All about bikini shugaring

Modern ideas about beauty and hygiene require ridding the female body of a large amount of excess hair - in particular, they should not be in the intimate area. Shugaring remains one of the most popular and effective methods for solving the problem, especially since the procedure is available both in the salon and at home. If you've heard a lot about him, but know too little so far, this article will be useful to you.

Sugaring in general resembles waxing. At least, it is common that a heated plastic substance is used, which, when solidified, reliably captures the hairs and, with a sharp jerk, pulls them out of the skin. The technique is often called sugar hair removal for the simple reason that the main ingredient for all sugaring formulations is sugar.

The technology itself was invented in ancient times and over time has undergone several improvements to the recipe, although until now, many recipes contain exclusively natural products. In its modern form, this is a Brazilian invention that quickly gained popularity among women who sported a fit figure on the beaches of Rio.

Today, shugaring is widely used to treat various areas throughout the body, including the bikini area. Separately, deep bikini shugaring is distinguished, in which hair is removed from the pubis, inner thighs, labia and perineum, as well as from the coccyx to the anus. Most of the alternative methods do not involve the treatment of this particular area in such a broad sense.

Shugaring of women's intimate places is so popular for a reason - it has a lot of advantages.

• Low cost. Making shugaring at home, you can buy all the necessary ingredients in the literal sense for change.
• Lack of obvious pain. Let's make a reservation right away - with the right approach, sugar epilation is really considered sparing, but still, total hair removal in the intimate area is unlikely to do without pain. For especially sensitive ladies, the discomfort can be so noticeable that the procedures will have to be abandoned.
• Hypoallergenic. If you wish, you can cook at home or buy in the store such a sugar paste that does not contain absolutely any allergens and synthetic substances.
• Efficiency. Shaving - an adequate alternative to shugaring in the intimate area - solves the problem for about 2-4 days. Sugar hair removal on average solves the problem of excess vegetation for 8-10 days.
• Low risk of injury to the skin. This aspect is relevant only if you really know how to do shugaring - then it will be possible to do without abrasions, scratches and bruises. Otherwise, all these negative consequences are still possible.
• Ease of implementation. The technique is available at home, and does not require high costs, or any technique, or even outstanding skills.

It should be noted that even the vaunted shugaring has disadvantages. It's another matter that there are relatively few of them. However, any of them may be a reason to refuse the procedure. Therefore, consider what is not ideal sugar hair removal:

• after the procedure, individual hairs can grow into the skin;
• some store products can be safely called low-quality, they do not give the expected effect and cast a shadow on the shugaring as a whole;
• caramel and lemon juice, which are the main and indispensable ingredients of the mass, rarely provoke allergies, but it is still possible.

Bikini sugaring comes in various varieties. To begin with, it is worth mentioning that there is a complete removal of hair from the intimate area, including the treatment of even the inner side of the labia and the area around the anus, and there are mini-versions that involve epilation, for example, only the pubis.

In addition, there are several basic techniques for performing the procedure, differing mainly in the way the paste is applied to the skin.

• Manual technique. For epilation, a dense and sometimes medium paste is used; it is applied to the skin with bare hands. They are also torn off by hand, counting on the high density and strength of the solidified material.
• Bandage. For epilation of the intimate area, it is used relatively rarely, if the woman's skin in this place is not too densely covered with hair, because this technique uses soft and medium pastes. The sugar mass is applied to the skin with a special spatula, after which special bandages made of adhesive paper or fabric are quickly glued on top. A couple of centimeters of reserve are left for the bandage tape - we will pull for them, turning the tape into a kind of wax strip. The method is appreciated for its high speed of hair removal and its intuitive clarity, even for beginners.
• Spatula technique. As in the previous case, the mass (medium or dense) is applied to the skin with a spatula, but no bandages are used. In fact, the technique is quite complicated: it involves removing the paste with a sharp jerk with a spatula, which has just applied it without tearing it off. This method is relevant for wide spaces, therefore, in the intimate area, it is used only on the pubis.

Come to any major cosmetic store and ask for a mass for epilation with sugar - they will lay out such an assortment of similar products in front of you that your eyes will run wild. It is worth choosing the best paste, because the processing area is very sensitive.

