Zen and the Art of Bikini Zone Maintenance

Products that prolong the life of your bikini zone waxing service plus tips for you first time.

If you’ve mastered the art of ooey gooey hot wax concoctions for home bikini waxing, well then, more power to you girlfriend! For the less adventurous among us, bikini line maintenance doesn’t have to be scary. Our advice? Get thee a great hair removal specialist and use these home care products to prolong the life of your bikini waxing (or sugaring) service with these nifty new products. Oh, and nervous about your first trip to get a bikini hair removal service? We’ve added a few tips that we’ve picked up along the way to make your first waxing adventure not so painful.

Bikini Line Home Care Finds We Love

Schick Quattro for Women TrimStyle with Acai Berry and Jojoba Extract. A handy waterproof tool for trimming and maintaining a fuzz-free bikini line between waxes or for a smooth shave. Get it at drugstores nationwide for $11. More at Schick Bikini Zone Trimmer (quattroforwomen.com.

Bliss/Philips Bikini Perfect Deluxe, Spa Edition. When razors just aren’t cutting it, this kit has all you need to de-fuzz including a rechargeable trimmer with six attachments and some of bliss’s most soothing body products, $70 at sephora.com.

First Aid Beauty Smooth Shave Cream. Avoid razor nicks and irritation with this antioxidant-enhanced shaving cream, $16.50 at sephora.com. Also available in a travel size for $7.50.

Lavanila The Healthy Body Wash 2-in-1 Shower & Shave. Available in delicious aromas like vanilla grapefruit and vanilla coconut, this keeps products to a minimum by multi-tasking as a lathering wash and shave cream, $15 at sephora.com.

BikiniZone Anti-Bumps Shave Gel. A clear gel formula that helps eliminate irritation and soften coarse hair, $5 at most drugstores. More at bikinizone.com.

BikiniZone Medicated After Shave Gel. Laced with a topical anesthetic, this gel helps lessen redness, pain and irritation after shaving or a hair removal service, $7 at most drugstores. More at bikinizone.com.

Shaveworks The Cool Fix. Think of this one as the Tend Skin for girly girls. A fresh-scented gel that kills bacteria, exfoliates to prevent ingrown hairs and offers cooling relief, $25 at sephora.com. Get the travel size for $11.

Bliss Poetic Waxing Wax Strips. No heat required! Just warm up the strips in your hand and clean up fuzz on the fly with these easy to apply strips, $36 at sephora. Read our review.

Tips for Your First Bikini Wax Service

• Let hair grow out 2 to 3 weeks (about a quarter of an inch) before going in for waxing.
• Book your service early in the day before your skin gets clammy from exercise or errands.
• Exfoliate the bikini line the day before your appointment with a loofah or body scrub. Follow up with baby oil to soften the hair follicles.
• Chew on a Tums before your bikini wax service because it lowers your body’s pH and decreases bumps and ingrown hairs.
• Pop an aspirin or ibuprofen an hour before your appointment to lessen pain.
• Let your aesthetician know of any medications you’re taking.
• Apply a first aid antibiotic gel to the bikini zone with pain relief like Neosporin after the waxing as necessary.
• Stay out of the sun 24 hours before and after your waxing service.

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