Depilatory Method of Hair Removal
The removal of hair only above the skins surface e.g
i) Shaving
ii) Depilatory cream
Epilatory Method Of Hair Removal e.g
The removal of hair by the roots
i) Threading
ii) Waxing
iii) Laser/Thermolysis/Electrolysis
Equipment & Materials
• Room with privacy
• Table/Stool
• Antiseptic cleanser and towel
• Washable drapes for the client
• Applicator/Spatula
• Pretreatment lotion/Antiseptic lotion
• Dusting powder
• Ice cubes
• Soothing lotion
• Cotton
• Wax heater
• Waxing strips (disposable)
Good lighting is essential to a waxing treatment area. Fluorescent lights are the brightest and most economical with music because music makes a treatment most pleasurable. Wax heater are usually thermostatically controlled, but the wax should be always be tested on the skin of the technician on the inner forearms before its application on the client. Make sure the table is at a comfortable height for working, check the posture and make sure you do not bend over, maintain safe distance with client
• Use a towel to protect the client’s remaining clothing.
• Wipe the area to be waxed with a professional antiseptic pre-wax cleansing lotion on cotton wool. Blot the area dry with tissues before applying the wax. While wiping the skin, look for contra-indications.
• If the client’s skin is very greasy (she may for example have applied oil before coming to the clinic), cleanse it using an astringent lotion such as witch hazel. Use dusting powder with cotton wool on the treatment area before the application of wax.
• Apply wax on the area which is to be treated in the same direction of hair and press the disposable strip, with stretching the skin and pull the strip with sudden tug in the opposite direction of the hair.
• An after-wax lotion should be applied, using clean cotton wool, at the end of the treatment. This breaks down any wax residue, helps to guard against infection and irritation, and takes away any feelings of discomfort.