The paste comes in 3 density classes:

• soft;
• medium;
• dense or tough.

The softer the mixture, the lighter and thinner hairs it is designed for, and vice versa, the harder the caramel mass, the thicker and thicker hair it is capable of capturing. The pubis, as a rule, is covered with very thick dark hair, therefore, rigid formulations are most relevant for it, in some cases it is appropriate to use medium ones. Most often, the mass is sold in ordinary jars, from which we will scoop it up either with our hands or with a spatula.

It is easy to assume that with all the diversity of the product, some of it is of high quality, while the other part, on the contrary, is not impressive. If you do not understand the topic at all, then at least do not be too lazy to carefully study the labels of all the proposed tools, and we will tell you what to look for.

• The presence of aggressive particles in the mixture. Remember: one of the main advantages of shugaring is its 100% natural composition, which is usually an extra guarantee that there should be no allergies. Fragrances and other optional aggressive additives are most often allergenic synthetics or increase the risk of irritation in the most delicate places. You do not need this - it means that we skip such recipes right away.
• The presence of plant components. But the presence in the composition of some herbal extract, if it is of natural origin, is considered a big plus for the mass. In most cases, such components are designed to protect the skin and once again moisturize it, which is unlikely to be superfluous in the process of pulling out hair.
• Adding oils. In this case, they are just as useful as the herbal ingredients described above. At least the oils of eucalyptus, lavender and chamomile have a pronounced emollient and moisturizing effect, as well as fight against allergic manifestations, so their inclusion in the recipe indicates that the manufacturer cares about its consumers.
• Information on the suitability for use and the quality of the goods. As befits a product of natural origin, consisting mainly of food ingredients, any shugaring paste has a shelf life, and in an expired form it will bring more problems than good. In addition, self-respecting brands release such cosmetic products to the market only after clinical trials and proper certification, and if everything is in order, this fact will not only not be hidden, but also written in big letters on the packaging - look for them.

Shugaring as a procedure looks quite simple, but you should prepare for it, as well as for other cosmetic actions, in advance. If you are going to do sugar epilation for the first time, you should understand how to properly prepare.

• Shugaring cannot be done on a short cannon - the hair must be clearly visible so that the caramel can grab it. The optimal hair length differs in different sources, but in general they should be grown by 0.5-1 cm, otherwise there will be no sense from the procedure.
• The day before the procedure, it is advisable to scrub the skin in the treated area - then the caramel will cling to the hairs, and not to dead skin particles. You can use any scrub at hand for this purpose.
• Before shugaring at home, be sure to stock up on chlorhexidine or miramistin. Without a lot of experience, you are unlikely to be able to remove hair correctly, so minor damage to the skin is very likely and will need to be disinfected.
• For better adhesion of the caramel to the hair shafts and its deeper penetration into the pores, you need to steam the skin. To do this, immediately before epilation, take a hot bath or shower.
• Sugaring is incompatible with getting a tan either before or after the procedure.It is not worth sunbathing for several days before epilation, although, of course, if you do this in underwear that completely covers the treated area, then it’s not scary. If you ignore this warning, you may experience flaking and irritation after the cosmetic procedure.
• For 3-4 days, it is also not advised to use any lotions and skin care creams in intimate places. The combined effect of such chemistry and sugar paste is difficult to predict, but in the end, various side reactions may occur.

Among other things, girls with sensitive skin or low pain tolerance it is worth thinking about how to get rid of painful sensations. During the first procedure, some discomfort is considered normal, but with regular repetitions of the hairs in the treated area, it becomes less and less, and they themselves become thinner, due to which pain sensations also decrease.

If you are doing shugaring for the first time, and you understand that it will hurt, use Emla cream (popular in beauty salons) or lidocaine spray. Alternatively, you can take an anesthetic pill half an hour before your procedure, although the latter is already considered “heavy artillery”.

Unfamiliar procedures often cause mild panic or anxiety, and it is also difficult to plan your own time with them. Let's consider how exactly the shugaring of the bikini zone takes place in various conditions.

