Let’s be honest: when it comes to waxing, men can be total softies. A little hair removal, and suddenly it’s like they’re starring in their own horror movie. But fear not, gentlemen, because Bald has the perfect solution to turn those screams into sighs of relief: nitrous oxide add-ons. That’s right, a little laughing gas to take the edge off while you get smooth. Now, instead of wincing, you’ll be grinning ear to ear.
Dr. Falan Mouton, owner and medical director of Bald, trained in pediatric anesthesia, and during her practice, she administered nitrous oxide to children receiving IVs to distract them from the discomfort of the needle. She realized that this nonaddictive, short-acting substance could also benefit adults undergoing painful hair-removal procedures like waxing—and thus, Bald was born.
And Bald knows that men can often be more sensitive and fare worse on the waxing table than the ladies, so it offers services and packages tailored to their needs. Its male waxing services include chest, back, full-body, or anything in between. Appointments begin with laughing gas delivered through a handheld dispenser. It’s self-administered, so get as silly as you want. Once you start to feel its giggly effects, you’ll be too distracted to dread the wax.
“It makes you feel like you’ve had a few cocktails,” explains registered nurse and manager Madison Salter. “It’s a dissociative, so it’s not numbing, but it makes you care less about the wax because it takes your mind off the pain. I tend to focus more on chatting with the esthetician.”
Bald also offers electrolysis, similar to laser hair removal but targeting individual hairs instead of larger areas, which can be paired with Lidocaine and Bupivacaine injections for pain relief around sensitive areas. Painless add-ons and alternatives are also available for Bald’s tattoo removal services.
Pain-free grooming? Now that’s nothing to laugh about.
