Myth: If I wax, the hair will grow back stronger, thicker and darker.
Truth: Waxing cannot change vellus hair to dark, coarse, terminal hair. When you wax for the first time, you remove hairs that are currently in their last stages of growth. Below the surface, hairs are still in the bulb or just starting their assent to the surface. About one week later, you will start to see only the hairs that are just peeking through the surface (This is NOT the hair you just waxed). Because these hairs are younger and have not been bluntly cut off with a razor, they are finer and often lighter in color. Continuing in this way, can actually slow the hair growth.