Can You Wax Short Hair

Can you wax really short hair? This is a question that you will constantly get if you’re a waxer. I can’t even tell you how many times (especially when I worked at European Wax Center) how often I would have to turn customers away because their hair wasn’t long enough.
I would even have people who shaved 2 days prior trying to come in and get waxed! Not gonna happen.
First, I’ll go over the ideal waxing time length. Your hair should be at least ¼-inch long or around the size of a grain of rice in order to wax. How long does that take? It should take between 3-6 weeks of hair growth. Anything earlier than 3 weeks runs the risk of the wax may not be able to grasp onto the hair in order to remove it. This will result in the wax just breaking off the hair and not actually pulling it out from the follicle.
If your hair is too long (longer than 6 weeks), the wax itself will become much more painful since the wax will start to “pull” on the hair when it’s being applied. You will most likely also have multiple hair growth cycles which means some hair will come out great, but other hairs won’t because it’s on a different cycle and shorter.
If the hair is really long (as in you haven’t done any kind of maintenance for say 4-6 months), most likely the hair won’t be pulled from the root because the hair will be so thick, it makes it extremely difficult for the waxer to get the wax to adhere to the base of the hair.
Now if I had to choose between waxing someone with hair too short or too long… I would absolutely choose the customer with hair too long. It’s much less problematic and the chance of your wax still coming out smooth is much greater than someone with too short of hair.
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[@by_antony]

I've only ever really shaved [my face] and I have learned so much about waxing over the past few months. My first full body wax was in August 2024 and your explanations make so much sense. Save the blades for my face!

[@SkinbyAyele]

I just wanted to say how much I love watching your videos!! Your videos are always so informative. Because of you, I made the decision to become a professional aesthetician and I start school this December!! Thank you for the videos, I have so much support and love for everything that you do!! 💖 thank you!!

[@hissnkittenwaxing]

Aw this is awesome!! So happy to help and thank you for your support!

[@PokerJunkie83]

I don’t know if I could wait til the hairs on my ear grow to the size of a piece of rice 😂 I see fuzz and am ready to pluck or wax that right off lol

[@just_Meka]

I love your videos 😊 but onto short hair I’m really good at getting them (except shaved legs sometimes) and I enjoy watching the short hairs coming out if I do a really slow pull 🤤🤤

[@hissnkittenwaxing]

That's great!

[@Kenziiag7]

What products do you use or recommend to clean the area, get wax residue off the skin, and soothe the area?

[@hissnkittenwaxing]

Any professional brand is fine!

[@katrinacade8426]

What if a person can't afford to get waxed?

[@hissnkittenwaxing]

Shave? Or you can try to wax yourself but need to be VERY careful.

[@melissabernett9970]

Are there ever situations where you would trim the hair to the right length? If so, what would you charge?

[@hissnkittenwaxing]

Sometimes, but then the hair gets EVERYWHERE so I try to avoid if possible. I've never charged extra for trimming.

[@user-ara1740]

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