Get plucked, waxed, tweezed and sprayed in private

When Marshall from Portland reminisces about his college days, he remembers with chagrin that he had a back that was as hairy as an orangutan. The now thirty plus singleton reveals that he resorted to scheduling clandestine waxing rendezvous, sometimes as late as 1:00 am, with the local spa to avoid the running into women he’d see on campus.

While those memories are from years past , there are still a significant number of men and women like Marshall who try to sneak in their beauty treatments, or avoid them altogether, because they are too ashamed to get “caught” on the scene.

We all have our own beauty hang-ups, male or female, and whether you’re beaming, waxing, spraying or coloring your most private parts, the experience can be mortifying and/or a total time suck.

Dana, a 39 year old landscaper from New Hampshire can relate. “It’s almost beach season,” she says, then adds “but who has time for anything more than a weekly manicure when my job has me working around the clock during the summer months?”

Luckily for all there is a new esthetician in town and it’s mobile. In addition to the confidentiality factor, the beauty benefits of these spas on wheels are convenience and comfort. Though typically treatments must be booked at least 48 hours in advance, these at-home services save individuals the stigma, the back and forth and the waiting time at local salons/spas. Plus, if you find it boring or tedious to do it alone, most units will dispatch a team of experts to handle a whole group. While some providers charge a travel free, most beauty services are available at market rate.

So if you’ve always dreamed of keeping personal care services private, here a few to consider:

Becoming Mobile Day Spa: Servicing the Tampa Bay Area and some parts of Orlando and Sarrasota, the Mobile Day Spa is the brainchild of Edmonton native Ruth Holmgren. The traveling beauty team offers individual and group services, from back and acne facials to pedicures and make-up application, in a classic 31 foot long recreational vehicle.

InSparations: More than just a beauty fix, InSparations offers a range of personal wellness solutions for L.A. locals. The suite of individual therapy programs are designed to help individuals with their nutrition, spirit, body and energy needs.

Spa Direct: A favorite among Canadians, Spa Direct was founded in 1995 and services individuals at their hotel or in their homes.

Mobile Spa: This chain, which started in Boston, is now in more than 12 cities including Atlanta, Chicago, New Hampshire, Los Angeles and Richmond. Treatments range from men’s facials to stone therapy pedicures, plus there is a variety of affordable anti-aging solutions from which to choose.

The Pampered Spirit: Catering exclusively to New Jersey residents, The Pampered Spirit offers some of the highest-end luxury treatments such as Botox injections and Microderm Abrasion.