Exclusive! How To Use Sugaring Wax Tutorial instructions

The most common question that is asked me about sugaring gel/wax?
"Is it just like waxing in a salon?"
Well...yes and no.
There are similarities, yes. But that's where it ends.
There are so many DIFFERENCES that I can not say that sugaring is
"just like waxing in a salon".
Here's a comparison chart: (Click to Enlarge) SUGARING WAX: Do not confuse sugaring wax with the above-mentioned wax. The charts above include waxes used at salons (hot wax, resin wax, etc). Here's the low down on sugaring wax:

Facts	Sugaring Wax / Gel
Temperature	Just melted
Thickness	Applied very thinly over large area
Application	With a wooden spatula, butter knife Or applicator provided
Direction of Application	Against natural growth direction
Direction of Removal	With the natural growth direction
Method of Removal	With plastic, cloth or paper strips (I provide 2 denim strips)
Hair Thickness	Thin/Dark/Light
Goal	Temporary lasting up to three to four weeks
Hair Length	Trim if longer than 1/4"
Ingredients	Organic cane sugar fresh organic lemon juice Mountain Spring Water No chemicals or resins

How do you do it? Well, it could not be easier!
• Warm your sugaring wax ever so slightly, preferably, in a bowl of hot water until the wax has the consistency of syrup or honey*
Remember it should be somewhat warm, but NEVER hot!
• Always start with clean, exfoliated and dry skin**
• Apply a thin layer of cornstarch provided (or baby powder).
• Using the applicator provided spread a thin layer of the sugaring wax in the OPPOSITE direction of hair growth in the desired area.
• Apply a denim strip.
•While holding the skin taut, rub the denim piece back and forth creating heat friction. This action ensures the sugaring wax can soak into your pores, coating hair follicles.
• QUICKLY remove the strip pulling in the SAME direction of the hair growth.
*Note: You can use a microwave in 10-second intervals not to exceed 30 seconds.
**It is highly recommended that you exfoliate your skin gently before sugaring.
See? Similar to waxing at a salon, but I would say, well for lack of better words, OPPOSITE! AND naturally gentle.

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How much sugaring paste should you use?

Many people have sent me messages regarding this question. How much sugaring paste should I use? Will the 2 oz be enough to do...____?

Well, there's a simple "rule of thumb" to figure that out.

The 8 oz sugaring paste SHOULD be enough to do both legs from ankle to above the knee four times. This, though does depends on your studies - watch the tutorials, read through the tips and tricks, do your research on the method itself (the spread 1,2,3 flick sugaring method) beforehand so that you are more acclimated with the method and don't waste the sugar by not performing the method correctly.

Remember the key - #1: smaller the area smaller the ball

and #2: more sensitive the area the smaller the ball

On the legs, you will want to use a ball about the size of a golf ball which is just about equivalent to 1 oz. This makes 2 oz just perfect for doing the legs once.

So, for the 8 oz, for instance, you will get 4 uses. (2 oz per legs session x 4).

SO with that being said -

Legs (and back) typically use a ball about the size of a golf ball equaling about 1 ounce (half the sample size 2 oz)

While for the bikini area you're going to use a ball about the size of a nickel to as little as a pencil eraser. You'll notice the new applicator has two ends - small and large rounded. You'll want to use the small end for the bikini area.

Then we have the underarms. You'll use a ball about the size of a nickel.

Then we can go even smaller - the upper lip will use about the size of a dime, while the eyebrows about the size of a pencil eraser!

(The applicator helps eliminate heat transfer from fingertips to sugar so the sugar lasts longer).

Hoping this finds you well and these lil tidbits are helpful!

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Have you ever been embarrassed by ingrown hairs?

You know you have had them. We all have had them. At least once in your life, you've had one. They appear when a single hair has become trapped under the surface of your skin after hair removal. The dreaded ingrown hair is what we are talking about here. Though, I do realize no one wants to talk about them.

Ingrown hairs can be itchy and uncomfortable, especially if you've got a lot of them. You may notice pus inside the bumps. They are not serious. It is not acne. But they are not pretty. They can be embarrassing. I mean come on they are gross! Sometimes, dead skin can clog up a hair follicle. That forces the hair inside it to grow sideways under the skin, rather than upward and outward. Cutting naturally curly hair too close can result in the sharpened end of the hair piercing the skin. In men, ingrown hairs often pop up as a bunch of little bumps on the chin, cheeks, or neck after shaving. And yes, if you "manscape", you'll get them in the pubic area also.

In women, ingrown hairs are common on the legs, as well as in the pubic area and armpits. You can also get ingrown hairs on your buttocks. Many African-Americans, Latinos, and people with thick or curly hair may have it worse. They can develop a type of ingrown hair called pseudofolliculitis. These are best known as "razor bumps." The little bumps are common around the beard and pubic area. They will appear after you've shaved, waxed, or tweezed to remove unwanted hair. Anyone can get an ingrown hair. But the problem is more common in people who have curly or coarse hair. Curly hair is more likely to bend back and re-enter the skin, especially after shaved or cut.

But one thing we likely all have in common is the fact that out pubic hairs tend to be just that. Thick and curly right on our most sensitive of areas. We like to maintain a groomed look to our pubic area, but doing so often results in these awful bumps.

