Removing Excess Facial Hair at Home
Once a month I usually head out to salon to get my face threaded and/or waxed. Facial threading is great because it’s a chemical-free way to remove unwanted hair. The downside is that it does hurt and takes a bit of time. Waxing in the salon tends to be costly 20-25$ a month or more depending on where you live and also there’s a slight issue around hygiene in salons. Needless to say, I wanted to try a do-it-yourself approach. In the past, I tried Nair and Veet facial creams but ended up with burning skin and a rash. DUH! My skin is super sensitive! Anyway, I picked up a box of Surgi WAX Hair Remover for Face for 5$ at Shoppers Drug Mart.
I was scared at first. I had to heat up the wax longer than the suggested time for 30+15 seconds. I ended up heating it for a minute. I tested on my arm first to make sure I wouldn’t burn my skin. I did my upper lip and followed that with the side burns. I’m very very pleased! I wish I had someone else with me to help me make sure I got all the hairs on the side. It’s hard to see that in the mirror. I did my eyebrows last. I was too scared to get close enough to the baby hairs on my eyebrows. I didn’t want to risk over-waxing and end up with pencil thin brows. So, I’m going to stick to tweezing my eyebrows or at least the most important areas.
Although, it only came with 2 application sticks, I can easily see using this product for 4 or 5 applications. This product is going to save me around 100$.
