Blossom Sugaring

1. Natural ingredients rather than chemicals

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Sugaring paste is made of natural ingredients with a base of sugar, water and lemon juice. Waxes can have many chemical ingredients, mostly resins and preservatives. 

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2. No risk of burning 

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Sugaring paste only needs to be warmed to body temperature, wax can overheat too quickly causing burns, welts, and even scarring in severe cases. 

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3. Easier to clean up

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Sugaring paste is easily cleaned up with water and doesn't stain clothing. Waxes leave behind a residue that can last for a day or two.

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4. Less painful and smoother skin

 

Wax is capable of sticking to live skin cells, this can causing additional damage and pain during the hair removal process. Since sugaring paste is water-based, it cannot stick to the live cells, only the dead ones, resulting in less pain and smoother skin.

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5. Don't have to worry about cooling

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Unlike wax, sugaring paste is functional at body temperature (37 degrees Celsius), it never cools to the point where it is difficult to manage because your body keeps it warm enough. Wax requires temperatures between 43-53 and can become stiff if left too long after application, this requires additional time and effort to remove the unusable wax and can cause additional pain. 

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6. Sugaring is more sanitary

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Bacteria cannot grow in high concentrations of sugar, this is why things like honey and syrup don't spoil in the cupboard. Wax can become a breeding ground for bacteria, this is why it is often kept at higher temperatures which can be more painful. Waxing also requires technicians to continually go back to the same pot to get new wax for each strip since it can only be used once. With sugaring, the same strip can be used multiple times so that the technician takes what they need from the sugaring pot at the beginning of the session and doesn't need to keep going back to the pot.

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7. Sugaring breaks less hairs

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Waxing can break roughly 33% of hair follicles causing regrowth as early as the first week. Sugaring has less hair breakage because the sugar paste is applied against the direction of hair growth, whereas wax is applied in the direction of the hair growth. By going against the grain, the sugar is able to penetrate to the follicle and is then remove in the direction of hair growth resulting in a smoother, more natural removal of the whole root without breakage. 

 

8. Can sugar with shorter hair than waxing

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Since the sugar paste is applied against the hair growth, it means you can also have shorter hair (1/16") when going into the appointment. This is because the sugar reaches more of the hair when applied than waxing does. 

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9. Sugaring can lead to permanency

 

Permanency is obtained when hair is regularly removed in early growth, this is known as the Anagen phase. This typically occurs when the hair is <1/4" long above the skin. For waxing, hair typically needs to be between 1/4"-1/2" long, by this time, the hair follicle may already be starting to grow the next hair and be pushing out the first. During the Anagen phase, the bulb is connected to the blood supply, when the bulb is removed in this phase, the follicle collapses and must rebuild for another hair to grow in its place. This results in longer hair-free periods, and can eventually lead to follicle atrophy where it can no longer make any more hair. Reduction in hair growth can be seen in as few as 3-4 treatments when performed back-to-back so that hair is regularly removed during the Anagen phase. 

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