Poetic Waxing - Avoid Pain

By Helen Wang

The best option for attaining a clean and hair-free look is poetic waxing

However, waxing can certainly be very painful. Does it have to be, though? You guess it right - it's not necessary.

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There are other methods you can use to ease the pain or eliminate it completely. The key is to find out what works best for you and your personal level of pain tolerance.

Using over-the-counter pain medications is one option for avoiding the pain associated with waxing.

Many people find that using something simple like Aspirin, or Tylenol taken before the waxing is enough. Others may combine these medications with other pain management options.

Numbing the area that is to be waxed with ice can be a wonderful way out, but there is a problem with it; some salon prefer your skin to be at normal temperature during the poetic waxing treatment.

So you will want to check with your salon or spa first. The best way, is to wrap an ice cube in some sort of wet cloth if numbing is permitted.

A reusable frozen first aid pack works as well if you want to avoid the mess of a melting piece of ice. You will want to use the ice about five minutes before the waxing starts, and then continue it's use for as long as you feel like you may need to.

Many women claims that taking antacid about an hour before poetic waxing treatments, they claim, helps to curb the discomfort associated with hair removal, though there is really no scientific information to suggest why it helps.

Breathing techniques is another less involved method of managing the pain during poetic waxing.

This has been used by pregnant women and monks for ages. Your best bet is to try slowing your breathing down during the procedure. Try breathing in through your nose then exhale through your mouth.

As you breathe out, try to "blow the pain away" by letting out a little sound as you do. Other people, though, claim that holding their breath and counting to a set number can help them, or breathing out just after the wax is removed.

To see which works best for you in controlling pain, you may want to experiment with your breathing techniques.

Certain relaxation methods are other common techniques of managing pain, and is not limited to just during waxing.

Some people, in borrowing from certain monks, are able to put themselves in a light trance by concentrating on and visualizing the relaxation of different parts of their bodies.

If you, for instance, try focusing on your legs and feet (since they are far from your head) it may help you.

You won't necessarily lessen the pain as much as you will disconnect yourself from it. To the person who is well-practiced in it and is enduring a long poetic waxing session, these methods are especially valuable.

Another way of relaxing is to simply visualize. Visualize a garden or a happy place you like to visit, imagine relaxing in that place, taking a warm bath, or doing anything you really enjoy on a level of relaxation.

You may even want to dangle your hands and arms off the table while you imagine these things. Before you know it, your poetic waxing session is over.

One other way you may want to consider is to simply try to find ways to make the time go faster. Try chit chatting with others waiting for their treatment or the person doing the waxing to help pass the time, though it can be a problem when work is being done around your mouth.

Another option would be to bring music along with you. Listen to the music you enjoy or that helps you relax can even help you with relaxation or meditation techniques. One other option would be to simple double up.

Have more than one person working so that more than one part of your body is being waxed at the same time. One pain may distract you from the other, and you are done and through it much faster.

It is undeniable that waxing is painful. However, you can find a pain management technique, if you experiment and study which will eventually allow you to get through your next poetic waxing. After all, the end result is worth it or you wouldn't be there in the first place.