Hi Queens!
It’s me again, your friendly neighbourhood, sugarista. Today’s topic is a pretty simple one, and I’m incredibly excited to talk about it! We are going to go over the top three reasons sugaring is the literal best… and why it kind of kicks waxing’s butt (no offence meant to those big fans of waxing out there; to each their own. I, however, am a firm believer that sugaring is the GREATEST thing since sliced bread). Being someone who has directly seen what the perks of sugaring are, it’s great to be able to sit down and lay it out for you guys in a very simplistic way. Shall we begin? YAS!!
It is OH SO NATURAL
That’s right. Our sugar has three ingredients: Water, lemon, and you guessed it . . . Sugar! That’s it. This is one of my favourite things about sugaring. It truly keeps things simple. Because of this, it is an excellent choice for those looking for a more natural approach to life in the types of products they use. Because there are so few ingredients in it, and the parts that are in it are natural and entirely water-soluble, this makes it safe for the environment! Mother Earth isn’t the only fine queen who deserves the best.
It is incapable of hurting your skin
Okay, this IS my favourite thing about sugaring. Have you ever seen someone with a shiny, red, and irritated-looking patch under their eyebrows? Orgone to the pool and spotted a similar-looking piece on someone’s Braz area? That would be the result of wax physically lifting a layer of skin off. And it hurts. And it looks sad and angry. AND it can take upwards of a week to heal. Sugar does NOT do that. So, if you have sensitive skin, or are prone to having that layer of skin come off with waxing, do yourself the biggest favour and get sugared instead. The ingredients in sugar (the water, sugar, and lemon) cannot attach itself to live skin cells. It is, therefore, unable to lift and rip the live skin. The worst thing that could happen would be that we could bruise you if we got a little piece of sugar stuck. However, this happens VERY rarely. Because sugar is water-soluble, we can wash that ish right off with a warm cloth if that ever should happen; a luxury you cannot do with wax. Sugar is so gentle on the skin, that unlike waxing you can go over the same area more than once. Of course, the skin can only handle so much, especially in delicate areas such as your Brazilian. So if you suffer from stubborn hair, sugaring may be right for you because we can go over the area more than once!
While we are the topic of being kind to your skin, sugar will not burn you! Wax needs to get to a point where it is warm enough that it melts, right? You can imagine that that can lead to hot wax… sometimes WAY to warm. With sugar, that can’t happen. The sugar mixture, if it’s overheated, will become an unworkable liquid. We physically handle the ball of sugar in gloved hands. If we put our gloved hands in and it’s way too hot, we will both be able to feel the heat on our hands and be unable to ball it up correctly. Remember, if it’s uncomfortably warm on our hands, we will NOT be putting that anywhere near your va-jay jay.
Most people will experience less ingrown hairs with sugaring
This is due to a few reasons: we pull the hair out in the direction it grows (so we often get the entire root out), and sugaring acts as an exfoliant. Let’s break this down, shall we?
Waxing technicians apply the wax in the direction the hair grows. This means that they pull the wax off against the course of your hair growth. This makes it harder to actually remove the entire follicle AND it unfortunately means that some people experience hair breakage. Hair breakage only serves to create thicker and coarser hairs (much like shaving). PLUS, as a side note, this means your smooth result will last for only a matter of days (depending on how fast your hair grows). Which is beyond laaaame.
In pulling the entire root out, what we are basically doing is weakening your hair follicle. Over time (especially if you come in every 4-6 weeks which is optimal timing based on hair growth patterns), this action of pulling the root out will eventually stop hair growth because we will have damaged its ability to grow properly.
And by the way, we do get the follicle out, I can assure you. I actually look to make sure the little translucent hair bulbs are sticking out of my sugar ball. Sounds gross, but believe me, you’ll thank me later. I think I’ve mentioned this before, but I’ll say it again: The very first time I had my braz area sugared, I was amazed. It takes around a full 8 weeks for my hair (personally) to come in entirely (meaning I have a wicked 70’s bush by 8 weeks). For the first 4-6 weeks when my hair is growing back it is wispy, thin, soft, and sparse. It’s like a vagina miracle. It’s like the Fairy God Mother said “bibbidi-bobbidi-bush-be-goooone!”. It’s because my hair root is being properly damaged during removal.
So there you have it, my short (but mildly wordy - sorrryyyyy not sorry) list of why sugaring is excellent! It’s gentle, and the results are top-notch, my Queens. Keep in mind that summer is the optimal time to get sugared cause you can show off all the lovely hair-free skin, OR you can rock a 1999-Julia-Roberts-at-the-Oscars hairy pit. Whichever suits your fancy.
With love,
Your SBB blogger