Laser hair removal 101 AKA Sugaring

Sugaring-

A method of epilation that is similar to waxing, and, for that reason, is "often called sugar waxing or Persian waxing.

It has been in use since 1900 BC, "when a hairless and smooth body was considered the standard of youth, beauty and innocence for women in Egypt."

Sugaring can be less painful than waxing, because the substrate sticks to the hair without attaching to the skin, may be applied at room temperature or heated to a lukewarm temperature, preventing burning. Nevertheless, there is some risk of skin irritation, sensitivity, and reaction.  The Simply Hair Removal website advises, "Of course it hurts to pull out hair however you do it, but many find sugaring less painful than waxing.

Advantages:

• Can be done at home both the procedure and the paste/gel
• Very easy to clean up the treated area as all ingredients are water solube

Disadvantages:

• Not available in every beauty studio

Substrate- 

Sugaring paste can be prepared with common household food items, such as water, sugar and lemon juice, and cornstarch, honey or molasses. Getting the consistency correct takes some practice for most users. Pre-made sugar paste is also sold under many brand names, and both professional and retail versions are available. It may contain guar gum in addition to the other ingredients. Since the sugar solution is water-based and water-soluble, sugaring is easily cleaned up with warm water.

Some salons state that sugaring is preferable to waxing, because the former has no resins, except for guar.

Standard recipe-

The most common recipe for sugaring wax is as follows (units by volume):

• 1 unit of sugar
• 1/8 unit of vinegar, or lemon/lime/orange juice (either fresh or from a bottle, not from concentrate)
• 1/8 unit of water

The ingredients need to be heated and mixed until they are completely liquid, after this the liquid will change from seemingly white to a light gold-like color (while being heated). Do not let it get too dark. You can control the darkness and hardness by heating to specific degrees. Use a candy thermometer. For a thick paste, heat it to 245 degrees F. If you want a gel, for spreading with a spatula and removing with cloth, then heat it to 250 degrees F.

When finished, the liquid needs to cool to room temperature.

Now the mixture is ready to be used for either cotton waxing (gel) or the ball-method (paste). You can store it in a cupboard. If you use a microwavable container, you can heat it in the microwave using 10 to 15 second intervals.

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Process-

In sugaring, either a "heated sugar mixture" can be covered with a strip of fabric, or spread directly on the skin.

With the strip method, the area to be epilated is typically dusted with powder (commercial or corn starch) prior to application of the sugaring solution, which is spread on with a spatula, tongue depressor, or by hand. After the sticky paste is applied to the skin in the same direction of hair growth, a strip of porous cloth or paper is pressed into the preparation, and "lifted" or "zipped off" in the opposite direction of hair growth, taking hairs with it.

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