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What safety precautions must be taken to avoid any risk to your client during a waxing service?
Personal hygiene
- A clean gown or apron and single use gloves must be worn by the person carrying out the waxing procedure if there is potential for exposure to any human bodily substances during the procedure.
- Hands should be washed.
- See Hand Hygiene Australia for additional information on how to wash your hands.
What are the precautions while doing waxing?
Do
- Exfoliate the night before a waxing.
- Take Asprin or Tylenol 30-45 minutes before your appointment.
- Wear your highest cut bathing suit for a bikini wax.
- Exfoliate two days after a waxing using a mild exfoliator.
- Keep up hair removal throughout the winter to avoid “starting over” every summer.
What medications to avoid before waxing?
Waxing Contraindications
- Accutane (Acne medication)
- Adapalene (Acne medication)
- Alustra (Retin A)
- Antibiotics.
- Avage (Tazorac – Acne medication)
- Avita (type of Retin A)
- Clindamycin.
- Differin (Acne medication)
What to avoid before waxing?
7 Things You Shouldn’t Do Before A Wax
- Drink Coffee or Alcohol. While it might seem like it could calm your nerves, it’s not a good idea to drink coffee or alcohol before a wax.
- Tanning.
- Swimming.
- Working Out.
- Wearing Tight Clothes.
- Your Period.
- Shaving.
When should you avoid waxing?
Moles, warts, skin grafts, recent scar tissue, wounds or bruises should be examined carefully, and waxing avoided in those areas unless they are completely healed and don’t exhibit accompanying symptoms like itching or burning. If they are scarce or isolated, just avoid waxing on them.
Why are varicose veins a contraindication to waxing?
Waxing cannot be performed if you have had laser skin resurfacing or if you have had a physician administered peel within the past year. Varicose Veins: Doctors consent will be needed due to the vein being so close to the surface of the skin. Slight possibility the vein could rupture and cause bleeding.
What not to do after waxing?
wAXING AFTERCARE ADVICE
- No hot baths or showers (cool to lukewarm water only).
- No saunas, hot tubs, massage or steam treatments.
- No tanning (sunbathing, sun beds or fake tans).
- No sport, gym work or other exercise.
- Avoid scratching or touching the treated area with unwashed.
- hands.
- Wear clean, loose fitting clothes.
When should you not wax?
What Areas Should I Not Wax? Irritated, inflamed, cut, or sunburned skin. Any area that has a rash, recent scar tissue, a skin graft, pimples, cold sores, moles or warts. Anywhere you’re having dermabrasion services or have gotten them in the past three months.
Which of the following is a contraindication for facial waxing?
Sunburned, irritated or areas with open skin cannot be waxed. Moles cannot be waxed. You must wait a minimum of seven (7) days before waxing after a light chemical peel or Microdermabrasion. Waxing cannot be performed if you have been in a tanning booth the same day.
What to apply before waxing?
For hairless (and baby-smooth) skin, you’ll want this at-home waxing insurance policy. After cleansing your skin, sprinkle a bit of baby powder to the area about to be waxed. It’ll absorb any excess moisture so the wax and cloth strip can adhere properly.
Do and donts before and after waxing?
Post-wax tanning may cause a sunburn. Waxing exfoliates, after all, removing the top layer of dead surface-skin cells. Don’t exfoliate 24 hours to 48 hours prior to waxing to avoid irritation. (Though we absolutely encourage you to exfoliate a few times weekly in between wax appointments to keep skin soft.)
Who should avoid waxing?
What are the contra-indications of face waxing?
Contra-Indications to Waxing. Contra-Indications. If you are taking anti-biotics or acne medication. Use of skin peeling, skin thinning preparations. Varicose Veins. Underarms: Mastitis. Skin disorders or diseases, such as bruising or recent haemorrhage, Scar tissue (especially recent). Warts, Moles and skin tabs (area can be avoided).
Are there any contraindications to having your hair waxed?
Contraindications to waxing. Usually clears up in around 2 weeks Bruises cuts and abrasions These can be painful whilst having waxing and could cause further damage or hinder the natural healing process. A doctors note will be required if the cuts and abrasions are open/ weeping as it can lead to cross infection.
What are the side effects of skin waxing?
As the skin would be very hot and the waxing would be very painful and may pull skin. Contagious skin conditions listed below requiring GP referral due to cross infection. Impetigo -A small patch of reddening of the skin that becomes a cluster of white blisters which turn yellow.
Is it safe to use wax on sensitive skin?
Skin tags and moles can make the area of the skin they’re on more vulnerable to infection. Do not use any wax; use only sensitive skin waxes and waxing products. Now you know everything about the contraindications of waxing for the most common skin problems.