Help! Eyebrow wax burns and wedding is in 4 days!

Could you go to urgent care maybe they have something to use to speed up healing time? I hope you feel better soon

It’s a little bit late for that tonight. If it doesn’t look better in the morning I will!

View Quoted Comment Im sorry this happened but please do not waste healthcare dollars going to urgent care for this. There is nothing that will help speed up healing. You can try vitamin E on it, best if you get capsules and pop with a pin and squeeze them out. You might also try asking the place where you got them done at.

Is this the first waxing you have had done?
If not what was different?

i would also try coconut oil.

Tea tree oil might help too!

View Quoted Comment I agree!!! I broke the tip of my nose and got a very deep scratch With some serious bleeding (see separate post)... you know what they sent me home with? Neosporin... there’s no miracle cream in the ER... and I had to beg for an ice pack...
OP, go see a dermatologist... ERs should be reserved for emergencies.

Aw so sorry that happened! My skin doesn’t get burned but when I get it waxed it is red for literally over 8 hours and sometimes the next day. Aloe Vera should work good as a cooling agent and help with any redness. I’m not sure how bad it is but it shouldn’t take more than 2 days to heal. Also try and eat fruits and foods with antioxidants to help naturally heal the body. Positive thoughts and vibes !

Vitamin E oil is great and like another PP suggested please don't waste healthcare dollars on this unless its so bad you think you need skin graphs or something.

UPDATE: It looks soo much better this morning. The redness is almost gone and swelling has gone down. I still have streaks under each eyebrow, but I’ve been keeping Neosporin on them, so hopefully they won’t scab over. Luckily I had eyelash extensions put in, so it somewhat covers it lol!

I went ahead and reached out to my MUA, and she said they have a silicone-based cover up that works miracles. I feel so much better knowing that. Thank you all so much for your suggestions and the positive thoughts! I will keep you updated!

UPDATE (w/ pictures):

I've attached before and after pictures.

1 day afterbefore

Thanks for sharing! Just happened to me on Friday. I will try the aloe or Neosporin. I am attending a conference, which is the worst time to be dealing with a wax burn under the brow area. I will never get this done again!

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Is the next-day improvement the result of using Neosporin on the burnt area?

Further to my previous comment asking about Neosporin, I had a terrible wax burn this morning which led me to this thread after some Googling. I tried Neosporin as per this thread, then I realized it contains *petroleum jelly* which TRAPS heat and should never, EVER be applied immediately after a burn. After the burn has healed and scabbed, Neosporin can prevent scarring, but it should NOT be used immediately following a burn. I then remembered my handy-dandy French burn cream "BIAFINE" in my fridge; available for 20 Euro in France (where I got mine), but also on AMAZON for slightly more than that. I rubbed it on my burns every hour and the dark red lesions from the burns have turned to a slightly-darker-than-my-original-color, color.

If you have time to order this on Amazon, or are prone to ripping or frequently wax, I HIGHLY recommend keeping this in your cabinet. It comes in handy for wax-emergencies; and even otherwise, cools and calms the waxed area, preventing bumps and heat-related problems (waxing both opens pores, AND generates in heat because overstimulates the blood circulation that causes redness). I ONLY use it after waxes, so the tube has lasted me over a year! I hope this helps you guys!

Biafine

View Quoted Comment This just happened to be today, what is the silicone thing you are talking about? And where did you get it?