Dermatologists warn against new waxing trend on TikTok
By Janine Puhak
That’s just got to hurt.
You shouldn’t try everything you see on the internet, and dermatologists are urging TikTok users not to strip their faces with hot wax after the dangerous stunt started trending online.
The Kapsalon Freedom hair salon in Gemert, Netherlands, had shot to stardom on the video-sharing platform in recent months for its full-face hot wax treatment, the
BBC reported this week. During the salon s service, wax is applied across a customer s face, mouth, neck and even sometimes the inside of their ears and nose and allowed to harden before being stripped away. Cotton swabs are apparently used to create air passages during the procedure, with strips of paper applied to protect eyebrows and eyelashes.
Doctors have warned people not to participate in the senseless practice of pouring hot wax all over their face before peeling it off.
Viral videos on TikTok show a barber shop in the Netherlands covering the whole face of a client with resin, waiting for it to harden and then peeling it off.
The eyes, nose and mouth are completely covered in some instances, with air holes forged with cotton buds.
Advocates of the process say it is a development of a traditional beauty practice whereas critics say it poses risks of burns, suffocation and inflaming skin.
Viral videos on TikTok show a barber shop in the Netherlands covering the whole face of a client with resin, waiting for it to harden and then peeling it off. The eyes, nose and mouth are completely covered in some instances, with air holes forged with cotton buds
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Full-face hot-wax TikTok videos prompt warnings
By Sophia Smith Galer
image copyrightBBC/Kapsalon Freedom
Viral videos of people having full-face hot wax treatments on TikTok have led to warnings from skin experts.
They show softened resin covering subjects face, mouth and neck - and partially penetrating their ears and nose - before being removed.
A barber posting some of the most watched examples says it is beneficial.
But the British Association of Dermatologists (BAD) said: Attempting to wax inside your nose or ears is not recommended.
A UK-based skin specialist has also raised safety concerns about the risk of obstructed breathing.