Speaking of waxing.....

[Melora]

OK after reading (and cringing) through the Brazilian Wax thread..I had a question

I had my legs and bikini line waxed once a long time ago and the hair grew back almost as fast as shaving.. with the same yucky red bumps....I never got the weeks of smooth softness! Was it done incorrectly?

 

[Hillbeans]

Well, since I appear to be a pro at this waxing deal I can give you a few ideas of what I think happened.

First, I know that sometimes the wax is too hot, and that can cause a rash/red bumps. That sort of happened when I got my lip done. In addition, I felt like my lip "sweat glands" were irritated.

They make a lotion by Jergens. It's got soy as an ingredient and if you apply that to your legs/bikini it truly does help with the regrowth. I found that it took a good 3-4 waxes before I noticed less regrowth. I don't get my legs waxed anymore but that's probably because of this lotion and the fact that my hair is very light and mostly blond so I only need to shave now about every 4th day.

I've also tried electrolysis, but I found that as good as it helped, I always seemed to get a new hair folicle and then i'd be back to square 1. It also sort of hurt also, but i'd never get ingrown hairs.