Which is better - wax or sugaring?

At different times, different standards of beauty were established. Removing excess hair on the body has become relevant since the beginning of the 20th century. Initially, it was customary to do this in order to imitate stockings on the legs. Over time, smooth legs became a symbol of beauty for many years, and excess vegetation became the rule of bad taste.

Ladies in the struggle for silkiness tried a lot: razor, creams, wax, epilator and other devices. All these methods can be divided into epilation and depilation. The first involves the removal of the hairline, in which the bulb is destroyed or pulled out. This includes laser and elos epilation procedures, the use of wax strips and sugaring.

Depilation is the removal of vegetation without destroying the hair follicle. In this case, only what is above the skin is removed. These methods include shaving and removing unwanted hair with a cream. Both procedures take a minimum of time and effort. They are absolutely painless. These methods have one significant disadvantage: the effect lasts a short time, and the hairs grow dark and hard.

It consists in gluing the hairs to the active substance and then removing them by pulling out, the difference is only in the composition of the paste. Both treatments use natural ingredients that already exist in nature. These procedures have a common name - bioepilation.

The advantage of this removal method is that the materials used are very ductile. This helps to cover the maximum amount of skin and allows you to epilate not only on the legs and arms, but even in the bikini area and on the armpits. In the summer, bioepilation will be a good solution, since the hair grows slowly, and the new ones are much thinner than the previous ones and not so stiff.

It is worth considering the similarities and differences, try to determine which is better: wax or shugaring.

The shugaring procedure involves the use of a special paste with sugar as the main component. Additionally, the composition includes water, as well as lemon juice. This is the simplest formula. Different manufacturers add essential oils and fragrances to the composition, but such products should be treated with caution, because they can cause allergies.

Wasking mix includes wax as the main ingredient. The working material can also be a paste based on pine resin. The active ingredients are natural, but they can also be allergens.

If you plan to use wax, there are three main ways to use it:

• finished strips with a composition applied to them;
• special cartridges for hair removal;
• hot wax.

The technique of applying wax differs from sugaring: in all cases, the wax is applied in the direction of hair growth, and removed in the opposite direction.In the armpit area, the procedure should be carried out in two stages, since hair growth in this area is not very uniform.

In the first case, everything is very simple.: the manufacturer has already applied the necessary layer of wax to the paper, which should be slightly warmed up with the palms of your hands and glued to the right place. After that, the strip is removed with a sharp movement, against hair growth. This method does not injure the skin, the wax remains cold and will not burn. The inconvenience is that you have to work with a limited strip space.

The second method is more convenient to use. Heat the cartridge in a special device, a wax melter, and apply the substance to the desired area. Then you need to press the bandage strip to the still warm wax and sharply remove it against hair growth. The procedure is convenient, but requires additional costs for the purchase of a wax maker and the purchase of additional cartridges. This method is most often used in salons.

To use hot wax, you must first warm it up in a special device. At home, this can be done in a steam bath or in the microwave. With the tip of a spatula, apply a thin layer of liquid substance to the desired areas, then repeat the procedure with paper strips. This method gives more options: it can be used for different areas, including bikini and underarms. So well removed hair on the face. The danger is that when working with hot wax, you risk getting burned.

Of the inconvenient moments in use, it is worth noting the following:

• conducting a session at home, it is difficult to monitor the temperature;
• in the absence of certain skills, many hairs are not removed the first time (repeated application in the same place can injure the skin);
• after epilation of the armpits, you can not use deodorant in the first couple of days after the procedure;
• wax residues are difficult to remove, special oil wipes are needed.

The last problem is partially solved: some manufacturers produce wax with a special formula that can be easily washed off with warm water.

In beauty salons, this procedure appeared much later than waxing, but it has already managed to fall in love with a large number of women, including show business stars. Masters of many salons undergo waxing hair removal courses in order to satisfy all the needs of customers as much as possible.

Before applying caramel, skin areas should be degreased with tonic and sprinkled with talcum powder to avoid capturing skin cells along with hairs. The composition is applied against hair growth, and removed according to growth. Its temperature is not more than 40 degrees, which eliminates the possibility of burns and allows you to apply sugar paste with your fingers.

As in the case of waxing, the sugaring procedure has three main application options:

• using bandage strips;
• application and removal with a spatula;
• application with fingers.

The first method involves applying caramel against hair growth to the desired area. Then you firmly press the strip and remove it with a sharp movement, parallel to the plane of the body.

In the second method, the syrup is spread over the surface using the rib of a spatula.After that, you need to pry off the resulting pancake with a tip and remove it in the direction of growth. This application is suitable for all areas of the skin.

When applied with fingers, gloves are most often used. A small piece of durum pasta is selected, slightly heated and kneaded until a small cake is obtained from it, about ten centimeters in diameter. This cake must be placed at the lowest point and the fingers begin to attach upwards. Then the paste must be sharply removed parallel to the body. This method can be used for a deep bikini.

The advantageous advantage is that sugar epilation allows you to capture even the smallest hairs, which makes the surface smoother. The procedure does not require any special devices and additional costs, and if desired, caramel can be made at home from sugar, water and lemon juice.

This question worries everyone who at least once thought about trying out a new method of hair removal. On the basis of experimental studies, a hit parade of procedures was compiled.

• The most painful is electrolysis. It is the removal of hair follicles using a current discharge. For the procedure, a special needle is used, which is inserted under the skin to the depth of the bulb. The only method in which one procedure is enough for complete hair removal.
• Next comes the procedure using an epilator. The method is very effective, does not require additional preparation of the body and materials.Always available, but using it can be painful for first-time users.
• Laser hair removal is an activity with an average level of pain. For several procedures, you can permanently stop the growth of unwanted hair. The downside is that this procedure is quite expensive.
• Waxing is lower than laser, but still with significant pain. With this method, additional anesthesia with a cream or spray is needed if you plan to treat tender areas.
• Sugaring considered a less painful way to say goodbye to unnecessary vegetation.
• Elos epilation is considered almost painless. It is carried out with special equipment that combines light and microwave effects on the follicle. 100% effect is achieved after 8-10 procedures with an interval of one and a half months. If you choose this method, you will have to shell out a tidy sum for all these procedures without pain.
• It can be completely painless depilation cream, but the result of such a procedure will last only a couple of days.

Material for the shugaring procedure can be bought at a specialized store, or you can cook it yourself. You will need a deep saucepan, as well as a long spoon, sugar, water, lemon and ceramic dishes for the finished product.

Take sugar and water in a ratio of ten to one, and ten parts will be exactly sugar.Combine all this in a saucepan with lemon juice and put on a slow fire. You can’t step away from the mixture, because the syrup can burn or boil.

When the sugar begins to caramelize, you need to conduct a small test: pour a little mixture into a bowl of water with a spoon. When it hardens, try rolling it in your hands. If you get a plastic material, then it's time to pour the syrup into ceramic dishes and leave to cool. In a few hours your pasta will be ready.

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Certain conclusions can be drawn:

• Sugaring is more convenient to use, does not require complex devices, easy to apply, has the simplest composition, practically does not cause allergies. The procedure itself brings less discomfort than when using wax.
• The benefit of waxing is in its long-term effect, availability of materials, ease of application at home. The procedure does not require special preparation. If you use cold wax, then the procedure is quite safe and does not require preheating of materials. This saves a lot of time.
• Regardless of which procedure you choose, after epilation, you must apply a soothing cream and do not go to the shower for two hoursto avoid irritation.