Men and waxing

It's a hair ripping experience....

Why I'm attacking this issue right now is because it's unusually warm for March in the Ottawa region, record breaking temperatures actually and it feels like summer is upon us. Some of you guys will be taking off your shirts to soak up some vitamin D in the flesh. (Do not forget your sunscreen, you can still burn.) But to the ones that feel like they are wearing a hair shirt underneath your shirt or you have an unusual body hair pattern that prevents you from taking off your t-shirt. Listen up!

I have been ripping hair off men for quite a while now, have tortured many of you with the sticky goop and given advice to you, yes you, hairy messy package of walking testosterone. No matter what they say about men being the stronger of the sexes, you really have a hard time handling the pain of waxing compared to women.

Now, let's talk about a few things you must know about getting waxed for the first time or reminders for the seasonal clients to prevent a bit less pain. What part of your body are you going to get done? Let's say it's your back and your have a few patches of hair growing in the region of your lower back, which is a very sensitive area for most that I have encountered. How sensitive? You stop talking and some of you whimper like little girls but it's nothing compared to waxing the chest rug.

If your hair is long, over an inch, you must clip it down. Clipping down your hair is to avoid initial, painful tugging or breaking of the hair if it's too long.  If it's too short it will not remove easily either, in fact, it might even be useless to try to wax it since it won't "catch" in the wax. Your body hair length for waxing is ideal at 1/4 to 3/4 of an inch for a better waxing experience.

Investing in a good clipper with different hair length adapters is a great idea, it will come in more than handy throughout your life. A cheap hair clipper might cause you pain in places where you don't want pain, go ahead, buy a cheap one, I dare you! Don't forget to maintain your clippers just to avoid some unnecessary pain involved with hair stuck in between blades. Let's hope it's just hair, not skin!

Another thing that would really help men that are thinking of doing any sensitive wax areas besides reducing the thickness or length of the hair is trying a topical/dermal anesthetic.

What is that? It's cream named EMLA that really numbs the skin for some serious waxing and laser hair removal.  It's a bit on the pricey point, about 60$ for 30 grams but a little tube goes a long way. You can buy it at the drug store, ask your pharmacist for it. Please follow the instructions through, you will need to seal the cream from oxygen with a garbage bag or plastic wrap for a period of 1 hour for satisfactory results, meaning no pain and total numbness! Do not forget to wash your hands after using the cream and make sure to check with the pharmacist for any counter effects that could affect you.

I'd like to mention you try not to use your razors on areas where you don't want to make the hair stronger and one of the main reasons for waxing is that it weakens the hair a lot, takes a long time to grow back (3-5 weeks). Because of the initial pain factor, most guys take way too long to come back but the more you do this procedure the less painful it will get and that's called building pain tolerance!

I really hope these tips will help in getting yourself ready for the summer season or even for those travelling down south. To all the male clients I had the privilege to rip your hair off in the last 15 years, thank you for trusting me to inflict pain as fast as possible!

Yours truly,
Nadine

PS: If any of my male readers have any questions or curious about any subjects pertaining to skin, hair removal or nails, leave me a comment or you can e-mail me. Your question might be a great subject for one of my posts.