
Products such as topical anesthetics are available to lessen the pain involved. It can be helpful to take a mild anti-inflammatory medication (such as ibuprofen) an hour or so before waxing to reduce potential pain from the waxing. Some people experience less pain during subsequent treatments. Pain directly resulting from the procedure can be slight or severe and can continue from several seconds to several minutes. The pubic area is one of the most sensitive areas in the body and during the procedure special attention must be paid to avoid irritation. The strip is ideally pulled off as swiftly as possible.


When the wax is set but still pliable, the wax strips are pulled away against the direction of hair growth while keeping the skin taut. Wax is applied with a spatula in the direction of hair growth the size of a strip about 2 inches (5.1 cm) wide and 4 inches (10 cm) long. It is common to apply an antiseptic cleaner and powder to the area prior to waxing. Sometimes a hair growth inhibitor is applied after waxing, which slows the regrowth of hair if applied daily for an extended period of time. A patch test is recommended, usually on the upper thigh, to test for allergies or skin sensitivities to the ingredients in the wax. If a person has never been waxed before, or has not been waxed for a long time, it may be necessary to trim the pubic hair using scissors or an electric razor prior to waxing. Waxing can be performed on oneself privately using a home kit or by a cosmetologist at a salon or spa. When the wax hardens sufficiently, the cloth is pulled off quickly, removing the hair from its roots as the wax is pulled away. The wax, which adheres to the hair as it hardens, is then covered with small strips of cloth. Waxing involves applying melted, usually hot, wax to the pubic hair that an individual would like to remove. Pubic hair can be removed in a number of ways, such as waxing, shaving, sugaring, electrolysis, laser hair removal or with chemical depilatory creams. However, some people remove pubic hair that will not be exposed for aesthetics, personal grooming, hygiene, culture, religion, fashion and for sexual intercourse. In some cultures, visible pubic hair in this region is disliked and/or considered embarrassing and so it is sometimes removed. Ī bikini line is the area of the upper leg and inner thigh in which pubic hair grows that is normally not covered by the bottom part of a swimsuit.

While the practice is mainly associated with women, male waxing is sometimes done to remove men's pubic hair. A woman's pubic area after a partial bikini waxīikini waxing is the removal of pubic hair using a special wax, which can be hot or cold, that adheres to hairs and pulls them out when the wax is removed quickly from the skin, usually with a cloth strip.
