All about foot shugaring

Every woman strives to be beautiful and to make a favorable impression on others. Smooth skin allows the fair sex in any situation to look perfect and feel confident in their abilities - you must admit that it is much more pleasant to wear a short dress, knowing that your legs are perfect, than constantly worrying about unwanted hairs.

Nowadays there are many ways to remove excess vegetation, but the most popular among the fair sex is shugaring.

The term "shugaring" comes from the English "sugar" and is interpreted as "the effect of sugar". This hair removal technique was invented quite a long time ago - even the ancient Egyptian and ancient Chinese texts contain a description of depilation with sweet molasses. Nowadays, this method has become a successful alternative to traditional waxing.

Shugaring paste performed on the basis of powdered sugar, citric acid and water, diluted to a caramel consistency and heated. The composition of salon compositions may include additional components: orange, lavender and ylang-ylang oils - they give the mixture a pleasant aroma and reduce irritation.

The shugaring procedure has a number of advantages.

• Long lasting effect. After treatment, you can forget about the need to remove irritating hairs for several weeks.
• Comparative painlessness. Of course, this procedure cannot be called pleasant.But, for example, the same wax depilation causes much more painful sensations.
• Peeling effect. The sugar paste is so sticky that it removes not only regrown hairs, but also hardened epidermal cells. Thus, it cleans and refreshes the skin.
• Availability... To perform manipulations at home, no complicated technique and special skills are needed. And if you prepare the composition yourself, you can achieve even impressive savings on consumables.
• Efficiency... The sweet composition not only removes the upper part of the hair, as it happens during shaving, but pulls it out of the skin along with the follicle. The hair removed in this way is slowly restored and grows for a long time.
• Simplicity... The shugaring procedure is very easy, therefore, even without experience in such work, any woman can master a simple technique in a couple of attempts.

The advantages of shugaring also include the fact that the procedure is allowed for varicose veins. This distinguishes it favorably from wax, for which the disease is an absolute contraindication.

However, it has negative consequences.

• Skin irritation and redness... In this case, a compress from a decoction of chamomile will help to soothe the skin. From pharmacy products, "Bepanten" does a good job, as well as other ointments that contribute to the restoration and regeneration of tissues.
• Furunculosis... In order to reduce the severity of the inflammatory process, you can use salicylic acid or Vishnevsky ointment.
• Burn... A novice user sometimes overheats the paste, in which case burns remain on the legs. They need to be processed twice a day with Bepanten.
• Dryness... This nuisance is easily eliminated by the inexpensive pharmaceutical agent Solcoseryl.
• Allergy... If a rash occurs, you need to take an antihistamine and treat the skin with any antiseptic.
• Ingrown hairs. To avoid this nuisance and prevent ingrowth, skin exfoliation should be carried out at least twice a week.
• Less often on the skin appear bruises.

Sugar paste waxing can be complicated by factors such as:

• weak hair - in this case, it can be difficult for them to break through to the surface;
• individual characteristics of hairs, their strength and thickness;
• too dense skin;
• hair predisposition to curliness.

If we talk about pain, then in comparison with other methods of depilation, for example, laser or wax, removal of ingrown hairs with caramel is considered a relatively painless method. Of course, it will not be possible to completely avoid discomfort, since the armpits, arms, face and bikini area are strongly innervated. In some cases, you may need local anesthesia - at home, you can use anesthetic sprays or menthol-based cooling lotions. Injections are allowed in the salons novocaine and lidocaine, but this is an extreme measure in the event that no other methods can be used to avoid pain.

Absolute contraindications for shugaring are:

• skin diseases;
• microtrauma, abrasions and scratches;
• allergy to the components of the paste;
• the presence of moles;
• purulent lesions of the skin;
• exacerbation of psoriasis and neurodermatitis;
• oncological diseases of the skin;
• recently transferred infectious diseases.

Care should be taken to carry out procedures on certain days of the female cycle. At this time, the skin is especially sensitive to external influences, in addition, hormonal surges cause an imbalance in the general emotional background.It is better to wait a few days for your period to pass, and only then start removing unwanted hair from your body.

In order for the shugaring procedure to be as efficient as possible, quickly and easily, the following materials must be prepared:

• disposable gloves - they will allow you not to get your hands dirty, as well as to comply with all the necessary hygiene requirements;
• scapula - needed in order to apply the paste to the skin;
• strips of fabric - allow you to remove too sticky paste from the skin if necessary;
• moisturizer - needed to treat the skin after working with a sugar composition;
• to consolidate the effect, you will need agents that slow down hair growth.

Of course you will need it yourself paste... There are many compositions in stores for different budgets, if you wish, you can always do it yourself.

For this, 10 Art. l. sugar is mixed with 4 tbsp. l. water and add the juice of half a lemon. All ingredients are thoroughly mixed and heated with constant stirring over the fire for about 4-5 minutes. The finished substance should have a brownish tint, you can pinch off a piece from it and roll it into a ball.

The finished paste is cooled to a comfortable temperature and work begins.

