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Purposeful Products, Rooted in Care

Every Just The Strip formula is crafted with intention—clean ingredients, honest pricing, and real results. Because your skin (and your clients) deserve skincare that’s as thoughtful as it is effective.

The aftercare routine you've been waiting for

Ingrown Hair Truth Serum
Ingrown Hair Truth Serum

Step One (2nd option)

Dreamsicle Exfoliating Serum
Dreamsicle Exfoliating Serum

Step Three

Woman owned skincare products
Woman owned skincare products

Rooted in Results, Built on Connection

Just The Strip is more than effective aftercare—Just The Strip is more than effective aftercare—it’s a movement built by and for beauty pros who care deeply about their craft and their clients. As a woman-owned brand with real industry roots, we create clean, confidence-boosting essentials designed to support you behind the table and beyond. Whether you’re elevating your treatment room or upgrading your personal routine, we’re here to grow with you—glow by glow.

Truth Serum is the gentle one. We made it for the clients who wanted everything Smooth Operator does for ingrown hairs without the acids: sensitive skin, reactive skin, facial and brow waxing clients, and anyone who is pregnant or nursing. It is acid free, unscented, and completely botanical, built on witch hazel to calm the skin, golden chamomile to ease redness, and purslane to hydrate, and it is safe to use several times a day, starting the moment your service is finished.

It works after any kind of hair removal, waxing, sugaring, laser, tweezing, or shaving, on the face and body, for men and women. Spray it on, massage it in, and let it absorb; there is nothing to sting, nothing to smell, and nothing to wait for before you get dressed. Used daily between appointments, it keeps the follicle calm and clear so hair grows through instead of curling back, and it is the serum we reach for on brows and upper lips at Wax & Lash, our Denver studios.

Truth Serum comes in a 100 ml glass spray bottle and is step two of our three step routine. Pair it with Simply Pure Body Wash in the shower before you apply it and a few drops of Nourishing Oil after it absorbs, in Plain Jane if you want the whole routine unscented and nut free. Two or three times a week, once the skin has settled after your service, a Sugar Body Scrub keeps dead skin from building up over the follicle.

Truth Serum is made for us by a trusted manufacturing partner to our formula. It contains no salicylic, glycolic, or lactic acid, which is why it is the right choice during pregnancy and nursing and for anyone with an aspirin allergy. If your ingrowns are stubborn and your skin is not sensitive, Smooth Operator is the stronger option.

How to use

Spray onto clean skin right after waxing, sugaring, or shaving and massage in until absorbed. Use once or twice daily between appointments, or as often as needed on irritated skin. Follow with Nourishing Oil. For external use only; avoid contact with eyes.

 

Ingredients:

WATER, CARBOMER,GLYCERETH-26, GLYCERIN, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, ALLANTOIN, TREHALOSE, PANTHENOL, HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA(WITCH HAZEL)WATER, ALOE BARBADENSIS LEAF JUICE, DIPOTASSIUM GLYCYRRHIZATE, ARGININE, MENTHA ARVENSIS LEAF EXTRACT, CHRYSANTHELLUM INDICUM EXTRACT, PORTULACA OLERACEA EXTRACT, SOPHORA ANGUSTIFOLIA ROOT EXTRACT, ALOE BARBADENSIS EXTRACT, PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS EXTRACT, 1, 2- HEXANEDIOL, PENTYLENE GLYCOL

 

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between Truth Serum and Smooth Operator?

Truth Serum is acid free and botanical, made for sensitive skin, facial waxing, and pregnancy. Smooth Operator uses salicylic, glycolic, and lactic acids and is the stronger choice for stubborn ingrowns. Both go on right after a service and both are step two of the same routine, so pick the one that suits your skin, or keep both and use Truth Serum on your face and Smooth Operator on your body.

Is Truth Serum safe during pregnancy and nursing?

Yes. Truth Serum contains no exfoliating acids, so it is formulated to be safe throughout pregnancy and while nursing, and it is the serum we recommend to expecting clients. As always, check with your doctor if you have specific concerns.

Can I use it on my face and brows?

Yes, and that is one of its best uses. It is gentle enough for the upper lip, brows, and jawline after a facial wax, and it is unscented, so it will not compete with your skincare. Avoid the eyes themselves.

How often can I use it?

As often as you like. Once or twice a day is the routine for most people, and it is gentle enough to reapply through the day on skin that feels irritated, which you cannot do with an acid based serum.

Does it work after sugaring, laser, or shaving?

Yes. Ingrown hairs happen the same way after every removal method, when a hair curls back or grows sideways under the skin. Truth Serum calms the follicle and keeps the surface clear no matter how the hair was removed.

What should I use with Truth Serum?

Simply Pure Body Wash to cleanse before you apply it, Nourishing Oil to hydrate after it absorbs, and a Sugar Body Scrub two or three times a week to keep the skin exfoliated between appointments. Skip the scrub for the first 48 hours after a wax.

I am a licensed professional. Can I buy this for my studio?

Yes. Truth Serum is available in PRO 3 packs at half of retail in our For the Pros Only collection, with no application and no login. We confirm professional status on 3 pack orders.