If you’re considering the more common hair removal treatments such as traditional waxing and laser , the first barrier to entry is most likely your pain threshold. As both beginners and regulars know, the universal truth is that these methods can hurt. A lot .
So when something like sugar waxing starts to become more and more popular, with experts touting it as the less painful hair removal alternative, it will naturally pique anyone’s interest. But what is it exactly? To answer that, we turned to the experts. From how it works to all the pros and cons, they break down everything we need to know about this gentler and more natural alternative to removing unwanted hair.
Read on to learn more. Sugar waxing, a.k.
a. sugaring, involves the use of a sugar paste that holds onto the hair and removes it completely from the root. “Sugaring is an ancient method of hair removal using a mixture of sugar granules, lemon, and water,” says Alita Terry, esthetician and founder of Organic Skincare New York .
“The mixture is heated to a specific temperature and cooled down into a sticky paste. The paste is then warmed up and used to spread across the area of the body that needs hair removed.” Results can last anywhere from three to four weeks, depending on the person.
Terry says that prices for treatment depend on where you get the service done and which part of the body you want hair removed, but you can expect smaller areas like your brows or upper lip to cost less than sugar waxi.