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Hair waxing
Hair waxing is the process of applying warm wax to the skin and removing the hair when the was cools as you remove the wax.
Dr. Elizebeth HARMON reviewed this
39 year experience in Obstetrics and Gynecology
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A 16-year old male asked:
Is it safe to use hair wax for styling?
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A 29-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: hair waxing?
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A female asked:
Is hair waxing more effective than threading? I know all about hair waxing but threading is new to me. Does threading provide better results?
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A member asked:
Can hair wax removal back strip near buttocks irritate hair follicules?
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A 44-year old asked:
What will make pubic hair waxing less painful?
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A female asked:
Are some skin types prone to damage during hair waxing? Are people with lighter skin more at risk of any sort of damage during hair waxing?
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A 48-year old asked:
How should I lose facial hair--wax, depilatory, laser, other?
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A 46-year old asked:
I wanna get some facial hair waxing done how much in advance of wedding should I do it ?
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A 49-year old female asked:
I had my face burned by facial hair waxing two days ago, now I have large red raised marks on my face and am scared, do I need medication? Is this permanent? Please help me.
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A 33-year old asked:
Are there any medicines available for reducing body hair besides waxing?
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A 26-year old female asked:
How can i reduce the amount of my dirty hairs in my underlegs & slow down the growth of these hairs. I wax them already but its quite painful?
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A 37-year old asked:
How do I remove my pubic hair without waxing?
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A 17-year old male asked:
Should I shampoo every day if I apply hair clay/wax daily?
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A member asked:
I have a hair removal wax burn that's been on my arm since January 20th :( ?
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A 33-year old asked:
Which hurts worse for pubic hair removal - waxing or laser hair removal? What about scarring?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Whatever method I use to remove hair (shaving, waxing, etc), i still have a rash and red bumps besides ingrown hair.What should I do to have nice legs?
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A 47-year old asked:
What's the best way to remove hair and if you wax hair, does it grow back longer/thicker?
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A 17-year old male asked:
Year ago i used to use gels on my hair to make spikes..But from last 5-6 months gel nor wax are working out.Whenever i apply wax hair come down again?
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A 28-year old female asked:
I am removing my facial hair with veet wax strips but after 3 turns I am feeling my facial hair are getting thicker, may I stop using it??
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A 44-year old asked:
How do you remove the small hairs remaining after waxing?
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A 17-year old female asked:
Can facial hair removal using wax cause hair to grow thicker or longer afterwards?
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A 26-year old female asked:
My hands are darker because of hot wax hair removing procedure. how to remove this darkness?
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A 40-year old asked:
I have no pubic hair due to waxing and i'm worried about my jeans?
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A 42-year old asked:
I can't afford laser hair removal, but waxing doesn't work well. Should i shave?
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A 31-year old male asked:
Can i put hair oil or wax to styling hair while using minoxidil? my hair become dry after put the minoxidil and very easy to fall when i styling hair.
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A 29-year old female asked:
Ingrown hairs on chin,waxing doesn't help and I have scarring from these ingrown hairs. Do I need to see a dermatologist?
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A 17-year old female asked:
Is there any local anesthesia so it wont hurt during waxing (hair removal) like a cream or spray ? Thanks a lot
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A 29-year old male asked:
Is it good to apply hair gel or wax for styling purpose. I have been using it on a daily basis. Will these gels cause hair loss or weaken the hair?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Is it ok to remove hair by Brazilian wax in labia minora and da border between labia majora n labia minora?
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A 29-year old female asked:
I have pimple redness on both sides of cheeks after waxing hair on my face. Is it safe to use hydrocortisone cream on both sides of cheeks. ?
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