September 8-9, 2024. Next Gen Beauty.
Blog Search
Blog
-
WAXNESS Pro Partner - Become an Influencer!Posted in: NewsPosted on February 29th 2024Read more ...
Running a salon or being an independent beauty professional involves wearing many hats beyond just providing great...
-
Test our brightening products for freePosted in: NewsPosted on February 17th 2024Read more ...
Test our post-waxing brightening products at no cost, send us the results, and win more products!
-
What is wax crystallization?Posted in: EducationPosted on December 8th 2023Read more ...
How can affect your waxing business and solutions.
-
IECSC Palm Beach, FloridaPosted in: ShowsPosted on November 3rd 2023Read more ...
October 13-14, 2024. The premier event for wellness education in West Palm Beach, Florida!
Popular posts
-
REFERRAL PROGRAM – SPREAD THE NEWS AND GET REWARDSPosted in NewsAugust 13th 2020Are you currently using our wax and you are happy with it? We would like to reward you for your fidelity. If you tell...Read more ...
-
Waxing versus sugaring. Who's the winner?Posted in EducationSeptember 21st 2020Waxing is preferred by most beauticians. But lately the sugaring is in fashion. Why? Does it worth switch from waxing...Read more ...
-
How to avoid Bumps, Ingrown Hair, Acne and Irritation after WaxingPosted in EducationAugust 9th 2020No matter what the hair removal procedure is chosen, any woman expects to get a smooth and beautiful skin....Read more ...
-
What is in your wax?Posted in EducationJanuary 9th 2020Wax is becoming increasing popular each year. Naturally more brands have appeared...Read more ...
-
What wax should I use? Low or very low temperature one?Posted in EducationFebruary 10th 2020In present most of hard waxes are low temperature. They melt between 38 to 48 C / 100 to 118 F.Read more ...
Featured posts
-
Face & Body Skin Care Show, SacramentoPosted in ShowsJuly 17th 2024September 8-9, 2024. Next Gen Beauty.Read more ...
-
WAXNESS Pro Partner - Become an Influencer!Posted in NewsFebruary 29th 2024Running a salon or being an independent beauty professional involves wearing many hats beyond just providing great...Read more ...
-
Test our brightening products for freePosted in NewsFebruary 17th 2024Test our post-waxing brightening products at no cost, send us the results, and win more products!Read more ...
-
What is wax crystallization?Posted in EducationDecember 8th 2023How can affect your waxing business and solutions.Read more ...
-
IECSC Palm Beach, FloridaPosted in ShowsNovember 3rd 2023October 13-14, 2024. The premier event for wellness education in West Palm Beach, Florida!Read more ...
Blog tags
What is wax crystallization?
"My wax is not mixing or spreading well, and it cracks easily."
Scenario
Let’s say you have been using a wax type for some time, you know it is a good quality one and you like it. One morning you come to work and start a new bag of wax. You pour it in the warmer and wait impatiently for it to melt. However, after 40 min it seems the wax is not melting normally, it has bits that are not melting inside, and it is not smooth as usual. The customer is coming and during treatment you notice the wax cracks more often and the general performance is lower.
After the customer leaves, you are worried and the first thing you do is call the wax company and asking them if it is any change in the formula because the last wax you received is not the same as the ones you received for some time.
What happened?
You just opened a wax bag that had crystallized parts of rosin in it. To make it clear, only the wax based on natural pine resin (also known as rosin or colophony) can be affected by crystallization. So please read your wax ingredients and if this ingredient is not among the first ones this article probably will not be of interest to you.
What is crystallization?
It is the phase change of a material from a smooth emulsion to a solid crystalline state. A well-known and widespread example of crystallization is solidified (crystalized) honey.
Why does crystallization happen?
Most “crystallization” complaints appear in the winter. Exposure to extreme cold or storage in cold, temperature cycles and other factors may induce crystal growth over time (1-2 years). This usually affects isolate parts in a wax batch so not all the batch will be affected.
Crystallization is difficult to predict or eliminate entirely. It happens without warning and may only affect part of a given lot of material. Rosin crystallization occurs similarly to other crystal growth. The presence of a “seed” (a tiny part of a previously crystalized rosin) often initiates the crystallization process. Understanding the causes of crystallization and methods of fixing it can turn this major problem into a minor inconvenience.
What to do & Solution
If crystallization happen to you, please consider the following:
- -Warm the wax for 30 min to 1 hour to a higher temperature while stirring in it from time to time then lower the temperature to normal / work one. This will melt the crystals. The process is like warming crystalized honey to revert it to emulsion state.
Please give it time as the crystals are harder to melt but they will slowly disappear if the wax is sufficiently warmed. - -Often when the cold season is coming estheticians need to consider the wax temperature is lower therefore, they need to increase the warming temperature and give it more time to melt.
- -Empty your wax warmer and fill it with fresh wax. Often only 1 -2 bags are affected by crystallization.
- -Take a pic with of the serial / lot number and send it to the us. This will help identify batches with higher crystallization rate and dispose of them.
- -If the wax is bought from us, we will change it at no cost.
- -If you think rare occasional crystallization problem is unacceptable for you, consider switching to synthetic resin wax that does not have this problem. Ask us for the best options. However, please keep in mind the “crystallization” issue is very rare, fixable, and natural resin may have certain advantages upon synthetic resin, such as:
- -More affordable and economical specially for high traffic salons
- -Natural
- -Faster hardening
- -Strong grip on very coarse hair
Related posts
-
Creamy or Gel Hard Wax?Posted in: EducationMarch 9th 2023March 9th 2023Both types of hard wax are popular, so what should you choose, creamy or gel? This depends on the services you...
-
International Congress of Esthetics and Spa, CAPosted in: ShowsJanuary 3rd 2022January 3rd 2022August 21-22, 2022. The leading industry event for skin care and spa professionals
-
IECSC International Beauty Show, Miami Beach, FLPosted in: ShowsSeptember 4th 2021September 4th 2021The International Congress of Esthetics and Spa, Miami Beach, FL, November 7-8, 2021
-
The International Congress of Esthetics and Spa, Long Beach, CaliforniaPosted in: ShowsJune 16th 2021June 16th 2021August 22, 2021 – August 23, 2021 The International Congress of Esthetics and Spa
-
IECSC International Beauty Show in Las VegasPosted in: ShowsMarch 31st 2021March 31st 2021IECSS Las Vegas, Nevada 20-22 2021 June, Booth 1406