Which Sugaring Technique Should You Use | abetweene 

i love that for u 💕

What kind of fabric do you recommend?

@@raaziatabassum I cut up a bandana but I think a cotton t-shirt would do well.

​@@hywodenaa bandana works😢.....and I be been procrastinating cos I ain't got money to buy 'strips'

Great idea! I hate adding to landfills and this is lowcost too! Got plenty of old clothes i can use.

💕 love that for you. Sugaring has helped with many struggles and ive always loved doing my nails so im so grateful that i can pass that on 🙌

I do have this video of my face ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3g8lpdK-lcY.html I would recommend witch hazel to treat the folliculitis. As for post care, make sure your family are following regular protocol. no excessive sweating or heat aka no saunas, hot showers or bathas, or excercise for 24hrs. and then an additional step for the face especially is no actives: no retinols, chemical exfoliators, and only use gentle and soothing ingredients. tell them to keep a super basic routine, fragrance free, for the first day or two.

I always get those post epilation, but I have problematic skin anyway. Did you find a solution?

no judgement 😉

Sammmeee lol they are so comforting🥹

love that for you 💕

i agree, it is fun! Less cleanup is always a good thing too 😄

yup, not holding the skin tight enough is no joke! Stay safe 😂 and yw! 💕

Yea!! Strips make it easier to hold the skin tight

my pleasure 💕

😂😂😂😂 guess i betta change it!

@@abetweene it's okay! I didn't have my seeing circles on 😂😂

seeing circles 😂 thanks for that! 😆officially never uttering the words “glasses” ever again

@@abetweene 😂😂

thank you!

lol

i use a 2:1 ratio, 2 parts sugar to 1 part liquid (so if i start with one cup of sugar then i use 1/2 cup if liquid (1/4 cup lemon juice + 1/4 cup water)

@@abetweene thanks a lot

is your hair dense? its not uncommon that during application the sugar may not have a grip on every single strand. Going over an area more than once is ok.

@@abetweene yeah it is since I’ve only sugared like 1 and a half times now, but yeah, I think that could be it, or I’m not having all my hair long enough. What is your recommendation for hair length?

This is something I've been needing to look into too, I read somewhere that cooking it at different temps makes the wax different and able to get little hairs left behind

Yeah that too! unfortunately since the hair doesn’t all grow at the exact same time you can get a few stragglers but the majority should be around a quarter inch (about the length of a grain of rice) minimum.

personally I find soft & strip sugar to be most effective for fine hair.

it will still become sticky as kneading traps in air pockets and the warmth of your body melts it. i also prefer not to create more waste by using gloves.

@@abetweene Of course and that’s acceptable not to want to create waste.. but with my knowledge as a beautician when you properly prepare your skin by using powder on the body to remove the extra moisture then the warmth of your body is not enough to melt the wax in a state that you cannot work it… This on the other hand happens with our hands when we use the wax without gloves because we transfer the moisture and the grease from our sweat in the ball and make it sticky in a point that we cannot work with it. With a single ball of wax you can for instance do both of your legs and as it’s obvious when it’s full of hair of course you will have to get a new ball and start a new area. And I know that because at the begging of my journey with sugaring on my body for practice I didn’t use gloves and had the same problem but now I use one ball for both of my legs.

my hand is also powdered, but our bodies are 98.6 degrees and the sugar if used at room temp is roughly 72, so powder cant change the rise temperature when applied to the skin. nonetheless even if the sugar is warmed to body temp to start, the application and removal process causes friction generating more heat. its physics

@@abetweene No one suggested that the consistency of the sugar will stay the same while we work with it of course. I know how sugaring works and I’m being pretty clear at my comment about what I mean and why we have to prep our body right.. the matter I was referring to at the first place with the comment about the glove was the one thing that you point at your video about flickering the sugar off your body..and from experience with it, however, melted the sugar gets (as it should be) by working with it you can still flick it off when you’re wearing a glove and not with your bare hand, which cause the wax to stick after a few times and not being able to remove it from your body. If you watch other tutorials of professionals, waxing with sugar, you’ll see that they use gloves (even on themselves) and that’s the reason. I’m not demanding for someone who doesn’t want to do it ,to try it, but if you haven’t tried it to know what I’m talking about you shouldn’t be so absolute about what you’re suggesting.

