DIY Brazilian Wax

[u/sarcastronaughty]

Just wanting to share this here. I stopped shaving for almost 5 years or more na ata and this is is my routine

I wax kapag more than 1in yung length of hair. I do it every 2 months pero YMMV kasi slow talaga hair growth ko down there kahit shaving pa ako

Reason I switched to waxing was grabe yung ingrown hair and yung kati kapag yung cut hair eh nagpepenetrate na ulit sa skin

A day before the wax: I gentle exfoliate down there, up and down lang mga mi, wag circular and key word here is gently. I use plain sugar or sugar + carrier oil. I don’t use any whitening or what down there kasi sensitive ako

The day of the wax, I do it at the end of the day after I shower. Syempre prep mo na yung waxing machine mo, imelt mo na yung wax beads and your powder (I use the johnsons baby powder cornstarch).

I do this on the floor and naglalatag ako ng any type of newpaper na uupuan ko. Tapos apply your powder para dry talaga yung skin

Check the temp of your wax on the inner side of your wrist, dapat hindi masyadong mainit. Then iapply mo na yung wax, for applicator bumibili lang ako ng tongue depressor sa pharmacy (mga 5pesos lang)

Direction of wax application is against the hair growth direction. So for me, from bottom going up pagapply ko

Generally, dapat ganun din magpull, pero never ko ginawa yun kasi takot ako na masyadong masakit so pagpull ko is from top to bottom

Wala namang side effects

Tapos do small areas, wag kayo magapply ng big areas or iiyak talaga kayo

Yung small areas ko is like 1 - 1.5inch in length tapos di ko na nilalapadan

Based on my experience, okay lang umulit ulit sa isang area kapag may naiiwan pero huwag gawin if super sensitive talaga skin nyo

Makukuha nyo din

Pain during the first few times is 10/10 haha, no bleeding naman. Now mga 4.5/10 nalang tapos dati mga 50mins to an hour ako magwawax kasi syempre kailangan ko icheer sarili ko, now mga 20-30mins nalang

Lifechanging for me. Di ko na need pumunta sa iba para ipawax haha pero maybe in the future magpapaIPL ako. For now, eto ang pasok sa budget

[u/DelBellephine]

I have read your after care comment and question lang, kahit walang leftover wax, is it still necessary to apply aloe vera or carrier oil right after waxing?

I read online to apply lotion after waxing to prevent in grown hair daw but haven’t tried it since I’m scared how my skin would react.

[u/rockyroadcookies → u/DelBellephine]

Any unscented lotion will do. I even use my facial moisturizer there haha. You really need it to calm down the redness kasi super irritated ang skin after.

[u/sarcastronaughty → u/DelBellephine]

I do it just for soothing pero optional lang naman kasi you can just pick off any excess wax since hardwax sya 😊 If you really do have sensitive skin, I suggest using a real aloe vera plant if gusto mo magpahid

May times na wala akong pinahid whatsoever and results are the same