The method
How sugaring works
A paste, two hands and a plan for each visit.
The paste is sugar, lemon juice and water, cooked until it holds together and then kept warm. It is pressed onto the skin against the direction the hair grows, then flicked away with the growth, one small section at a time.
Your esthetician tells you what she is about to do before each step. If you want her to slow down, change the area or stop, say so and she will.
Hair about a quarter inch long
Done by hand, section by section
Results vary with your hair and skin
On the table
Four steps, in order
- 01
Step 1: Prepare the skin
Your esthetician cleans the area and dusts it lightly with powder, so the paste holds the hair and not the skin.
- 02
Step 2: Press on the paste
A small amount of warm paste is worked onto the skin by hand, against the direction the hair grows.
- 03
Step 3: Lift with the growth
She flicks the paste away in the direction the hair grows, one small section at a time, and tells you before each one.
- 04
Step 4: Finish and aftercare
She wipes the area with a damp cloth, applies a lotion and tells you what to avoid for the rest of the day.
Questions
About the method
What is in the paste?
Sugar, lemon juice and water. We can tell you every ingredient we use, and we make the paste in the studio.
Is sugaring the same as waxing?
Both lift hair from the root. The paste is different and so is how it is applied: by hand and against the growth, instead of with a stick and with it. We can explain which suits your hair.
Does the hair need to be a certain length?
About a quarter inch, roughly three to four weeks of growth. Shorter and the paste cannot grip; longer and we may trim it first.
How often should I come?
That depends on how quickly your hair grows back. Many clients choose a visit every four or six weeks, and a plan keeps the time held for you.
Book a time
Choose a time on the booking page, or send a message and we'll reply by text, call or email, whichever you pick.