So, yous're a waxing virgin? Fear not, as here nosotros answer the virtually frequently asked questions by waxing newbies. Comport in mind though that most of our new customers come for either Brazilian or Hollywood waxing, so not all of these questions/answers are equally relevant to your average first-time leg/countenance wax!

1. How long should my hair exist before I book my commencement wax (and how long is too long)?

We recommend a minimum of four weeks regrowth to get the best results. If you have removed the hair via waxing/shaving/plucking or any other mode whatsoever less than 4 weeks ago, and then please conduct in mind that although we may still be able to conduct out your wax, you are likely to get some regrowth quite soon afterward your handling. Nosotros advise that you do not book an appointment if you removed your hair less than iii weeks ago.

Worried that your pilus (especially your pubic hair) may be too long for a wax? Well don't! If it needs trimming downward, we volition do this for you as part of your handling, then please don't attempt this at dwelling!

two. Is there annihilation I need to do to prepare for my wax?

Scrub and rub is nkd'due south pre- and mail service-waxing mantra for all intimate, bikini and body waxing. By this, we mean lightly exfoliate the area 2 – 3 times a calendar week and moisturise daily (and yes we're talking to you too here guys!). Make sure you use suitable products, heed – you shouldn't be using an exfoliator that is too grainy which could scratch the skin, and no exfoliators or moisturisers that are heavily perfumed which could irritate the area. Y'all will become better results if you follow our pre-waxing advice, we promise!

Please brand sure for your sake and ours, that you shower/bathe on the day of your wax and put on clean underwear.

We likewise suggest that you don't slather on loads of products to the area that will be waxed. Although we will ever cleanse and sanitise the area beforehand, we would find information technology hard to remove large amounts of pre-applied product.

iii. What will happen when I arrive for my wax?

Ideally, y'all will arrive v – 10 minutes alee of your appointment time. One of our friendly and welcoming receptionists will greet you lot. Every bit a outset-time client, y'all will be asked to fill out a consultation card, which asks questions about your full general health, any medication you are currently taking, and whether yous have any other medical conditions or concerns that nosotros need to know about. Once your therapist is ready for you, she will come up into our waiting area and introduce herself to you and take you to the treatment room. Once there, she will bank check over your consultation card to see if in that location are any points she needs to talk over with you in more particular.

And so she volition double check with y'all what treatment you are booked in for before advising you to what extent you need to undress (see side by side question!). Your therapist will leave the room for a few minutes while y'all undress and make yourself comfy on our waxing couch. If you are having an intimate wax, before your therapist leaves the room she will point out to you lot the individually-wrapped hygiene wipe which will exist left out for you to utilize if you wish and where y'all should dispose of this. There will as well exist a towel for you to put over yourself once you have undressed to protect your modesty!

After around ii minutes, your therapist volition return to the room. She volition knock on the door to check that yous are ready. Assuming that yous are, the treatment volition commence!

4. Will I accept to accept my knickers/boxers off?

If you lot are having a Brazilian or Hollywood wax and then yes y'all will need to remove your undies (this applies to men and women). Likewise for certain other male person intimate waxes, e.m. back, sack and crack.

For other types of bikini waxes – e.thousand. One thousand-cord and basic bikini waxes for the ladies and speedo waxes for the men – nosotros will inquire you to keep your knickers/boxers on. Nosotros strongly recommend keeping your underwear on also for all eyebrow waxes, legs/backs/chests etc !

Please note that we do not provide paper pants as a matter of course. Like normal underwear, these only slow us down and may mean that we may not be able to remove all of pilus from all nooks and crannies.

5. And then exactly where volition you be removing pilus from and how will yous get to that pilus…?

A Brazilian wax involves the removal of all pubic hair apart from a strip/triangle on top of your pubic os. So for women, this means all hair removed from their undercarriage (labia) and around the back (anus). For men, it means all hair removed from their scrotum and anus. The Brazilian landing strip left on peak of your pubic bone can be as thick or thin as y'all like – your therapist will inquire you how much hair y'all would like leaving on summit when she gets to that part of the wax. We usually measure the Brazilian landing strip in finger widths!

For a Hollywood wax (both male person and female person), all pubic hair will be removed from everywhere. That ways from on superlative (the pubic mound, underneath (the labia or scrotum) and behind (the anus), leaving you 100% hair-free in that area.

At nkd, we utilise a number of techniques and positions to attain the more difficult-to-access areas. Nosotros may at times ask for your help to stretch and pull sure bits of skin taut (which will help minimise discomfort).

A lot of salons get their clients on all fours to remove the hair from effectually the back. Where possible, we will attempt and avoid this, using different positions instead. Generally speaking, we keep women on their back for the whole handling, just asking them to raise their legs for a minute or two at the terminate of the treatment. Sometimes, if nosotros can't reach all of the hair that way, or if the client has mobility issues (or for instance is significant) then we may ask her to turn over. Considering men tend to have more hair in that area than women, it is more usual for them to take to plow over for some of their wax.

6. Errrr, won't you and I both feel rather embarrassed at this point?

We certainly won't feel embarrassed at this point, no, and there's absolutely no need for you to either. Remember that our team carries out hundreds of these types of waxes every unmarried week, so we can assure you that we actually have seen and done it all before!

