For some female campers, that process may now include a visit to the waxing salon for removal of the hair on their legs and underarms, above the lips and even at the bikini line; a keratin straightening to reduce the frizz factor from humidity, swimming and rain; or anti-acne facial. Maggie Santos, the manager at J. Sisters, a Midtown salon specializing in waxing, said that about 40 percent of hair-removal services in late May and the first few weeks of June are for clients younger than Kimara Ahnert, who runs a salon bearing her name on Madison Avenue, said that she is seeing not only an influx of moms bringing daughters in for precamp hair removal or eyebrow shaping, but also the occasional son for a facial or a quick wax over the nose to separate the dreaded unibrow. And Rita Hazan, founder of a Manhattan salon that carries her name, said that based on last year she expects an uptick of about 30 percent in their youngest waxing clientele from now through the second half of June, and a 20 percent increase in tweens and young teenagers seeking keratin straightening treatments. Jill Greenspan, a stay-at-home mother in Livingston, N. Greenspan said. These procedures might sound like superficial beautifiers for precocious adolescents, but the impetus to have them is typically fueled by the basic desire to fit in, suggested Dr. Laura Kastner, a psychologist specializing in teenagers and a clinical associate professor at the University of Washington.


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That's where the French bikini wax comes in. It's not quite the bare-all Hollywood wax. But, rest assured, nothing will stick out if you decide to wear a skimpier bottom. A modest American wax or a regular wax is just that—think of it as a simple bikini line cleanup. A Brazilian wax removes most of the hair from the bikini region and the bum but keeps a small strip or triangle of hair in the front. The bald Hollywood look assures nothing will show. A French bikini wax aka "The Landing Strip" resembles a Brazilian wax, but without the bum hair removal. Your aesthetician will take off most of your pubic hair in the front—leaving a small, rectangular strip—and all of your hair in the intimate middle area. A French bikini wax does not include any hair removal in the buttocks region, however.
I want to try a bikini wax, but I heard it hurts. Is it safe? If so, can I do it at home? Waxing is safe, although people who use acne medications such as tretinoin and isotretinoin should avoid waxing because those medicines make the skin more sensitive. You should also skip waxing if your skin is sunburned — wait until the sunburn heals first. Waxing pulls hair out at the roots.