One of the most popular modern methods of removing unwanted hair has become shugaring. It is based on the use of sugar paste. This method is considered to be one of the most ancient, since its roots stretch from Ancient Egypt and India.
Among the advantages of the method:
- Budget - in the list of basic ingredients only sugar and water.
- Minimal pain that is based on the characteristics of the sugar mass. She is unable to firmly adhere to the skin, but firmly captures hairs.
- Hypoallergenic.
- Proper application of the method guarantees the absence of ingrown hairs.
- Caramel paste nourishes and moisturizes the skin.
How to do shugaring at home
First you need to cook pasta. For a classic product you will need 2 cups of granulated sugar, a quarter cup of water and the same amount of natural lemon juice. Juice can be replaced with apple cider vinegar 6%.
All components are placed in a pot with a thick bottom and put on a slow fire. The mass must be constantly stirred for about 7 minutes.Pasta is considered finished when its color changes to slightly golden. To identify the degree of readiness, a test should be carried out: a few drops of pasta should be placed in a glass with cold water and immediately fished out. If you can roll a ball out of them, then everything is ready. If the drops are smeared on your fingers, you should continue to cook.
The finished paste should be placed in a glass dish and tightly closed with a lid, after which it all goes to the refrigerator for 15 minutes. This is enough to cool the paste to the required 30-40 degrees. You can also leave the product to cool at room temperature. It will take a little longer. The cover in this case is not necessary to close.
Immediately before the procedure should prepare the skin. First you need to make sure that the hairs in the treated area reached 4-8 mm in length. If the master has a full hand, he is able to remove even hairs 2 mm long.
Pre-recommended to use a scrub. It should be without oils. This procedure will release ingrown hairs. Right before shugaring, you should take a hot shower to open the pores. This will make it easier for pasta to access the hair follicles. Next, the skin should be defat and wipe dry. Some experts prefer to pre-apply talc on the treated area.
The specifics of hair removal in various areas
There are a number of general principles for performing the procedure. You should start with a small piece of sugar mass. It must be stretched in the hands and applied to the treated area against the growth of hair. Next, holding the skin with one hand, you need to sharply pull off the paste for hair growth. It is important not to pull the paste up, it can injure the skin. The movement should be directed strictly parallel to the skin.
Removal will be qualitative only in the case of careful processing of small areas. At the same place more than three times paste is not recommended. It injures the skin.
Shugaring legs and arms
Legs are treated both knee-deep and fully. The specificity is that the knees have coarser hairs and need to be removed especially laboriously. In this case, the treatment of the feet is considered the easiest.
The use of homemade foot paste is also specific. It should be stretched and folded in half until the mass turns white. Only in this case, coarse hairs firmly secured in the sugar paste.
On the hands of the skin more tender. Therefore, you should be careful. Especially if you have to remove the hair yourself. Since both hands are occupied, the skin will have to be naturally bending the arm at the elbow and at the wrist. This will significantly reduce the risk of injury.
An alternative method is considered a bandage method of hair removal. On a paste applied to the skin, place a cloth strip and press it tightly. After that, it is torn apart with a sharp movement along with the paste and hairs stuck to it. This method only works for the treatment of hands and feet.
Any such procedure should be completed by thorough disinfection, since the pores will be open for some time, which facilitates the access of bacteria.
Facial hair removal
Shugaring of the face is usually done by those who are concerned about the problem of the antennae above the upper lip and sideburns. In addition, the skillful work with the paste will help in the formation of the correct outlines of the eyebrows.
For the face, the shugaring method has a number of advantages: safety, duration of the result, naturalness, hypoallergenicity, the ability to remove even the shortest hairs. If the problem of excessive hairiness of the female face cannot be overcome in the bud, then shugaring will allow to achieve a cosmetic effect.
The sensitivity of the face will not allow processing a large area immediately, so the antennae are also removed in stages. Also come with sideburns and even nose hair. Preliminary and subsequent disinfection in the case of a person is extremely important. For this you need to use gentle means in order not to aggravate the irritation.
Deep bikini and underarms
The bikini area and axillary hollows are particularly sensitive as well as difficult to access.
Deep bikini alone is almost impossible to do. Therefore, you should attract the master.
To begin with, the skin is thoroughly cleansed with a tonic and degreased with talcum powder. In general, the process is not much different from the removal of hair from the legs and hands, only the areas treated at one time should be much smaller. The skin here is very delicate, so it must be carefully held.
The soreness of the bikini and underarms requires a special approach to the procedure. There are several effective methods to reduce pain. It is better to carry out the procedure before lunch. It is scientifically proven that at this time a person is least susceptible to pain. For 40 minutes, you can take an anesthetic drug, for which it is better to consult a doctor. Usually choose ketonal, pentalgin, analgin. Before the procedure, you can wipe the skin with an ice cube.
Care after the procedure
For high-quality shugaring important subsequent care. The skin is immediately treated with an antiseptic. For comfort, you can spray the surface with thermal water. The first 24 hours after hair removal can not use lotions, scrubs, do not sunbathe and swim in public waters.
If inflammation has appeared on the skin, then 2-3 days may require treatment with special ointments, which include dexpanthenol.