That'south the dazzler of coming to waxing specialists, you see. Waxing is all our waxing therapists do, all day every day! So unlike generalist beauty salons where you might encounter a therapist who spends nigh of her day painting nails/massaging/doing facials and who might not experience and so comfortable getting downwards to business at the other end of the couch, this kind of activity really doesn't faze our staff (and if information technology did, they would be working in the wrong place!!).

7. Will it hurt?!

Complete waxing virgins are likely to experience some discomfort, yes. We'd be lying if we said anything different to that. If you accept regularly shaved the expanse to exist waxed in the by or take especially thick or coarse hair, so the discomfort may exist greater than for someone with effectively hair.

We tin can absolutely promise you, however, that the first time is the worst! Y'all would not believe how much more comfortable a wax is in one case you lot are waxing regrowth (e.g. 4 – 6 weeks after your previous wax). From then on, it's a walk in the park – read some of our client reviews if you don't believe u.s.!

Information technology'due south also worth saying at this point that because of how intensely-trained and highly-skilled our therapists are, yous're not going to get a wax that hurts less than it does at nkd! We have adult a number of techniques over the years to minimise the pain and in fact we now teach the fine art of specialist waxing to beauty therapists and salon managers all over the country from our nkd preparation schoolhouse, so they can try and wax similar we practice.

The amazing make of wax nosotros use (Perron Rigot) also helps. For example, before applying the wax, we put oil onto the peel every bit a bulwark, so that the wax pulls at the pilus, but not too much at the skin, unlike most other brands of wax. All of these factors really do combine to requite an experience that is usually far more than comfortable than people await it to exist!

8. What if I go my menses?

Worry not. As long as you're make clean and fresh down there and are wearing a tampon, this won't be a problem.

ix. Do I need to do anything after my wax?

Absolutely, Yes. Following the right at-dwelling aftercare procedures are absolutely vital in making sure that y'all become the best results, for as long as possible, from your treatment. Subsequently all, what's the point in spending all that time and money finding a reputable salon and the all-time waxing therapist who can requite you the perfect wax, if yous are non going to look after the expanse besides yourself so as to prolong the results?

Our full aftercare communication can be read here and is well worth a look at, simply in a nutshell, we strongly advise the following "scrub and rub" policy:

Perron Rigot anti ingrown hair essential kit

  • Moisturise the waxed area daily (ingrown hairs are oftentimes caused by dry out or flaky skin which does not allow the hairs to grow through). It is imperative that you use a suitable moisturiser, however, especially for your intimate bits! For this purpose, nosotros especially dear products containing natural antiseptic backdrop such as tea tree oil.
  • Exfoliate the waxed surface area several times a calendar week to go rid of expressionless peel cells.Again, call up carefully about which products you use hither. Nosotros practise non recommend delving into the back of your bathroom cabinet for that manky old seasalt scrub that you lot used a couple of times iii years ago! Anything likewise grainy could scratch or irritate the skin and we suggest against anything that is heavily fragranced. As well as an exfoliator, consider an exfoliating textile, which can practise a wonderful job at removing dead skin and tin can go out y'all feeling beautifully soft and polish. If going for one of these though, make sure yous buy one that you tin regularly put in the wash and so that it doesn't harbour germs.

x. When should I come up back for another wax?

We recommend that for the get-go few waxes, you return every 4 – v weeks. At this stage in proceedings, you lot want to be trying to get all of your hairs into the same growth cycle, so that they are all breaking through the pare at the aforementioned time. If your pilus is non in the same growth cycle, y'all could come for a wax and then have regrowth soon afterward, which volition be hair that was just lurking under your skin at the time of your treatment, which we couldn't perhaps have reached.

Subsequently 3 months or so, once y'all have trained your hair into the same growth cycle, most clients return every 5 – 6 weeks. Remember that nosotros give a 10% maintenance discount if you practice return within half-dozen weeks for the same kind of wax.

Once you are into that routine, you should observe that your peel stays beautifully smooth and hair-costless for a much longer time, after each session with united states of america.

And then there you have it, your pinnacle ten waxing virgin questions answered! If you have anything else at all that you'd like to ask us prior to your first time getting nkd, then please don't hesitate to go far touch on, either by calling usa in Nottingham on 0115 924 1454 or in Leicester on 0116 430 0444 or by emailing info@nkdwaxing.com  . Otherwise, we look forward to seeing yous for your beginning wax very presently!

About nkd ( )

nkd_waxing_nottingham_logonkd ( ) exists to empower its clients by making them feel comfortable and confident in their own bodies.

Providing high-quality waxing treatments to men and women in a professional person and clean environment, our specialist skills mean that nkd waxes are quicker and cause less discomfort than waxes from generalist beauty salons, which practice non typically use experts. Our friendly team is so knowledgeable that their detailed aftercare advice will ensure you get the best results for weeks after your treatment.

nkd also offers the latest lash and brow treatments from its in-house lash & brow bar with the same level of specialist skill and advice.

nkd – giving our clients the conviction that comes from looking and feeling their very best.

https://nkdwaxing.com/