Like many other people in the world, you are probably frustrated with unwanted body hair and you are looking for a trusted method of removing it all. So, you did what anyone would do – you googled it and found a list of methods along with their pros and cons, and one of the methods that are preferred above all others by many people is waxing.

One of the first thoughts that come to mind when you hear the word “waxing” is probably along the lines of “a painful method of removing unwanted hair” which immediately discourages many people from trying it. This is not always the case.

The amount of pain you will experience is entirely up to you and your threshold for pain. However, if you are a first-time waxer and you want to know if the possibility of pain is worth the risk to remove any unwanted body hair, then you are probably reading all about the pros and cons of waxing.

One of the questions you might have is “does hair grow back thicker after waxing?”. Well, you have come to the right place, because I have all the answers you are looking for.

Your hair does not grow back thicker when you get waxing done. As a matter of fact, if you continue to get waxing done you will actually find that your hair grows back finer, lighter, thinner and, sometimes, the regrowth is patchy. over time, with continued waxing, your hair may never regrow.

To better understand things, let me first explain the process of waxing.

What Is Waxing?

Waxing is the process of removing hair from the root using a sticky substance such as wax. The wax is applied to the target area with the hair and then ripped off, removing the hair from the follicle.

The wax can be either hot or cold, but cold wax is often accompanied by a waxing strip that adheres to the wax in order for it to be removed. Hot wax first needs to harden before being removed.

Waxing can be done on almost any area of the body that has hair, from the legs to the eyebrows to the bikini area. One feature that people like about waxing compared to the other long-term hair removal methods is the fact that a large portion of hair can be removed at a time.

How Long Does Hair Take To Grow Back After Waxing?

One of the reasons why waxing is the choice of many is due to the fact that hair takes between 3-5 weeks to grow, with some people seeing a bit of regrowth after a week. Compared to shaving where hair grows back after a day or two, this seems reasonable. Over time, wax treatments only need to be done after months since the hair grows back slower and finer after multiple wax treatments.

Now, the question you need an answer to:

Does Hair Grow Back Thicker After Waxing?

To simply put it – NO, hair does not grow back thicker after waxing. When you compare waxing to shaving, shaved hair is cut at the surface. This cut actually makes the hair grow back faster and thicker with a coarser tip giving your skin a rough feel as you run your hands over it.

However, since waxing removes the hair from the root, by the time it grows back it is completely new hair. This means that the hair is finer, it takes longer to grow and you don’t have to worry about it feeling rough and coarse when it grows back.

What Are The Long-term Effects Of Waxing?

While shaving can leave you with bumps and cuts, waxing leaves you with silky smooth skin. Over time, as the hair follicle is constantly removed over and over again, the hair grows back even finer and slower after each wax treatment.

The hair can even grow back lighter in color over time. For some people, they only need to wax after a longer period of time, while for others, their hair is permanently gone.

The constant removal of hair from the root shrinks the hair follicle which could lead hair never growing back. Permanent hair removal through waxing, however, is not a common occurrence, and even when it is the case, it only happens after waxing for a long period of time.

This means decades. Some would argue that the hair is not permanently gone, but it is just so fine and so light in color that it simply appears to be permanently gone.

Why Do Some People Think That Hair Grows Back Thicker After Waxing?

Hair all over our body grows at different intervals. When you wax, all the hair is removed at the same time, which means that when their life cycle, it all grows back at the same time. Since all the hair follicles grow together, it would appear as if it was growing back thicker. However, if you compare the hair regrowth of waxed hair with shaved hair, you will notice that waxed hair is in fact finer.

Another reason why some people believe that hair grows back thicker is because SOME hairs actually grow back thicker. Don’t panic! There are some hairs on your body that are very fine, and when you wax those thin fine hairs, you stimulate the follicle to grow a hair that is stronger, thicker and darker.

This reaction only happens after the first few wax treatments. Over time, the same thing that happens to the other hairs will happen to these fine hairs – they will grow back finer and lighter in color.

Are You Convinced That Waxing Is The Best Option?

Now that you know what waxing is, how it works, the long-term effects and the fact that hair does NOT grow back thicker, are you willing to give it a try. If yes, then here are a few more advantages that waxing has to offer opposed to the other methods of hair removal:

• EXFOLIATION: Since the wax sticks to the hair and skin, any dead skins cells will be removed when the wax is pulled off.
• VARIETY: You can pick which type of wax you would be more comfortable with.
• DIY: If you don’t feel like popping into a salon to get waxed, there are many DIY wax kits available at the drug store with all the materials you will need, as well as a step-by-step instructions manual to guide you.
• INEXPENSIVE: Whether you have your legs waxed at a salon or at home, it will not cost you an arm or leg to remove your unwanted hair. In fact, since you don’t have to do it every week and your need to wax lessens over time, you will actually begin to save money as time goes on.

Now that you have your answers, are you willing to give waxing a try?