Can Pre-Depilatory Oil Improve a Client’s Waxing Experience?

Waxing is a commonplace beauty practice, and people who get waxed know that the experience can be uncomfortable. If a client’s skin is too dry or if they shaved in between appointments, they may not be looking forward to their next wax. And if they’ve never been waxed before at all, they’re probably concerned about pain.

Luckily, you can ease these concerns and help the waxing appointment go smoothly by using pre-depilatory oil. Keep reading to learn more about how pre-depilatory oil can improve a client’s waxing experience.

Cleanses Quickly

Most wax artists know that cleaning a client’s skin before applying wax is important. Soap and water can do the trick, but washing specific areas such as the backs of legs can be hard, and some soaps can leave the client’s skin dry. Awkward washing and dry skin won’t make for a comfortable appointment.

Quickly clean your client’s skin with pre-depilatory oil instead. This oil will get rid of bacteria and any other invisible skin irritants such as sweat and makeup residue while hydrating the skin. You can easily apply this oil directly to the skin or with a clean cloth.

Hydrates and Moisturizes

Pre-depilatory oil will also hydrate and moisturize your client’s skin and hair. Your clients may not understand the importance of hydrating their hair just to remove it, but as a wax artist, you can explain how hydrated hair is easier to remove. Oil better matches the natural oils in the skin, so the skin will absorb the oil more easily for longer-lasting hydration. Oil can also repair the skin’s moisture barrier. Moisturized skin is less likely to stick to the wax, providing a waxing experience that’s almost completely painless.

Prevents Pain

Hydrated hair and moisturized skin are easier and therefore less painful to wax. This is because pre-depilatory oil creates a barrier between the client’s skin and their hair follicles, so the wax will stick to the hair first and pull it out by itself instead of also pulling the skin. Your clients will still feel the sensation of hair removal, but the oil will eliminate the additional pain of a layer of skin also being removed, which your clients will appreciate. Since you’re not removing any skin, your clients will also experience reduced redness afterward.

Pre-depilatory oil can improve a client’s waxing experience by offering them a quick skin-saving cleanse, better hair hydration and skin moisture, and preventing pain. If you’ve never used pre- or post-depilatory oil to improve your clients’ waxing experiences, you should try it now. You can use our rose mineral oil before or after waxing to help your clients have great experiences.