Wax Temperature Tips

The temperature of your wax makes a huge difference to its application and efficiency in removing the hair. If it is too cold, the wax drags across the skin and doesn’t remove cleanly. If  it is too hot then you run the risk of breaking the polymer bonds as well as causing discomfort to your client.

When setting up we would always recommend using a wax thermometer to gain an accurate idea of the temperature before use, a visual consistency check is also a good tool.

Outback Organics peelable waxes should sit on the end of your spatula like a ball, needing minimal twisting of the spatula to stay in place. In the heater, only the edges of the wax need to be melted, leaving a solid ‘iceberg’ of wax beads through the centre. Do not stir the unmelted beads through as this alters the consistency of the wax. If the wax is running off the spatula, you probably have it a little too hot and need to adjust the temperature down by a degree or two. If your peelable wax is overheated, you may find that it becomes much less effective at gripping the hairs, as the shrink-wrapping polymers that make our peelable waxes so effective can be weakened. Repeated re-heating of the wax at a high a temperature can make this effect much more pronounced.

The temperature that we suggest for our peelable waxes to be used is between 52C and 56C, but please note that this is the temperature of the wax itself and not the heater. You will probably need to set the heater a little higher to achieve this number in the wax. This is why we recommend use of a thermometer in the wax to help you gauge the correct setting for your particular heater.