Ingrown hairs can affect anyone with curled hairs who shaves, tweezes or waxes to remove hair. Signs and symptoms include: Small, solid, rounded bumps (papules) Small, pus-filled, blister-like lesions (pustules) Skin darkening (hyperpigmentation) Pain Itching Embedded hairs Often, an ingrown hair improves without treatment. Just leave it alone. Don't try to squeeze it out! This can cause disfiguring scars! This can also cause infection. Please do NOT try to squeeze! But you know what? You can avoid ingrown hair by not removing hair. Wait, what? Don't remove hair? Ha!! There's a select few in our culture who are fine with that. Sure, go ahead and stay hairy. That's a personal choice. Maybe even a religious choice. That is understandable. I get it.

Myself, and many people I've known in my life, actually enjoy being as smooth as silk from head to toe. Some just remove hair from the legs and underarms. Some women need to remove hair from the chin and upper lip area as well.

I've known many people in my life that go on stage for a living. I've known ballet dancers, strippers, line dancers, bodybuilders, bikini models, nude models, and even porn stars. What do they all have in common? The fear of having their audience see the ingrowns that embarrass them. Bodybuilders with ingrowns on the underarms, stomach, pubic area and back. Why? They depend on a completely smooth skin surface when they apply oil. They need to be shiny on stage when they are flexing and posing. And then guess what. The oil makes them worse by clogging the pores even worse! Ballet dancers with ingrown hairs on the pubic area? They can become irritated, inflamed and worse when tights are worn. Strippers, bikini models, lingerie models, nude models and porn stars? Well, you can just imagine. You see what I'm getting at. An ingrown hair usually develops several days after hair removal as the hair is growing back.

You can use hair removal methods that lessen the risk of developing ingrown hairs. We all know the common methods of hair removal. Most opt for shaving. Many opt for waxing either at home or in a salon. If you can afford it, you might choose laser hair removal. We've tried them all. But we still keep getting ingrown hairs.

Have you tried sugaring? Have you ever heard of sugaring? Most people I've talked to have not heard of it.

Before moving on to learning about sugaring, let me prefix with this. I've been sugaring for two years now. On my own, in my home with organic sugaring paste with no signs of ingrown hairs. Why? Because sugaring removes the entire hair (including the follicle) in the same direction of growth. The hairs grow back thinner and in the correct direction. With exfoliation between sugaring sessions, you will have success also.Read

Go here to learn how to make your sugaring at homeor

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30+ reasons to look at sugaring more seriously.

When I was a teenager and I was going through puberty, I was taught that the only logical way to remove my now growing leg hair was to shave. I hated it from the very beginning.

From the nicks, cuts, irritated skin, dry skin, ingrown hairs, stubble, and the fact I had to shave EVERY SINGLE DAY, I hated shaving my whole life. In my twenties, I learned about waxing. "You mean you spread hot as heck wax on my skin and then rip the hairs out?" Okay, honestly, I have been waxed three times in my whole life and only once have had a bikini wax. I was never brave enough to go full Brazilian (until now...). I am 39 now (well, almost), have had 3 wonderful sons, two marriages and just learned in the past year and a half that there is a much better alternative. PopSugar, HuffPost Women and many other journalists have been getting to know sugaring as well. Just over the past five years, the popularity of this all-natural hair removal alternative has grown. It was not introduced into the United States until the 80's, but it has been around for MANY MANY years, dating all the way back to when Cleopatra ruled Egypt.

Let’s think about cost for a moment, shall we?

Please refer to DailyWorth's post entitled "Can Expensive Beauty Treatments Save You in the Long Run?

Cost of hair removal within One, Five and Ten years...
Cost over one year :
Shaving: $264
Waxing: $845 (session every 4 weeks or 13 times per year)
Laser: $3,240 (for 6 treatments)

~What about sugaring? $138.40
Lest we forget that there IS an all-natural, gentle alternative and it's been around far longer than any of these methods of hair removal. I make organic sugaring and it costs about $20 per jar. Each jar will provide 2-3 treatments (Legs and underarms as per your model). Treatments are every two to three weeks, lessening throughout time because follicle walls collapse and hairs grow back thinner, finer and sparser. Studies show that sugaring leads to permanency over time sometimes 3 years, sometimes up to 10 depending on the person and adhering to sugaring only. From my calculations (sticking to your calculations) sugaring will cost:
Sugaring $8.00 per session ($20 jar 8 oz ÷ 2.5 sessions) 17.3 sessions per year = $138.40 per year - (Less than 7 jars per year)
*no warming or heating, no raw skin, far less painful, easy warm water cleanup, no strips, chemical-free, all natural, ancient method, applicator provided for your choice finger method or applicator method (along with cornstarch and pure aloe).
*Waxing - Their model on dailyworth (closest method equivalent): $65 per session at 13 sessions per year = $845 per year
Gas to the salon, don't forget to tip your practitioner, painful, red and/or raw skin, heated, some have chemicals, not easily cleaned up, strips, gas home)
The first year, we can safely say 17 times sugaring session per year, though because the hairs hairs grow back thinner, finer and sparser that number will diminish over time.
2nd year we can say an average of 13 times per year.
3rd? 10.
4th year: down to about 6 or 7 timer per year (average person).
You (dailymotion) are calculating ten years and twenty, however, within about 5-7 years, most sugarers should experience permanency as long as they have been sugaring during the anagen stage of hair growth (1/8"). (See diagram below).
By year ten, the average of times per ten years for sugaring would be about 62 (17+13+10+7+5+4+3+2+1 = 62)
Total spent over ten year span for sugaring equals $496 (62 x $8 sessions).

How about how sugaring compares to your common hair removal methods in other aspects?

Please refer to Benefits of Sugaring (aptly named, huh?)

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Yet another benefit of sugaring found in the cost factor.
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