This Woman Got A Brazilian Wax Once A Month For 6 Months – Here’s What Happened

"Brazilian" is the word that every girl gasps at the first time she hears it. You know what it is – having all of your pubic hair, vagina to anus, totally removed – but you don't exactly know what it entails until you try it. Until you do it, it seems like the mystical unicorn of the hair removal world. There's so much you don't know! Well, if you're still too nervous to go for it and want some insight from someone who is a bit more experienced, look no further. A writer at SluttyGirlProblems.com (known only as "Boulder Butt-Slut") has gone through the pain and the awkwardness for you and we have a bunch to tell you about so that if you decide to go Brazilian, you won't go in blind.

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What is fact and what is fiction when it comes to what we've heard about waxing? There are some standing beliefs out there when it comes to hair removal that need to be discussed. Some of them are relatively accurate while others are pretty much just white lies told to make you feel better. When it comes to waxing, what is true and what isn't? What is your Brazilian wax doing for you?

Types of wax. Did you know there are different types of wax? There is hard wax and soft wax and some places even use different kinds of materials in their wax, like a green tea wax. This is something you don't know about until you actually get down to the nitty gritty of the waxing world, so when you go for a Brazillian, ask your spa what wax they have available and what each kind does. According to the SluttyGirlProblems writer's research, "Hard wax doesn’t adhere to your skin as much as regular [soft] wax, only to the hair follicles, which makes the waxing experience at least 2x better."

It's always going to hurt. People say that as you get waxed more frequently, it begins to hurt less. This may be true; you may notice a slight decrease in pain. But we want to make sure you really paid attention to the word "slight" just there. Getting waxed, especially getting a Brazilian wax, is always going to hurt. You won't ever find yourself in a circumstance where you'll think "this is pleasant!"

It's always at least a little awkward. Even if you go to the same girl every time to get your Brazilian and you're an old pro by now, there will always be an element of awkwardness. You'll never quite get used to taking all of your bottoms off and waiting on a table for someone to come in and rip the hair follicles out of you. Having a stranger stare at and manhandle your vagina is awkward.

Dread. Because of the inevitable pain and awkwardness you know you're going to endure, waxing is never really something you wholly look forward to. Sure, you may end up looking forward to certain aspects of it, like you're excited to get rid of unwanted hair and to feel sexy again, but it's kind of like going to the dentist. Even though you know you're going to come out of your regular appointment shinier than before, you still dread going.

Weird poses. No matter how many times you go, you also won't get entirely used to the variety of strange poses you'll have to do to ensure quality hair removal. You'll develop a sort of routine that will become kind of second nature to you, but pulling your legs up in certain directions and showing someone the entirety of your butt still gets weird. You don't know how much yoga you'll have to do until you actually get on the table.

Regular waxing is better than sporadic waxing. Most people who try out waxing, especially Brazilian waxing, find this to be true. If you wax regularly rather than just every once in a while or waxing sometimes and shaving sometimes, it tends to be better and feel better for you. Your body gets adjusted to the wax and starts to know what to expect. If you keep up with it regularly, the quality of your hair starts to change and you are less likely to get ingrown hairs. The writer over at SluttyGirlProblems said, "I would say that my hair growth was less dense by maybe 20%."

Hair regrowth. This one is true! When you wax, it takes longer for the hair to grow back than it does when you shave. When you shave, your hair grows back faster – within just a few days. Typically with waxing, you just need a monthly appointment. However, with waxing you do have the disadvantage of having to wait for a certain amount of hair to grow back before you can wax again. There's kind of no medium.

Skin type. If you have lighter skin, you are more likely to show bumps (like razor bumps) when you get waxed. These go away after the skin has had a chance to relax post-wax. You are also more likely to show redness if you have lighter skin, but again, it will fade.

Sensitivity. Everyone's skin is different so everyone's sensitivity is different. Whoever does your waxing will probably tell you this when they first start working on you. They deal with a lot of clients, so they've pretty much seen it all. Some people who have very sensitive skin stay irritated and have a kind of stinging sensation for about a day after the waxing.

Relax into it. Like all pain, Brazilian waxing becomes easier to deal with if you just relax into it. Yes, it's going to hurt, but it doesn't have to hurt so bad. Even though it's your body's natural reaction, don't tense up when you're waiting for the wax to be pulled off. Breathe and lay back.

Consider it "me time." It may not be the most fun "me time" in the world, but it's still "me time" nonetheless. It's time you're spending on grooming and beautifying yourself. No one else is there to bother you (except for the woman who is tearing the wax off of your vagina) and it's time for you to just stay in your little room and breathe.