When I have my shoulders and back waxed professionally it’s great for about 24 hours.
After that the waxed area turns red all over, and then I get a large number of red lumps which after a day become whitehead spots. A day or so after that some of them go but others get worse. All in all I have spots for about 7-10 days, and by the time I get back to normal again the hairs ahve started growing back.
I try to keep the area clean by showering twice a day and exfoliating every other day. I also apply tea tree oil after washing, but nothing has really made a dramatic improvement, it’s mainly just made it slightly less bad. What else can I do to reduce the effects? If I cut the hairs so that they are relatively short when I get waxed, will this improve my chances of not getting the spots?
A friend suggested it might be the wax clogging the skin up, even though i wash (he says it’s hard to remove the wax). Would sugaring be better if this is the case?
Any ideas?
Cheers