#estheticians

You must be over the age of 18 because waxing is an intimate service and I will need to be able to explain what a waxing service includes in clinical terms (so if this is potentially triggering this will not be for you - but I take my work very seriously so this will stay 100% clinical, no offensive or inappropriate joking).

Basically the issue is this: I am not trained to wax all bodies. I would love to say that waxing all people, regardless of gender, is the same but that just isn’t true or fair. And though I have nearly three years of experience as a wax specialist I have only performed Brazilian*/bikini waxes on cis women and people with vulvas. I know that often trans women in particular do not feel comfortable going to waxing businesses that aren’t explicitly trans friendly, and I don’t expect them to make appointments for bikini waxes but I want to make sure that if this comes up I can handle it properly until I learn how to perform all waxes on wax all bodies. Unfortunately most waxing businesses use gendered language and I would like to do better than that. So here we are.

I will need you to go over my menu with me so that I can make sure that my menu is as clear as possible without being harmful to trans people. This shouldn’t take too long, no more than two hours. I would just ask trans friends of mine for their opinions but I believe labor should be paid - and I will be offering $150 (you may counter this of course) for one - two hours of consultation.

Please send me a dm if you are interested with the following info:

Name

Preferred Pronouns

What is your gender identity? Obviously I need someone who is not a cis person so this is relevant.

Age

Where are you located? (IE: time zone and country - I would prefer to consult with someone who is living in the Americas just to make things a bit easier. Please do not tell me your exact address lmao I do not need that much information, and you shouldn’t be sharing it anyway).

Would you prefer working through email/zoom or another platform? No texting please.

Have you had any experience getting waxed? (Not required)

Are you a licensed esthetician/cosmetologist in the US? (Not required)

Have you done any sensitivity consulting on any subject before? (Not required but this would be beneficial) If so, what did you do and how was it?

Are you okay with professional discussions of bikini waxes, facial waxes, etc? This will have to include clinical definitions of the services I do and do not provide because I am not sure how else to say what they are. Absolutely NO offensive/inappropriate/gendered slang or jokes, just textbook names.

Do you have any questions for me?

I appreciate your time. If you know anyone who might be interested, please feel free to share this post with them. If I hire you for this, I will provide proof of my professional license.

Thanks,

Your friendly (if overwhelmed) Delaware-based wax specialist, Cait.