Ladies....tell me about a Brazilian wax!

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  • grrrlface
    grrrlface Posts: 1,204 Member
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    Brazilian waxing is extremely dangerous because of the bacteria down there and the way the waxing breaks the skin. People have had all sorts of skin problems and infections because of them, some ending up with women in hospital.

    I know that some salons in UK don't do this treatment anymore because of the implications and it's not taught in the beauty academy I attend because of these risks.
  • osualex
    osualex Posts: 409 Member
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    Oh come on, it is really not that bad at all! I have a fairly low pain threshold (I suffered greatly through my tattoos and piercings!) and this is really not that bad. On a scale of one to ten maybe a six at most.

    Things to consider though - I've heard strip wax hurts more than hard wax, I've only had hard wax done and it was fine. Also, I was fairly relaxed and had a good waxer. If you can get your eyebrows waxed, you can get your hoo-ha waxed.
  • AlwaysImprovingMe
    AlwaysImprovingMe Posts: 25
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    Here treat yourselves to a giggle, this is where the story originally came from, Jenny Talia wrote this song over 20 years ago but it's still just as funny today!

    http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qbc61D3ng1U

    ENJOY!


    WAX is NOT your friend
    CAUTION: Be prepared to laugh out loud... I laughed till I almost cried as I could just see this happening! (And I feel it too!)

    All hair removal methods have tricked women with their promises of easy, painless removal- The epilady, scissors, razors, Nair, and now... The wax.

    My night began as any other normal weeknight. Come home, fix dinner, play with the kids. I then had the thought that would ring painfully in my mind for the next few hours: "Maybe I should pull the waxing kit out of the medicine cabinet." So I headed to the site of my demise: the bathroom.

    It was one of those "cold wax" kits. No melting a clump of hot wax, you just rub the strips together in your hand, they get warm and you peel them apart and press them to your leg (or wherever else) and you pull the hair right off.

    No muss, no fuss. How hard can it be? I mean, I'm not a genius, but I am mechanically inclined enough to figure this out.

    (Y A THINK!?!)

    So I pull one of the thin strips out. Its two strips facing each other stuck together. Instead of rubbing them together, my genius kicks in so I get out the hair dryer and heat it to 1000 degrees. (Cold wax, "yeah... Right!")

    I lay the strip across my thigh. Hold the skin around it tight and pull.

    It works!

    Ok, so it wasn't the best feeling, but it wasn't too bad.

    I can do this!

    Hair removal no longer eludes me! I am She-rah, fighter of all wayward body hair and maker of smooth skin extraordinaire.

    With me next wax strip I move north. After checking on the kids, I sneak back into the bathroom, for the ultimate hair fighting championship.

    I drop my panties and place one foot on the toilet. Using the same procedure, I apply the one strip across the right side of my bikini line, covering the right half of my *hoo-hoo* and stretching down to t he inside of my butt cheek.

    (Yes, it was a long strip)
    I inhale deeply and brace myself... RRRRIIIPPP!

    I'm blind! Blinded from pain!... OH MY GOD!

    Vision returning, I notice that I've only managed to pull off half the strip. CRAP!

    Another deep breathe and RRIIPP!

    Everything is swirly and spotted.

    I think I may pass out... Must stay conscious...

    Do I hear crashing drums?

    Breathe, breathe...

    OK, back to normal.

    I want to see my trophy- a wax covered strip, the one that has caused me so much pain, with my hairy pelt sticking to it.

    I want to revel in the glory that is my triumph over body hair. I hold up the strip! There's no hair on it.

    Where is the hair? WHERE IS THE WAX?

    Slowly I ease my head down, foot still perched on the toilet.

    I see the hair. The hair that should be on the strip.

    I touch. I am touching wax.

    CRAP!

    I run my fingers over the most sensitive part of my body, wh ich I s now covered in cold wax and matted hair.

    Then I make the next BIG mistake... Remember my foot is still propped up on the toilet?

    I know I need to do something. So I put my foot down.

    DANG!

    I hear the slamming of a cell door.

    "hoo-hoo"? Sealed shut!

    Butt? Sealed shut!

    I penguin walk around the bathroom trying to figure out what to do and think to myself "Please don't let me get the urge to poop. My head may pop off!"

