Don't take off too much at once! "This can be the most challenging to do at home because the area is sensitive and the hair is more coarse," says Balaguera. "To properly wax the bikini area it is important to keep the skin taught and remove the wax/hair in smaller strips. All of this can be challenging, trying to keep the skin taught and remove wax, at the same time," she says. It is not uncommon to cause bruising, when done incorrectly, too. Ouch. Those "hard-to-reach areas" are best handled by a professional, she says.