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According to recent studies, over 95% of Spanish women's legs is frequently shaves. Of that percentage, the wax remains the option most chosen over other methods such as electric razors, blade or laser, an option increasingly demanded for its long-term benefits.

Despite being an act we perform frequently and practically part of our daily routine, we make many mistakes before, during and after waxing.

Today we explain the most common mistakes, for which we are not aware often to take awareness and avoid as far as possible. Can you come with us?

Errors common to all methods

• Not moisturize the skin: Hydration is always essential, we use the method to be. Perhaps even more relevant in the case of electric clippers, since it is a method that dries pretty skin, so a plus moisture is needed to recover. But whatever the hair removal method you choose, do not forget to moisturize your skin properly: your body will thank you.

• Rehydrate with any cream or oil: It is important to know what to use to moisturize our skin after a hair removal process because not all products are worth. Especially after wax is applied a moisturizer important soothing effect, but does not contain alcohol or perfume, to avoid skin irritation.

• No patience: in the case of the laser it is different, as we mark time not us, but we have chosen clinic for treatment. But in the case of other hair removal methods, it is important to be patient and wait until the hair is long enough to Plucking correctly.

Waxing

• Not calculate the temperature well: It is essential to apply the wax at the optimum temperature: not too cold (in this case lose effectiveness), not too hot, as it can cause burns and skin irritation. Furthermore, too hot wax is contraindicated for people with vascular problems, which can be dangerous to use.

• Do not exfoliate the skin before: experts advise use a mitt to prepare the skin before applying the wax.

Depilation with electric clippers

• No skin preparation properly: It shave with an electric razor is a method of hair removal of the most painful, but if we prepare well the skin can minimize discomfort. Exfoliates the surface well before undergoing the hair removal process. So you will prevent hair inwhichthe. Some experts recommend also showering with hot water before waxing to favor the pores open.

Depilation blade

• Dry shaving: one of the most frequent and most harmful result for our mistakes is not using any skin product prior to using the blade. It is essential to apply a specific product to prepare your skin for epilation, thus preventing outages may occur. That's right: it is very important that the product is not used contains alcohol, which can irritate the skin.

• Share Blades: is a product that should never share, because it is common that may cause small cuts in the skin, so there is a possibility of transmission of infectious diseases.

Laser hair removal

• Plucking before another method: It is a common mistake of what we believe and significantly reducing the effectiveness of the laser. This type of hair removal should be applied when the hair is short but visible, so that the laser can act directly on the follicle and prevent it continues to generate hair.

I hope that helps to be aware of some common mistakes we make to the plucking. See you soon!