Male waxing in London
Chest Waxing for the summer – What’s included within
your Treatment
With more and more guys following the trend to wax
their chests either as a pre holiday wax
treatment or as part of a regular male grooming regime I want to explain the
chest waxing treatment, offer some good practice pre and aftercare guidelines
and look at some of the best ways to avoid a break out...
Chest hair is generally fairly deep rooted hair, close
to the heart so nice strong hair follicles with a rich blood supply, and often
seen as a more uncomfortable male waxing treatment as opposed to the back
waxing or other men’s body areas.
It’s not uncommon for virgin waxers to have an initial
reaction after their first chest wax, with small bumps and redness, this can be
normal for a lot of guys, and generally within a few days the chest settles
down again. I find that clients who take anti histamine, for a day before their
waxing and a few days after seem to manage the reaction a lot better. I have a
lot of clients who wax their chests and a lot of these clients find that the
anti histamine has helped.
I generally trim longer chest hair first before I begin
any waxing, and then cleanse the skin before applying a small amount of pre
waxing oil, the oil allows the wax to cling to the hair and not to the skin,
and makes the hair removal on the chest so much more comfortable.
For most of my chest waxing treatments I use two waxing
methods, I apply non strip waxes on certain areas, and then I also use strip
waxes on other parts. I find that some parts of the chest can be more sensitive
so the non strip waxes work better in those parts.
The strip wax used is a hypoallergenic wax so this will
minimise the reaction on the skin. I never use a roller waxing method on this
area, as I find that it can drag and can be slightly uncomfortable for the
clients ( in my opinion I find that for male waxing roller systems work best on
the legs and on the back only).
At the end of a chest wax, after I have used Jasmine
oil and cleansers, I then apply a mixture of a refreshing aloe Vera gel mixed
with some tea tree after waxing moisturiser to soothe the chest area.
As with all waxing procedures clients need to avoid
touching the area and to keep the skin clean and cool. If clients are coming
straight from work to their appointment it’s often best if they can bring a
clean cotton loose fitting t-shirt to change into at the end of the treatment.
Aftercare guidelines really do need to be followed, and
during the treatment I will discuss these in detail with the client, and I will
follow this up with an aftercare pack, which also includes written after care
notes.
If guys follow the aftercare guidelines they generally
can manage to keep the skin smooth and can generally avoid a break out in this
area.
I retail several products that can assist with the
maintenance programme and I can also often recommend alternatives that can be
purchased on the high street. Often with male waxing, for the chest and for any
part of the body, if you follow the basic aftercare guidelines, keeping skin
clean , cool , and then following an exfoliation programme you can keep the
skin clear, smooth and looking good...
Jack Dunn – Male Waxing London
Jd Spa Therapies
