Post-Sugaring & Waxing: Essential Tips for Preventing Ingrown Hairs, Dark Spots, and Inflammation.

Brazilian and body homecare after waxing and sugaring is essential to maintaining stellar results. Educating your clients about the importance of preventing ingrown hairs, dark spots, and follicle inflammation is critical to ensuring their skin stays smooth and healthy between appointments.

 

Ingrown hairs occur when hair gets trapped beneath the skin's surface, leading to inflammation and sometimes infection. Ingrown hairs are commonly caused by trauma to the hair follicle. Close shaving, sugaring and waxing can disrupt the hair's natural growth path within the follicle, causing it to grow inward. On top of that excess buildup of dead skin can block the follicle, furthering inflammation and infection.

 

The inflammation and bacteria within the hair follicle trigger the body's protective response, resulting in increased melanin production. This can cause dark spots known as post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH) to form. Clients with Black, melanated skin or darker Fitzpatrick skin types tend to struggle the most from PIH and need to take extra care in choosing products that target inflammation, bacteria, and the pigmentation issues commonly associated with ingrown hairs. 

 

Targeting the issue at both the cellular and surface levels is essential to effectively treat ingrown hairs and dark spots. Tyrosinase/melanin inhibitors like niacinamide, licorice root, kojic acid, and undecylenate phenylalanine help reduce excess melanin production, the body's natural pigment response. Exfoliators like lactic acid, glycolic acid, and mandelic acid help slough off dead skin cells and lift surface pigment from the skin. Lastly, for products that also contain anti-inflammatory ingredients to soothe irritation to round out your client’s homecare routine.

 

Sweet & True products like Smoothing Serum and Hydrate & Heal Balm Summer Seaberry are perfect for keeping your skin looking good. Smoothing Serum is packed with hydration, soothing, brightening, and exfoliating ingredients, while Hydrate & Heal Balm contains anti-inflammatory and antibacterial herbs and oils to absorb into the epidermis to stop ingrown hairs in its track.  Clients who suffer from PIH, ingrown hairs and inflammation have seen great results using the Summer Seaberry Balm. The seabuckthorn berry helps to even skin tone, fade scarring, and improve skin texture and tone. However, our Blue Tansy and Lavender Cypress balms are also just as effective at minimizing ingrown hair and other skin conditions. All our balms are amazing so go with the one your clients will love! 

 

Educating your clients on proper post-sugaring and waxing home care ensures they maintain smooth, healthy skin between appointments. If you want to learn more about Sweet & True products visit our website or give us a call.  If you are a waxing or sugaring licensed professional apply for a professional account and start shopping!