Wax Directory Wiki

The Wax Directory Wiki
Want to know where to get waxed? Welcome to the Wax Directory!

How the Directory Works
When you go to "Wiki Content", you will be able to choose a state in the United States. Then you will be able to choose a county from a list. If you do not see your county, that means there is no known waxing facilities in that region. From that, there will be a list of cities within that county with waxing facilities. You will then see the places that offer wax services in that city. These pages will give you the services, contact info, reviews, and more!

There are some symbols you will see:

An asterisk* means that these places offer minimal waxing services. This means that maybe it is a hair or nail salon that maybe offers, for example, just lip and brow waxes. (Pro Tip: Often times these types of arrangements are people who are not properly trained on waxing techniques, but not always. Simply exercise caution with these places.)

^ means that these places have alternative forms of full body hair removal, such as sugaring. This does a similar thing, so if you are looking for alternative temporary hair removal, this is the symbol to look for.

Places with no symbols have full wax service menus.

What is Waxing?
Waxing, used in this sense, is an esthetic procedure of temporaily removing unwanted hair from the skin at the root.

It is very beneficial compared to shaving or chemical depilitories because the hair comes back slower (6-8 weeks) and, contrary to popular myth, and can grow back thinner and less dense.

Things to look for in a waxing procedure:
 * 1) Make sure the technician properly cleanses the area to be waxed with an antiseptic. This reduces the risk of infection and ingrown hairs.
 * 2) Make sure the technician DOES NOT DOUBLE DIP! This means they apply the wax, and use the same stick to pick up more wax instead of throwing it away. The heat of the wax does not kill bacteria, as some believe, so it can harbor bacteria. Just think -- they could have done a bikini wax before your eyebrow wax!
 * 3) Make sure the facility DOES NOT RECYCLE WAX. This means they take the used wax from a service and remelt it to be used again in order to save money. One major warning sign is if they put the wax strips in a seperate container from the rest of the trash.