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Stiff Upper Rip Wax Pull Tabs

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How to Use

1) Place the tab.
Remove the backing and position the tab at the lowest point of your application zone.

2) Apply wax.
Lay your hard wax as you normally would. Make sure it covers the crybaby (adhesive half of the tab).

3) Grip the tab.
Wait until the wax has cooled and grasp the bare paper 'handle.'

4) Rip cleanly.
Pull the strip off in the opposite direction of hair growth, parallel to skin.

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Make Waxing Easier Than Ever

Stiff Upper Rip is a small biodegradable paper strip split into two functional zones.

The top half is coated with a skin-safe adhesive and protected by a removable liner. The bottom half is bare paper, your built-in handle.

Two Sizes for Every Body Area

Every set ships with 50 tabs split between two sizes. Larger tabs for body, smaller tabs for precision work. Mix and match to match the area you are waxing

Why is This Different?

Stiff Upper Rip is not just a clever DIY item. It is a granted utility patent from the USPTO.

Make Waxing Easier Than Ever

Two sizes for every body area

Why is This Different?

FAQ

Find the most frequently asked questions below.

Stiff Upper Rip is a patented hard wax pull tab. It is a small biodegradable paper strip with skin-safe adhesive on the top half and a bare gripping handle on the bottom.

Stick the adhesive end at the lowest point of your waxing area, lay hard wax over it, let it cool, then grip the bare tab handle and pull.

It eliminates the worst part of hard waxing: picking at cooled wax with your fingertip or applicator to make a lip you can grip.

Peel the removable liner to expose the adhesive and place the adhesive end of the tab at the lowest point of your application zone.

Apply your hard wax over the top half of the tab so the wax bonds to the tab. Let the wax cool, grip the bare paper handle on the bottom, and pull the strip off in the opposite direction of hair growth, parallel to the skin.

The two-part substrate with skin-safe adhesive on one defined half and a bare gripping half on the other is a novel device.

Nothing on the market combined both functions in one biodegradable strip. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted Patent No. 12,611,023 B2 on April 28, 2026 after a 21-month examination.

The hair-pull itself feels the same. What changes is the moment a wax strip is slightly lifted so it can be grasped and removed.

Traditional hard waxing requires picking at the cooled edge of wax with your fingertip to form a lip you can grip. Stiff Upper Rip gives you a handle bonded to the strip from the start, so you skip the pick step. No half-rips, no fingernail-digs, no repeated strips.

Yes. Stiff Upper Rip works with any hard wax. The tab bonds to wax the same way regardless of brand.

No. Stiff Upper Rip is designed only for hard wax. Soft wax (also called strip wax) is removed using a muslin or pellon strip pressed over the wax, which already functions as a pull tab.

Stiff Upper Rip is for hard wax users who want to skip the manual lip-making step.

Each Stiff Upper Rip set contains 50 tabs total: 25 large tabs measuring 1 inch by 2 inches for legs, underarms, bikini, and other larger body areas.

There are 25 small tabs measuring 0.75 inch by 1.5 inches for the upper lip, eyebrows, chin, and other precision areas.

Yes. Stiff Upper Rip uses a non-irritating, skin-safe adhesive that does not leave residue and lifts off cleanly with the wax.

Yes. The substrate is biodegradable paper and breaks down in standard compost conditions.

Yes. Many pros use Stiff Upper Rip to shave seconds off every removal, which compounds across a full day of services.

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