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There are different forms of strip waxing or soft waxing: heated, cold or pre-made strips. Unlike cold waxing, heated wax is spread easily over the skin. Cold waxing is thicker, which makes it more difficult to spread smoothly over the skin. Pre-made strips come with the wax on them, and they come in different sizes for different area uses. [1]
Waxing (a hot or cold layer is applied and then removed with porous strips) Sugaring (hair is removed by applying a sticky paste to the skin in the direction of hair growth and then peeling off with a porous strip) Threading in Wenchang, Hainan, China
Waxing may also refer to: Waxing, any method of applying wax to a surface as a lubricant or to improve traction Ski wax; Surfboard wax; Oil waxing; Fruit waxing, a process of covering fresh fruit with wax to prevent water loss and retard shrinkage and spoilage; Waxing moon, a lunar phase of the moon when it is approaching fullness (as opposed ...
The English word pomade derives from French pommade, itself from Italian pomata, from pomo ("apple") and -ata, used to form related nouns. In the Early Modern Period, pomades were ointments made from various kinds of fat and used to beautify both the skin and face. Mashed apples were added to help perfume the mixture. [3]
The English word batik is borrowed from Javanese bathik (Javanese script: ꦧꦛꦶꦏ꧀, Pegon: باتيق). [a] [1] [2] English dictionaries tend to define batik as a general dyeing technique, [3] [4] meaning that cloths with similar methods of production but culturally unrelated to Javanese batik may be labelled as batik in English.
Waxed jacket [1]A Waxed jacket is a type of hip-length jacket made from waxed cotton cloth, iconic of British and Irish country life. Today it is commonly worn for outdoor rural pursuits such as hunting, shooting and fishing.
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A wax coating makes this Manila hemp waterproof. A lava lamp is a novelty item that contains wax melted from below by a bulb. The wax rises and falls in decorative, molten blobs. Sealing wax was used to close important documents in the Middle Ages. Wax tablets were used as writing surfaces.