Generally speaking, this tool is far from new. They say he is not one thousand years old, they just forgot about him, and now they remembered him. And every day the army of fans of this method is growing.
As you might guess from the name (eng. Sugar - sugar), shugaring is something related to sugar. The principle of operation is similar to waxing. A dense, sticky mass is applied to the skin, the hairs adhere securely to it, and then the mass is quickly removed from the surface of the skin along with the hairs. Only in this case, not wax is used, but a viscous composition of molten sugar.
How is sugar shugaring done?
Hair removal procedure
Some salons promise to remove hair of any length, but still it is better to wait until they grow to about 2 mm.
Hair removal occurs in the following steps:
- Degreasing the skin (lotion, talcum powder).
- Application against hair growth. In salons, a special paste for shugaring is used. Most brands offer a completely natural product without fragrances and dyes. For home hair removal, you can buy pasta in the store or cook it yourself.
- Removing the layer of paste with a sharp movement along with the hairs. In this case, you can repeat the procedure several times on the same area of the skin to achieve perfect smoothness. It will not cause irritation and other negative consequences. The paste is removed by hair growth, without injuring the follicles.
- Rinse off the skin with warm water.
- Apply a moisturizer. Sometimes before this, the skin is treated with special compounds that slow down hair growth.
During the day after the procedure, it is not recommended to sunbathe, visit the pool, solarium and sauna.
They say that over time the hairs become weaker, thinner, and their number decreases. Not always, but some are lucky.
Benefits of Shugaring- The use of exclusively natural ingredients.
- Possibility of use on the most delicate areas (bikins, armpits, epigastric zone). Naturally, those who are considering whether to try or not, are tormented by the question: "Does Sugaring hurt?" Of course, the assurance that sugar epilation, unlike waxing, is painless is not true (although it is believed that sugar still brings less pain than wax). The first time will hurt. But tolerant, otherwise no one would have used this method. Each time the procedure will be made easier. Remember how for the first time in your life you plucked eyebrows. You may already have forgotten that it hurt. Of course, everyone has a different sensitivity threshold. It happens that a girl can only endure shaving and depilation cream, but this is a special case.
- When used correctly, the likelihood of ingrown hair tends to zero.
- It can be used for varicose veins. Additional heating does not occur (enough skin heat), so this epilation does not provoke the formation of spider veins.
- The remaining composition is easily washed off with water. Those who have done waxing at least once will understand what it is about.
- Due to hair removal in small areas and frequent movements, the skin does not stretch, so shugaring is suitable for sagging skin.
- The procedure does not cause swelling, redness, irritation.
- You can do it yourself at home, which will save a lot of money.
Contraindications
Like any cosmetic procedure, shugaring for physiological reasons is not available to everyone. Do not use this method of hair removal if:
- At the moment, there is a rash on the skin, irritation, purulent and inflammatory processes are underway.
- You are intolerant to individual components.
- You have diabetes
The composition of homemade paste for shugaring
It is not always possible to prepare the composition the first time. This is a delicate and relatively long business. Sugar burns easily, the mixture may turn out to be too liquid or too solid. But everything comes with experience. But immediately you can cook such an amount of composition, which is enough for several months.
There are many recipes, but it may happen that you have to experiment with the proportions yourself, creating a composition that is suitable specifically for your hair structure.
Recipe 1. If you need a lot of mass
If you want to cook a lot at once, take 1 kg of sugar, 7 tbsp. l lemon juice and 8 tbsp. l water. Mix. Heat over high heat for several minutes, then reduce heat, stir, cover and simmer for 40 minutes. Open the lid every 8-10 minutes and mix thoroughly. After this time, the sugar should melt completely and begin to bubble. Remove the lid and boil the mass for another 5 minutes, without covering. Then pour into the container (preferably plastic) in which the composition will be stored.
After 3 hours the mass has cooled sufficiently, and it can be used.
You can store the cooked pasta both in the refrigerator and at room temperature. When reused, you only need to heat it in a water bath.
Recipe 2. At once
10 tbsp. l sugar, juice of half lemons, 1 tbsp. l water. Cook until golden yellow for 10-15 minutes.
For use, a small ball is plucked off, thoroughly kneading in the hands until it becomes soft and malleable and acquires a milky color. Then it is slightly stretched, applied to the skin against hair growth and tightly pressed. Now it needs to be torn off as quickly and sharply as possible In the direction of hair growth. The procedure is repeated until all the hairs in this area are removed. The remnants of the composition are washed off with warm water, and a cream is applied to the skin.
Tip
It is better to prepare paste for hair removal in the bikini zone without lemon juice with the addition of honey.
Let me remind you that the proportions of the components can be slightly changed.
At first glance, it might seem that shugaring is a very time-consuming method. But everyone chooses for themselves. Everywhere has its drawbacks. Hair removal using an epilator, for example, takes a lot of time, in addition, after each use, you need to clean the device. Shaving is the fastest and easiest method, but you have to do it more often, while endlessly buying shaving creams and changing cassettes on the machine. It is worth trying everything to choose the best option.
Thus, shugaring is one of the convenient and affordable methods of hair removal, which can be performed both in the salon and at home.