Waxing

Waxing is a low-cost, high-volume treatment and the economics are almost entirely in the consumables. A room doing eight treatments a day gets through wax, strips, spatulas and aftercare at a rate that makes pack size and delivery cost matter more than the unit price on the label, which is why this category is deliberately small and sits beside the equipment and the disposables rather than inside them.

The real choice is format. Hot or hard wax is applied thicker, sets and is removed without a strip, and is what most therapists use for intimate and facial work because it grips hair rather than skin. Warm or soft wax is spread thin and removed with a strip, and is quicker over large areas such as legs. A room normally stocks both, and the heater has to suit the format: a tin designed for a pot heater will not behave in a roller cartridge unit.

Two things to check before ordering. Wax has a working temperature stated by the manufacturer and a heater has a thermostat accuracy; the combination, not the wax alone, decides whether a treatment is comfortable. And post-wax care belongs in the aftercare category rather than here, because it is the one line in the trade that is genuinely bought to be given away. Price, stock and delivery are stated on the supplier's own page.