Sugaring vs. Waxing

[silvercyanide]

Have any of you ladies (or gentlemen I suppose) ever heard of a hair removal process called sugaring? Have you ever tried it? What were your results?

[SSLYBY]

That's not sugar down there, that's crabs.

[Smash Adams]

do you put a cupcake on your legs? if so that sounds amazing but I don't think that would get rid of any hair

[HelpMeSleep]

never done it. but I'd been getting my eyebrows waxed since middle school because I hate plucking them and I just tried threading for the first time instead and it was cheaper and so much better.

what area are you thinking of using it for?

[silvercyanide]

I've waxed my bikini line for the past year, ouch...
So, as I do with all my problems, I turned to Google and found out about sugaring.

[remedyeli]

not having to shave my balls sound amazing.
But I'm sure it would hurt getting the that done =/

[silvercyanide]

not having to shave my balls sound amazing.
But I'm sure it would hurt getting the that done =/

I'd imagine that shaving would hurt a good deal, or be incredibly tedious.

[Jessooker]

sugaring? sounds sticky...

[SSLYBY]

not having to shave my balls sound amazing.
But I'm sure it would hurt getting the that done =/

Man test.

[silvercyanide]

sugaring? sounds sticky...

It seems, but unlike wax it's water soluble. No special oil or other nonsense.

[HelpMeSleep]

I've waxed my bikini line for the past year, ouch...
So, as I do with all my problems, I turned to Google and found out about sugaring.
oh, okay. the only thing I've waxed is my eyebrows. other than that, I just shave and do laser hair removal.

googling it, it just sounds a lot like waxing. I'd be curious to try it, but I'm already doing laser for legs and bikini and you can't do any removal from the root when you're doing that so I can't.

[Jessooker]

i've never waxed anything, not even my eyebrows.

[nonamesleft]

Wax on... wax off.

[nonamesleft]

i've never waxed anything, not even my eyebrows.

Me neither. I thought I was the only one!

[Smash Adams]

Me neither. I thought I was the only one!

no I haven't either :-d

[xoxoerica]

Me neither. I thought I was the only one!
neither have i

[Fallinto_rhythm]

I get a Brazilian wax every two weeks. It doesn't hurt anymore, but I don't like the sounds of sugaring. Just hop on all fours and let them stick and peel.

[immorehxcthanu]

Aren't they both just as equally painful?

[silvercyanide]

Aren't they both just as equally painful?

That would be the proposed question... I have no clue.

[immorehxcthanu]

I think sugaring is just the same consistency as wax, thus ripping out the hair from the root.

[sdbrown]

Have any of you ladies (or gentlemen I suppose) ever heard of a hair removal process called sugaring? Have you ever tried it? What were your results?
sugar waxing is basically the same without the risk of burning yourself. sugaring is sort of like spreading taffy on little areas of your legs and then ripping it off. It is way more tedious than waxing but I think a little less painful. Because there's no strip to press down you have to go over areas because you miss hairs a lot. Plus it takes a while to get the technique down.

[XXKILLXHANNAHXX]

I wax everything. But I had never heard of 'sugaring' before this thread.

[amysaurus]

I've never done it, but one of my good friends used to use sugar wax all the time instead of regular wax. It's supposedly less painful.

[XXKILLXHANNAHXX]

I've never done it, but one of my good friends used to use sugar wax all the time instead of regular wax. It's supposedly less painful.
I'm going to try this 'sugaring' out. Where do you buy it from?

[spansen]

wtf is sugaring?

[sdbrown]

I'm going to try this 'sugaring' out. Where do you buy it from?
I think you can make the paste out of normal household ingredients. Sugar, water, lemon juice and something else

[imahoodlum]

never done it. but I'd been getting my eyebrows waxed since middle school because I hate plucking them and I just tried threading for the first time instead and it was cheaper and so much better.

what area are you thinking of using it for?
I think threading hurts more than waxing. Apparently, I'm the only one who thinks this. Everyone else swears it hurts less but not to me.

[Sarbear]

never done it. but I'd been getting my eyebrows waxed since middle school because I hate plucking them and I just tried threading for the first time instead and it was cheaper and so much better.

what area are you thinking of using it for?

hmmm, interesting! What exactly is threading?

