Sugaring for Hair Removal

[Jaguar]

Seriously I didn't know where to post this one at, here or desserts, lol

From the link :

So when I stumbled across the ancient middle-eastern practice of sugaring for hair removal, I was shocked I'd never heard of it before. Although I’m not usually one for waxing, the fact that sugaring existed as an all-natural option piqued my interest — I knew I had to give it a try.
What is it?

Sugaring is a hair removal technique that started in Persia around 1900 BC. (Anything that stands the test of time for that long has to be good, right?) As its name suggests, sugaring was originally performed with melted sugar or honey and the goal was to remove unwanted hair from the body without sticking to the skin.


LINK - Sugaring Hair Removal

So has anyone tried it or heard about this ?

[Chocolate Lover]

Um................yum?


Sounds like a burn waiting to happen. Wrong temp and you'll be at the hospital explaining that one.

[Jaguar]

Sept 1, 2015 14:15:19 GMT -5 Chocolate Lover said:

Um................yum?


Sounds like a burn waiting to happen. Wrong temp and you'll be at the hospital explaining that one.

Well you let it cool down to room temperature, lol

[mmhmm]

I had a Somali friend tell me about this years ago. In Somalia (at least), the removal of hair starts in infancy and is done with warm honey. According to my friend, by the time the person is an adult hair no longer grows on the body. That's just anecdotal, however. I've never seen the practice performed.

[Cookies Galore]

Oh yeah, there are a bunch of salons around here that do it. I don't have much in the way of body hair so I don't need salon services, though.

[ArchietheDragon]

sounds like waxing. 

[Chocolate Lover]

Sept 1, 2015 14:16:21 GMT -5 Jaguar said:

Sept 1, 2015 14:15:19 GMT -5 Chocolate Lover said:

Um................yum?


Sounds like a burn waiting to happen. Wrong temp and you'll be at the hospital explaining that one.

Well you let it cool down to room temperature, lol

Yes, you and I know that but you know how stupid the average person is don't you? 

[zibazinski]

I looked into it and decided to stick with waxing.

[NancysSummerSip]

I don't think there is enough sugar on earth to remove my body hair. I'd need to head out and harvest an entire damned cane field.

[debthaven]

I have heard about it but I don't remember which culture it came from. I'm thinking Iran (Persia)? 

It's basically like waxing. IIRC, the idea is to heat / carmelize the sugar / honey so it acts like wax. 

Personally, I'd rather wax. I get that it was a great option way back when, and it might still be an option now. I'm also guessing they probably don't have wax. 

ETA: Remember that hot sugar can get really, really, really hot. 

ETA2: I'm pretty sure this is Persian. FWIW, my Iranian friends don't use sugar, they use wax (or electrolysis LOL). 

[quince]

I used this back when I bothered with hair removal: 

www.amazon.com/Nair-Microwavable-Body-Wax-Peach/dp/B000GCT64I/ref=sr_1_1?rps=1&ie=UTF8&qid=1441145158&sr=8-1&keywords=nair+sugar+wax&pebp=1441145166170&perid=1SJ1VYHS1X28XH299FQH


Rinsed off very nicely, while wax was less fun to remove residue. Worked just fine.

[mmhmm]

Sept 1, 2015 17:02:13 GMT -5 debthaven said:

I have heard about it but I don't remember which culture it came from. I'm thinking Iran (Persia)? 

It's basically like waxing. IIRC, the idea is to heat / carmelize the sugar / honey so it acts like wax. 

Personally, I'd rather wax. I get that it was a great option way back when, and it might still be an option now. I'm also guessing they probably don't have wax. 

ETA: Remember that hot sugar can get really, really, really hot. 

ETA2: I'm pretty sure this is Persian. FWIW, my Iranian friends don't use sugar, they use wax (or electrolysis LOL). 

This method is said to have originated in Persia; however, it is supposed to be initiated very early in life and continued for as long as needed. I'm told if done this way there comes a time when it's no longer needed because hair doesn't grow. Starting late, however, probably doesn't achieve the same result.

[teen persuasion]

Sept 1, 2015 17:07:22 GMT -5 quince said:

I used this back when I bothered with hair removal: 

www.amazon.com/Nair-Microwavable-Body-Wax-Peach/dp/B000GCT64I/ref=sr_1_1?rps=1&ie=UTF8&qid=1441145158&sr=8-1&keywords=nair+sugar+wax&pebp=1441145166170&perid=1SJ1VYHS1X28XH299FQH


Rinsed off very nicely, while wax was less fun to remove residue. Worked just fine.

I used a different brand, and thought it worked well.  You could heat up the container in the microwave, maybe just 10 seconds.  Beyond the risk of burns, it wouldn't work right if it was too warm, it wouldn't peel cleanly off with the strips.  Let it cool to the proper temp and it peels off nicely.  When it gets too cool/stiff, heat it again.

After I had used it all, I tried making it from scratch as in the link, but I must not have cooked it to the proper stage or something.  I could never get that batch to work right.

Later I experimented with threading.  Tedious for large areas like legs, impossible on your own underarms since you need both hands.

[NancysSummerSip]

Sept 1, 2015 16:22:21 GMT -5 @sroo4 said:

Sept 1, 2015 16:06:24 GMT -5 NancysSummerSip said:

I don't think there is enough sugar on earth to remove my body hair. I'd need to head out and harvest an entire damned cane field.

C'mon a little wax and I'm sure it will all be fine  

A little? My cosmetologist is paying for her kid's wedding with my waxing money!!!!!!!!!!!! Seriously, I need a trimming before a waxing.