Sugaring vs Waxing
The Facts on Wax
The wax used for hair removal is made up of chemicals including petroleum-derived paraffin, resins and preservatives. When these chemicals and preservatives are applied to the skin, they may cause irritation. These resins will adhere to both dead and live skin cells.
Wax is applied to a person’s skin in the direction of the hair growth, and is removed in the opposite direction. This method causes the hair shaft to break, leading to more instances of ingrown hairs as well as additional trauma to the hair follicle and pain to the client.
Wax must be heated to a high degree in order to become liquefied. Not only is there risk that the hot wax might burn the skin, but the high heat causes swelling of the skin, making the hair more difficult to remove. Another risk of waxing is the ability for bacteria to breed inside a tub of wax, and to be applied to skin along with wax causing unwanted irritation.
The Story on Sugar
Sugaring is an all-natural hair removal method. Sugar paste has a simple list of ingredients: lemon, water and sugar. This form of hair removal coupled with the natural components results in a pure, clean experience and happy, healthy skin.
Sugar paste is applied to the skin against the direction of the hair growth, and removed in the opposite direction. This combined with the way the sugar lubricates the hair prevents the hair shaft from breaking resulting in far less ingrown hairs for the client. This method of application results in less trauma to the hair follicles, less breakage of the hair shaft and best of all, it’s less painful than waxing. Sugar can remove hair as fresh as 1/16th of an inch, if you can feel it, it can be removed.
Sugar is applied at body temperature, negating the risk of burning the skin. The paste is gentle enough to go over the same area several times without causing any sort of irritation and allowing for a very thorough removal of even the finest hairs.
The sugaring container is a sterile environment preventing bacteria from breeding, which creates a healthy and safe environment along with peace of mind for the client. A sugar practitioner will only ever put a clean, sterile glove into the sugar pot, further keeping it free from contamination.
The Facts on Wax
The wax used for hair removal is made up of chemicals including petroleum-derived paraffin, resins and preservatives. When these chemicals and preservatives are applied to the skin, they may cause irritation. These resins will adhere to both dead and live skin cells.
Wax is applied to a person’s skin in the direction of the hair growth, and is removed in the opposite direction. This method causes the hair shaft to break, leading to more instances of ingrown hairs as well as additional trauma to the hair follicle and pain to the client.
Wax must be heated to a high degree in order to become liquefied. Not only is there risk that the hot wax might burn the skin, but the high heat causes swelling of the skin, making the hair more difficult to remove. Another risk of waxing is the ability for bacteria to breed inside a tub of wax, and to be applied to skin along with wax causing unwanted irritation.
The Story on Sugar
Sugaring is an all-natural hair removal method. Sugar paste has a simple list of ingredients: lemon, water and sugar. This form of hair removal coupled with the natural components results in a pure, clean experience and happy, healthy skin.
Sugar paste is applied to the skin against the direction of the hair growth, and removed in the opposite direction. This combined with the way the sugar lubricates the hair prevents the hair shaft from breaking resulting in far less ingrown hairs for the client. This method of application results in less trauma to the hair follicles, less breakage of the hair shaft and best of all, it’s less painful than waxing. Sugar can remove hair as fresh as 1/16th of an inch, if you can feel it, it can be removed.
Sugar is applied at body temperature, negating the risk of burning the skin. The paste is gentle enough to go over the same area several times without causing any sort of irritation and allowing for a very thorough removal of even the finest hairs.
The sugaring container is a sterile environment preventing bacteria from breeding, which creates a healthy and safe environment along with peace of mind for the client. A sugar practitioner will only ever put a clean, sterile glove into the sugar pot, further keeping it free from contamination.