

On the flip side of things, some waxes for sensitive skin contain ingredients that lessen inflammation and calm redness, such as honey or avocado oil. Heat causes your skin to become more permeable, so when waxing, you want to avoid any and all substances that may cause irritation. However, there are a few criteria to consider in order to find the right wax for you.įirst, check the ingredient lists to make sure the wax doesn't contain any personal allergens. But the best waxes for sensitive skin can help make hair removal a more comfortable experience. Here are some ‘before’ and ‘after’ images of my nasty legs.The combination of heat and hair removal is often a recipe for irritation - especially if you're prone to redness, bumps, and rashes. Nevertheless, my legs are definitely a lot smoother than before! Even then, a few stubborn strands would refuse to budge.

WAX STRIPS NEAR ME PATCH
I don’t know if it’s the same for most waxing products, or if it’s due to my lack of proper skill, but I had to go over the same patch more than once, at times. They did indeed succeed in removing my leg hair, but I wouldn’t say that each strip perfectly removed each patch they covered. Now, for the most important bit we’ve all been waiting for: Just rip the strips off quickly as instructed and you’ll be good.

It’s about what you’d be expect from ripping hair off your legs with an adhesive strip. I don’t consider myself to have an exceptionally high tolerance, but I think that the pain is definitely more than bearable. In terms of the pain factor, I guess it would depend on your tolerance. Like…maybe 1 minute or slightly less? More than “a few”, anyway. They instructed to leave the strips on for “a few seconds”, and to me, that means like…10-15 seconds or so, but I think I garnered better results when I left it long for longer. There were clear instructions on the back of the package, though they were kind of vague about how long to leave the strips on before peeling. Not that it’s rocket science or anything though. The large strip is about 15 x 6 cm, while the small strip is about 8 x 3 cm in size.Įven for a newbie like me, the strips were pretty easy to use.

My dad used to tell me that being hairy was a “sign of passion”.
