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Leg waxing & hair growth

  • 02-06-2016 3:16pm
    #1
    shoes34
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 620 ✭✭✭


    I have been waxing my legs for years and I only wax, don't use a razor in between. I get them waxed at least every 4 weeks, 6 weeks max.

    The hairs seem to start to grow within a week and as i have dark hair I can see little bits of hair on my legs and find its a nuisance especially in this good weather when i want to wear shorts all the time.

    Is it worth ditching the waxing of my legs and just using a razor or does this happen to the majority of people.

    I also wax bikini and underarm and I don't have the same problem, the hair hardly grows back in those areas at all.


Comments

  • #2
    SarahMollie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,843 ✭✭✭SarahMollie


    This happens to me too, I only get one good week out of a wax. Thankfully my hair is quite fair (considering how dark the hair on my head is!) so I can get away with it for a bit longer, but it stops feeling good after about a week.

    I've my underarms and bikinis lazered, and if my leg hair was a bit darker, I'd get that lazered too. Not a quick solution, but worth it in the long term IMO.


  • #3
    frogstar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 709 ✭✭✭frogstar


    Had my first leg wax two weeks ago. The most painful experience ever! I'm very dark and hair coarse so that didn't help.

    I got just about a week out of it but not huge regrowth, putting that down to the hair growth stages. I was actually happy with that as I would barely get a day out of shaving.

    I can't justify the cost or pain but liked getting g a week out of it so I ordered an epilator that arrived. From experience many years ago I thought the pain would be horrific but to my surprise it wasn't at all. The wax probably helped. Plan to keep epilating


  • #4
    qo2cj1dsne8y4k
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,646 ✭✭✭✭qo2cj1dsne8y4k


    What sort of wax are they using? Is it a good waxing salon? Sounds to me as though the hairs may be breaking. (Is it fine regrowth or is it stubbly)


  • #5
    Jwacqui
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,772 ✭✭✭Jwacqui


    I've the same issue. I had to shave mine a week ago for an event and there Is only a tiny bit of regrowth and I'm due a wax in 3 weeks so will see and maybe get them waxed again.

    My friend says she gets them waxed like sept-may and shaves June July and August. I love waxing but they just don't stay smooth.


  • #6
    SarahMollie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,843 ✭✭✭SarahMollie


    LexieOnRale wrote: »
    What sort of wax are they using? Is it a good waxing salon? Sounds to me as though the hairs may be breaking. (Is it fine regrowth or is it stubbly)

    The regrowth I get is usually very fine so breakage is a possibility I suppose. I've had my waxing done in numerous (often fancy/well known) salons over the years and have always had this issue.

    Maybe my hair just isnt strong enough? I've had beauticians comment before on how fine it is.

    I now mostly only bother waxing for holidays etc, otherwise its really not worth it for me.


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