your comments stated “If you use a glove in your hand it helps so that the wax doesn't get sticky” and “when you properly prepare your skin by using powder on the body to remove the extra moisture then the warmth of your body is not enough to melt the wax in a state that you cannot work it” so you did suggest that, which prompted my response(s) for further clarification as viewers rely on this information and my hope is not to mislead or cause confusion. I dont know what a person means to imply, I can only rely on what they say. Im not challenging that gloves would help remove aerated sugar nor did i- it does, but the reason for that is because youre using latex, nitrile, or other materials to which the sugar can attach, and not because they prevent softening or stickiness as you implied.

lol, no worries. i used to never say it so as to be expected. 💕

my brain would always read it as “a bit weenie” lol

@@dazey8706 lmao! I'm glad I'm not the only one.

definitely firm . you can reuse the strip but still need to apply fresh sugar to your skin/hair, and not try reusing the sugar thats already on the strip 👍

thats an excellent question! I wish i had an answer 🥲

raise your arm, bend your forearm down to grab the top of your shoulder or armpit (whichever is close enough to touch) then point your elbow towards the wall behind u as far as itll reach. this will tighten the skin as much as possible, but even if its not perfect its better than nothing.

@@abetweene aaah, I haven't thought about leaning my elbow against a wall, thanks!

yw!

Sometimes resting it against a wall and leaning forward a bit helps. Like a pectoral muscle stretch. 2 for 1 deal lol. Like rest it on a door frame as well and take a little step forward. You’ll feel it when you find it

@@C1nderfire thank you so much for the tips!!

youre very welcome! 🤗

u can use either. whichever u prefer

ive considered it yes. The reasons why i opted not to pursue it were 1. its not permanent 2. pple with more pigmented skin need to be more cautious of lasers as its easy for the the technology to mistake the pigmentation in our skin for the pigmentation in our hair; so i really dont want chance the risk of sustaining burns on whats already a very sensitive area 3. the procedure can actually have the opposite reaction in some pple, thereby increasing hair growth rather than reducing it. (this probability is low but not zero)

yeah, its gets better each time, but its never like i feel nothing at all 😝

its undercooked. all u have to do is put it back on the heat. this video will show u how to tell when its ready ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3qOzDFUPoFE.html

@@abetweene hello dear Ariane ! I do live near Hamburg and I ve been watching several of your great works on RU-vid after I did somehow cooked the sugar with all ingredients too long. First I did 8 tablespoons of sugar and 2 ts of water and 2ts lemon juice but it was so liquid in the pot that I put more sugar. Then visually it became from its consistency like in most videos ... but I cooked it too long I guess. Now its rock hard in the glass jar. I heated it in the microwave little by little and it became softer, but just as well somehow a bit watery and not sticky at all. Is it all for the bin and I better start again doing a new sugar paste or can I rescue some of my first try? Thank you very much for your advice and your support, god bless!

most of the time it can be fixed, but reslly depends how overcooked it is. if ots rock hard, smells burnt and is very dark, then I would recommend starting over. if its solid like a lollipop, but not burnt, you can reheat and add a small amount of water to make the consistency softer again. for reference, if the sugar is ever runny after letting it cool it just means that it’s undercooked so no need to add more ingredients, just keep cooking.

@@ThePatatonga Don't throw it. I burnt mine to black but It was like lava I was so sad I wasted so much sugar so I added water some lemon and kept boiling and it became usable I waxed a lot of hairs from it

at least an hour, but i highly recommended longer. ideally just to make it the night before that way you won’t be impatiently waiting and potentially burn yourself if its not cool enough.

lol unfortunately overcooked

@@abetweene But... i disnt gave up. So i tried again. Cooked it, cooled it, to soft. Cooked again, cooked it, still to soft. Cooked it again. So there i go. Made my self some strips from everything i thought i could use. And it worked... kinda.. legs oké. Left arm so so , so i used a tweezer but my right armpit... uhm i could not get i off. I tried and tried and gave up. Now i have one armpit without hair and one with hair 🤣🤣🤣🤪

good 😂👍

sure

I'm facing the same problem 😔

til u use it all

whats your pre and post exfoliation routine?

