We hope your visit with us was calming and a moment for relaxation. At Carte Blanche Wax Lounge, we always want to offer our clients top services and aftercare advice. We advise that our clients follow the guidelines listed below to get the best results out of your treatment before and after. 

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Before Treatment:

It is important to take care of and prepare the area before and after any wax service. We recommend these guidelines to help with reducing the paint during the treatment:

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• Before waxing, your hair must be 1/4-inch long — 1/2-inch long at the most. If it's too short, you might want to reschedule your appointment. If it's too long, lightly trim the area or ask a technician to help you out.

• Exfoliate the waxing area 24-48 hours before your appointment. This will keep the skin soft and smoother and prevent ingrown hairs. 

• Bath or shower on the day of your appointment to open up follicles, allowing for easier hair removal.

• Do not apply any deodorants, make-up, lotions, soaps, powders, perfumes or self-tanning products to the area to be waxed.

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After Treatment:

After your wax treatment, the area may appear red and some experience blood spots due to thicker, courser hair and the area may feel tender and tingle. These are all normal to experience after waxing. 

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For the first 24-48 hours after a wax treatment, we recommend avoiding the following to prevent irritating and cause infection to the skin:

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• Avoid excessive heat, hot showers and baths, lukewarm or cold is best.

• No Jacuzzis, steam rooms or saunas as pores are open and could cause infection.

• Avoid excessive perspiration for 2 hours e.g. gym, swimming or exercise.

• No tanning, sun beds and sun exposure. If you cannot avoid UV rays and have to be in the sun, wear a high SPF.

(We suggest booking your wax 2 days before your holiday, to allow the follicles ample time to close and the skin to calm down.)

• Avoid false tan, perfumed products, perfumed moisturisers, make-up and deodorants.

• Try to avoid underwear and tight clothing when intimately waxed, this can aggravate the area.

(Bring a long something loose to your appointment, we don't mind if you want to wear pyjamas for loose clothing.)

• Do not shave or exfoliate in between waxing appointments.

• Touching and scratching the waxed area.

• Exfoliating the waxed area. 

• Do not wash or scrub this area, just let the water run over the area. 

• Keep the area clean and dry.

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Best tips 24-48 hours after treatment for best results:

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• ​​Apply aloe vera to sooth and to rehydrate the skin, this will also calm any discomfort. 

•  Appling tea tree oil to the area for its anti-bacterial benefits ensuring the skin remains bacteria free.

• 3-10 days after your wax treatment, to prevent ingrown hairs, the skin will close over the follicles and new hair may get trapped causing ingrown hairs. This is preventable by gently exfoliating 2-3 times a week with a body scrub.

• When you start exfoliating, avoid over exfoliating, as this can cause damage to the skin barrier and cause micro-tears, which can become infected. 

• Apply an enriching, nourishing humectant based moisturiser. (CeraVe is a great choice, as it has ceramides as one of its main ingredients, shea butter is also a good choice).  Moisturising while the skin is slightly still damp after a shower or bath will prevent ingrown hairs and will lock in moisture. This will also make future wax sessions easier and slightly less painful.

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If you need more advice or information, we are always happy to answer all your queries. Contact us on our email or by phone and we will get back to you as soon as possible.