Hair removers, depilatory cream or gel are the products specially designed to remove unwanted hair in different body areas. Wax strip is another temporary hair removal method. But what is wax strip for hair removal?we would like to introduce you the basic knowledge about wax strips.

Types of wax strips

The common types of wax strips are classified as cold wax.

Based on paper material the wax coated, there are nonwoven paper wax strips and cellophane paper wax strips.

Nonwoven paper version delivers low production cost since this kind of paper is cheaper than cellophane paper. So when you buy the products, you need to pay attention to this point. As to the cellophane paper version, it features for its stability since it is not permeable.

Generally, you would find the nonwoven paper version is of double-sided such as Veet. Cellophane paper version can be double sided or single sided such as Sally Hansen or CVS.

Wax strip is very popular since it is safe and can be used in any body areas: face, arm, leg, underarm, chip, lip, eyebrow, bikini line, chest, back. The use is easy and quick. You just need tear them apart and apply it onto your skin. Then tear it away quickly. However, you have to read the direction for use carefully.

Raw materials

The wax mixture coated on the strips paper is different. Different branded products provide different raw materials. Glycerin rosin ester hydrogenated, polyisobutylene, microcrystalline wax, castor oil are commonly used in this kind of product. For hair removal purpose, there are various materials available. Some of material included in the wax strips are for hair removal and some others are for aesthetics purpose.

Aesthetics ingredients

You can see so many types of products in the market. For example some products are called with name of green tea, aloe Vera, Vitaman E, Maple honey, Coconut etc. To deliver different features, those plants oil are added into the mixture. Actually, this production process is not as complex as you expect. Also, different wax strips with different fragrances can be achieved.

How is wax strip manufactured?

Firstly, all the ingredients are compounded together. Both hair removal ingredients and aesthetics are contained. Based on the quantity, you need to make a large batch of mixture. When water is added to the stainless tank ,then mixer would turn and mix the mixture evenly. The temperature control is very important in the whole production process. Actually, temperature control always determines the quality of wax. In addition, t he time to add different ingredients is also the secret reason.

Quality Control

To provide qualified and consistent products, quality control check must be done throughout the manufacturing process. Paper is the basis of wax mixture , its quality would affect the quality of wax strips. If the paper soaks too much mixture and the hair removal result would be reduced. So the soaking indicator should be checked.

At the beginning of manufacturing, raw material check must be performed. The overall ingredients should deliver stability. If one of raw material is not qualified, the products would be fail and does not deliver any result. Consistent appearance is the key to the sales. PH value, odor, and viscosity test should be performed in the process.