How to make wax strips for depilation at home?

Removing undesirable vegetation from the body wax is one of the most popular ways, but without certain skills it is difficult to do it yourself, and time takesa lot of. Therefore, manufacturers of such products began to produce a faster and more convenient option - wax strips, which are not at all difficult to use. In this article we will talk about what kinds of such strips there are, how to use them correctly, how to make wax strips for depilation at home, what nuances need to know before carrying out this procedure.

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What is waxing( waxing)?

The wax strip is a small piece of special paper, on which a wax composition is applied. With the help of this composition, hairs are grasped, and come off together with the strip in the direction opposite to the hair growth. This procedure is fairly easy to conduct at home, does not require special skills, does not take too much time.

The most common are paper strips, a little less often - tissue strips.

Important! The pieces of fabric work on the same principle, however, they are more inconvenient in comparison with paper and yes, they are somewhat more expensive.

You can choose wax strips for depilation from paper for normal, oily, sensitive or dry skin, as well as for different areas of the body. For example, the facial strips will be much smaller in size than in the legs.

Important! On sale you can find clean strips( without wax).A similar paper for depilation is required if you use hot wax. It is removed with the use of clean strips or to remove hair from the skin by the method of shugaring.

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Hair removal with wax strips

To make depilation using wax strips, you should:

1. Clean the skin in the right place( preferably take a shower), wipe it dry, and apply talcum powder or baby powder.
2. Then you need to take a strip, warm it up thoroughly in the palms of your hands, separate one half and glue it to the skin, carefully smoothing it over the hair growth.
3. Next, you need to wait 20 seconds and lie the strip with a sharp, rapid movement against hair growth, while the other hand should hold the skin to avoid injury.
4. The procedure is repeated throughout the skin area, after which an oily tissue is taken, which is usually included in the epilation kit, and it is wiped off the skin, removing the wax residues from it.

Important! One strip for depilation can be used several times - until it stops capturing hairs. Instead of an oiled napkin, wadded disks impregnated with any oil can be used. Do not try to wash the wax with lotion or water - so it will even more smudge on the skin.

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Waxing the house

To make wax strips for depilation at home:

• Prepare thick paper from which to cut lengths of 7 cm.

Important! Paper can be replaced with parchment for baking, dense tracing paper, natural linen, cotton.

• Then heat the wax to a tolerable temperature, apply to problem areas of the body.
• Fix the wax strips from above, hold them for a few minutes, remove them together with unnecessary hairs.

Important! It is best for these purposes to choose linen or cotton cloth, cutting out of it stretches about a palm about.

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Some tips for using

To make you happy with the result of depilation, and materials and tools were not wasted, you should know the details of how to make strips for depilation at home, and also some nuances of their use:

• Before depilation, evaluate the length of the hairs. They should be at least 5 mm, otherwise - the results will be minimal.
• Consider contraindications during the procedure. Eliminate skin diseases, various injuries. It is imperative that your body temperature does not exceed 36.6 degrees.
• Depilation during menstruation and in the first week after it is undesirable.
• To start the cosmetology procedure is necessary only in a good mood. Only then the strips will adhere well, and the hairs will be easier to pull out.
• Do not skimp on stuff. When buying ready paper, give preference to popular brands. If you make strips on your own, then cut the material without regretting it - with a margin. As mentioned above, for this you can use any dense tissue, except for synthetics - it sticks to the wax, very poorly detaches, provokes irritation, abscesses and redness.
• Place paper with a small margin. Be sure to have a free edge of at least 1.5 cm. This will make it possible to conveniently grasp it and completely remove the hairs. Short strips are difficult to tear off, too long - they crumble and twist.
• Take your time when applying material. If you apply a wax loosely, with cracks and air bubbles, then in this place the hairs will remain on the skin. Therefore it is very important to smooth the wax on the surface slowly.
• Detach correctly. Too slow movement will not upset the hair. The tissue or paper simply slips through them without removing the follicles. Very sharp - it traumatises the surface of the skin, leaving ugly bruises and bruises. Therefore, the movements should always be smooth, but sure. For better separation, you can stretch the skin with your fingers. So the discomfort will be less, and the hairs will be removed more carefully.

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Proper skin care after using waxing

Make strips for depilation at home and use them - it's half the job. Proper care of the skin after the procedure is also very important. So, so that there is no irritation, itching, redness and ingrown hairs, one should not forget about some points:

• After applying wax strips, the skin needs rest. For a couple of hours, do not put any cosmetic products on her.
• To prevent ingrown hairs, use moisturizing creams every day. Also, twice a week, it is desirable to do the scrubbing of the body parts on which the depilation was done, washing with a hard washcloth.
• If you are allergic to wax, stop using strips and replace them with some other remedy, such as a razor or shugaring.

We very much hope that our article helped you understand how to make wax strips for depilation at home, use them correctly. This type of depilation does not require much money or very much time, and the effect should please you, so follow our advice, and the result will not be long in coming.