A popular type of hair removal today is sugaring.has long been known to oriental beauties. Since time immemorial, women of the East have performed sugaring at home, and the recipe for making paste for epilation has been passed down from generation to generation. Today, the most famous beauty salons have adopted the recipe for smooth skin of oriental beauties and offer their clients to do this miracle epilation. We offer to do sugaring at home. First, let's figure out what sugaring is, what advantages it has over other, more familiar methods of removing unwanted hair. In addition, you will learn the recipe for making paste and how to do sugaring at home.
What is shugaring?
Sugaring is sugar hair removal. Body hair is removed using a special paste. The paste is a thick sugar syrup. Sugar hair removal comes in two types:
- Sugar Waxing
This epilation is carried out using a ready-made paste.The principle of operation is similar to waxing. Hot paste is applied to the skin with a special spatula or brush. Then a fabric strip is placed on top, smoothed out and torn off with force in the direction against hair growth. This is a rather painful procedure that requires patience.
- Sugaring
This type of sugar hair removal consists ofhair removal with soft sugar caramel, which is rolled into balls. Such a ball is first spread over the skin against the hair growth, smoothed out, and then torn off in the direction of their growth. This sequence of actions makes sugaring an almost painless procedure compared to waxing. And it removes hairs no worse than wax. This type of sugar epilation is very easy to repeat at home.
Advantages of slugging
More and more women around the world are doing sugaring at home. And it's not surprising, because this type of hair removal has so many advantages!
- Economical
The recipe for sugaring paste usually looks like this:sugar and water. They are available to absolutely any woman. In addition, caramel balls alone are enough to perform high-quality sugaring at home, which includes epilation of arms, legs, bikini area and armpits. Epilation with wax will cost significantly more. Do the math yourself - in addition to wax, you will also need spatulas, strips, and a special device for heating the wax.
- Hypoallergenicity
The sugar paste contains absolutely nothingallergy-causing components. In addition to all sorts of chemical compounds, wax also contains preservatives, which very often cause allergies. We should add that wax for epilation should be hot, and this significantly increases the risk of skin irritation. Whereas warm caramel is used for sugaring.
- Painlessness
Compared to wax, sugar paste is smallersticks to the skin and therefore makes epilation less painful. Home sugaring is simply made for delicate facial skin, as well as sensitive bikini and armpit areas. And that is why sugaring is suitable for women with varicose veins and other vascular problems.
- The absence of ingrown hairs
Sugar caramel softly envelops eachhair, including its bulb, and removes it completely. With other methods of epilation, the hair root may survive - the hair will begin to grow inward. In addition, the hairs are removed in the direction of their own growth, so during the sugaring process the hairs do not bend or break at the base.
- Convenience
It is much more convenient to use sugar balls,than wax. Firstly, it is quite difficult to do deep bikini epilation on yourself using wax and strips. Secondly, wax can stain everything around: the floor, clothes, skin. Whereas caramel is very practical to use. Durability. The effect of sugaring lasts up to 20 days, while wax epilation has to be repeated every two weeks.
Recipe
This recipe for making sugar paste at home is designed for one procedure. So, you will need:
- 6 teaspoons of sugar
- 2 teaspoons of water
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
Mix everything in a metal bowl and put it onslow fire. The mixture must be stirred constantly so that it does not burn. After a few minutes, the mixture should darken and turn golden. It should emit a sweet caramel smell. Then add lemon juice. Remove from heat and let cool, but not completely. Otherwise, the mass will harden, and then it will be very difficult to knead. If, using the same recipe, you take 1 kg of sugar, 8 tablespoons of water and 7 tablespoons of lemon juice, you will get a six-month supply of sugaring paste. True, it is prepared a little differently. All ingredients must be mixed in a metal container and put on high heat. The mass must be stirred constantly so that the sugar does not burn. After a few minutes, the heat must be reduced, the container must be covered with a lid and the mass must be simmered for about 10 minutes. The sugar must completely melt, mix with water and juice and become liquid. It must be stirred again and left for another 10 minutes. When the mass starts bubbling, set the timer for another 10 minutes. During this time, the mass should darken, become homogeneous and acquire a sweet caramel smell. When the sugar starts foaming, set the timer for another 5 minutes and remove from heat. Pour the hot mass into a thick-walled plastic container and let it cool. This mass cools for about 3 hours. Store the sugaring paste in a dark, dry place. Before the next epilation, it is enough to simply warm the mass slightly in a water bath. Lemon juice can irritate sensitive skin, so the recipe can include citric acid in the same proportions as a substitute. The sugaring recipe can also include walnut tincture and honey. Honey is known to have anti-inflammatory and wound-healing properties, and walnut tincture effectively destroys hair follicles. Be sure to check the mixture for readiness. To do this, take a small piece of the caramel mass and try to roll it into a ball. If the mass is pliable and does not spread in your hands, you have done everything correctly. If the mixture is too hard, add 1 tablespoon of water. Put it in a water bath. When the mixture melts, stir it well. Then remove from heat and let it cool again. Too liquid a mass, unfortunately, indicates that the recipe was not followed. Such a mass is not suitable for epilation.
