How to Wax

An example of removing body hair with my favorite wax, Zip wax.

Things I used:
- Zip wax with included wooden stick
- Container to heat wax in
- Electric candle warmer
- Soap
- Water
- Faucet
- Light
- Towel
- Hands

Step 1 Heat up your wax

First thing's first: Put your wax inside of a glass container of suitable size and thickness for the task. I'm using a thicker candle container that I picked up at a craft store years ago. Use what you think is appropriate.

Plug in and turn on your candle warmer. It will take a while, since candle warmers are designed to slowly heat scented candles to give off the scent just as slowly. It helps the wax last longer. While you're waiting you can catch up on your e-mail, watch a show on Hulu, read, or whatever you think will keep you occupied for 15-20 minutes. When it starts getting thin enough, stir it with the stick they included in the box every few minutes so it heats evenly more quickly.

When the wax gets to a consistency similar to syrup and doesn't look grainy, you're ready to head over to step 2.

Comments

[lizm567765]

:0 how do you keep your armpit skin so smooth

[Lady Firelyght]

I'm gonna have to go with genetics. I don't do anything special.

[LittleWolf]

You don't have to use strips of cloth with this brand of wax? Sorry for the noob question, I've never waxed before and I find this quite interesting.

[Lady Firelyght]

No muslin needed! It's thick enough that you can just pull it off when it's cooled a bit :)

[LittleWolf]

Compared to the first time you ever waxed, do you find there is less hair growth than before, the same or more? Do you ever shave?

Sorry for the questions >.>

[Lady Firelyght]

I can't say for sure (since it's been a few years since I started waxing), but it does seem that the hair that grows back much thinner than it used to. I can get away with letting it grow out a little more than when I used to shave. I still shave occasionally, but that's usually if I happen to miss a few hairs while waxing and notice it later that day or whatever.

[prettymom]

Thanks for the post. My mother used to make wax from scratch. Easy to make but you have be careful with the consistency. for armpits, you need to be careful. i remember once my mum stuck wax on my armpits unable to remove it accordingly.
i will try Zip to see how it works...

[nikholemarie]

I HAD SOME SALLEY HENSON WAX LIKE THIS, BUT IT KEPT LIKE, RUNNING? I GUESS FOR LACK OF BETTER WORDS. WHEN I PUT IT ON, IT NEVER SEEMED TO GET TO THAT COOLED STAGE. WHEN I WOULD REMOVE IT IT TOOK MORE THAN I WANTED (EYEBROWS) ANY SUGGESTIONS?

[Lady Firelyght]

I can't really say for sure, since I've never used that brand of wax. Sorry!

[thematthatter]

So you dont care if I use moisturizer or not after waxing. :'(

[Lady Firelyght]

Hey, if you want to torture yourself that's your choice. Nothing I can do about it! :D

[EaglesNest]

Very complete, good pictures. A nice instructable for those of us too cheap to get it done in a salon :) I like the Nair Salon Divine body wax - it sounds like it works just like your Zip wax.

[Lady Firelyght]

looked up that wax you mentioned and it sounds pretty similar. One plus about Zip is that all the ingredients in it are easy to pronounce (and I know what they are!). But Nair is probably more accessible to people who don't want to order online so thanks for the tip and comment!