Generally accepted recommendations urge young ladies to get their first experience of shugaring in a beauty salon and only then start independent experiments. If we are talking about hair removal in the bikini area, then the most relevant schemes are manual and bandage (stripes). We remind you that sugar epilation will only work on long hairs that have grown at least 5 mm. You can start the procedure by taking a hot shower to steam the skin, at the same time you can scrub the intimate area, just without being too zealous, there should be no scratches.

Shugaring paste, by analogy with plasticine, will first have to be crumpled and warmed up in your hands until it becomes elastic, after which it is applied to the skin against hair growth in one of the described ways. Experts advise starting with the pubis, since this is the least sensitive part of the zone and it should not be too painful in any case during its treatment. At home, it is advised to wait 2-3 minutes until the mass hardens on the skin, and only then, pulling the skin, abruptly tear off the hardened paste. For a beginner, the procedure may take 2 hours, but with experience, an understanding will come of how to perform the operation much faster.

note that it is undesirable to re-process the same area of ​​the skin, but the reuse of one lump of paste is possible if it is not heavily clogged with hair. The most difficult thing will be for an inexperienced lady to cope with the coccyx area, but you need to stock up on a mirror and patience - it will be easier in the future.

Beginners are advised to first contact a beauty salon: the masters know the technology and will make the process as painless as possible, as well as prevent the appearance of many undesirable consequences such as burning, inflammation and wounds.Only after the density of hairs in the intimate zone has noticeably decreased, you can begin home experiments.

In the salon, using special equipment, the paste is heated to 40 °, and while it is warming up, the skin is disinfected, then sprinkled with baby powder or talcum powder. Next, the master takes a lump, the size of which depends on how densely the hair grows, and in one of the ways applies it to the skin, distributing it in a thin layer. It is necessary to smear the mass against the growth of the hair, but to tear it in the direction of their growth, with a sharp and confident movement, pulling the skin before that. The specialist performs such manipulations, gradually clearing the entire treated area from vegetation. Small lumps of caramel will remain on the skin, so at the end of the procedure, the specialist removes them from the client's body.

Although the shugaring technique is considered painless, it is naive to assume that you can pull out a hair without damaging the skin at all. Minor damage can manifest itself in the fact that the skin is peeling, reddening and irritated, and an unpleasant feeling of dryness appears. To prevent this from happening, you need to take care of the intimate area.

In principle, it will not be possible to do without some redness. Within 2-3 hours after the procedure, it can even be considered normal. It happens, however, that the phenomenon does not stop even after a couple of days - then you will have to purposefully use moisturizers and antiseptics.

A natural cream based on calendula, chamomile or aloe is in any case needed immediately after epilation of the bikini area, but there are other mandatory measures to prevent side effects. For example, in the early days, you should give preference to loose linen made from natural cotton fabric. Tight synthetic panties are prohibited at this time: they will only rub the already irritated skin and may even cause an allergic reaction. Due to the probable chafing and general discomfort, experts advise to give up intimate pleasures in the first 2 days.

It's no secret that for anesthetic effect, cooling is used. Heating is fraught with increased discomfort, respectively, a hot bath, sauna and tanning in any form during the first week are contraindicated - they can cause a deterioration in well-being. It is also not advised to go to the pool, but the reason is different: small wounds can cause discomfort due to chlorinated water and through them it is quite easy to pick up some kind of infection.

At the same time, a warm shower at home is permissible, but without aggressive detergents. Acceptable natural soap for intimate hygiene, such as sold in cosmetic stores.

In most cases, the lady's comments on various women's sites boil down to the fact that shugaring is not in vain so popular: it is really good from almost all sides. Most of all, the ladies are pleased with how long the result lasts: hairs grow back not earlier than after 8-10 days, and then at first only in the form of a fluff. With each subsequent procedure, there are fewer of them, that is, it becomes easier to take care of yourself the further, the easier. Sugaring is simple and convenient even at home, and it costs a penny. Naturally, many choose it as the best way to remove vegetation in the intimate area.

Criticism of the technique usually comes from girls who honestly admit that they do not have much experience. Most often, they complain that bruises appear after the home procedure.Therefore, beginners are advised to first go to a specialist in order to personally see the principle of performing caramel hair removal. And you can also find mentions that shugaring is not ideal, and the hairs still remain. In this case, it is advised never to buy the paste that you used the last time.