Details on how to perform leg waxing

If it is summer, unwanted leg hair is would cause the embarrassment for the women who wear skirt. No matter how old is you, doing leg waxing is a common routine. Generally, you just make an appointment with the waxing salon. What if you have to wear a skirt to attend a party, but the waxing salon is not available for your waxing. In this case, you can choose home leg waxing instead. Home leg waxing is easy and you can follow the steps shown below.    

However, before you have to choose the waxing items needed for the whole process.

If you want the fast way of waxing, you can choose the ready-made hair removal wax strips for leg. You can wax your leg within five minutes with this the kit. You just need to heat the double sided wax strips between your hands for seconds to melt the wax. Tear them apart and apply one piece of them onto the skin in the same direction of hair growth. Then tear it off with a quick motion, please note that the tearing direction must be the opposite direction of hair growth.

No matter what kinds of waxing methods you can use, the hair should grow into a certain length. Generally, you hair length should be at least 1/4 inch. Too long or short hair would not benefit the waxing. Too long hair should be trimmed and short hair cannot be garbed by the wax. The result would be affected. 

In addition to the cold waxing method, hot waxing is another method that is used frequently. For the hot waxing, you need prepare more items: hair removal wax, wax heater or warmer, wooden spatula, non-woven/muslin waxing strips paper, baby powder, after depilatory wipe or oil.

The hot waxing starts with wax heating. With the wax warmer or heater, you need to heat the wax up to the temperature a little above your body temperature. Remove the excess oil in your skin with baby powder before wax application. 

Apply a thin layer of wax onto your skin with spatula .The application direction should be the same direction with hair growth direction. Just like the cold waxing, you have to tear the strip off 

in the opposite direction of hair growth.
To prevent the ingrown hair,you can apply salycylic acid on the waxed area. Whether for cold and hot waxing, you should not use hot water to get rid of wax residue ,use the professional after waxing oil or wipe.