Remove all unwanted hair… (Sugaring)

Member Name: little devil

Product:	Sugaring
Date:	14/07/01 (4505 review reads)
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Advantages: Cheap considering the amount of time it has to be done and the price of other methods, Not too painful and this gets better each time you have it done, removes hair form anywhere and gets all the little ones as well

Disadvantages: Some treatments can be costly - depending on the salon, It does hurt, Not that easy to do yourself and so best by a professional

With all these ways of getting rid of unwanted hair a girl can wonder if too much choice is a bad thing, but thankfully I have turned to the ancient art of sugaring to remove my hair. We all have hair we wish we could hide don’t try and deny it and so I would recommend that you consider sugaring.

What is sugaring…?
It is a completely natural, and organic, method of hair removal, which is years and years old. Sugaring will remove any unwanted hair, but get this, your skin will be left very smooth and soft because it gets rid of any dead skin cells. A sticky paste is put on the unwanted hair and then ripped off. Sounds a little like waxing doesn’t it! However it is one of the most effective forms of hair removal, and the effects last longer than shaving or waxing. Also you are not left with stubbley legs/what ever!

It originated in the middle east, and so is a very culturally diverse treatment that unlike many others (i.e. waxing) uses only natural ingredients and is only warmed slightly, meaning there is not a lot of irritation to the skin. Well I found it to be so anyway.

You will also find that as you have more than one treatment not only will the pain decrease, as the root is being weakened, but the hair will grow back finer and lighter, making it much more difficult to notice. Where as with shaving you only tempt the hair to grow more and courser! It will not get rid of the hair forever but make it less noticable between treatments and whilst growing back.

How is it done…?
A sticky sugar paste is applied to the unwanted hair and then depending on where on the body it is, the paste is shaped so that it removes the correct hairs. A white strip is then applied on the paste, pressed down and then the strip ripped off, simple as that, very similar to waxing actually, except with sugar!

Does it hurt…?
Well I would be lying if I said no, in fact I sat there and asked the wom
an if she was going to hurt me when I was being sugared. You will find that the first time is the most painful, as you are pulling a healthy hair out of a healthy root. After treatments the root s weakened and so is the hair, this makes it less painful as time goes on.

As for the pain it didn’t really hurt, it was just stinging for a few seconds afterwards, I am not a person who deals with pain but this was nothing. Well I suppose if I can stand to have a tattoo then pulling out a few hairs should be a doodle!

How does it compare to other treatments…?
Well I think it is far superior, let us look at the alternatives:

Shaving
- Well it take ages to shave and the effects only last at least a day. You will find your legs get a lot of stubble on them, which is not very attractive. There is also the risk of cutting yourself, I have on occasion had big gash up my leg. Also shaving encourages re-growth to be faster and the hair thicker and darker, so all round not a good method to me.

Waxing
- Waxing uses unnatural ingredients, which can have adverse effects on the skin. Waxing is also very, very painful and it hurts just as much every time. It is also much more difficult to apply, as you need the strips and everything, ladies you know what I mean. On the other hand sugar paste is natural and water soluble, so it can easily be washed off your face, the unwanted residue I mean. Plus the pain gets less each treatment and the effects are longer.

Plucking
- Much superior to this I found, I can spend ages trying to pluck my eyebrows and into get all the little hairs, you know the ones that clog in the make-up, and it is quite painful. Sugaring got all the hairs in one go, provided shape and was only one lot of pain!

How long does it last…?
The effects are not permanent but are longer than other methods. It is usually at least a week before any hair begins to grow back, and as
I said it is much lighter and not as noticable. The hair goes away for longer than with any other method so enjoy your hair free bits.

Should you use other hair removal methods as well…?
This is not recommended, it can be counter productive and reduce the effects of the treatment, especially as you may get hairs growing back darker. As with all hair removal methods I suppose it is best to stick to only one and not mix and match.

