Using a shaver to remove the hairs from our armpits can be a really pesky, tedious chore – not only does it take time to make sure that our underarms are completely hairless, but it also has to be done nearly daily. Plus, it can darken the underarms and sometimes cause unsightly bumps.
To enjoy smooth and hairless underarms for longer, consider waxing as a semi-permanent hair removal option, so that hairs only resurface about two to three weeks after. Over time, waxing might also help hairs to become thinner and grow less – you also won’t experience dull patches because it doesn’t nick the skin.
Better yet, there are also IPL (Intense Pulsed Light), OPT (Optimal Pulsed Technology), and SHR (Super Hair Removal) techniques that remove hair permanently after several sessions when scheduled four to six weeks apart. This way, you can bid good riddance to the regular task of shaving forever.
To help you out, we’ve rounded up the best semi-permanent and permanent hair removal services in Singapore!
Underarm waxing
Miracle Sally Underarm Waxing
Expect great service from patient, friendly estheticians at Miracle Sally, who will be ready to answer all of your questions and put you at ease.
If this is your first underarm waxing experience, you can trust that the estheticians will guide you through the process so that you have nothing to be nervous about, even on your first visit. It’s for this reason that the salon is rated a perfect five out of five stars on Google.
Miracle Sally is also located conveniently in Oxley Tower at Robinson Road, making it easy to pop by the salon for your regular underarm waxing appointments.
Address: 138 Robinson Road, Oxley Tower, #03-43, Singapore 068906
Opening hours: 10am – 8pm (Mon to Fri) | 10am – 6pm (Sat to Sun)
Contact: 8244 6433, or email [email protected]
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Pink Parlour Underarm Waxing
Decked in pink, Pink Parlour is a salon that provides expert hair removal services to customers in a chic and comfortable setting. It’s no surprise that Pink Parlour has won Editor’s Choice and Reader’s Choice for Best Waxing Salon at the Daily Vanity Spa & Hair Awards 2021!
The salon uses hard wax to remove hair from your underarms, which means that wax is applied thickly, then peeled off after it dries. Reviewers say that the underarm waxing is a rather painless process at Pink Parlour too.
Address: Click here to view full list of outlets
Opening hours: 11.15am – 9pm (Mon to Sat) | 11.15am – 7pm (Sun)
Contact: 6100 8266, or email [email protected]
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Kelyn Esther Underarm Waxing & Full Leg Waxing
Kelyn Esther is a big believer in natural ingredients – the brands’ own line of beauty products are made with natural Dead Sea minerals and botanicals.
When it comes to leg waxing, Kelyn Esther uses honey cartridge wax that’s a blend of honey, sugar, lemon juice, and water heated to a fudgy consistency so that it can be easily applied to the skin to remove hair. As all ingredients are natural, the wax is especially suitable for people with sensitive skin.
For underarm waxing, olive wax, which has a similar texture as beeswax, is used. Not only is it a vegan product that effectively removes hair from the skin, but it also has moisturising and brightening properties – your underarms will be soft and clear at the end of the session.
Address: Blk 269 Queen Street, #02-227, Singapore 180269 (Opposite Bugis+ shopping mall)
Opening hours: 11am – 9pm (Tues to Fri) | 10am – 8pm (Sat to Sun) | Closed on Mon & PH
Contact: Call, WhatsApp, or SMS 9889 9449 (send an SMS if the salon misses your call)
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Forest Salon Bedok Underarm Waxing, Face Waxing, & Eyebrow Threading
If you’re looking to prep your face alongside your underarms for the upcoming Chinese New Year, then you’ll appreciate this combo at Forest Salon Bedok that includes Underarm Waxing, Face Waxing, and Eyebrow Threading for S$40 (U.P. S$51).
Face waxing doesn’t just remove the fuzz from your upper lip, sideburns, or areas above your brows, but it also doubles as exfoliation for the skin.
The wax concoctions used by the salon are hypoallergenic and gentle on the skin, which makes them more suitable for those with sensitive skin. By the time you step out of the salon, your skin your be smoother and brighter – just in time for CNY!
Address: Blk 84 Bedok North Street 4, #01-59, Singapore 460084
Opening hours: 9am – 8pm (Mon to Sat) | 9am – 7pm (Sun & PH)
Contact: 6677 7413, or email [email protected]
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Beauty Collection Underarm Waxing
Those residing in the North will be glad to find a nearby salon that offers underarm hair removal. Beauty Collection is located in Hougang Mall and also provides a myriad of other beauty services, such as facials, eyebrow shaping, and body slimming treatments.
When it comes to underarm waxing, estheticians at Beauty Collection are attentive to more than just the waxing portion, they also take care of the before-and-after steps to prevent ingrown hairs or painful bumps on the skin that may result from hair removal.
Address: 90 Hougang Avenue 10, Hougang Mall, #03-08, Singapore 538766
Opening hours: 11am – 8.30pm (Mon to Fri) | 11am – 7.30pm (Sat to Sun)
Contact: 6387 3313
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IPL underarm hair removal
Brow Art Asia IPL Underarm Hair Removal & Whitening
If you only know Brow Art Asia for their eyebrow embroidery services, then you’re missing out on their other beauty treatments that include hair removal for the underarms, legs, and bikini area.
