With summer time around the corner Sugaring NYC wants to remind our customers about the basic
What is Sugaring?
Sugaring is a method of hair removal in which your Sugarista uses a ball of sugar paste to remove hair and dead cells from your skin. They spread the ball of sugar on the skin and using a smooth motion flick it off in the direction of hair growth. This pulls hair out from the root resulting in less breakage and ingrown hairs.
Sugaring also has an eco-conscious and sensitive skin-friendly advantage. There’s no hot wax, and the practitioner only dips into the sugar paste pot once reducing waste and upping hygiene standards.
Benefits of regular sugaring
Regular sugaring prevents ingrown hairs, slows hair growth, and breaks down follicles. Over time, you’ll notice you have more hair-free weeks in between sessions. The moment you make a decision to give sugaring a try – do everything is your power to maintain the sugaring results – book your appointments every 3-5 weeks, as needed – but make sure not to skip appointments by months. Only consistent skincare maintenance can give you results. Sugaring is not an exception.
24 hours after sugaring
- Avoid exfoliating the sugared area for at least 48 hours, even if exfoliation is part of your normal routine.
- Avoid excessive sweating since your pores, and therefore hair follicles, may become clogged.
- Avoid any kind of friction to the area. Yes, this includes sex! Especially if you just had your bikini area sugared.
- Avoid touching the area. Don’t pluck, tweeze or shave your freshly sugared skin.
48 hours after sugaring
- Exfoliate as needed but with care. Your skin may still be more sensitive than normal.
- Protect yourself from the sun using a high quality sunblock.
- Avoid lotions and moisturizers that include harsh chemicals or fragrances.
- Avoid tanning. The UV light from tanning beds can harm your freshly exfoliated skin.
- Avoid swimming. Even chlorinated pools and hot tubs can carry bacteria.
Give the skin on your body the same care you grace your face with. Three days after your sugar, start a daily exfoliation routine with your favorite scrub! This will exfoliate the thin layer of skin away and set that hair free, preventing an infection. Do not scrub too hard.
Moisturize daily using natural products with no additives, preservatives or artificial fragrances.
