Clears the follicle

Salicylic acid reaches inside the follicle while glycolic and lactic acids smooth the surface, so hair grows through clean instead of curling back.

Apply right after the service

Camphor, glycerin, and vitamin E calm and hydrate as the acids work, so it goes on immediately after waxing, sugaring, or shaving and dries without a sticky residue.

One for the room, two to sell

Every 3 pack is half of retail. Use one as your treatment room bottle and retail the other two, and the last step of your service becomes the start of the sale.

Roll on, pump, or pad

Choose the 100 ml roll on, the 50 ml Dreamsicle roll on, the 100 ml glass pump bottle, or the pads, and mix formats across orders as you learn what your clients reach for.

Soft pastel feathers in pink, green, blue, and yellow from the Just The Strip brand design Soft pastel feathers in pink, green, blue, and yellow from the Just The Strip brand design

What is in Smooth Operator

Smooth Operator works with three exfoliating acids. Salicylic acid is oil soluble, so it reaches into the follicle where an ingrown hair starts, while glycolic and lactic acids work on the surface to keep dead skin from trapping the hair as it grows back. Camphor cools and calms the skin, glycerin and vitamin E hydrate it, and the alcohol base helps the serum dry fast so it can be applied the moment a service is finished. It contains acetylsalicylic acid, so anyone with an aspirin allergy or who is pregnant or nursing should use Truth Serum instead. The complete list is below.

Complement your routine:

Just The Strip Truth Serum Acid Free Ingrown Hair Serum in a white glass bottle beside its box Just The Strip Truth Serum Acid Free Ingrown Hair Serum in a white glass bottle beside its box

Truth Serum 3 Pack

Two Just The Strip Nourishing Oil dropper bottles with their retail boxes on white marble Two Just The Strip Nourishing Oil dropper bottles with their retail boxes on white marble

Nourishing Oils 3 Pack

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Waxing Aftercare Cards

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Woman owned skincare products

Why Smooth Operator works when other ingrown hair serums do not

Smooth Operator is for anyone who gets ingrown hairs or razor bumps after waxing, sugaring, or shaving and wants something that works from the first application. It was created by a licensed esthetician with almost 25 years of waxing behind her, because nothing on the market was strong enough to clear a stubborn ingrown and gentle enough to apply the moment a service is finished. It has been used on real clients before it was ever sold, and it is the product our customers reorder most.

Customer Reviews

Overall rating: 5.0 / 5 from 7 reviews.

We love JTS here at Sirens & Sailors Wax! Our most popular trio (body brushing + Smooth Operator + Nourishing Oils) that helps keep our clients skin so soft, smooth & bump-free between waxes! Goodbye ingrowns-- Hello smooth skin ✨ The Smooth Operator especially is a favorite amongst both clients & professionals as this ingrown serum blend contains salicylic, glycolic & lactic acids to help heal, target & prevent ingrown hairs from the inside out! Truly a fantastic product that becomes a staple in waxing aftercare.

Smooth Operator Ingrown Hair Serum 3 Pack (PRO)

This is the easiest product to sell! And when my clients come back a month later I’m shocked at how good their skin looks!

Smooth Operator Ingrown Hair Serum 3 Pack (PRO)

Store owner replied: Ahh thank you! Smooth Operator was created for those “why is my skin doing this?” moments — and I love hearing it’s helping keep ingrowns away and skin feeling smooth.

Truly my clients favorite! Gentle and very affective on all ingrowns! Perfect blend for a ingrown serum! Love the bottles and the convenience to just roll it on! So easy to sell after a wax of any kind!

Smooth Operator Ingrown Hair Serum (NEW Branding) 3 Pack

Apply it to clean skin as soon as the wax is finished, let it air dry completely, then follow with Nourishing Oil. That is step two and three of the routine on our aftercare cards, and the client repeats it daily at home.

3 packs are half of retail, so each unit costs you half of what you sell it for. Most studios keep one open in the room and two on the shelf.

Both, if you can. Smooth Operator is the stronger, acid based option for clients with persistent ingrowns and razor bumps. Truth Serum is acid free and built on botanicals, and it is the serum we recommend for sensitive skin, for clients who are pregnant or nursing, and for facial or brow waxing. Choosing per client is the easiest upsell in the room.

The 100 ml roll on in our regular scent is the workhorse, and Dreamsicle is the one clients pick up because it smells good. The pump bottle suits clients who apply by hand, and the pads sell to travelers and gym goers.

Yes, that is what most pros do. The formula is the same in every format, so use whichever applicator is fastest for you in the room, and retail the rest.

You already have it. There is no application and no login. Add 3 packs to your cart and check out with your business name and email, and we confirm professional status before the order ships. Email your resale certificate to hello@justthestrip.com before ordering if you would like sales tax removed.