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Beautyflow.com Ambr71
"on my lip and eyebrows, my skin breaks out really bad and then gets very dry. this lasts for about a week and its very noticeable. any ideas as to how to minimize the breakout and decrease the dryness? aloe after the wax didn't seem to work.

catwoman708
"I don't wax, but I have heard if you put a little powder (baby powder?) on the skin before waxing, that the wax will adhere to the hair, but not so much to the skin. This should cut down on the irritation. Other than that, I'd make sure the skin is good and clean before hand, then thoroughly wash, tone and moisturize afterwards. I have seen lotions or creams to use after waxing to cut down on "rashy" irritation at the drug stores.If you have your waxing done at a salon, I'd explain the problem to the person doing the waxing. Surely they have suggestions or solutions.I occasionally pluck a few hairs off my upper lip and get a few little "pimple" looking spots. I just splash cool water repeatedly on my face to sooth the skin, use some gentle alcohol free toner, then moisturize as usual. It doesn't eliminate the problem, but cuts down on it. I use a night cream with vitamin C in it, to help speed up healing. You might avoid any exfoliating processes or chemicals for a few days, like retinol, alpha hydroxy acid, or face scrubs.

Spavelous
"It sounds as though you have sensitive skin and you may have a problem with the wax they are using. Your aesthetician should use a sensitive skin cold wax (as opposed to a gold hot wax that is removed with a cloth strip), they should try to prep and clean the area and then dust with powder. Apply the wax and pull it off they should not double dip in the wax and they should not wax the same area twice. After the removal you may want them to use a lavender oil and perhaps use tend skin later. If that does not work then you should probably switch to tweezing. www.spavelous.com

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