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Tips for Applying Wax
Tips for Applying Wax
PUSH (not scrape) wax up on the fingernail of your index finger, and then wipe it onto your thumb of the same hand. (Push like a bulldozer pushes up dirt.) Some customers prefer using different objects to push up the wax before putting on fingers. (we now sell guitar picks which work well) Find what works best for you. Rub the wax back and forth 2-3 times between your index finger and thumb. Then apply using your index finger. Or you can use both index finger and thumb if you’re trying to handlebar or want more control of where the wax is applied.
Make sure wax is at room temperature before applying. You may want to put it in your pocket, over a warm vent, on top of the coffee pot etc. to make the wax even easier to apply. Running the tin under hot water has also been found to work well. It's wax...water's not going to hurt it, BUT be sure to shake the water out and then wipe/blot the wax dry with a towel. The wax needs to be dry for application or it will ball up on you instead of going on smoothly. Your fingers and facial hair also need to be dry for best results in applying. Others have found warming the wax with a hair dryer can be helpful as well as using a toothbrush, boar's hair brush ( I cut the handle off mine and hold at the bristles for better control), plastic bristle brush or moustache comb to work the wax thru the 'stache. However, the wax is meant to set quickly so we advise styling your hair the way you want it as you apply it. If you have trouble with the wax setting too quickly, try blasting a hair dryer on the stache for several seconds to warm the wax back up and make it pliable again.
Make sure wax is at room temperature before applying. You may want to put it in your pocket, over a warm vent, on top of the coffee pot etc. to make the wax even easier to apply. Running the tin under hot water has also been found to work well. It's wax...water's not going to hurt it, BUT be sure to shake the water out and then wipe/blot the wax dry with a towel. The wax needs to be dry for application or it will ball up on you instead of going on smoothly. Your fingers and facial hair also need to be dry for best results in applying. Others have found warming the wax with a hair dryer can be helpful as well as using a toothbrush, boar's hair brush ( I cut the handle off mine and hold at the bristles for better control), plastic bristle brush or moustache comb to work the wax thru the 'stache. However, the wax is meant to set quickly so we advise styling your hair the way you want it as you apply it. If you have trouble with the wax setting too quickly, try blasting a hair dryer on the stache for several seconds to warm the wax back up and make it pliable again.
Please note: if you warm the wax up in the tin, it is not necessary to rub the wax back and forth between your fingers before applying. The rubbing back and forth is to warm the wax up but is not needed if the wax is already very warmed in the tin and will actually create the opposite effect of cooling off the wax and possibly making it crumble and not go on smoothly.
Make sure there is no conditioner/lanolin/balm/oil in your facial hair before you apply! Conditioning agents will prevent the wax from performing well or doing its job. You can leave conditioners in overnight, but just make sure they are washed out completely before application.
Make sure there is no conditioner/lanolin/balm/oil in your facial hair before you apply! Conditioning agents will prevent the wax from performing well or doing its job. You can leave conditioners in overnight, but just make sure they are washed out completely before application.
Wax Removal
Wax Removal
Our wax can be washed out with warm water and soap/shampoo. Beard shampoo & beard soap work well and help keep the facial hair from drying out as much. Many don't completely wash the wax out every day as it can be drying to the hair. Apply conditioner if needed. Since I started conditioning the stache more, I usually completely wash mine out every couple or so days so I can apply oil/beard butter at night. Before that I usually washed it out fully once a week and just reapplied the wax as needed each morning. More will be needed after completely scrubbing the wax out. Again, find what works best for you.
A customer in Belgium found that when you rub a good quality plant oil with your forefinger and thumb into the waxed moustache and let it sit for a couple of minutes, you can easily wash the oil and wax out. He recommends using the pomegranate body oil from the Weleda brand, but says any good quality sesame or almond oil should do. In addition to cleaning it well, it also provides a healthy treatment for the 'stache. But make sure all oils/conditioners are out of the stache before applying the wax as it will keep the wax from holding.
A customer in Belgium found that when you rub a good quality plant oil with your forefinger and thumb into the waxed moustache and let it sit for a couple of minutes, you can easily wash the oil and wax out. He recommends using the pomegranate body oil from the Weleda brand, but says any good quality sesame or almond oil should do. In addition to cleaning it well, it also provides a healthy treatment for the 'stache. But make sure all oils/conditioners are out of the stache before applying the wax as it will keep the wax from holding.
More Helpful Tips from Customers
More Helpful Tips from Customers
Want to see a great tutorial on how to style a handlebar with our wax? One of our customers with a stellar 'stache created a very informative video on Handlebar Styling 101. Watch him go from waking up in the morning to fully styled 'stache. We enjoyed watching it and know you will too!
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A fun & informative tutorial video for wax application from Smallflower.com. If you have any questions about our wax application, this should help!
Customer Nate shows us how he applies the wax to control crazy hairs and form a stellar 'stache." Just reordered Tacky today, nothing else even comes close. A little video I did."
Customer Tyler is here to tell you how to use our wax and morph that caterpillar on your lip into a majestic butterfly! Watch and learn, and subscribe to his YouTube channel while you're at it for more fun videos as he tours Europe.
Here's an additional video Michael did that is a condensed version of how to apply the wax and style your stache! Now that's a 'tache! Check out his other great YouTube videos too!
Fantastic Live shaping video done by Bob & Elliot Norris his moustache. Excellent and helpful tips on appplication, plus his monster stache is one to be envious of! IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE WAX OR APPLICATION, THIS IS THE VIDEO TO WATCH. Skip ahead to 3:30 as the first 3 minutes were trying to get things set up for a Live video.
He's the 2020 National Handlebar Champion as well as the 2020 Beard Team USA National Handlebar Champion. Fun and informative video!
He's the 2020 National Handlebar Champion as well as the 2020 Beard Team USA National Handlebar Champion. Fun and informative video!
Lonny shows how to wash and style up the stache in this great and informative video. He also handmakes our specialty soaps that he uses in the video!