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What methods of hair removal exist?
Three ways how to remove hair using shugaring
The pros and cons shugaring
All who are attentive to their appearance, knows how unwanted hair in certain places. Body hair is inherited from ancestors, and many would like to have smooth and beautiful skin. First and foremost, it is important for girls. But representatives of the stronger sex often resort to hair removal on your body, especially men, bodybuilders, Cycling and just wanting to look appealing. Magicforum figured out how to remove hair using sugar.
What methods of hair removal exist?
Generally there are only two kinds hair removal: waxing is only a superficial removal of hair from skin, for example, using razors, and hair removal – the removal along with the hair follicle. Obviously, the second method is more efficient, but more complex. Unfortunately, there is no way to enable once and for all to remove unwanted hair. Even laser treatments do not give a perfect result, because over time, albeit very large, the hairs will start to grow again. Therefore, all procedures related to the removal of vegetation on the body must be periodic. The hair removal has the advantage – the effect lasts much longer than waxing, and new hairs become thinner and less.
We will now consider, perhaps, the most simple and effective method of hair removal at home – shugaring. Sugaring is a method of hair removal caramelized sugar.
First we need to prepare a caramel from sugar.
Ingredients:
• 1 kilo sugar
• 10 grams of citric acid (you can substitute juice of one lemon)
• 0.5 cups of water
The cooking process is simple: mix all the ingredients in a saucepan and put on stove at high heat. Important to stir constantly so that the sugar is not burnt. As soon as the sugar begins to dissolve, the power plate can be abated by half and close the pan with a lid. After ten minutes on medium heat, blend to mix, so as not to overheat. After another ten minutes, when the sugar began to melt, place the spoon. Soon the mixture becomes a homogeneous, transparent and blistering. While stirring bring to a caramel brown color with a characteristic smell. In the process of caramelization, the mixture will foam. When you see that all the sugar is melted, mix become a caramel color, the stove can be turned off. The finished caramel should be poured into a dry glass jar and close the lid.
As you can see, all the ingredients are simple and readily available. You can cook and fewer, to understand the main principle and keep the proportions. If you have a too dense structure, do not worry, you can always add water, pre-melt the caramel in the microwave. Too liquid composition can be simply boiled down. More liquid caramel is suitable for removing thin hairs and for thick and coarse hair is thicker. In this recipe set the best option for hair removal of any hairs. This composition is suitable for hair removal on the legs, arms, underarms, intimate areas and even to remove facial hair men.
Before the actual hair removal sugaring skin you need to prepare: a good wash with a washcloth or scrub. Cold composition shugaring too viscous, so it must be warm in the microwave or a water bath to a comfortable temperature. If the composition is a little hot, nothing to worry about, the main thing that to you was bearable. Usually a comfortable temperature for shugaring in the range of 45-55 degrees.
Three ways how to remove hair using shugaring
Manual– when taken a small amount of warm and dense part, rolled into a soft ball with your hands, spread over the skin and quick movement off. Then this piece of composition is warming up again, applied to another place, and the procedure is repeated. This method is effective and less painful, but requires sufficient experience, and is not suitable for hard to reach places, if the procedure is executed independently.
Spitalny – here composition for shugaringthick layer is applied with a metal or plastic spatula against the hair growth on the skin, then sharp movement off in the direction of hair growth. For the next section to apply a fresh portion of the composition and the procedure is repeated.
Bandage – the composition of medium or low viscosity is applied to the skin with a spatula for hair growth is applied on top of a strip of fabric and sharp movement off against the hair growth.
The easiest and suitable for beginners method – binding shugaring. It is suitable for self-removal of hair on nearly any area of the body where you can reach it with a spatula and stick the strip of cloth. Therefore we shall discuss it in more detail.
So caramel mixture shugaring you have prepared. Heat to a tolerable temperature for you, get out your spatula and cloth strips. The spatula can be purchased in the cosmetic Department store there are clean strips of hot wax, it’s great for our team. Finished strip can be replaced by strips of cotton cloth, such as old bedding, as long as the fabric is not torn and is not stretched. And instead of a spatula you can use a wooden ruler.
The pros and cons shugaring
It is worth noting that the procedureis quite painful. Discomfort can be reduced if to carry out the procedure after a hot shower, then hair will be easier to leave your skin. However, with each subsequent procedure discomfort is becoming less.
Skin before applying makeup shugaring must be absolutely dry. Optimally, when the hairs 0.5-1 cm in length. If they are too long, they can shorten the clipper or trimmer with the appropriate attachment.
The warm spatula to apply a thin layer to the skin for hair growth, immediately superimposed a fabric strip, pressed, smoothed. You need to tear off abruptly, at a sharp angle against the hair growth. It is not necessary to cover the structure from a large area and tends to remove at a time as much as possible of the hair. Otherwise you will not be able to tear a strip from the surface of the skin will be hurt and most of the hair will remain in the same place. Better to do the procedure gradually and slowly to small areas. If the composition starts to cool down during the procedure shugaring – just heat it for a few seconds in a microwave oven or immerse the container in hot water for a few minutes.
Do not worry if the first time will be painful, with each new procedure shugaring will be easier and faster.
Despite the fact that this method of hair removal as safe, environmentally friendly and hypoallergenic, may cause temporary redness and irritation. Therefore, after the procedure, wash off the makeup shugaring warm water and treating your skin with body lotion or emollient product with panthenol.
In order not to face the problem of ingrown hair under the skin, use a scrub or loofah while washing, apply a moisturizer after showering.
Despite the apparent complexity of the procedure shugaring – one of the most effective, safe and readily available methods of removing unwanted hair.
Previously cosmetologists are told about the benefits shugaring.