There are several guidelines for preparing skin and hair for sugar depilation.

1. The hairs must grow back before removal, the minimum length of the bristles is 4–5 mm. Short hairs just break off, but not pulled out.
2. The day before the procedure, it is necessary to refuse any actions that can cause injury to the skin: sports loads, scrubbing or tanning.
3. Scrubs and peels can be used three days before the planned date of manipulation.
4. On the day of the procedure, it is not recommended to apply a greasy nourishing cream to the skin. It makes the surface of the legs smooth and makes it difficult for the mass to adhere.
5. Before the procedure, you need to take a bath or hot shower. This will open up the pores as much as possible and thus facilitate the removal of hairs. Alternatively, you can apply a warming mask, but this will take much longer.
6. Immediately before work, the surface of the treatment area is treated with antiseptic agents to avoid possible infection. It is best to use a degreasing lotion.

Shugaring is carried out in several stages.

1. Sugar paste is kneaded until plastic.
2. The composition is applied with gentle movements, this should be done against the hairline, slightly pulling the skin.
3. The tape of the paste is abruptly torn off the skin in the direction of hair growth. If you remove it smoothly, then the risk of injury to the skin increases significantly.
4. The caramel is kneaded again and applied to the next section.

The steps are repeated until the legs are completely free of unwanted vegetation. After that, all that remains is to wash off the remnants of the sugar substance. If the paste is difficult to remove, you can stick a cloth strip on it, leaving one tip free. The strip is smoothed, and then gently but sharply torn off along with the paste along the line of hair growth.

In recent years, caramel paste cartridges, they are especially in demand at home. Working with them is carried out in the same way as with other packaging options. The paste in the cartridge is heated in a water bath or in a microwave oven, after which it is distributed over the skin, the bandage strips are fixed (usually they are included), and then they are removed along with the hairs.

When performing shugaring, the lower limbs are conventionally divided into two zones: from the hip to the knee and also from the knee to the toes.If necessary, shugaring can be performed in whole or in part; in rare cases, women resort to processing the intergluteal zone and the bikini zone. Different types of pasta are selected for each zone.

This area from the knee joint to the feet of each person has an individual structure, but most often it is there that the largest number of hair follicles is concentrated. That's why it takes a little more mass and time to carry out shugaring. The treatment takes quite a long time, the effect lasts about 3-4 weeks.

Knee vegetation is difficult to remove. In order for the paste to come into close contact with the hairs, the legs must be bent and only after that the composition should be applied.

If your hands stick to the sugar mixture, you can use gloves or apply talcum powder to the treated area. When working with knees, it can be of great help fabric strips. Less paste should be applied to small areas on the back side, as this area is more sensitive.

Shugaring of the thighs is reduced to the application of a sticky mass from the knee to the pelvic area. Some masters can also touch the bikini area, and this significantly increases the soreness of the sensations. That is why, when processing the thighs of the legs it is advisable to use local anesthetics.

The intergluteal zone is characterized by an active blood supply, so the master applies the paste slowly, as if stretching the sticky ball over the skin, and then gently tears it off along with the hairs. During this procedure, clients often sweat, so they have to dust the skin with talcum powder.

To process the area between the buttocks, the masters ask the client to get on all fours and tilt his head in such a way as if he is drinking water from a stream. However, for many, this position is psychologically uncomfortable, so the most common positions are on the stomach and on the side.

In the first case, clients spread their legs a little, and with their hands move their buttocks apart in different directions. Please note that this position is not suitable for pregnant women.

In the second position, the girl lies on her side, straightens her lower leg, and bends the upper leg at the knee, opening the gluteal gap with her hands.

The frequency of epilation depends on the individual characteristics of the skin and the body as a whole, namely: on the metabolic rate, hormonal levels, hair thickness and skin sensitivity. These factors combine to determine how often hair can be removed using a tacky sugar formulation. In any case, the minimum period between treatments should be 10-14 days. It is not recommended to resort to depilation too often, as it is fraught with serious skin irritations, ingrown hairs, and bruising.

So that after the hair removal procedure, especially after the first time, there are no complications, it is very important to properly care for the skin at home.

1. Immediately after removing the hairs with sugar paste, a moisturizer is applied to the legs.
2. After 3-4 days, a gentle peeling should be performed. This will open up the pores of the skin and rid it of rough, dead skin.
3. Visiting baths, saunas or taking a hot bath is allowed no earlier than three days after the depilation.
4. When performing hygiene procedures, it is advisable to use soft washcloths and brushes.
5. For a week after removing unwanted vegetation, it is recommended to wear things made from natural materials - it is better to forget about synthetics.
6. You should not go to the beach or sunbathe in the solarium for 3 days after sugaring.
7. It is not recommended to use any other means between procedures using sweet paste.

In general, shugaring hair removal is a safe and uncomplicated procedure. Making sure that there are no contraindications whatsoever and exactly following all the step-by-step recommendations for manipulation and further skin care, you can achieve an impeccable result. The legs will remain soft and smooth, and the effect of the procedure will last for almost a month.