Hair Waxing Kit Vs Salon Waxing

If you have never tried hair waxing removal then you may not know how to make the right choice when it comes to what sort of hair waxing product you want. Essentially the first choice to make is whether to visit a salon and have a beautician treat you or to get a hair wax removal kit to use at home.

If you feel like pampering yourself then visiting a salon can be a real treat. You can take a friend if you like and also you will get expert advice from the beautician who, believe me, will have seen everything - including people hairier than you, so there is nothing to be embarrassed about. Visiting a salon is also a good idea if you want to remove hair from difficult to reach places.

You can also have other treatments at the same time such as a pedicure or manicure and really pamper yourself. The only drawbacks with visiting a salon are the cost and making the time for a treatment although, compared to other treatments, hair waxing removal is cheaper and less time consuming. Look in your local area for a reputable beauty salon or ask friends if they know of or use a salon that they would recommend.

The alternative to visiting a beautician is of course to do it yourself at home. There are a variety of products you can choose from each with their own benefits and applications. For instance if you want to wax your bikini area or remove facial hair then hot wax is preferable as these areas are sensitive and hot wax tends to be kinder to the skin. Hair takes longer to grow back with hot wax too as it completely removes the hair follicle as opposed to cold wax which breaks the hair off at the skin. Hot wax comes in tubs and needs to be melted using a wax heater.

Cold wax comes in strips that are applied to the area in question and are great for legs, chest and back. Although the hair removed will grow back slightly quicker than after hot waxing the process is less messy and there is no need to purchase a wax heater. This does not mean that cold waxing is cheaper as you will normally need to use less hot wax than when using cold waxing.

At the end of the day it is down to your own personal preference and the only way to find out is to try for yourself. Bear in mind that your choice of wax will depend greatly on the part of the body that you want to remove unwanted hair. We recommend that if you have never waxed before then you visit a salon where you can pick up some tips from a professional before attempting it on your own. Although at first waxing can be painful, even if only for a few seconds when the wax is pulled off, after several treatments the waxed hair will become thinner and removing the wax will be less painful.