Sugaring & Waxing
Once a month is generally the appropriate time in between treatments. However, clients who come on a regular basis come in anywhere from 3-5 weeks, depending on how fast their hair grows. The hair should be long enough to lay flat on the skin, so if it is still poking straight out, you should wait another week.
We recommend exfoliating daily, cleansing your skin using your Shobha® Exfoliating Cloth or exfoliating scrub.
If you have existing bumps & ingrown hairs, add a topical treatment to your routine, like Shobha® Ingrown Relief Lotion. These products should be used consistently to see the best results. Over time, they can be used to prevent & treat ingrown hairs. For prevention & mild ingrowns, apply daily at night. For more severe ingrown cases, use twice daily, at night & in the morning. For the best results, apply after showering when the skin is still moist to ensure optimal absorption of the lotion by the skin.
We use non-latex gloves for all treatments at Shobha, so you don’t have to worry or make any special requests!
Your hair should be at least 1/4″ in length, in which the hair will lay flat on the skin. If hairs are still sticking straight out, you should probably wait a few more days. Also, if you are usually a “shaver” your hair should be slightly longer for the best results. Please wait at least 2 weeks from your last shave before a waxing/sugaring treatment.
Shobha® Sugaring Gel is all-natural (made out of only sugar, water, lemon juice & glycerin ) making it the most gentle & natural option for the skin. However, if you have been shaving for a while, you may get cleaner results from waxing for your initial treatments since hairs tend to grow unevenly when shaving. Then, once you have been waxing a few times, you may switch to sugaring, while still achieving the same results. If you are unsure which treatment is best for you, simply ask your Shobha specialist at the start of your appointment.
Sugaring dates back to the civilization of ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt & Greece. It is a form of hair removal that resembles waxing, but is actually much gentler on the skin & less painful to endure.
Sugaring tends to hurt less than waxing because it pulls less on the skin, while still effectively removing the hair. In addition, the weight of the denim cloth used to remove the sugaring gel helps to reduce some of the pain.
Sometimes with sugaring gel, it takes several applications to remove all of the hair from an area. The reason for the wax (which tends to be stickier) in the Brazilian is simply to ensure your comfort & reduce the amount of applications needed to remove the hair, especially in this delicate region. If you would prefer the sugaring gel over the wax, please ask your specialist at the beginning of the treatment. She will then perform as much of the treatment with the sugaring gel as possible. If wax is used in any part of your treatment, it will be considered a waxing service & charged accordingly.
The men’s full bikini option offers grooming of the top, sides & crack. It does not include the sac region. The men’s Brazilian includes the top, sides, shaft, sac & crack – you may choose to remove it all or leave a customized version.
The bikini creates a neat & tidy line on the sides removing hair that might peek out of a basic bathing suit & offers you the option of adjusting your triangle on top – it does not include the lip or crack areas. The Brazilian bikini includes both the lip &/or crack areas. You may choose to leave a landing strip, triangle or go completely bare based on your personal preference.