    What can I do to melt the wax? Hot water! Hot water melts wax!

    I'll run the hottest water I can stand into the bathtub, get in, immerse the wax-covered bits and the wax should melt and I can gently wipe it off, right?

    WRONG!

    I get in the tub- the water is slightly hotter than that used to torture prisoners of war or sterilize surgical equipment- I sit.

    Now, the only th ing worse than having your nether regions glued together is having them glued together a n d then glued to the bottom of the tub.. In scalding hot water. Which, by the way, doesn't melt cold wax.

    So, now I'm stuck to the bottom of the tub as though I had cement-epoxied myself to the porcelain!

    God bless the man who had convinced me a few moths ago to have a phone put in the bathroom!

    I call my friend, thinking surely she has waxed before and has some secret of how to get me undone. It's a very good conversation starter- "So, my butt and who-ha are glued together to the bottom of the tub!"

    There is a slight pause. She doesn't know any secret tricks for removal but she does try to hide her laughter from me. She wants to know exactly where the wax is located, "Are we talking cheeks or who-ha?"

    She's laughing out loud by now... I can hear her. I give her the rundown and she suggests I call the number on the side of the box. YE AH! RIGHT! ! I should be the joke of someone else's night.

    While we go through various sol ut ions. I resort to scraping the wax off with a razor. Nothing feels better then to have your girlie goodies covered in hot wax, glued shut, stuck to the tub in super hot water and then dry-shaving the sticky wax off!

    By now the brain is not working, dignity has taken a major hike and I'm pretty sure I'm going to need Post-Traumatic Stress counseling for this event.

    My friend is still talking with me when I finally see my saving grace... The lotion the give you to remove the excess wax. What do I really have to lose at this point?

    I rub some on and OH MY GOD!

    The scream probably woke the kids and scared the ens out of my friend.

    It's so painful, but I really don't care.

    "IT WORKS! It works!"

    I get a hearty congratulations from my friend and she hangs up.

    I successfully remove the remainder of the wax and then notice t o my grief and despair... THE HAIR IS STILL THERE... ALL OF IT!

    So I recklessly sh ave it off. Heck, I'm numb by now. Nothing hurts.

    I could have amputated my own leg at this point.

    Next week I'm going to try hair color.... Now that's funny...... Notttt.
    Taken from
    http://www.askmehelpdesk.com/humor-comedy/now-very-funny-waxing-story-read-43859.html#.UFrHYmt5mSM

    :laugh: Omg I laughed.
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    Haha I have read it a dozen times and it still cracks me up!
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  • beckssmith70
    beckssmith70 Posts: 45
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    It is painful to start with but that gets better, the re growth is heaps softer than shaving, also recommend you get skin doctor ingrowngo (or something to that effect) stops the ingrown hairs, really does work instead of unsightly red angry bumps you just squeeze ever so gently and the ingrown hair pops out.
  • supatim
    supatim Posts: 239 Member
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    Brazilian wax is a piece o' cake compared to getting lasered by a male physician who tries to do small talk while working on you. :embarassed: . It takes multiple humiliating visits but then it's over forever.

    I like cake. May I have some? Is it hot in here?
  • SueGremlin
    SueGremlin Posts: 1,066 Member
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    Why? Do you really think guys care about some hair right there?
    Why do you think my getting waxed has anything to do with whether guys like it?

    I did it once and loved the result, I felt very clean and tidy. It hurt like a mofo though, make no mistake. If I were wealthy I'd have it done all the time but it's so expensive.
    I did get a bikini wax once at a salon and watched the woman use a tongue depressor on my bikini line to spread the wax. Then she put the SAME tongue depressor into the pot of hot wax over and over again.
    This is not good aseptic technique and I then totally understood how people can get MRSA and other gross bacterial infections from waxing. I haven't gotten one since then, I'd rather shave.