im not

i upcycle food containers once ive used up my groceries.

i have one! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AvcklINDDmw.html all u have to do is reheat & add a little bit of water

Thanks girl!

yw!

welcome to the sweet side 😈

Its most likely means that some of your hair is breaking off instead of coming out with the root. personally I’ve found it to be due to removing the hair in a pattern other than its direction of growth. or sometimes the hair is just so brittle/dry and the root is so stubborn that it snaps. so feel free to experiment with the angles that you’re using.

this is still a form of waxing so your reaction may be the same. when removing hair on the face i always recommend evaluating the skincare you use pre and post care as it can make a huge difference. you wanna keep it really simple, no actives immediately before or after (like AHAs and retinoids) or exfoliators of any kind for at least 3 days. Use really soothing ingredirents and prioritize moisture.

yes you can flick anywhere; strips are easier in hard to reach places though.

@@abetweene thank you so much for replying 💚

of course! 💕

yes

this video has the temperatures as a general guide but they’re not a rule, so remember that they will differ plus or minus based on your location ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-leYYDmDdoD8.html

best to start over. these cooking instructions should help prevent from overcooking ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3qOzDFUPoFE.html

Its best to avoid waxing with varicose veins

absolutely. both techniques are excellent; it all boils down to preference.

@@abetweene I tried it but it didn't work. I have no idea what went wrong. I heated my sugar wax to 245, kneaded it (it never turned opaque, just became a translucent lighter yellow) and let it cool. I put it on my leg and when I pulled the wax strip off after placing it on my skin very firmly, there was no resistance and it took off no hair. Do you have any idea what I could've done wrong? I really want to get this right. You provide so many great resources so I feel crazy for not getting this right.

kneading isnt necessary (i only used it for hard sugar which i technically didnt need). if you live at sea level, 245° generally produces a soft to firm sugar so thru that kneading process, the added water likely made it too soft weakening the grip. if youre starting off with less than a 1/4” of growth that can also be a cause for no results too.

if you want, you can just re-heat your mixture to burn off that excess water and make it firmer.

no they didnt. That technique is correct when using wax. with sugar, the technique is opposite because it works a bit differently.

@@abetweene yes we learned sugaring. The spatula method going the same way as a spreading method? I am confused 🫤

I highly recommend removing the hair with the direction of growth. there are some who prefer the opposite, so feel free to do what works best for you.

@@abetweene I will follow your recommendation, Thank you ☺️

u can, it just may not stay as even . its best to sugar right before u apply your tan like u would if shaving. it basically acts as hair remover plus exfoliator, so u dont have to do both. you only have to wax like once a month or up to 6 weeks so working around it is pretty simple.

Right; this is about the sugar being soft, firm, or hard. They all respond a little different to temperature. the type of sugar you start with will vary in concentration (the amount of liquid left behind after cooking) which makes them softer or harder. Therefore if youre sugaring in the dead of winter vs summer, that changes which one you would choose and whether you may want/need to warm it. This video explains it in detail ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tQSk1T0VVe0.html this video just outlines the differences between using the flicking method and using strips to help you decide which you may prefer for yourself.

@@abetweene So it is not possible to cook sugar to make hard wax in order to flick, but at the same time use it with strips simply by heating it and make it runny? Do you think it's possible? Or is it necessary to follow the temperatures when cooking?

its possible to make “firm” sugar that u can use both ways, but “hard” sugar being a very hard consistency would require excessive heat to make it soft enough to use with strips (too hot to apply to your skin)

@@abetweene yeah I'm sorry, I meant "firm" sugar, not "hard" thank you 🧡

yw 💕

Are you using the sugar cold or out of a wax warmer? also are you using any AHAs or retinols on your body?

@@abetweene I used the sugar cold, no don’t use anything on my body except moisturiser when I come out of the shower xxx

ok, good. are you pulling the skin taut before pulling the sugar off? i show how i do so here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0baxMKx9hvE.html

no worries, if you did just continue cooking. easy fix 👍🏽

i’ve used citric acid.

