Waxing Guide: Homemade Wax Recipes & Skin Aftercare

Waxing at home with sugar or honey is an effective way to remove hair from the face and bikini area. Understanding how to get wax off skin and caring for just-waxed skin is essential to prevent breakouts and red bumps.

How to Get Wax Off Skin

Published Jul,18 2017 | By Brynne Chandler

Waxing is a quick and inexpensive way to remove unwanted hair, but it doesn't always go as smoothly as you might hope. Sometimes -- especially if you are a beginner -- you manage to get the hair all yanked out, only to have little patches of leftover wax that are even harder to get rid of than the hair.

Brynne Chandler is an avid runner, swimmer and occasional weight-lifter who fell in love with all things fitness related while writing TV Animation in Los Angeles. Her passion for healthy living and fascination with nutrition led to taking classes at the University of California Northridge, working with chefs, caterers and inspired her second career writing non-fiction and instructional articles. Brynne is hard at work on her first cookbook which combines simple, fresh recipes with science-based natural health remedies.