Don’t touch, scratch or pick at freshly waxed area
If you have a freshly-waxed area, it’s important to avoid touching the area with your hands or anything else. The best thing to do is just leave it alone for about 24 hours.
If you touch or scratch the area prematurely, you may end up pulling off some of the wax and irritating the skin further. Also, waxing can cause redness and swelling in the surrounding skin, so you don’t want to aggravate this by picking at it.
After 24 hours, if any redness remains, there are two things you can do: apply a thin layer of aloe vera gel over your freshly-waxed area and then apply a thin layer of petroleum jelly over that. The aloe will help with inflammation and moisturize any dry spots while the petroleum jelly will help protect against chafing and irritation.