@@abetweene Does it give same result as lemons do?

yes

​@@abetweene Hello Ariane, i didn't know you could use citric acid! I would like to try, is the recipe the same as with lemon juice?

yes, just use the recommended dilution for the ratio of lemon juice youd usually need

yes, u can.

yes you can let it recool and change your ambient temperature by sitting in front of a fan or A/C. it does work in some cases, except when the ball is just too full of hair. and remember you can also just add a fresh piece to the ball (in case you don’t wanna lose your momentum and keep going without resting it)

i just make them with cotton fabric. yes, you can also use an old t-shirt.

thats fine, u can use it until its gone.

redness is normal. Im currently working on a video on breakage so look for that soon

apply against. pull with the growth! regular wax is pulled against, but sugaring has different rules

@@abetweene that's what I thought cuz I tried to apply with and pull against but it still left behind little hairs...thank u so much 🥰

Hi! Are we talking about a specific body part or is it an issue overall?

@@abetweene so mostly my bikini area and my legs. Same with my under arms. I still have strawberry legs so I stopped waxing because of the ingrowns and I use depilatory creams. I only wax my bikini area

ok, sometimes they can still occur particularly if the hair is curly or coarse, but also sometimes its like our skincare, and we need to try different products until we find a good match. personally I recommend glycolic acid for the bikini area in cases like this and the flamingo treatment you have currently doesnt contain that ingredient. One AHA they both use is lactic acid, which is good but pretty mild. the PFB has glycolic, but its low on the ingredients list which means the concentration may also be low. a majority of the formula is also isopropyl alcohol, and that can have an adverse effect by drying out the skin and causing irritation. but again if the type of ingrown u have is due to the pattern of regrowth curling up or having difficulty penetrating the skin, AHAs can sometimes only do so much. manual exfoliation can help sometimes even if it’s just a cloth instead of a scrub (that way it doesn’t become too irritating and cause more ingrowns) or if you have a tub, Id highly recommend warm baths. do you mind my asking what type of ingrown you get (whiteheads, pustules, or hair u can see stuck under the skin)?

@@abetweene firstly I want to say I’m so thankful for you and your replies. I’ll definitely look out for glycolic acid and the concentration in products. The ingrowns I have are hairs that I can see growing under the skin and sometimes I have pustules. Right now, they’re a bit manageable with the sugar scrub by shea moisture. So I can see the hairs peaking out and I just slide them out from under the skin. But I still get ingrowns regardless and the marks they leave are ridiculous looking

Oh my God, totally understand! those are the most annoying ones honestly and I find that I’m just naturally susceptible to them because of exuberantly dry and sensitive skin. i know it sucks. I feel like the baths (or even steam) would help alot with those in combo with manual exfoliation.

no, it’s nothing to do with the lemon. since its sugar its not uncommon for it to leave behind a bit of residue but if you’re saying it’s too thin/watery then that just means it’s undercooked. tugging on the hair just means that it’s sticky which it should be. it may help to trim the hair a bit if it’s very long or just use it slightly warm so it’s not so stiff.

it will hurt, but its most of the time its never as bad as you think itll be. plus pain is temporary, so doing this once a month kinda seems worth not having to shave every single day.

here ya go ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3qOzDFUPoFE.html

@@abetweene 😘

I’m wondering if it’s still too warm. She said in the video her place is about 72 degrees. If you don’t have air conditioner or have evaporative cooling, it’s too warm I would think. Maybe try and put it in the fridge for about 10 minutes before you use it. Play with the time length and see what works best.

If it’s getting runny, it’s in part due to your climate but also it sounds like your sugar is still softer than what you need. so next time you make a batch cook it to an even firmer consistency.

my fingers do get covered in sugar I just have pretty good control when manipulating it so it may look like its not. instead u can use an applicator, reward card, or wax spatula instead of your hands if youd like.

@@abetweene okay thanks, that's a good idea 😅

there isnt a specific length of time.

@@abetweene okay thank u ^-^