Five most common mistakes in work with sugar paste

Hands of a professional sugaring expert should fly like a butterflies above the client's skin. To obtain this skill you should practice a lot. You can study independently, with “bumps and bruises”; or – minimizing time and number of mistakes – taking a special course (if the teacher is a certified expert, and not an unprofessional amateur). We are ready to give you some tips right now.

Sugaring vs. Chemical depilation

We constantly monitor interests of our clients. And there was an interesting subject on one of internet forums, where “regulars'” and guests were comparing two different methods of hair removal. One group, was insisting that sugaring – is the best way; others – were convincing to try chemical depilation and “to feel the difference”.

Why you should refuse shaving?

All women dream about beautiful and smooth skin. Fashion trends and desire to be admired make the beautiful half of humanity search for the new ways of unwanted “vegetation” removal. Though, there are many ways of hair removal from different parts of the body, the majority of women prefer a regular shaving razor.

Characteristics of the pastes with different density

Thickness of sugaring paste depends on amount of water content in it: less water is left after boiling, thicker the paste is. The choice of paste with a right thickness – is a key factor for perfect sugaring.

History of epilation

Hair removal from the body and face, on the first sight, seems like something contemporary, at least – last century innovation. In reality, according to reliable sources, archaeological and written findings, it becomes clear, that this tradition is over thousands or even tens of thousands years old.

How to do sugaring by yourself: tips and tricks

Of course, there is nothing more pleasant than professional treatment in the salon. But if you have already decided to do sugaring by yourself, then you need to know some tips and tricks.

Sugaring is getting more popular, and on the wave of its fame, you can find more and more recipes  and step by step instructions for a self-made sugar paste production. Wherein, you can read that there is no difference between a self-made paste, and one bought  “on the market”. Furthermore, on a special forums you may find weird discussions , about what is better, paste “from the stove”, or professional sugaring paste. So which one is really better and why?

Many clients answering  the question – what is better sugaring or shaving – without a hesitation would chose the second one. We presented an article, where we honestly described all possible pro and cons of both those  methods of hair removal. This information you may and must  use to attract  clients. Each of those facts was carefully studied before bringing it out.

Sugaring, as a procedure in beauty salons, came into sight relatively recently, but already has grown many myths behind it. Those myths are the reasons of your customers fears. Let's have a look at the most popular sugaring myths.

Ingrown hair is quite the unpleasant feeling, that begins with a minor itch in the place of ingrowing. A little later, it turns into an infected area and the itch becomes unbearable. Though sometimes hair breaks through the surface of the skin on its own. In the worst-case scenario, you might need a help of a qualified dermatologist. What to do to prevent hair from ingrowing?

What are sugaring and waxing we already wrote in our overview article on epilation and depilation, so, we won't talk too much about those terms again. Our clients can find more interesting a detailed comparison of qualities and differences of two those hair removal methods. Each of them has its own pro and cons, so let's get started.

We are proud to present our new product - Tonics to be used after depilation.

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Do you know how difficult it is to find a simple talc for removing excessive moisture from skin?

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How is the sugaring hair removal done?

1. Skin cleaning The procedure starts with applying a special lotion before sugaring. With gentle movements, the practitioner rubs it in, not only cleaning your skin but also softening the upper layer of the epidermis. It will help to make the epilation more comfortable.

10 sugaring secrets from the experienced estheticians.

1. Warm up the paste to the body temperature. Thus your client won’t have unpleasant feelings while you’re applying the paste and your fingers won’t get tired very quickly.

It’s well known that wax should be warmed up for 30–40 min before work. As for sugar paste, it will be ready for sugaring in 40 seconds. The important factor when working with sugar paste is that it can be warmed up in three different ways, unlike wax.

Sugaring at home or why you shouldn’t use the homemade paste.

1. It breaks hair. So you will need to do sugaring more often than the disciples of home made a claim it on their websites. Instead of promised 3-4 weeks, the broken hair will surface in 4-5 days. In 1,5-2 weeks it will need to be removed again. By the way, that broken hair will be coarse, dark and, as a result, more visible.

Some women decide not to have Brazilian Sugaring, as soon as they see ingrown hair in their bikini zone.

When they think back to the time of the procedure, they realize that the practitioner didn’t follow the rule of the hair growth direction. So they grab a good old razor.

Stop the panic!

Plenty of people accept sugaring and waxing as being wholly identical, following the actuality that both these procedures are meant to remove hair by spreading a certain mixture on the skin and pulling it away abruptly. Yet there is plenty of crucial distinctions, more about which we will focus on in this article below now.

Sugaring paste is customarily a more eco-friendly substitute to regular hair elimination procedures. Additionally, sugaring can offer several environmental benefits that are worth considering. Indeed, this high ecological friendliness of the procedure is due to more than one key feature.

For the first time, it is not so easy to decide on Brazilian sugaring. You don’t know what to expect. Women are concerned about many issues. How long will the effect last and how it will look like?