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Leg waxing
- 1. WARM WAX APPLICATION FOR LEGS Step 1 Clean the whole area to be waxed with a suitable antiseptic cleanser on damp cotton wool.
- 2. WARM WAX APPLICATION FOR LEGS Step 2 Blot the area with a tissue to ensure the skin is dry and grease-free.
- 3. WARM WAX APPLICATION FOR LEGS Step 3 Test the wax on your inner arm to make certain you will not burn the client.
- 4. WARM WAX APPLICATION FOR LEGS Step 4 To avoid cross-infection, drizzle the wax onto another spatula – it will also help you to check that the consistency is workable.
- 5. WARM WAX APPLICATION FOR LEGS Step 5 If temperature is acceptable to you, apply a small area on to the legs to check with the client that the temperature is tolerable for her.
- 6. WARM WAX APPLICATION FOR LEGS Step 6 Following the hair growth, i.e downward, apply a thin even strip of wax to the leg, approximately the width of the paper strip.
- 7. WARM WAX APPLICATION FOR LEGS Step 7 Press down firmly over the wax strip, to ensure all the hairs are fully attached to the strip.
- 8. WARM WAX APPLICATION FOR LEGS Step 8 Peel back a small edge of the strip to hold on to.
- 9. WARM WAX APPLICATION FOR LEGS Step 9 Holding the leg, grip the wax strip edge and pull the strip off. It is almost a peeling back of the strip, but it must be quick to minimise pain.
- 10. WARM WAX APPLICATION FOR LEGS Step 10 Any missed hairs, too short for the wax to pick, can be tweezed out. Sterilise the tweezers first.
- 11. WARM WAX APPLICATION FOR LEGS Step 11 After-wax lotion will remove any wax residue.
- 12. WARM WAX APPLICATION FOR LEGS Step 12 The finished result should be a moisturised, hair-free front of leg.
- 13. WARM WAX APPLICATION FOR LEGS Step 13 Ask the client to turn over – remember to ensure you put the back of the couch down first. Repeat the cleansing and blotting process.
- 14. WARM WAX APPLICATION FOR LEGS Step 14 As the hairs grow in different directions, you will need to cut the wax strips into manageable sizes.
- 15. WARM WAX APPLICATION FOR LEGS Step 15 Check the direction of the hair growth, which may be diagonal as shown here. Remember to test the wax again – first on yourself and then on your client.
- 16. WARM WAX APPLICATION FOR LEGS Step 16 Apply a thin even strip of wax to the leg, following the hair growth, i.e diagonally as shown here, and repeat the process as for front of leg.