solutions to prevent redness or minimize it.

Regarding the hot wax and the heating of the skin, there is unfortunately not much to do, otherwise a posteriori. But, in both cases, hot or cold wax, the important thing is to help the wax to catch the hair as easily as possible, so as to less pull on the skin.

Exfoliate your skin beforehand

Performing a scrub will prepare the skin, while starting to release the hair. But do not do it the same day, the day before is a good solution. While not forgetting to nourish your skin with a moisturizer or vegetable oil. The skin will be more flexible and easier to remove the next day.

Take the right steps during waxing

In the institute, the professionals know by heart the gestures that allow you to gently depilate and prevent redness.

In addition to placing the palms of your hands on the areas that have just been waxed, you, like beauticians, can firmly hold your skin under the wax strip before removing it, in order to facilitate the removal. hair extraction.

All these gestures, which seem harmless, are the guarantee of good quality hair removal without redness.