[HelpMeSleep]

I think threading hurts more than waxing. Apparently, I'm the only one who thinks this. Everyone else swears it hurts less but not to me.
actually I thought it hurt a little more too but it didn't hurt enough to bother me at all. and the thing for me is that I've been getting my eyebrows waxed since I was about twelve and am so used to it that unless I have a cold or allergies or something like that, I basically feel nothing from waxing.

I decided to try threading instead because it's cheaper and because the girl who used to do my eyebrows started pissing me off and I got sick of her. at the threading place, they were a lot more concerned that I like the shape of my eyebrows which was a nice change from the other place. oh plus at this place you don't even need to make appointments, so I just call the day of and it's awesome.

EDIT: and my friend told me she thinks threading hurts really bad so you're not the only one who thinks that.

[HelpMeSleep]

hmmm, interesting! What exactly is threading?
this is from the place I started going to's website since they can definitely explain it better than I can... haha :]

What is threading?

Threading is an ancient art of facial hair removal. It has been practiced for centuries in India and other parts of Asia and the Middle East. The process involves a special piece of thread, made of 100% cotton, in which the ends are knotted together to make a circle. The thread is then twisted to form the shape of a bow tie and glided along your skin. As the unwanted hair comes into the twist of the thread, it is lifted straight from the roots.

How is it different than plucking or waxing?

Plucking - It is easy to get a little pluck-happy with tweezers. Once you start, it's hard to stop! Soon, you are left with just a skinny line of a brow or with uneven lines. It is also really difficult to grab fine hair with tweezers. And boy can this process take forever!

Waxing - Waxing will leave you with clean lines but one false drip or application of the wax and you could have an entire clump of wanted hairs accidentally ripped off. Most describe their skin as feeling raw right after. And those with extremely sensitive skin due to the use of glycolic products or Retin-A, could be left with missing skin. Ouch!

Threading - Leaves you with clean lines on the top and bottom of your brow and is quick and often less painful than plucking individual hair with tweezers or applying hot wax to delicate skin on your face. Threading can grab multiple hair at once or fine individual hair giving great control to the Threading Artist. Most use threading for their eyebrows and upper lips, but some also use threading for their entire face! It leaves your skin feeling smooth naturally without the application of any chemicals to your delicate face.

it's cheaper than waxing and I think it does a better job. and so far I feel like my eyebrows look better right now than they usually do a week after I've gotten them waxed. I didn't really think it hurt other than just not being used to it. but some people have told me they think it hurts really bad, and others have told me it hurts less than waxing... I guess it just depends on the person.

[estrella starr]

I think you can make the paste out of normal household ingredients. Sugar, water, lemon juice and something else

the lemon juice in there scares me a tad.

and i want to find a place that does threading. wax makes me break out for days...by the time the rash is gone, the hair is back.

[Sarbear]

this is from the place I started going to's website since they can definitely explain it better than I can... haha :]



it's cheaper than waxing and I think it does a better job. and so far I feel like my eyebrows look better right now than they usually do a week after I've gotten them waxed. I didn't really think it hurt other than just not being used to it. but some people have told me they think it hurts really bad, and others have told me it hurts less than waxing... I guess it just depends on the person.

Oh wow, that's so awesome. I have never heard of that! Probably because I hardly have any hair on my body and my eyebrows are really light and hard to see. I've never even plucked them before but I have gotten them waxed a few times just for some shape but no one noticed a difference lol.

I got them tinted with dye once to make them stand out more, it was cool to finally see eyebrows on my face, but wore off in 2 weeks. So now I just use powder from Sephora to darken them.

[HelpMeSleep]

the lemon juice in there scares me a tad.

and i want to find a place that does threading. wax makes me break out for days...by the time the rash is gone, the hair is back.
why does the lemon juice scare you? and I'd definitely recommend trying threading.

Oh wow, that's so awesome. I have never heard of that! Probably because I hardly have any hair on my body and my eyebrows are really light and hard to see. I've never even plucked them before but I have gotten them waxed a few times just for some shape but no one noticed a difference lol.
you don't know how jealous I am of you right now. I mean, I really like my hair color and wouldn't want to be blonde or anything, but seriously, my dark hair is like the bane of my existence haha. it's why I have a complete hair fetish and go through the lovely torturous process of laser hair removal lol.

