Waxing

Waxing is a temporary method of hair removal that despite the intial pain of the treatment, holds many benefits over other methods of hair removal such as shaving and depilatory creams.
Waxing removes the hair at the root, stopping hairs from growing back in the waxed area for three to eight weeks. Shaving and depilatory creams on the otherhand simply remove hair at the surface, allowing stubbly hair regrowth to be seen and felt within a few days.
The treatment is carried out by thinly spreading wax over small areas of the skin at a time. A cloth strip is pressed on the top of the wax and then ripped off with a quick movement by the therapist, causing the client short-lasting discomfort. This removes the wax along with the hair and dead skin cells leaving the skin smooth.
New hair growth in waxed areas is soft and fine, not sharp and coarse like shaved hair. After repeated waxing, hair regrowth is less common and eventually some hair never regrows.
Almost any area of the body can be waxed, including eyebrows, face, bikini area, legs, arms, back, abdomen and feet. There are certain areas of the body however that individuals should never wax such as inside the ears and nose and eyelashes. Some physicians believe that waxing is unsuitable for people who suffer from diabetes, or have varicose veins, or poor circulation, as these conditions make them more susceptible to infection.
Users of Retin-A, Renova, Differin or Isotretinoin are also advised not to have waxing performed, as these medications tend to weaken the skin, leaving it prone to tearing when the wax is removed.
Furthermore, waxing should not be carried out on areas of skin affected by warts, pimples, moles or rashes or on skin that is irritated, chapped or suffering from sunburn, neither should it ever be applied to peeling, broken skin or varicose veins.
Home waxing supplies are available, but are difficult to use on self for some areas of the body, therefore it is best to pay a trained beauty therapist to carry out this treatment for you.

Drawbacks of waxing:
Pain. The removal of the strip is painful and sharp, though it is short-lasting. Expense. Waxing is usually performed by a licensed cosmetologist and can be expensive. Home waxing supplies are available but are difficult to use on self for some areas of the body. Hair removal is not permanent. As the waxed strip is removed against the direction of hair growth, hair follicles may be disturbed so that hairs start to grow in different directions. This may make hair growth more noticeable and make other methods of hair removal (such as electrolysis) more difficult.