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What Causes Redness Of Skin After Using Brazilian Wax?

After a Brazilian wax my skin started to get red.ive had this before and the skin went crusty and hard.after a few weeks It went but when I did it again it wasn t there however it is hair after a different Brazilian wax and I have used the same wax and the results have all had a different outcome
Mon, 9 Mar 2015
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Hi,

I can understand your concern for redness of skin after using Brazilian wax. It appears to be related to contact irritant dermatitis or an allergic process to Brazilian wax. This wax being hot causes a lot of skin burn and resultant redness of the skin.

In my patients with your kind of condition of contact irritant dermatitis I generally prefer to prescribe an application of steroid based cream such as cortisone and an antihistamine tablet such as cetrizine. A sun protection is very important to reduce the pigmentation. If despite using the therapy there are more eruptions then it is better to get analyzed by a dermatologist.
All the best.
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What Causes Redness Of Skin After Using Brazilian Wax?

Hi, I can understand your concern for redness of skin after using Brazilian wax. It appears to be related to contact irritant dermatitis or an allergic process to Brazilian wax. This wax being hot causes a lot of skin burn and resultant redness of the skin. In my patients with your kind of condition of contact irritant dermatitis I generally prefer to prescribe an application of steroid based cream such as cortisone and an antihistamine tablet such as cetrizine. A sun protection is very important to reduce the pigmentation. If despite using the therapy there are more eruptions then it is better to get analyzed by a dermatologist. All the best.