I got them tinted with dye once to make them stand out more, it was cool to finally see eyebrows on my face, but wore off in 2 weeks. So now I just use powder from Sephora to darken them.
do you know if they have powder at Sephora that does the opposite and like lightens your eyebrows? I'd be curious to see that if they did.

[Sarbear]

why does the lemon juice scare you? and I'd definitely recommend trying threading.


you don't know how jealous I am of you right now. I mean, I really like my hair color and wouldn't want to be blonde or anything, but seriously, my dark hair is like the bane of my existence haha. it's why I have a complete hair fetish and go through the lovely torturous process of laser hair removal lol.


do you know if they have powder at Sephora that does the opposite and like lightens your eyebrows? I'd be curious to see that if they did.

hahah, aww! yeah but at the same time I'm jealous of you because I think eyebrows help make a persons face stand out and it can be cool and exotic. I guess we all want what we don't have. what I don't get is I have naturally brown hair but yet blonde hair on my legs, arms, and eyebrows. Weird..but yeah..I actually think there is a powder at Sephora that can do lighten them. The lady showed me a eyebrow darkening powder and it was a color i'd never expect to put on my eyebrows, almost looked green. but once I put it on I was like whoa, that's so cool! looked so natural! So just go in there and ask a salesperson and they will show you some powders that can lighten it probably a whole shade. Not 100% sure if sephora would, but I know some places would forsure. I'd look into it!

[XXKILLXHANNAHXX]

I think you can make the paste out of normal household ingredients. Sugar, water, lemon juice and something else
Oh ok. Thanks=]

[XXKILLXHANNAHXX]

the lemon juice in there scares me a tad.

and i want to find a place that does threading. wax makes me break out for days...by the time the rash is gone, the hair is back.
Threading scares me.

[swt_catastrophe]

sugaring > waxing > shaving

[HelpMeSleep]

hahah, aww! yeah but at the same time I'm jealous of you because I think eyebrows help make a persons face stand out and it can be cool and exotic. I guess we all want what we don't have. what I don't get is I have naturally brown hair but yet blonde hair on my legs, arms, and eyebrows. Weird..but yeah..I actually think there is a powder at Sephora that can do lighten them. The lady showed me a eyebrow darkening powder and it was a color i'd never expect to put on my eyebrows, almost looked green. but once I put it on I was like whoa, that's so cool! looked so natural! So just go in there and ask a salesperson and they will show you some powders that can lighten it probably a whole shade. Not 100% sure if sephora would, but I know some places would forsure. I'd look into it!
oh sweet! :] I will look for that if I ever want to dye my hair lighter without looking absolutely ridiculous. :-)

Threading scares me.
it scared me too but it's really no big deal.

[XXKILLXHANNAHXX]

oh sweet! :] I will look for that if I ever want to dye my hair lighter without looking absolutely ridiculous. :-)


it scared me too but it's really no big deal.

How bad did it hurt?

[HelpMeSleep]

How bad did it hurt?
honestly, it didn't really hurt me much at all. I mean it felt weird because I'd never done it before, but that was pretty much it. but I have built up a pretty high pain tolerance too.

although I have thick, dark eyebrows so it's supposed to hurt more than it would for most people, the lady who was doing it would like wince and apologize throughout it which I'm assuming she doesn't normally do and I was just like "it's okay, I'm fine, really" haha.

sugaring > waxing > shaving
laser hair removal > all other forms of hair removal

except in the case of eyebrows, then i'd say
threading > waxing > plucking

[XXKILLXHANNAHXX]

Oh I see..I have thick dark eyebrows too, but I have a low pain tolerance so mabey threading isn't for me? Waxings ok though. That doesn't hurt at all. Though I would still like to try out threading, do most beauty salons do it?

