Male Butt Waxing: Yes, It's Normal, and Here's Exactly How It Works
TL;DR: Male Butt Waxing for the Chronically Impatient
A butt wax covers both cheeks plus the crack. Just the bum runs $45.
It doesn't cover the pubic area or genitals. That's a Brazilian, booked separately.
Results hold for four to six weeks. That's also our rebooking window.
Expect a sharp few seconds per strip. It gets noticeably easier by visit two.
Grow hair to half an inch. Exfoliate the day before, shower, skip lotion, wear loose pants.
Skip heat, friction, and the gym for 24 hours. Start gentle exfoliation on day three.
If your backside is hairier than your head and you've made peace with that through sheer denial, consider this your intervention. Male butt waxing is a real, professional service and nowhere near as dramatic as the horror film screening in your imagination. A butt wax lifts hair off the cheeks and out of the crack using soft wax applied by a licensed esthetician, wraps in less than 15 minutes, and holds four to six weeks. The only embarrassing part is how long you sat on this (pun intended).
At Ted D Bare, we've been doing exactly this since 2006. We're a body waxing-only studio in San Jose, so we don't squeeze a wax in between manicures, and we won't go near your face or brows. Body waxing for men fills a big slice of the book, and the bum is one of our busiest, so let’s get into the details.
Why Men Are Booking a Butt Wax Faster Than They'll Admit It
If a butt wax makes you squirm a little, that's normal. You're also late. Nobody's blinked at waxing for guys in years, and in the meantime you've been quietly losing an argument with your own razor.
The numbers don’t lie. A 2024 study in the American Journal of Men's Health found nearly half of men reported removing pubic hair at some point, and an earlier survey of four thousand men found hygiene and routine care rank among the top reasons men groom. A butt wax isn’t a personality; it’s maintenance.
The practical argument is less romantic. Shaving back there is a guessing game, with itchy regrowth and patchy results you can never properly inspect. It also gets worse over time, because a razor cuts hair off at the surface and leaves behind a short, blunt tip, which is exactly what curls back under the skin to cause the bumps most men blame on sensitive skin. A butt wax pulls the whole hair out from the root instead, so there's no stubble phase, and far fewer ingrowns. Stay on schedule, and the hair comes back finer every round.
What Our Male Butt Waxing Service Actually Includes
Here's the honest breakdown, because vague service menus help nobody.
Our standalone male butt wax is listed as Just the Bum, and it covers both cheeks in full plus the crack between them, which is exactly what most men picture when they say butt waxing. Since you're already face down, two of the pairings are worth knowing about:
Just the Bum, $45: Both cheeks plus the crack. This is the standalone butt wax.
Just the Bum + Lower Back, $70: The same service, plus the stretch where stray hair creeps up your back.
Back Only + Bum, $100: Your full back and the bum handled in one appointment.
Whichever you book, your esthetician confirms where the boundaries sit before anything gets warm, and you stay in a private room throughout, so nobody's improvising. Our complete butt wax guide covers the service end to end.
Butt Wax vs. Brazilian Wax + Full Bum Cheeks: Which Should You Book?
This is the most common booking mix-up we see, so here's the clean version.
| Service | What's covered | Best for | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Just the Bum | Both cheeks and the crack | The back half only | $45 |
| Brazilian Wax | Crotch, penis, testicles, bum crack | Everything up front plus the crack, cheeks stay furry | $65 |
| Brazilian + Full Bum Cheeks | All of the above plus full cheeks | A full below-the-waist reset | $85 |
First time here? Your Brazilian is $45, not $65. That's a new-client rate, not a bait-and-switch.
That last one is what most people still call a Manzilian wax. We renamed it because "Brazilian Wax + Full Bum Cheeks" tells you what you're paying for. Curious? Our full breakdown of the Manzilian wax covers prep, pain, and timing.
Does a Butt Wax Hurt, and What Actually Happens?
Yes, a bit. We won't pretend otherwise, because that's how people end up blindsided on the table.
Here's what a butt wax actually feels like. The cheeks rank among the easier areas on the body, closer to a back wax than to anything else below the belt, because the skin there is thick and the hair is finer than you think. The crack is the sharp part, but it's small and takes only a few seconds, so it's done around the time you finish bracing for it. Keep a male butt wax on schedule and hair grows in finer with every visit, taking the edge off far more than any prep trick will.
The rest of a butt wax is far more boring than you're picturing, which is genuinely the good news.
