I really liked how easy it was to make this sugaring recipe. What I found amazing was the fact that it was made from 3 simple ingredients that you could easily find at home: Lemon juice, sugar and water.
The instructions were really simple. I appreciate the fact that the person explained the difference between using a pan with a thick bottom or a thin bottom. I was able to adjust the temperature and cooking time based on the pan I had at home. It was simple enough and I successfully made the sugaring recipe without burning it. Just by her explanation alone I was able to cook it without using a candy thermometer. I did as the instructions specified, let it sit over night in an air tight container to cool off. The next day my sugaring recipe was fairly hard. That was easily remedied by adding a drop of water and putting it in the microwave as explained in the instructions.
I tried sugaring on myself and one other person. My guinea pig had only one complaint: the product pulled on her hair when I was applying it. I believe it had more to do with my lack of experience more so then the product itself. When I tried it on myself I was quite successful. I felt like it was easier to maneuver on myself because you sort of get a feel for it. When performing sugaring on yourself you also know when to expect the rip. Don't get me wrong it's actually not that painful at all... waxing takes the cake on painful. I think with enough practice I would like to continue the use of sugaring and perfect my technique.. It has been practiced for hundreds of years and is tried, tested and true.
Cost of supplies: Roughly $7.00 ( Plus, you are left over with lots of product to make many future batches or you can obviously use the sugar and lemon juice in your household somehow!)
Benefits: Removes hair from the root without causing in-growns, extremely cheap, Made of all natural ingredients and no harsh chemicals( you know exactly what is in it because you make it yourself!) Also redness went down very quickly as opposed to waxing. I also think it is extremely cost effective... since I am a Diva on a Budget this method was very appealing to me. Has been used for centuries. You can also use it like wax with strips if you want just by re-heating it in the microwave a bit longer.
Divas 2 cents: I would recommend watching a video on youtube to see the proper technique... then go forth and SUGAR!... while saving Moolah!
Here is a youtube video I found. Mind you the girls room is very messy :s BUT she has sugaring down to an art :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK0TOZoAp-8
Here is a link to get a bit of fun history on sugaring: http://www.cleopatras-solution.co.uk/history.shtml
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O-M-G i totally want to try this..thank you!!
ReplyDeletethis sounds really neat...but does it hurt when you pull it off?
ReplyDeleteIt kind of felt weird at first when you spread it on your skin, but once you get the hang of it it doesn't hurt. What's great is that you apply it against your hair growth and rip it off with your hair growth... thus leaving less of a chance of in growns. The sugar paste never gets stuck directly to the skin, only to the hair so less irritation then waxing. This is because if you leave it long enough on your skin your body heat melts it. When I finished there was a bit of red but it went away within an hour. With waxing I normally suffer redness, bumps and ingrowns for at least a week. It's really worth it.
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