Skin issue: post wax BREAKOUTS, help!?

Question

Lol okay hey guys =) I got a full face wax just to get rid of some serious sideburns in August & the lady just did my whole face though there was no hair anywhere else. So I ended up getting some serious breakouts and rashes on my chin & cheeks (where sideburns used to be). They were TERRIBLE at first. The one on my cheek is totally gone but you can still see like remains of the ones where my sideburns were & they're like zits. Not THAT bad but still zits so HELP?

Answer 1

i have had that happen to me as well. i no longer wax since having laser done. but when I did, or when I have my eyebrows waxed, I immediately put neosporin on the skin when I get home. And use my acne medication on them as well.

for me it is usually the tweezing that gives me those little zit things, not the waxing. Or it also could be the type of wax used as well. I got those things and such random times i can't really say what causes them, or if you will get them again.

Answer 2

Make sure the rash is a rash - I had a friend lose some facial skin because she didn't know to tell the technician that she used Retin-A. Definitely moisturize to calm the skin down, and after waxing, make sure to wash all of the wax off, it tends to stick around. And I agree with the Neosporin trick, I do it before getting my eyebrows done.

It's harder to find, but if you can, try sugaring. It's like waxing but water-soluble and it does not stick to skin at all.

Answer 3

Right now my skin is perfectly clear, for the first time in 3 years. It's been about 9 weeks and all my acne is gone. It is such a great feeling to wake up with clear skin.

Holistic Acne Treatment Guide?

Answer 4

if you used makeup 24 hrs after getting waxed then thatll be your answer.otherwise you may be allergic to the wax.