If a client has sunburn on the face, what should you do during waxing?

• A. Proceed with treatment with extra care
• B. Avoid treatment
• C. Wax around the sunburn area
• D. Use cooling gel and continue

Answer: (B)

Sunburn means the facial skin is damaged and very sensitive. Waxing pulls on hair and removes a layer of skin with the hair, so doing it over sunburned skin can cause severe pain, blistering, and potential infection or post-inflammatory changes. The safest course is to skip waxing and reschedule after the skin has fully healed. This protects the client and ensures you can perform the treatment later with proper results. Options that try to proceed with extra care, wax around the sunburn, or continue with a cooling gel still place the damaged skin at risk and aren’t appropriate.