[snowtires]

is this kind of like cutting but with a cute name? if so, i know a lot of goth girls who sugar

[AP_Punk]

:lick:

[HelpMeSleep]

Oh I see..I have thick dark eyebrows too, but I have a low pain tolerance so mabey threading isn't for me? Waxings ok though. That doesn't hurt at all. Though I would still like to try out threading, do most beauty salons do it?
yeah, I mean, waxing I basically feel nothing and threading was just fine for me, so I'd definitely try it once at least. it's half the price of waxing.

I don't think most salons do it. the place I went to specialized in it and it was all Indian people since threading is something that comes from India. it was much more laid back than most salons I go to but still nice, and appointments weren't necessarily required. I'd just google threading in your area or look it up in the yellow pages.

[XXKILLXHANNAHXX]

yeah, I mean, waxing I basically feel nothing and threading was just fine for me, so I'd definitely try it once at least. it's half the price of waxing.

I don't think most salons do it. the place I went to specialized in it and it was all Indian people since threading is something that comes from India. it was much more laid back than most salons I go to but still nice, and appointments weren't necessarily required. I'd just google threading in your area or look it up in the yellow pages.
Oh awesome. Well thank you for all that. :-) Also, I looked at you're profile picture and you have beautiful eyes.

[myworstmistakes]

Threading is great..I have a low pain tolerance and it doesn't bother me at all and luckily for me I live in an a neighborhood that is mostly indian so there are tons of places that do it. I get my eyebrows done for $3 now! :)

[HelpMeSleep]

Oh awesome. Well thank you for all that. :-) Also, I looked at you're profile picture and you have beautiful eyes.
no problem. if anyone knows about hair removal procedures, it's me, so I'm more than happy to share. and thank you. :-)

[XXKILLXHANNAHXX]

no problem. if anyone knows about hair removal procedures, it's me, so I'm more than happy to share. and thank you. :-)
:-d

[HelpMeSleep]

Threading is great..I have a low pain tolerance and it doesn't bother me at all and luckily for me I live in an a neighborhood that is mostly indian so there are tons of places that do it. I get my eyebrows done for $3 now! :)
$3, really? that's awesome. I went from $20 to $10 and I thought that was good.

[myworstmistakes]

$3, really? that's awesome. I went from $20 to $10 and I thought that was good.

Yeah, it is fantastic. Maybe you should do some research and see if you can find an indian salon or something, I feel like there has to be something cheaper somewhere near you.

[swt_catastrophe]

honestly, it didn't really hurt me much at all. I mean it felt weird because I'd never done it before, but that was pretty much it. but I have built up a pretty high pain tolerance too.

although I have thick, dark eyebrows so it's supposed to hurt more than it would for most people, the lady who was doing it would like wince and apologize throughout it which I'm assuming she doesn't normally do and I was just like "it's okay, I'm fine, really" haha.


laser hair removal > all other forms of hair removal

except in the case of eyebrows, then i'd say
threading > waxing > plucking
except that it's not permanent, and you still get "fine hair growth"

[HelpMeSleep]

Yeah, it is fantastic. Maybe you should do some research and see if you can find an indian salon or something, I feel like there has to be something cheaper somewhere near you.
mine actually is an Indian salon so I dunno. I googled it and got a bunch of hits for other places around here but they're all a half an hour away or farther. :shrug:

[myworstmistakes]

mine actually is an Indian salon so I dunno. I googled it and got a bunch of hits for other places around here but they're all a half an hour away or farther. :shrug:

Oh, bummer. I guess because I'm surrounded by Indian salons, they are all competing which keeps the prices nice and low.

[HelpMeSleep]

except that it's not permanent, and you still get "fine hair growth"
I do it and it is permanent if you go enough times (about 7 or 8) to completely kill the hair growth in that area. and from the first time doing it, you notice the hair takes longer to grow back and is finer and less than it was before. if you can afford it, it's a pretty great option although it hurts like a bitch.

the only downside is that you can't get a tan while you're doing the treatment, and if you get a tan you have to wait for it to go away before you can go back. so I haven't gone in since before I went to hawaii in march since I was tan then and all summer.

