*A patch test is required 24 hours prior to all waxing treatments.

Why do we insist on a patch test prior to carrying out certain beauty treatments (including waxing, spray tanning and tinting)?

Patch testing is a way of identifying whether a product that is used in a treatment will cause inflammation of the skin. Without testing there is no way of knowing if a client will have an adverse reaction to the product being used. I should add that not only is it in the best interest of a client to be patch tested 48 hours prior to treatment, it is also professional practice. By testing a small area of the skin, in the slight chance that there is a reaction, it can be easily treated – the alternative could be much worse.