Waxing at home vs salon waxing
When it comes to waxing you are faced with a choice of whether to wax at home, using products that you have bought yourself, or to visit a beauty salon and let a qualified therapist do the waxing for you. You will find many salons offering waxing in London that you can choose if you prefer to go for salon waxing.
If you do embark on home waxing it is important that you are prepared beforehand.
Leg waxing is something that you can do at home, but it can be very messy and may not achieve the professional results you would get from a professional waxing salon in London. Take a look at our list to make sure that you have all the products you need to achieve the ultimate leg wax.
The items that you will need for waxing are:
- Pre Wax Lotion: By using a pre wax lotion you will remove any traces of bacteria, oil and perspiration from your skin.
- Vinyl or Latex Gloves: You will need these to ensure good hygiene and to cut down on mess.
- Waxing Applicators/Spatulas: You need to use a good applicator or spatula to make sure that your legs are completely and evenly covered with wax.
- Waxing Strips: These strips come in both paper and fabric form and, depending on what your individual preference is, are necessary to remove the wax after it has been applied to the leg area.
- Wax Heater: Wax heaters come in different shapes and styles and their price varies. All, however, have the same basic function: to heat up the wax so it can be applied to your skin.
- After-Wax Lotion: A good after-wax lotion is useful to have as it protects and smoothes the skin after leg waxing. Such a lotion is strongly recommended after bikini waxing.
- Tweezers: It is useful to have some tweezers handy for after your waxing session – they are useful for removing any hairs that are stubborn and that could not be removed purely by leg waxing.
- Wax: You will find many different forms of waxes, ranging from hot film wax, soft wax, warm wax, right the way through to paraffin wax pellets. As leg hair tends to be coarse and thick a hot film wax is to be recommended.
- Hot film wax has greater adhesion qualities for the waxing of stubborn and dense hair, unlike other types of wax.
Our overall advice is make sure you don’t rush into home waxing, especially for areas other than your legs, and ensure that you have all the correct products to get the best results with the minimum pain and for those of you that want a truly professional silky finish head to a waxing salon to ensure you get it done properly.
