Sugaring Hair Removal

Sugaring hair removal is exactly what it sounds like - Using sugar to get rid of body hair. The perfect solution to skin care, if you please. It might surprise you to know that this form of hair removal, has been around for centuries, and was in fact very popular in the Egyptian culture. With women's needs of having to preen themselves and being sticklers for getting rid of body hair, the sugaring method might just be the easy solution for them. Let us see why.

What is Sugaring?

Sugaring is blending sugar with certain other natural ingredients like lime, honey and water (among others) and making them into a gel or paste form, which is then used for getting rid of body hair.

In case of the paste formula, before the mixture is applied onto the skin, the skin is first cleaned and lathered with lotions to moisten the area and make the hair follicles soft. Then the mixture is applied all over the area, taking care to apply it in all directions. This is done by applying it in the direction of the hair growth and then against the hair growth. Once the paste has been evenly spread, it is allowed to sit and dry. Once that happens, then the hair is flicked off by using the cloth strip in the direction of hair growth.

When the gel method for sugaring hair removal is used, it follows a close similarity to the method of waxing. The gel is applied in the direction of the hair growth and then ripped off in the opposite direction, using a strip.

Advantages

• There are all natural ingredients that are used in the preparation of the sugaring gel or paste. Therefore it is one of the safest herbal remedies of all times.
• There are no side effects.
• The pain experienced is lesser than that experienced during waxing.
• A huge area of hair can be targeted at once unlike in waxing.
• It is easier to clean up than the wax that is used in waxing.
• The paste/gel can be stored for a long time.
• The results last for about 6-8 weeks.
• It is very effective because it can get rid of hair that is hardly 1/6th of an inch.
• You can apply the sugaring gel/paste to the same area to get rid of missed hair and it won't cause any harm (unlike waxing).
• With continued use of this method, it will lead to a reduction in the overall hair growth.
• All the ingredients are readily available at home and therefore it becomes a very economical choice to go in for.
• Sugaring facial hair removal is also possible because it does not stick to the skin as badly as wax does. Therefore it does not cause the skin any irritation.

Recipes

These are some of the recipes that you can try out at home and see the results for yourself:

Recipe # 1

Ingredients

• Sugar (1 Cup)
• Honey (¼ Cup)
• Lemon (½)
• Molasses (1 tsp)
• Cornstarch (2 tsp)
• Soap and water.
• Something to spread the mixture.
• Cotton cloth pieces

To Use

1. Mix the lemon, sugar and honey in a bowl.
2. Heat this in the microwave (high) or stove (low flame) for about 2-3 minutes, till it turns into a smooth mixture.
3. Now let sit till it becomes warm.
4. Next, wash the area that you are going to clean the hair from with soap and water. (This will make the hair soft.)
5. Now dry the area thoroughly.
6. Then sprinkle some cornstarch over the area to draw the oil out.
7. Now with the help of a spreader, spread a thin layer of the gel/paste onto the area.
8. Then cover with the cotton strip and rub it in, in the opposite direction of hair growth.
9. Now take the end of the fabric and pull it off in one swift movement in the opposite direction of the hair growth.

Recipe # 2

Ingredients

• Sugar Syrup (2 Cups)
• Mussed Oil (¼ Cup)
• Lemon Juice (of Half a lemon)
• Water (½ Cup)
• Glycerin (½ tsp)
• Soap and water.
• Something to spread the mixture.
• Cotton cloth pieces

To Use

1. Mix all the ingredients except the glycerin.
2. Heat the mixture like in the earlier recipe.
3. Once you let it down from the stove/microwave, add a little glycerin to it.
4. Then follow the same steps as before.

If all this seems a little cumbersome to prepare at home, you can order for sugaring hair removal kits online. These are readily available at leading stores as well.

Now that you know the advantages of the sugaring hair removal method, you should try out this all natural - less painful method and see the results for yourself! I'm going to be doing it right away...You game?