Waxing Or Sugaring
The question of the century has divided the people into two parts. People who are more towards waxing and the other half towards sugaring.
Waxing and sugaring do not have distinct differences, however, they have quite diverse benefits.
Waxing and sugaring, both let you live with the smoothest skin for a couple of weeks but people are still divided between the two and do not know which one to go for.
So, Waxing versus Sugaring.
Whichever you pick, you just have to make sure that the way of getting rid of skin hair does not cause irritation or rashes.
Sugaring and waxing are suitable depending on the area to the area of your body thus let's get to the real talk about what sugaring and waxing are and which techniques are the best.
Waxing
Despite ways of getting rid of hair in an instant being common like using a razor or hair removing cream, waxing is still many people’s favorite.
Waxing itself has two categories, soft wax, and hard wax.
Soft wax needs to be applied to the skin and then a strip is kept over it before flicking off. So it requires a strip or piece of cloth to remove but hard wax doesn't need that.
Hard wax, just above a few degrees from room temperature is applied on the skin and waiting for a few seconds fr it to cool down before flicking it off.
Hard wax is much more sensitive on the skin as compared to soft wax so most people have now shifted to hard wax however, soft wax is much more suitable when it comes to removing facial hair.
The hair removing process is similar to that of sugaring and the hair grows back much thinner and sparse depending on your number of consecutive visits.
The Tug Of War
Sugaring vs waxing. What to choose? Which has the most beneficial advantages?
The real answer is that both are equally effective and efficient in terms of removing hair right from roots along with exfoliating the skin. However, let's find out when one should use waxing and sugaring.
1. Skin Type
Most of the people who have highly sensitive skin like the one where even touching a bit leaves a red patch, it's better to use sugaring on your skin.
It is much more gentle and leaves no irritation behind rendering it to be the best for oversensitive skins.
The paste adherence is mild, therefore when applied, it only holds onto the dead skin cells rather than living cells.
2. Effectiveness
By waxing consecutively for three to four weeks, hair is removed from roots and therefore they grow back much thinner and less in quantity.
In some areas, like lips and eyebrows, hair comes back much sooner so it requires to be waxed much more frequently.
Sugaring also removes hair from its root and damages the hair follicle thus, the growth is slower and the hair that grows back is almost a new thin hair.
However, in the case of multiple back-to-back shaving where the hair is much thicker and short, waxing or sugaring won't help much.
The more short and thick the hair, the less there is a surface of the hair to grab onto in order to flick it off.
Wait for a few more days and when hair is a bit longer, try out either waxing or sugaring depending on the sensitivity of the skin area.
3. Prepping Skin and Process
After making sure your skin is oil and lotion-free, applying a dab of powder on the skin can help the process to result much more effectively.
Once you have prepared your skin it is time to heat sugar wax just a few degrees above room temperature and apply it on your skin in the direction of hair growth. Gently make sudden flicking action multiple times before you finally flick for the last time.
For waxing, the process is simple, after prepping your skin and applying the wax strip, you just need one sudden flick and that's it.
After doing the job, oil your skin and moisturize it to avoid any bumps or ingrown hair.
4. Other Side Effects
Removing the hair may give you redness for a few minutes but there shouldn't be any irritation with sugaring.
Avoid as much sun as you can in the first two days and wear clothes that are less likely to cause you any irritation.
Last Words
Sugaring and waxing both are effective and instant ways of getting rid of unwanted hair for weeks. All you have to be careful of before doing it is exfoliating the skin and applying moisturizer after doing the job.
Be it Sugaring or Waxing, enjoy your silky smooth skin for weeks!