Hair Removal Techniques - Hot Wax

Hair Removal Techniques - Hot Wax

Often called paraffin wax, the original hot wax (hard wax) took the form of a tray of solid wax derived mainly from tallow and resins. In order to work, it had to be heated. Once hot, it was applied to the skin and pulled off–almost as if it were a layer of skin with hair (from the roots) attached to it. This painfully slow method is still used in some salons today. Via Marzena

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