You come into Brazils Waxing Center for your first appointment, and are blown away by how much more effective waxing is than shaving. Your skin is smooth and hairless, and you are looking forward to a few weeks of not picking up a razor. However, maybe you’re just not sure what your schedule will be in three to four weeks, or you think you want to wait and see how the month goes before paying for another waxing service. If you have been paying for razors, you may not realize that waxing is actually less expensive overall, and you may think the best course of action is to supplement your waxing service with shaving. After all, it’s not big deal if you shave between waxes, right? Wrong! If you want to truly take advantage of the benefits of waxing, it’s important that you incorporate it into your regular routine. To understand why it makes a difference, you need to understand a bit more about the science behind hair growth.
Anatomy of hair
Your hair has two parts: the follicle, which is under the skin, and the shaft, which is what you see above the skin. The follicle is tunnel-like and runs from the epidermis down to the dermis. There are several layers of the follicle, including the bulb at the very bottom of the follicle. The follicle is surrounded by two sheaths, which function to protect the hair shaft. The inner sheath ends right below the skin, while the outer sheath extends all the way up the shaft.
The hair shaft is made of three layers of keratin, a protein. The hair shaft is actually dead; the living hair resides below the skin. The inner layer of the shaft is called the medulla. The middle layer is the cortex, and the outer layer, the cuticle. The majority of the shaft is made of the cortex. The medulla and the cortex give your hair its color, while the cuticle protects the hair.
Growth cycle
There are three stages to the hair growth cycle: the anagen phase, catagen phase, and telogen phase. The anagen phase is when your hair is actually growing, and most of your hair is in this phase at any given point. The second phase is the catagen phase, which is when the follicle will detach from the dermis. This is considered the transitional phase. Finally, during the telogen phase, also known as the “resting phase,” the hair is ready to shed, though sometimes this doesn’t happen until the cycle starts over again so there is new hair to “push” the hair out.
Why wax
When you shave, you are eliminating only the shaft, not the follicle, of the hair. This means that your hair is at different stages in the hair growth cycle, which is why it grows out at different rates. This is why after your first wax or two, you aren’t as smooth as you may have anticipated. When we wax, our goal is to get all of your hair on the same growth cycle, making for a smoother and neater appearance. After you have gotten several waxes, you will find that the hair grows back slower, more evenly, and finer. Simply put, the more regularly you get waxed, the better your results will be!
When you come for your first waxing service at Brazils Waxing Center, it is worth it to take a moment to book your next appointment to truly reap the benefits of waxing.
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