Over time, new innovative techniques for underarm hair removal have appeared, however, methods to shave the armpits naturally are still in style.
On the other hand, men also tend to shave their armpits, which is why they may find this article useful to improve their body hygiene habits.
Regarding tweezing, there are records from pre-history and its use is still in force today. Cold wax, on the other hand, is a considerably fast and widely known method today.
Below we will see how to pluck the hairs in the armpits in an optimal way and with these two famous techniques, cold wax and tweezers.
How to Wax Your Armpits with Cold Wax
This method is widely used by many women because of its effectiveness and because it is not necessary to leave home to perform it.
Cold waxing underarm waxing has several benefits over hot wax, plus it avoids the risk of waxing at home. Homemade underarm wax can harm your skin if applied at the wrong temperature.
On the other hand, cold wax is also easy to apply and does not take much time compared to tweezers.
To achieve good hair removal with cold wax, the following steps must be followed:
- Trim the hairs with scissors if they are too long.
- Exfoliate the skin at least one day before waxing.
- Before applying the wax, take a bath with warm water to open the pores.
- Dry the surface completely, there should be no traces of moisture or grease.
- To check that the area is dry, you can apply a little talcum powder to the armpits.
- Glue the cold wax strip by pressing hard towards where the hair grows.
- Peel off the band quickly in the opposite direction of hair growth.
- Repeat the last two steps until the hair is completely removed.
In some circumstances, some stubborn hairs may remain in the armpits, so you can do a brief tweezing for the remaining hairs.
How to tweeze your armpits without leaving dots
To perform optimal hair removal with tweezers, certain steps must be followed:
- When under warm running water in the bath, let it flow exclusively through the armpits. This is to open the pores.
- If possible, exfoliate the area for hair removal
- Dry the armpits completely
- Extend your arm or rest it behind your head
- Finally, shave your armpits with tweezers, extracting hair by hair
By completing all these steps and moisturizing the skin after waxing, we will have impeccable armpits without dots.
By repeating these steps throughout our daily lives, we will be able to weaken the hair, making tweezing more effective.
A great advantage of tweezing is that each hair is extracted from the root, so it will take longer to grow back. However, tweezing is a lengthy process, which can take up to 30 minutes, and hair removal can be painful at first.
It is important to clean the tweezers, as they must be clean at the time of hair removal to avoid irritation or infection.
Tricks to shave your armpits naturally without irritating your skin
When shaving your armpits with a razor or tweezers, the skin can become irritated very easily, but this can be avoided by following certain recommendations.
For example, the use of antiperspirants is not recommended shortly before or after waxing.
When shaving the armpits with a razor, it is recommended to use new or gently used blades to avoid cuts and possible infections.
Remember to always keep in mind that, in order to shave your armpits without irritation, you must follow a good hygiene and maintenance routine. Keep tweezers clean and moisturize your armpits with natural oils.
The sun can be harmful when waxing, which is why exposure to it in the hours after hair removal is not recommended.