Your speed waxer explains the process before anything starts. You'll shift positions a couple of times so we can reach everything, which might feel strange for roughly nine seconds until you remember they've done this thousands of times and are thinking about exactly one thing: hair. The wax goes on in sections, the strips come off fast, and you're out the door inside half an hour. Want the full comparison first? Our pain guide ranks every area we wax with zero flattery.
How to Prep So Your Butt Wax Goes Smoothly
Good prep is most of the difference between a clean wax and a session full of stragglers.
Grow it to half an inch. Our minimum, roughly four weeks without shaving. Half an inch also sits comfortably inside the length dermatologists recommend for waxing, which tops out near three-quarters of an inch.
Exfoliate the day before, not the morning of. A full day lets skin chill while still clearing the dead cells that trap new growth.
Shower first. Not negotiable, and we thank you sincerely.
Skip lotion and oil on the day. Soft wax needs clean, dry skin to grip.
Wear loose pants. Save the skinny jeans for tomorrow.
Reschedule if skin's compromised. Sunburn, open cuts, or active irritation? We wait.
Butt Wax Aftercare: What to Do and What to Skip
The first 24 hours matter more than the next 24 days.
No hot showers, saunas, or hot tubs. Warm water only while follicles settle.
No tight clothing. Friction on freshly waxed skin is how irritation starts.
Hands off. Touching introduces bacteria to open follicles.
No workouts for a day. Sweat and fresh waxing don't mix.
Start exfoliating on day three, gently and regularly. It's the biggest factor in staying bump-free. Our ingrown hair routine lays out the schedule.
Rebook at four to six weeks. That cycle gets hair growing back finer and makes every future male butt wax quicker.
Why San Jose Men Keep Coming Back to Ted D Bare
Most first-timers walk in braced for the most humiliating fifteen minutes of their life. They walk out mildly furious they didn't book a butt wax sooner.
We opened in 2006 as a body waxing-only studio, and 20 years on, that still describes us exactly. Every speed waxer here is licensed, and every one of them waxes bodies full time instead of fitting it between other services. Our founder trademarked a 15-minute Brazilian technique and now teaches it nationally through the Lady Peng Waxing Summits, so the speed isn't a slogan we came up with. It's a method other studios pay to learn.
We'll happily argue about wax, too. Most of the internet will tell you hard wax is the right call for a butt wax, and we've spent two decades of waxing in San Jose proving otherwise. Soft wax clears larger sections in a single pass; fewer passes means less time on the table, and less time on the table means less discomfort. There's a lot more to waxing for guys than a butt wax, and our male waxing and manscaping page has the full list.
Male Butt Waxing FAQs: The Ones You Googled Incognito
How long does a male butt waxing appointment take?
Fifteen minutes, door to door, for a standalone butt wax. Our speed waxing gets the hair off fast, so the rest is consultation and aftercare. Add a back or Brazilian, and it runs longer.
Can I shave between butt waxing appointments?
Please don't. Shaving resets hair to a blunt, short growth cycle, so you'll arrive without enough length for the wax to grip. Shaved recently? Wait the full four weeks.
Will I be completely undressed for a butt wax?
Only from the waist down, and only for the part that requires it. You're in a private room with one waxer, and everything else stays covered.
Can I get a butt wax if I already have ingrown hairs or sensitive skin?
Usually yes, and a butt wax often improves ingrowns over time compared to shaving. We skip any area with open, broken, or inflamed skin. On Accutane or a prescription retinoid? Tell us when you book.
Is a DIY butt wax a bad idea?
A genuinely bad one. You can't see the area, can't hold skin taut at the right angle, and pulling in the wrong direction is how people bruise or lift skin. Dermatologists have plenty to say about at-home hair removal risks, and butt waxing is where those risks peak.
Read Up, Then Book Your Male Butt Waxing Appointment
You've read this far, which means you're mostly convinced and quietly looking for permission. Consider it granted.
If you want some more info first, check out our blog. It’s stacked with straight-talking guides on body waxing for men, ingrown prevention, aftercare timelines, and every question you'd rather not say out loud in a waiting room.
Or skip all that and just book your butt wax already. A male butt waxing appointment with us is fifteen minutes of mild regret followed by weeks of quiet smugness. We've been San Jose’s waxing specialists since 2006, and there's genuinely nothing you can ask that we haven't already heard twice. Your backside deserves the same attention as the rest of you.