Sugaring instead of Waxing

**AgentDime** · 12-13-2004, 02:47 PM

I made an appointment next week for sugaring hair removal. Has anyone here had it done before?

A friend of a friend suggested I go, and said it is better for the bikini area than waxing.

Anyone had any experiences?

**jaguar_03** · 12-13-2004, 04:11 PM

I have not had it yet, but I am looking for salons that use this technique in my area. I am really interested in this, I have a love/hate relationship with waxing. There is a plethora of information about it on the web.

Here is an exert from iVillage.com

Sugaring is an ancient hair-removal practice that's gaining popularity today because the effects are similar to waxing, but the sugar is only slightly warmed (never reaching the same high temperature as wax), causing less skin irritation. And the sugar tends to stick only to the hairs, not to the skin, causing less discomfort. The process is the same as waxing: Warm sugar is applied to the skin, then removed with muslin strips.

**Zanzibardotcom** · 12-13-2004, 04:33 PM

I like sugaring better than regular wax. The Indian lady makes her on sugaring. It doesn't hurt as bad.

**trueimage15** · 06-30-2013, 11:53 PM

bump.............

**Beautifully Human** · 07-01-2013, 12:08 AM

I definitely prefer sugaring to waxing. It's gentler than waxing on the skin and I find it to be more precise in terms of getting to the root of the hair follicle. Also, it's all natural.

**trueimage15** · 07-01-2013, 12:20 AM

Do you make your own at home? If so, when you refrigerate the mixture, does it look like sugar when you take it out the next day?

**Beautifully Human** · 07-01-2013, 02:10 AM

Originally Posted by trueimage15

Do you make your own at home? If so, when you refrigerate the mixture, does it look like sugar when you take it out the next day?

I get mine done professionally.

**fitzlocs** · 07-01-2013, 04:14 PM

I have to second BH in saying that I prefer sugaring over waxing, and that shop that I frequented informed me that it was actually better for curlier hair. Heyfranhey created a video awhile back with instructions on how to make your own natural & organic sugar wax, if you're interested in experimenting with DIY:

**trueimage15** · 07-01-2013, 11:24 PM

Originally Posted by fitzlocs

I have to second BH in saying that I prefer sugaring over waxing, and that shop that I frequented informed me that it was actually better for curlier hair. Heyfranhey created a video awhile back with instructions on how to make your own natural & organic sugar wax, if you're interested in experimenting with DIY:

her video is the reason why I decided to sugar wax.....the ingredients were really simple and inexpensive so I made it over the weekend. However, the wax turned to sugar after being in the fridge for the (Saturday) night and felt like liquid sugar after I heated it up the next day. Yesterday I made it four times trying to get the right consistency and when I was finally able to do so and sugared my legs ( the parts that didn't have red bumps and irritation from sugaring the previous day), only some of the hair came off- not a substantial amount. Then the saugar paste turned to sugar a few hours after sitting on the counter. Today (Monday) my legs have numerous red bumps over them that itch like crazy and my legs are still hairy for the most part. I need to remove the hair by Thursday, the latest, but I don't think I can do anything like Veet with inflamed legs........this should probably be a separate thread..