The salon uses IPL technology to remove hair from the underarms, sending high-powered pulses of light to the hair roots. The hair follicle and skin around it are heated up, causing the hair root to be destroyed and the hairs to fall out.
Brow Art Asia has five outlets scattered around our sunny island, so you can conveniently visit the salon for your regular IPL appointments.
Address: Click here to view the full list of outlets
Opening hours: 10am – 9.30pm (Mon to Sun)
Contact: 9723 3115, or email [email protected]
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Glomax Aesthetics IPL Underarm Hair Removal
Glomax Aesthetics is best known for their GLOface facials that treat acne-prone and oily to sensitive skin, but they also do IPL underarm hair removal to give you smooth underarms within just a few sessions. Each IPL hair removal session is 15 minutes long, and the hairs will already become thinner and softer within the first three treatments.
Rated five out of five stars on Google by 31 reviewers, customers praise the estheticians at this salon for being professional and very knowledgeable.
Address: 12 Eu Tong Sen Street, #06-168, Singapore 059819 (Beside Swissotel Merchant Court)
Opening hours: 10am – 8.30pm (Mon to Fri) | 10am – 5pm (Sat to Sun) | Closed on PH
Contact: Call 6225 5193, WhatsApp 9459 0795, or email [email protected]
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OPT underarm hair removal
F.G. Beauty House OPT Underarm Hair Removal
Optimal Pulsed Technology (OPT) is a laser hair removal technology that’s a little different from IPL. It’s precise, gentle, and able to heat the hair follicle without damaging the surrounding skin. That means that you don’t feel a pinging sensation like you would with IPL.
Address: 82 Whampoa Drive, #01-965, Singapore 320082
Opening hours: 10am – 8pm (Mon to Sun)
Contact: 8646 0555
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Proskin Aesthetics OPT Underarm Hair Removal
Proskin Aesthetics also offers OPT hair removal for the underarms, although you can also head to this salon to treat the hair at your bikini area, upper lip, arms, or legs.
Like any OPT hair removal, light is sent to the hair follicles, absorbed by the hair’s melanin (or black pigment), and converted to heat. As the hair follicle heats up, it is destroyed, thus causing the hair to fall out and stopping it from growing back over time.
Proskin Aesthetics might be loved most for their facial treatments, but reviewers also praise their OPT hair removal treatment for being painless and affordable – estheticians also give advice on how you can better care for your skin!
Address: 10 Anson Road, International Plaza, #02-40, Singapore 079903
Opening hours: 11am – 8pm (Tue) | 11am – 9pm (Wed to Fri) | 10am – 5.30pm (Sat to Sun) | Closed on Mon
Contact: 6220 8588, or email [email protected]
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SHR underarm
Ceramique Aesthetics SHR Underarm
Ceramique Aesthetics is a wellness spa in Singapore that offers facial treatments, massages, as well as hair removal for the underarms, arms, legs, and bikini areas.
Super Hair Removal (SHR) technology is used, which is a combination of laser and IPL techniques. Instead of high-intensity light beams directed at the hairs, SHR uses lower energy pulses at shorter intervals to effectively remove hairs from the root.
Because it uses gentler pulses of energy, the process also doesn’t come with a stinging sensation.
Address: Click here to view the full list of outlets
Opening hours: 11am – 8pm (Mon to Fri) | 10.30am – 2pm (Sat) | Closed on Sun & PH
Contact: Call or WhatsApp 8699 6286, or email [email protected] (for treatments, appointments, or feedback)
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Amber Belia SHR Underarm
Since 2012, Amber Belia has provided skincare and beauty treatments to their customers using updated skincare technology. Their estheticians also regularly attend training sessions to stay up-to-date with the latest techniques and skincare solutions.
Amber Belia uses SHR technology to remove hairs from the underarms. Besides being painless, you’ll also feel a cooling sensation with every pulse – just as with any SHR treatment. With outlets at One Raffles Place, Chun Tin Road, and Amoy Street, Amber Belia also makes it easy for you to visit and have your underarms taken care of!
Address: Click here to view the full list of outlets
Opening hours: 11am – 9pm (Mon to Fri) | 10am – 7pm (Sat to Sun, & PH)
Contact: 6532 2668, or email [email protected]
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Meroskin SHR Underarm
With more than a decade of experience in both modern and traditional treatments, Meroskin is a beauty and wellness spa that provides quality therapies to its clients in a calming, relaxing space.
SHR hair removal treatments are Meroskin’s speciality, alongside luxurious facials and massages. The SHR treatments uses low-intensity light pulses directed repetitively at the hair follicles – 50% of the energy go towards the dark pigment of the hair (melanin), while the other 50% is directed at the stem cells that are responsible for hair growth.
This spa is rated 4.9 stars out of five on Google. Reviewers are happy that their SHR treatments are painless and fuss-free. They noticed that the estheticians are also attentive and patient so the process doesn’t feel awkward, but is altogether pleasant instead.
Address: 10 Anson Road, International Plaza, #03-34/35, Singapore 079903
Opening hours: 11am – 8pm (Mon to Fri) | 10am – 6pm (Sat) | Closed on Sun
Contact: 6223 4135, WhatsApp 8691 9933, or email [email protected]
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