Sugar Waxing
An explanantion of what Sugar Waxing is...
Sugaring, sugar waxing, or Persian waxing is a method of hair removal or epilation that has been in use since 1900 BC.
Sugaring is often compared to standard waxing. During the process, a sugaring paste sticks to and essentially removes hair without attaching to the skin, making it far less painful than waxing. The paste can be applied at room temperature or heated to a lukewarm temperature, minimizing the risk of burns. For this reason, sugaring is generally preferred over waxing when it comes to removing hair. Sugar itself is hypoallergenic.
While traditional wax that is used in salons often contains a number of strange chemical ingredients, sugar wax is clean enough to eat! With only natural ingredients, you can feel good about allowing us to treat you with sugar wax on your skin!
The key differences between traditional waxing and sugar waxing
Mixture - Constituents
Sugaring : Sugar, lemon and water
Waxing : Beeswax, resins, oils + other additives
Application Process
Sugaring : Applied against hair growth and removed with hair growth
Waxing : Applied with hair growth and removed against hair growth
Pain threshold / level
Sugaring : Moderate
Waxing : Moderate to severe
Potential side effects
Sugaring : Minimal bumps and irritation
Waxing : Some bumps, irritation and potentially ingrown hairs
How long results last for
Sugaring : 3 - 4 weeks
Waxing : 3 - 4 weeks
Skin types
Sugaring : All skin types, but extremely suitable for sensitive skin types
Waxing : All skin types
Hair types
Sugaring : All hair types
Waxing : All hair types
Hair length in mm
Sugaring : 6.35mm to 12.7mm
Waxing : 6.35mm to 12.7mm
The benefits of sugar waxing
There are many reasons to try sugar waxing over traditional waxing, including the following :
1. Natural Ingredients
While traditional wax that is used in salons often contains a number of strange chemical ingredients, sugar wax is clean enough to eat!
With only natural ingredients involved, you can feel good about putting sugar wax on your skin!
2. No Risk Of Getting Burned
Have you ever been burned during a waxing treatment? If so, you know how painful it can be.
With sugar wax, you don’t have to worry about burns since the wax only has to be warmed to body temperature.
3. Easier Clean Up
When you get a traditional wax treatment, it can sometimes be very difficult to remove the wax from your skin. Sometimes the removal process is extremely painful!
Unlike regular wax, sugar wax is water soluble. You aren’t left with a sticky feeling on your skin after the treatment is finished!
4. Less Irritation Post Treatment
A wax treatment that uses harsh chemicals such as plasticizers can leave your skin swollen, red, and irritated for days afterward. Since sugar wax doesn’t have to be as hot as regular wax, and since it’s all natural, there is less swelling post treatment.
5. More Permanent Results
After just 3-4 back to back sugar wax treatments, you will notice a great reduction in hair regrowth. Not long after that, the hair follicle will go through almost complete atrophy — meaning soon after you begin sugaring, a majority of the hairs will not return at all and the rest will be very fine!
Why not sugar wax at home?
If you have not used sugaring before, we would recommend visiting us to be pampered (this is one of the top reasons) however you may purchase our sugar wax and follow the strip wax instructions on the container or on this website. If you haven't been trained in using the other method (folding with your fingers), we highly recommend getting in touch. The technique requires professional training of which Beautiful Bodies personnel are skilled, trained and seasoned in.
In short, the method or technique takes a lot of patience, guidance and experience.
Because there's no paper strip like with waxing, even if you were to create the ball of sugar, a non-pro wouldn't know how to use it properly. The application process is called folding, where the sugar paste is applied to the skin against the natural grain of the hair growth, then pulled with the grain with the learned wrist-flicking motion.
Let us take care of you and do the hard bit!
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