    If you do get one, talk to the person about it first about their sanitary procedures.
  • iluvprettyshoes
    iluvprettyshoes Posts: 605 Member
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    Well...it's not pleasant, not gonna lie. But if you get someone who's good at it and they help you to relax then it's ok. I get them regularly and you really cannot have any modesty at all. I just think the esthescian doing it must feel a whole lot weirder than me about it. LOL. Because seriously they are all up in your business if you know what I mean. But it's worth it- much more comfortable being smooth. Not being bare there now feels like having hairy armpits to me! Just feels gross!
  • JennaM222
    JennaM222 Posts: 1,996 Member
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    I would LOVE to have them on the reg....BUT my roommate used to get them and she would have to let it grow for months before the first one. I was mortified when she showed me hahah! so then i decided there is NO WAY i could ever.
  • raynalisa
    raynalisa Posts: 56 Member
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    Hurts like a MO FO!!!! but so worth it :)

    ^^This
  • ChunkieNuts
    ChunkieNuts Posts: 135 Member
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    Yes its worth having, yes its painfull but for like five seconds at a time...
  • diadojikohei
    diadojikohei Posts: 732 Member
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    This might be too much information, but.....

    I have a large vein that arrived with the birth of my first son, waxing makes it throb so much and I also seem to have tough skin because I keep getting in growing hairs. I just do a total shave now, keep it under control every few days in the shower. And I have to say gee whiz, you feel so clean!

    I love it!
  • Ridumcowgirl
    Ridumcowgirl Posts: 115 Member
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    Hurts the worst the first time but most salons/spas do offer a numbing creme:o) I was SUPER intimidated but SO SO SO worth it! Go for it!
  • JennaM222
    JennaM222 Posts: 1,996 Member
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    Why? Do you really think guys care about some hair right there?

    Typical guy..its ALL about him!!! haha :)

    Actually...we hardly do ANYTHING to impress men, it is...

    1 - for our self.
    2- to impress other women

    So no, we dont care what you men think about a little fuzz on the Pikachu
  • genas1975
    genas1975 Posts: 29 Member
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    Horrible, never again. I have had 3 kids and can tolerate pain but I have tried 3 times and it has never gotten easier for me!! Razor it is! I might look into the laser. That would be worth it.
  • MissCarter79
    MissCarter79 Posts: 227 Member
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    sooo not worth it if you have sensitive skin. Also, don't do it 1-2 days before whatever event you're getting waxed for.

    I would get a bikini wax first.

    I shave, less expensive, less pain.

    I have sensitive skin and I turn freakishly red when I get my eyebrows waxed. Lasts for at least an hour. I don't think down there would feel very good for a while.
  • Miss_dannii
    Miss_dannii Posts: 1,351 Member
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    Yep ouch is the right word, but defo worth it :)
  • Molly182
    Molly182 Posts: 406
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    A dr is trying to ban waxing. if you get rid of the hair you're getting rid of your protective layer. you're much more likely to get bacteria and therefore infections.

    I have an extremely low tolerance for pain. seriously. but the first time it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought. The place I went to specialized in that area and had amazing reviews. I live in Ohio and somebody posted on her site saying they lived in California and this place was better than any place she'd been to in Cali. Which I thought was weird. Anyway, first time, not bad. Second time, however, omg. It hurt. It was painful. I had a different person. I don't know if it was her, or if it was bc the hair was shorted, but it was bloody and painful .

    I wouldn't worry about being embarrassed though. it's what they do. they've seen it all, i'm sure. I felt awkward at first, but she just has a casual conversation with the me the whole time and it wasn't bad .
  • AsellusReborn
    AsellusReborn Posts: 1,112 Member
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    My first one hurt SO much even having taking ibuprofin the first time. After the first one it's not bad though and it's worth it because I hate shaving. /lazy
  • MissCarter79
    MissCarter79 Posts: 227 Member
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    Why? Do you really think guys care about some hair right there?

    Typical guy..its ALL about him!!! haha :)

    Actually...we hardly do ANYTHING to impress men, it is...

    1 - for our self.
    2- to impress other women


    So no, we dont care what you men think about a little fuzz on the Pikachu

    Thank you!
  • nturner612
    nturner612 Posts: 710 Member
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    I love them! Truth be told, it hurts your wallet more than down there. You dont have to worry about trimming, shaving, razor bumps or none of that. It last for a while, feels and looks great! totally recommend it! 2 kids later, i cant afford them anymore :(

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