Sugar hair removal can be attributed to one of the most common methods to help get rid of unwanted hair on the human body. Like similar procedures, it has a number of pros and cons. Judging by the reviews, shugaring can be done not only in the salons of professional masters, but also at home on your own. Let's try to figure out its effectiveness.
What is this procedure
Shugaring is a method of hair removal using sugar paste. In another way, this procedure is called sugar hair removal. The name comes from the English word sugar, which translates into Russian as "sugar".
At home, they most often use a composition that they prepare on their own. After all, it is quite simple to make it. In beauty salons, a finished product is used for these purposes. You can buy it in specialized stores.
The composition for shugaring looks like viscous caramel. By consistency, it can be either semi-liquid or solid. Thanks to this procedure, the skin remains smooth for up to two weeks, and the simplicity of the steps allows you to carry it out at home. On the Internet, you can read a lot of positive reviews about shugaring. And the before and after photos are impressive.
The history of shugaring goes back to Ancient Egypt. Rumor has it that Cleopatra and Nefertiti used this method to always look attractive.
Benefits of the procedure
Judging by the reviews of shugaring, there are a lot of advantages to such a procedure. Here are some of them:
- The paste contains only natural and hypoallergenic ingredients.
- Ease of execution allows you to carry out the procedure yourself.
- Long-lasting effectiveness - skin stays clear for up to a month.
- The hair is removed in the direction of its growth along with the bulb, this helps to avoid ingrown.
- With the constant use of shugaring, the hair becomes thinner, and its growth slows down. Over time, the effect of the procedure remains for a longer period.
- Sugar hair removal causes less pain than other methods.
- Easy to apply in hard to reach places like bikini area and underarms.
- Sugar paste, when applied, softens the skin well, and together with the hairs removes its dead layer.
Contraindications
If at least one of the following is present, the procedure should not be done:
- allergic to sugar;
- varicose veins;
- any tumors: howboth malignant and benign;
- diabetes mellitus;
- epilepsy;
- menstruation;
- pregnancy;
- drunk;
- various skin diseases.
There are a few more restrictions under which it is better not to use the procedure:
- sunburn;
- any kind of chemical peel;
- laser resurfacing;
- on the day of the first visit to the solarium.
Which paste to choose
The salons use ready-made pasta. Therefore, having decided to have hair removal by a specialist, you can not think about choosing it.
If you carry out this procedure at home, you will have to decide to buy the composition in the store or cook it yourself.
After reading the reviews on sugaring paste, we can conclude that it will be more convenient for beginners in this business to work with ready-made sets. Many girls use them. After all, they are simple and easy to use.
What types of pasta are there
The composition for shugaring, depending on the consistency, can be divided into several types:
- Ultra soft paste. Skills are required to work with such a composition. Therefore, mainly only specialists work with it, using it in bandage technology.
- Bandage paste. It has a semi-liquid consistency and is used mainly for the treatment of hands and feet.
- Soft paste. Universal - suitable for all areas of the body, ideal for beginners.
- Paste of medium hardness. Same as above, suitable for mostparts of the body.
- Hard paste. Working with it is more difficult than with the previous types. Ideal for areas with coarse hairs.
Homemade pasta
If you don’t want to use the finished composition, you can cook your own paste for home shugaring. According to reviews on the forums, girls mainly use this recipe. 10 tablespoons of sugar, 4 tablespoons of water and the juice of half a lemon are poured into a dish convenient for cooking. All ingredients are mixed and brought to a boil over low heat, while the mixture must be constantly stirred. Sugar should be completely dissolved. After boiling, the mass is cooked for about 5-7 minutes, until a golden hue is formed. It is important not to digest, if the smell of burnt sugar appears, the composition can be safely thrown away.
Bikini area epilation
Reviews of bikini shugaring say that the procedure is simple and can be easily done at home.
You need to understand that this area is the most painful area. But there are methods that help reduce sensitivity and make the procedure more comfortable.
- You can take any pain medication half an hour before the procedure.
- Apply anesthetic cream approximately one hour prior to treatment.
- A person is least susceptible to pain in the afternoon, so sugaring should be done at this time.
- Before the procedure, you can wipe the skin with ice cubes.
- Take a hot bath, that'swill help to steam the skin, and the hairs will be removed more easily.
- A few days before sugaring, do a gentle peeling, this will help soften the top layer of the skin.
For deep bikini hair removal, you should choose a denser composition, it is well suited for treating delicate areas.
Deep bikini shugaring reviews
Girls who carry out this procedure note that the skin remains smooth and beautiful for a long time. And the pain sensations are much weaker than with similar methods. But reviews of deep bikini shugaring are not always positive. There are those who cannot stand the pain and prefer a more gentle hair removal in this place.
What techniques are there
For the bikini area, two techniques for performing the procedure are mainly used: manual and bandage. Each of them deserves special attention.
Manual technique is a completely manual procedure. This is a classic method and can be used with all types of pastes. If a medium density composition is selected, then it should be heated to a liquid consistency before the procedure.
If the paste is hard, then a small piece comes off of it, which must be thoroughly kneaded in your hands until it brightens and becomes yellowish. In this case, you can start depilation.
The paste is applied in a thin layer against hair growth and spread over the skin with finger pressure. After a couple of seconds, when the paste captures the maximum number of hairs, you need totear it off with a sharp movement in the direction of hair growth.
The bandaging technique is very similar to waxing. Only sugar paste is used instead of wax. Before starting the procedure, the composition is heated and applied to the skin with a special spatula. Then fabric strips are superimposed on top of it. After waiting for some time, they are torn off with a sharp movement in the direction of hair growth.
As stated in the reviews, this method is good because it helps to capture a larger area, as well as remove short hairs that cannot be removed using manual techniques.
Important points
Many reviews say that when carrying out the sugaring procedure, you need to remember some features that will help you avoid many problems:
- Hair length should be no more than 8 mm.
- Special attention should be paid to disinfection. Before starting the session, the skin must be treated with an antiseptic.
- Based on the reviews of shugaring, the paste is applied in a thin layer. Thick application will bring more pain.
- The sugar composition is applied against hair growth, and breaks down, on the contrary, in growth. This method will help avoid ingrown and reduce skin irritation.
Care after the procedure
In reviews of shugaring after the procedure, girls are advised to follow simple tips:
- The treated areas of the skin should not be wetted for 10 hours after the session.
- In the early days, you should refuse to visit the bath, sauna and solarium.
- Onthe armpit area after the procedure should not be applied deodorant, it is recommended to replace it with talc.
- In reviews of bikini shugaring, many girls advise wearing underwear made from natural materials for the first day.
- It is also worth giving up sports training for a day, sweat will cause skin irritation.
- To avoid ingrown hairs, it is preferable to use scrubs in the treated areas several times a week
Possible consequences
Judging by the reviews of shugaring, immediately after the procedure, the skin in the treated area turns red. Do not worry about this, as this is normal and the irritation will pass after a couple of hours.
Due to the violation of hygiene rules, more serious consequences may appear - pustules. And with inept shugaring by inexperienced specialists, bruises can form. Hematomas will go away on their own, but pustules will have to be treated with an antiseptic.
Quality shugaring requires experience that comes with time. Therefore, do not be upset if the first session of home shugaring was not entirely successful. Perhaps you should go to the salon and see how the master does it. Either way, sugar waxing is one of the best methods for removing unwanted hair.
