Waxing Contraindications ★ Man Thing

Skin that is red from recent sunburn needs to be avoided during waxing. This is because the top few layers of skin can laminate, which is very painful both at the time and for several days after.

Also, waxing sunburnt skin can cause hyperpigmentation issues, even several months later, due to prematurely exposing underlying skin.

If you have any open wounds, lesions, sores, skin inflammation, boils, or pus, those areas along with a safe distance around them, can't be waxed.

Thin skin can result for many reasons, such as diabetes, aging, use of prescribed skin care creams, and off-the-shelf depilatory creams and sprays.

If you are prone to skin tears or lamination, inform your therapist. Moisturising immediately beforehand may reduce the risk.

RF Skin Tightening has a good track record for helping to improved skin health for the long term.

To avoid unnecessary harm to an unborn child, it's wise to err on the side of safety during the first trimester of pregnancy, and perform no waxing at all.

In the week leading up to delivery, women often book for a Female Brazilian Wax to avoid being shaved at the hospital.

Dry skin will attempt to absorb moisture from any source, including the wax, which can increase adhesion exponentially and cause a skin tear. Men's backs can be notoriously dry, as can humid areas such as genitalia, perineum, buttocks, and inner thighs.

Applying a very light layer of pre-wax oil before waxing can help alleviate dry skin but adopting the habit of moisturising regularly is by far the best preventation.

Musculoskeletal injuries include any injury to muscles, bones, or joints. They might be fractures, sprains, broken bones, torn ligaments, muscle cramps, or spinal pain.

Injuries won't necessarily impact the treatment, but if you have, say, a torn rotator cuff, this could make it difficult to perform a back or chest wax without risking further injury.

Contagious skin diseases such as STIs, tinea, and fungal infections, pose a threat to your waxing therapist as well as to other clients.

For this reason, if you have any infectious skin conditions, you cannot receive a waxing treatment.

Please don't be tempted to lie. In Queensland, it's illegal to withhold information about infectious conditions to people providing body treatments.

If you are taking anticoagulants a.k.a. "blood thinners" to prevent blood clotting, you might experience a little more blood spotting, mild bruising, or follicle aggravation after your waxing treatment.

Common anticoagulants in Australia are warfarin (Coumadin, Marevan), apixaban (Eliquis), rivaroxaban (Xarelto), and dabigatran (Pradaxa).

Anticoagulants aren't a deal-breaker for waxing - I take Xarelto myself - but just be aware of possible, if unlikely side-effects.

If you are prone to keloid or hypertrophic scarring, there is a chance of scarring as a result of skin trauma from waxing, especially if the skin is torn. This is highly unlikely, but possible.

Depending on the type of surgery you received and the resultant scar depth, the safe amount of time to wait post-surgery before receiving a wax can vary greatly.

As a basic rule of thumb, if the scar has healed over completely without any discharge or pain for at least two weeks, you should be fine.

Of course, this advice is only intended as a guide. If you have any doubts or concerns, ask your surgeon or GP.

During your wax treatment, if you find it too painful, we need to stop. Telltale signs that it's too much for you, can include excessive sweating, body language, intense swearing, and physically jerking away or convulsing.

These factors indicate a lack of control on the client's part, which can put the therapist in danger from an unexpected action.