Clean, smooth and silky skin on whichthere is not a single treacherously sticking hair — this is what every lady aspires to these days. There are many ways to deal with unwanted hair: waxing at a beauty salon and wax strips for self-use, depilatory creams and laser hair removal, photo-epilation and elos-epilation, use of a home epilator and sugar removal (shugaring). How long the result lasts depends largely on the chosen method of getting rid of excess hair, the quality of consumables and the experience of the person conducting the procedure.
What is a shugaring?
Sugar hair removal was known in ancient Egyptalready a few thousand years ago. In the days of Cleopatra, women removed their hair with a mixture of water and sugar. But European and Russian beauty salons began to offer shugaring procedure quite recently, instantly gaining popularity among the fair sex.
Shugaring is a procedure whenwhich uses a special sugar paste, enveloping when applying hairs and removing them in the direction of growth. You can prepare the paste both independently and by entrusting this matter to masters with appropriate qualifications. With the help of shugaring you can get rid of hair on the face, armpits, legs, thighs, arms, in the bikini area, on the stomach, back, buttocks. Also, this procedure will help get rid of ingrown hairs on the body.
Now you have an understanding of whatis shugaring. How much is the result of the procedure? Such a question worries many beauties who want to permanently get rid of unwanted vegetation on the body. You can learn more about this later.
Shugaring How long does the result hold?
Skin after sugar hair removal remains smooth andsilky up to 3 weeks. The duration of the effect of the procedure contributes to the fact that hair is removed in the direction of their growth during the anaphase period. This allows you to increase the stage of regeneration of hair.
In addition, when sugar epilation compositionpenetrates deeply enough into the hair follicle and removes hairs completely, without breaking off or twisting them. In this case, the skin on the body is not inflamed, eliminated burns, redness and allergies.
The benefits of shugaring
In addition to questions about what is shugaring,how much the result of the procedure holds and in what areas on the body this technique can be used, women are also concerned about the benefits of sugar epilation.
We list the main advantages of the method:
- Painless procedure. In comparison with waxing and mechanical hair removal, the procedure is practically atraumatic.
- The duration of the effect of shugaring.
- Use during the epilation of a hypoallergenic natural composition of water and sugar without the use of harmful dyes, additives and fragrances.
- Convenience. For high-quality shugaring procedure, it is enough that the hair grows only 1-2 mm.
- Removal of not only hairs on the surface of the skin, but also ingrown hairs without further inflammatory reactions.
- An additional effect in the form of a delicate peeling that will save a woman from peeling the skin.
- The possibility of using sugar paste on sensitive skin and in case of problems with vessels, since it is hypothermic.
Savings from shugaring at home
Sugar paste shugaring recipe at home
It will take you no more than half an hour to prepare the syrup at home. Step-by-step recipe is as follows:
- We mix 10 tablespoons of sugar, 2 tablespoons of lemon juice and 5 tablespoons of water in a saucepan, put on the stove on high heat and cook for two minutes with constant stirring.
- Then the fire must be halved, cover the pan with a lid and cook the mixture, stirring occasionally, until it becomes homogeneous and liquid.
- Soon the mixture begins to gurgle and gradually darken, and the consistency and smell will resemble caramel. We continue to cook it with constant stirring.
- When you see that the mixture is covered with foam and bubbling, it will need to be mixed and left on the fire for another 5 minutes with the lid open.
- After the paste has cooled slightly, you can proceed directly to the procedure of shugaring.
Technique of shugaring at home
First you need to take a piece alreadynot hot, but not quite hardened paste in your hands and stretch it thoroughly to an elastic state. At first it will not be easy, but then the mixture will become more supple thanks to the warmth of the hands. If, however, difficulties arise during kneading due to the fact that sugar is too thick, you can add a little water to the composition.
Gradually, sugar will turn from hardeneddark mass in a lighter and lasting soft paste. We roll a ball out of it and roll it over the skin against the hairline, pressing it tightly to the epilable area. Then abruptly tear off the rolled stretcher in the direction of hair growth.
Hair in different parts of the body grows differently,so keep track of their growth direction when shugaring. How much is the result of the procedure done at home? In fact, the duration of the effect of sugar epilation carried out at home is no less than after the salon procedure, provided that the paste was prepared correctly and the technique was used correctly. But to achieve the desired result with the use of homemade sugar paste is obtained not at all and not immediately. It is necessary to have patience and get a handle.
Shugaring How long does the result hold? Women reviews
You can find completely opposite to each other.reviews of women who have already tried this tool as a means of combating unwanted hair. Who perceives shugaring like? The result (photos are often attached to reviews) most often meets expectations.
Many, for example, argue that for this methodIt became a salvation, because everyday shaving is fed up. Women do the procedure themselves at home, but use special paste for this, which they buy at a professional cosmetics store. The effect of the use is quite satisfactory.
Other representatives of the fair sex assure that cooked
Третьи, регулярно используя приготовленную в homemade sugar mass to get rid of hair, inspired by their experiences girlfriends. Some of the respondents were not enthusiastic, they noted that the procedure was painful, and some of the hairs remained in place.
There are those who, having tried for the first timemake a shugaring at home, only left bruises on his legs, because it was necessary to press hard on the skin when applied. Therefore, they concluded for themselves that at home shugaring can only be used to remove hair on small areas of the body (for example, on shins).