How to make shugaring
Immediately before applying the sugar masson the skin, it needs to be kneaded properly so that it becomes flexible. Take a small piece of caramel, about the size of a quail egg, and start kneading it. If the mass is difficult to knead, add literally one drop of hot water. When the caramel mixture becomes lighter, and the threads acquire a pearlescent shine when stretched, the mass is ready for use. Sugar balls are ideal for removing short hairs about 2-4 mm long. The mass simply will not be able to completely “capture” longer hairs.
Shugaring of feet and hands
Roll out a crushed piece of caramela small ball, stick it to the skin. Roll it against the hair growth. Wait a couple of minutes. During this time, the mass envelops each hair. You will understand this by the feeling of tightness and tension of the hairs. Then, with a sharp movement, remove the caramel from the skin in the direction of hair growth. The hairs should also be removed along with the mass. Then knead the piece again, and apply it to the skin again. You need to do this over the entire surface of your legs or arms. When the piece is completely in the hair, pinch off a new portion of caramel. It is very important that the movement is sharp and strictly parallel to the surface of the skin - this way the sensations of epilation will be less painful. For ease of hair removal from the legs, you can slightly stretch the skin with your free hand. After the sugaring procedure, it is enough to wash off the sugar mixture with hot water and apply a moisturizer to the skin. Since sugar epilation does not leave irritation on the skin, immediately after it you can safely show off in mini-skirts and tops with short sleeves. Complete hair removal with caramel paste will take about 1.5 hours. But the result will pleasantly surprise you - soft and smooth skin without irritation. When you have mastered sufficient skill, and the sensations are almost painless - carry out sugaring of other more sensitive areas (bikini, armpits).
Shugaring armpits
To remove unwanted hair in the areaarmpits at home, take small pieces of caramel. It is also necessary to treat small areas of the skin, since the armpit area is very sensitive. Since the hair in the armpits grows upward, the ball on the skin must be rolled downwards, and torn off accordingly - upwards. The first time sugaring armpits can take about half an hour and be quite painful. This is due to the fact that the hair follicles are very strong and "do not want" to leave the follicle. But over time, the hair weakens, and the procedure will take no more than 5 minutes. Have you mastered sugaring armpits? Feel free to move on to caramel hair removal of the bikini area!
Shugaring bikini
For sugaring bikini area at homeThe hairs should be no longer than 5 mm, otherwise the procedure will be very painful. To make it easier to epilate the bikini area, place one foot on the edge of the bathtub or on a chair. Take a small ball of caramel. Knead it and apply to the skin. You need to epilate the bikini area in small areas of skin, about 2 cm by 2 cm, so that the hairs are removed the first time. Smooth the mass against the hair growth and, slightly stretching the skin, quickly tear off the caramel in the direction of hair growth. Keep the mass on the skin for no more than half a minute so that it adheres better to the hairs. It is even better if you cope with each area of the skin in about 10-15 seconds. The longer you keep the mass on the skin of this delicate area, the more painful it will be to remove the hairs later. The first time, individual hairs may remain. But you do not need to treat the skin until all the hairs are removed - this can cause redness. It is better to move on to the next area of the skin, and the untreated areas can be completely epilated later. After epilation, wash off the caramel with warm water and apply a soothing cream "after epilation". The second bikini sugaring procedure can be done only after 10 days. And if you completely switch to sugaring and refuse the razor, then the hairs will grow more slowly, and the procedure can be done much less often.
Shugaring faces
Unwanted facial hair is also idealare removed with sugar paste. The face usually has the shortest hairs, and they are removed with sugar paste completely painlessly. You need to remove them according to the same principle as on other parts of the body. Spread against the hair growth, tear off in the direction of their growth. After the sugaring procedure, avoid going to the solarium for a few days, otherwise you risk getting a burn and pigmentation.
