Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Is waxing better than shaving?


Shaving is the most traditional hair removal method in our daily life. Until now this method is still used by most people who want to get rid of unwanted hair. Men usually shave their face with blade, remover every day. However, men do not have many options to remove their beard or mustache since the hair is so coarse and strong and it is not wise to change other remove methods. Many women also choose shaving as their main hair removal method. They often shave their excess hair on leg, bikini area.


Women and men’s facial hair removal

Compared with shaving, waxing is also a tradition method and it is used by Middle East countries many years ago. For men, you need to note that waxing should never be used to remove mustache or beard on face or you would get hurt from it. Men should never wax your face. Oppositely, for women unwanted facial hair removal, shaving is not recommended. Shaving would never reduce your hair growth and it would be fuzzy if the women shave their face everyday like men. No matter what kind of shaving tool you use, they both deliver the same result .No shaver or blade can remove your hair from the root of hair follicle and it only cut the hair from the middle. The result is that the hair would grow thicker and thicker. As a result, the women should not use the shaving method for their facial hair removal.

Why waxing is good method for girl’s facial hair removal?

In most cases, the girl wants to remove their excess hair on their upper lip. You image would badly affected by the thick upper lip hair. Since the hair in this area would not as coarse as men’s. Waxing deliver good hair removal result since waxing can remove your hair from the root of hair follicle and your hair would not grow back within two weeks. The most importantly is that your waxed hair would not grow thicker. Repeated waxing can leads to the damage of hair follicle and the hair grow out it with thinner condition.

Body hair removal

For arm, leg, back, chest, underarm hair removal, both waxing and shaving can be used and it delivers the same smooth result. The difference is that waxing can lasts longer than shaving. The disadvantage of waxing is that more skills are needed. If you choose hot waxing, you need to prepare many items, wax heater, nonwoven/muslin wax strips, spatula, pre waxing or post waxing lotion. However, there are various waxing products available. You can use the easy to use wax strips which is pre-coated cold wax strips instead.

Bikini area hair removal

Bikini area hair removal is also becoming more and more popular among women who love beauty. You would feel very embarrassed when your bikini hair appears out of your swimsuit in the public beach. In addition, your bikini area looks sexy.

Waxing is chosen as the best method for bikini hair removal. You had better chose the professional salon service for bikini hair removal. If not, you need to choose the high quality body waxing kit for yourself. Shaving is not recommended for bikini hair removal.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Home waxing or beauty salon waxing-which one is better?


Waxing has been very popular hair removal method. You can go to the beauty salon for professional waxing service, also you can do it by your own. Each of them deliver advantage and drawbacks, you need to choose based on your detailed requirement.
For the waxing beginner, professional hair removal waxing is necessary
If you are new in hair removal waxing filed and want to have a try. It is better for you to go to the beauty salon for your first waxing experience since you have a lot to learn. For instance, based on your hair condition, you need to choose different waxes to deliver good result. For example, if you want to remove unwanted facial hair, you need the tender waxes. So you can ask questions and the beautician would like to answer your questions. You can ask what the difference between different waxes and the notes is.

However, you have to choose the right salon for your service. You can consult your friends for advice. Search on the internet to find a good one. However, you need to go to the salon by your own to check. You can check if there is separate room for your waxing and if the waxing items are clean and tidy. Some of the salon always ask too high price so you have to compare the price. Generally, hot waxing method is adopted in the salon. Note that spatula and hair removal wax should not be reused. Hot waxing is used with disposable waxing strips. Skin irritation and other disease can be transmitted through used waxing items. The germ on the skin surface would be stick on the wax and spatula. As a result, repeated using of hair removal wax and spatula should not be allowed.
For the body areas that is hard to reach, salon waxing is necessary
Even you have rich experience in waxing; you still need to go to the salon for waxing. To removal unwanted hair in underarm, chest, back, bikini area, you need others for help. Especially the bikini area, the skin is so sensitive, you should never take risk to have it done by non-professional staff.
Compare with salon waxing, home waxing means time and money saving
If you choose the salon waxing, you have to make an appointment with the salon in advance. Salon waxing would cost your much more money that home waxing. The most important thing you need to prepare is the waxing tips and products. Professional waxing kit is recommended for home use. You can buy it from the beauty shop or online market. There are various famous brands in the market. Even if you have learnt the tips from beauticians, you have to ready the products instruction carefully. You have to keep in mind it since it determines the final result of the waxing procedure. If you do not follow the instructions strictly, you may get a mess with good product.
For the home waxing, the hot waxing kit is a good option. If you need a much easier method, you can choose the cold wax, especially the ready to use version wax strips. You do not need the wax heater or microwave to heat the wax, and what you need to do is just pitching them between your hands. Then tear the strips apart, apply it onto the skin area.     
No waxing can deliver permanent hair removal result
All waxing methods can only deliver two to four weeks hair removal result. There is no exception. Waxing can deliver longer hair removal result than that of shaving. In addition, continuous waxing can make your hair grow thinner and thinner as time goes on.

Thursday, October 11, 2012

How to choose hair removal wax


If you want to remove unwanted hair, hair removal waxing is a good method. However, you need to know some basic knowledge about this product so that you can choose the right one for your own.
Types of waxes
There are definitely two different types of waxes, but there are a lot different waxes. For instance, we just break into two categories. Based on the application of the wax, there are strip and strip-less wax.
The strip wax has a muslin strip. Basically, you put the wax on your skin and you take the muslin strips and push it down.
The strip-less wax does not need wax strips paper. You just need apply a thin layer of wax onto the skin. When it hardens, you can use the spatula to rip off it easily.


Hot waxes and cold waxes
Hair removal wax can also be classified as hot waxes and cold waxes.
Hot wax needs heating before use. With the microwave or wax warmer, hot wax should be met above the body temperature. Ready to use wax strips is the most common cold waxing products. It is easy to use and just need to heat it with your hands.
Soft wax and hard wax
The wax which needs the fabric cloth is called soft wax. Hard wax does not need the fabric in the whole process, you just tear the wax off when it hardens.
Before choose the hair removal wax, you firstly need to know which body area you are going to wax. Then you choose the wax that you can use. Hot wax is soft wax. If you want to remove your unwanted facial hair, you need to use the wax with cloth strip. If you are planning to do the bikini area waxing, it is better for you to choose the hard wax. The hard wax is suitable for sensitive skin and it leaves no wax residue on the skin. For the underarm hair removal, you can choose both soft wax and hard wax. To remove the large area body hair, for example, chest and back, hard wax is a better option since it is easy for large hairy area removal.For sensitive skin, it is better to use hard wax.
Famous hair removal wax brands in the market
In today’s market, there are many famous brands available. Veet, Nair, Sally Hansen, Nads, GIGI are the most famous brands in depilatory waxing market.
To get waxing at home, you can choose the professional hair removal waxing kit.