Waxing is the process of hair removal from the root by using either a hot or cream wax, to adhere to body hair, and then removing this covering and pulling out the hair from the follicle. Waxing reduces hair growth when performed every four to five weeks. While shaving crops the hair at the skin's surface, waxing pulls it out by the root, so it grows back softer, finer, and thinner, leaving the skin smooth, soft and hair free.