How Long Should My Hair Be To Wax. Hair needs to be at least ¼ inch long for effective waxing, and up to ½ inch long, or about the length of a grain of rice. Hair wax doesn’t cause baldness or hair loss.
Allowing hair growth to this length will let the waxing remove all the hair without any patchiness or remaining hair follicles. The hair needs to be long enough for the wax to grip onto the hair, but not too long so the wax will pull stray hairs, causing discomfort. Take an ibuprofen 30 mins.
If your hair is too long*, it may get matted up in the wax resulting in an uncomfortable experience.
In general, hair has to be about ¼ long for wax to be able to grab onto it. If your hair is too long*, it may get matted up in the wax resulting in an uncomfortable experience. It's best to wax your underarms every two weeks, as it's obvious when there's regrowth, coba says. I used a fairly standard wax recipe (1 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon lemon juice and 1 tablespoon water) and cotton strips.