Advice…
You are advised that at least 24 hours before having the sugaring treatment you do not use oils, lotions, moisturizers etc. If you do then it may inhibit the action of the paste. Also be careful what you put on it afterwards, as you could do damage to the pores.

Also the hair has to be at least a quarter of an inch in length in order for the treatment to work, the paste has to have something to get hold of you see.

Prices…
Well my local sugaring consultant charges the following prices, I am sure that all will be different but there shouldn’t be too much variation.

Eyebrows - £4
Top lip and chin area - £5
Neck - £4
Under arms - £5
Arms - £6
Hands and fingers - £4
Bikini line - £5
Half Legs - £8
Full Legs - £10

Not too badly priced I suppose, for the time it takes.

My experience…
Well now I have fully explained what the treatment is, well as best as I can, I suppose I better give you my experiences of sugaring. Well here goes, I’ll tell you what happened to me today…

I was feeling a little low and decided that I need a girlie session to cheer me up, although I am not really a girlie girl it somehow always works to boost the spirits, well that or alcohol! I remembered that my hairdressers had just rented out a room to a beauty consultant, well a sugaring consultant rally and so I popped in to see if she could fit me in for a little preening.

She didn’t have
a lot of time and so I just had my eyebrows sorted out, something I have ever had done before but wanted doing. See no matter how much I pluck my eyebrows I cannot get them to shape properly or remove all the hairs that I want to. When she told me she had time to tidy and shape them I decided to go for it.

So I lay down on her nice clean white bed thing, consulting bed or whatever it’s called, and tried to relax. She was a really nice woman and we had a right good long chat whilst she was sorting my hair out. She first of all prepared the area, by cleaning it and then opening the pores with cotton wool dipped in hot water. And that was the preparation.

I was a little nervous but she relaxed me very well and put on the paste. This is a very wired sensation and I could feel the paste pulling my eyebrow hairs. She then used a tool of some form to move the paste so that my eyebrows where re-shaped and thinned. Once everything was set the little white strip went on and after a couple of seconds pressing it into the paste she took it off. Boy did it sting, but she covered the area, which eased the pain, and in a few seconds it was all over.

She then repeated the process on the other eyebrow, and fiddled about to get the shape the same, and then that was it. She did a little pruning of the top of my eyebrow with tweezers and then let me have a look to pass the new shape.

As the mirror moved towards my face I was in anticipation and then when I saw it I panicked! My lovely eyebrows where all red and swollen, not an attractive sight I can tell you. But looking past that the new shape was fantastic and framed my whole face a lot better.

She then cleaned off the residue and sealed the area with a special cream, which apparently reduced the redness, a little, not that it did a lot of good. I paid the woman and went out into the big wide world, a little self-conscious about the huge red swelling.

But after
a few hours the swelling went down and so did the redness, which was a relief and now I am extremely happy with my new eyebrows, much more defined and sophisticated. Well worth the £4 and few seconds of pain.

The whole treatment on my eyebrows lasted 40 minutes, about 20 seconds of that was pain, so not too bad I would say. The woman says I should go back in 3 – 6 weeks for them doing again, depending on my growth rate.

Where can I have it done…?
Well you can get sugaring kits to do at home yourself but I would recommend using a salon if you have never used this method of hair removal before. I am not sure of the cost of home kits but you cannot do eyebrows yourself, and as for under arms it is much more painful done at hoe yourself. Personally I would recommend paying the bit extra and getting it done at a salon professionally.

What is it best for…?
Well it is a lot better for those of us with sensitive skin as it does not cause irritations and is gentle. Sugaring can be used on any part of the body but it is best for the face.

It is also good for the messy people, who spill things as it is water soluble, but if you use it at home then heat it, but not too much, and do not use a cold sugaring kit, bad idea.


So over all I highly recommend sugaring, but do not use it if you want to have electrolysis later in life, as it ruins the hair root. It is not very painful and is cheap. Just make sure it is done properly and then enjoy the results, far superior to other methods of hair removal to me.

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