YIN & YANG
The Yin and Yang Hair Growth Guide
At Le Spa de Jour, we honour the natural balance of feminine and masculine energies within the body. Our waxing prices reflect the energy of your hair growth pattern rather than gender labels.
Yin represents softer, finer hair patterns.
Yang represents fuller, denser hair patterns.
Both live in all of us, in different measure, and neither belongs to one kind of person. What determines your treatment is how your hair actually grows, how much there is, and how long it takes to remove. So that is what we price on.
If you are unsure whether your hair growth is Yin or Yang, our therapists will gently guide you. There is no wrong answer and no assumption made before you arrive.
A Little Preparation Goes A Long Way
Begin exfoliating about a week before your appointment, and again the day before. Moisturise the night before but not on the morning of, and arrive with skin clean and free of oils, moisturisers and make-up.
Hair needs to be long enough to lift, roughly the length of a grain of rice. If yours has grown past that, book a pre-wax trim alongside your appointment rather than trimming it yourself, and we will take care of it.
Frqquently ASKED QUESTIONS
Everything You Might Be Wondering
Am I Yin or Yang?
Yin is softer, finer hair. Yang is fuller, denser hair. Most people know instinctively which describes them, and if you do not, book either and your therapist will let you know at your appointment.
How long does my hair need to be?
Roughly the length of a grain of rice, around five millimetres, or about two weeks of growth. Shorter than that and the wax has nothing to grip. Longer is fine, though very long hair is more comfortable to wax after a trim, which we can do for you.
Does it hurt?
The first one is the sharpest, and it gets noticeably easier the more regularly you go, because the hair grows back finer. Intimate areas feel it more than arms and legs. It is quick, your therapist works fast, and most people find it far less bad than they had built it up to be.
Can men book waxing?
Yes. Back, chest, stomach, shoulders, legs, brows, ears and nostrils are all on the menu, and the Yin and Yang pricing exists precisely so that nobody is billed by category.
What about afterwards, and ingrown hairs?
Keep the area clean and avoid heat, heavy exercise and tight clothing for the first day. Start exfoliating gently again after a few days and keep it up between appointments, since that is what prevents ingrowns more than anything else.
