The Waxing Studio - Milton Keynes

I’m Tracey, Intimate Wax & Advanced Ingrown Hair Specialist in Milton Keynes. Twenty plus years in and the thing that still gets me is how low the bar is in some rooms.

Spatula touches skin, it’s binned or set aside, not going back in the pot. That one’s non negotiable and it takes two seconds to check.

Rushing an intimate appointment is the other one that winds me up. If you feel like you’re being hurried through, you’re not imagining it.

Medical history should be asked about before anything happens, not as an afterthought.

And ingrown hair advice needs to actually fit your skin. I’ve had clients told to exfoliate harder when that was the last thing they needed.

Aftercare shouldn’t be something you have to ask for either.

Follow along, I’m not selling anything, I just think people should know what to look for.

What’s something you wish someone had told you before your first wax?

I tested seven wax brands on eight clients to find out if aftercare actually makes a difference. Professional Beauty picked it up and featured the results.

The short version: if you’re not talking to your clients about aftercare, they’re dealing with ingrown hairs on their own. They’ll blame the wax. They’ll blame you. And some of them won’t come back.

It takes thirty seconds at the end of an appointment. That’s not upselling, that’s finishing the job properly.

Read the full report, link in the comments.

Thank you Professional Beauty UK for the feature.

As featured in Professional Beauty.

What’s the last thing a therapist told you to do after a wax, and did you actually do it?

Does waxing aftercare actually work? Waxing salon owner Tracey Park () tested seven brands on eight clients to find out.

"It doesn’t take long – 30 seconds at the end of the appointment [...] You are not upselling, you’re completing the service. The wax is only half the treatment; aftercare is the other half."

To read Park's full report, click the link in the comments 🔗

Twenty years of intimate waxing in Milton Keynes and there’s still one thing that catches people off guard. I notice their skin more closely than most people in their life do, including their own GP.

Regrowth tells me the real gap since your last appointment, not what you think you remember. That gap matters because it changes how the wax pulls, how much irritation you’ll get afterwards, and whether you’re at higher risk of ingrown hairs from hair that’s grown too long or too short to lift cleanly.

A mole that’s changed shape, size or colour since your last visit gets flagged straight away. It’s an area most people never actually look at properly themselves, so a lot of changes get missed for months, sometimes longer.

Skin reacting to a new shower gel, laundry powder, or even a different pair of leggings gets picked up before it turns into a full-blown ingrown hair problem. Reactions like this get blamed on “sensitive skin” constantly when it’s actually a product change nobody’s connected the dots on.

Aftercare matters just as much as the appointment itself. Loose clothing for the first 24 to 48 hours, no hot baths or saunas, and gentle exfoliation from day three onwards all reduce your ingrown hair risk significantly.

None of this is guesswork. It’s twenty years of paying close attention to skin, appointment after appointment.

What’s something your waxer noticed before you did?

Most people choose a waxer on reviews and never once ask what happens on the bed. Here’s what I’d actually check.

I’m Tracey, an Intimate Wax and Advanced Ingrown Hair Specialist with over 20 years experience, working from my studio in Milton Keynes. If your waxer isn’t checking which way your hair grows before the spatula’s even out the pot, that’s not a small miss, that’s the difference between hair pulling clean from the root and hair snapping halfway down, which is where half your ingrown hair problems start. If they’re double dipping that spatula back into the pot once it’s touched your skin, that’s not a style choice, that’s a hygiene failure and you’re allowed to say something.

Redness by the next morning is normal, sensitive skin or sensitive areas can take up to 48 hours to properly calm down. First wax won’t feel “perfect,” it takes a few sessions to get your hair into a proper cycle, that’s not the treatment failing, that’s just how hair works.

Follow along if you want to know exactly what to expect before, during and after so there are no surprises.
What’s the one thing a waxer’s done that made you think, I’m not coming back?

Here’s what to actually look for in a good waxer, most people have never been told to check any of this.

I’m Tracey, an Intimate Wax and Advanced Ingrown Hair Specialist in Milton Keynes, and after 20 plus years I can tell you exactly what separates a great appointment from a mediocre one.

Ask whether they take a proper medical history before your first appointment, not just your name and a card machine. Certain medications and skin conditions change how you should be treated.

Watch the technique. Skin held taut, a specific angle on the strip, hair lifting cleanly at the root instead of snapping halfway, whether they’re using hard wax or strip wax properly.

Hygiene should be obvious without you having to ask. No double dipping, ever, a single use applicator for every dip is the real standard, not how many pots of wax get through in a day.

You should leave with proper wax aftercare advice, specific to your skin. Avoiding heat, sweat and tight clothing for 24 to 48 hours, then easing into gentle exfoliation to help with ingrown hair prevention as new hair comes through.

And a good waxer is honest with you about your own skin, telling you what to do between appointments if you’re prone to ingrown hairs, rather than promising flawless skin after one visit.

Follow along if you want to know exactly what to expect before, during and after so there are no surprises.

Has a waxer ever done something that made you think, that’s not right, but you weren’t sure?

No one tells you what to actually look for in a waxer. I’m not here to sell you anything, I’m here to tell you what to look for.

Hi, I’m Tracey. I’m an Intimate Wax and Advanced Ingrown Hair Specialist based in Milton Keynes, and I’ve been working in this industry for over 20 years.

One thing to ask before you book anywhere: how do you check for ingrown hairs after a wax, not just during it. A good therapist has an answer for the days after, not just the appointment itself.

One thing to watch for while you’re on the bed: how the strip comes off. It should be pulled back on itself, low and fast, close to the skin the whole way through. Upward or slow pulling means more trauma to the skin and more chance of ingrowns later.

Follow along if you want to know exactly what to expect before, during and after so there are no surprises.

What’s one thing you wish you’d asked before your last wax?