[HelpMeSleep]

Oh, bummer. I guess because I'm surrounded by Indian salons, they are all competing which keeps the prices nice and low.
gotta love capitalism at it's best, keeping the prices nice and low :]

[swt_catastrophe]

I do it and it is permanent if you go enough times (about 7 or 8) to completely kill the hair growth in that area. and from the first time doing it, you notice the hair takes longer to grow back and is finer and less than it was before. if you can afford it, it's a pretty great option although it hurts like a bitch.

the only downside is that you can't get a tan while you're doing the treatment, and if you get a tan you have to wait for it to go away before you can go back. so I haven't gone in since before I went to hawaii in march since I was tan then and all summer.
can't...be...tan...?
yeah, i definitely won't be doing this.
i love the sun too much.

[HelpMeSleep]

can't...be...tan...?
yeah, i definitely won't be doing this.
i love the sun too much.
haha. yeah, I love the sun too and I tan really easily and get really tan so it's pretty great. but during the winter, I'm pretty darn white so it's definitely no hardship for me to avoid the sun then. :-)

[immorehxcthanu]

Just had my brows waxed today, she did a really good job they're thin just like I like em. I will never get used to it though, I always tear up a little.

[mattmatumbo]

waxed my back once, and never again

[XXKILLXHANNAHXX]

waxed my back once, and never again
How hairy was it?

[mattmatumbo]

How hairy was it?

moderately

[XXKILLXHANNAHXX]

moderately
Oh ok.

[katekate]

I get a Brazilian wax every two weeks. It doesn't hurt anymore, but I don't like the sounds of sugaring. Just hop on all fours and let them stick and peel.
fuck how painful was it the first time you got it done?

Im considering doing it but i dunno if i could take the pain

[Fallinto_rhythm]

fuck how painful was it the first time you got it done?

Im considering doing it but i dunno if i could take the pain

it's like a two second thing. The top is the worse and if you move you bruise.

[4N6 science]

I wax...

[HelpMeSleep]

I wax...
please finish that sentence.

[4N6 science]

please finish that sentence.

finish for me, I want to see how creative you are.;-)

[silvercyanide]

finish for me, I want to see how creative you are.;-)


:-d

[HelpMeSleep]

finish for me, I want to see how creative you are.;-)
ohh but creativity's never been my strong suit. :-(

[4N6 science]

ohh but creativity's never been my strong suit. :-(

Alright well don't let that stop you. Just give it your best shot.

[argg_xo]

I wax...
my big hairy manly chest that gives me all my brute man strength. i do this to compensate for the BJ wallet i secretly carry in my pocket, so i can tell everyone i have a BJ in my pocket!

[mattmatumbo]

so anyways. did anyone find out what sugaring was?

[HelpMeSleep]

Alright well don't let that stop you. Just give it your best shot.

my big hairy manly chest that gives me all my brute man strength. i do this to compensate for the BJ wallet i secretly carry in my pocket, so i can tell everyone i have a BJ in my pocket!
Chelsea beat me to it and her sentence is pretty badass so you should just go with that.

[kaycey]

so anyways. did anyone find out what sugaring was?
well not me. you waxed your back!!!!!! , well don't be ashamed i once waxed something of mine too , i'll tell you what later:whisper: (all because of my ex) its not my crotch region though.

[argg_xo]

Chelsea beat me to it and her sentence is pretty badass so you should just go with that.
:highfive:

[June_Bug]

Doesn't seem bad. It sounds way better than wax that I know.

[4N6 science]

my big hairy manly chest that gives me all my brute man strength. i do this to compensate for the BJ wallet i secretly carry in my pocket, so i can tell everyone i have a BJ in my pocket!

hahahahah, I like it. That's really creative Chelsea!! :kiss:

[4N6 science]

Chelsea beat me to it and her sentence is pretty badass so you should just go with that.

Yeah I liked it. That's why we will get married someday!

[HelpMeSleep]

:highfive:
:highfive:

Yeah I liked it. That's why we will get married someday!
I know. I'm excited to be a guest. reception at ihop and everything. :-)

[4N6 science]

:highfive:


I know. I'm excited to be a guest. reception at ihop and everything. :-)

haha awesome!

[argg_xo]

hahahahah, I like it. That's really creative Chelsea!! :kiss:
i do my best! remember the generic e-shrine song?
:highfive:


I know. I'm excited to be a guest. reception at ihop and everything. :-)
since this is probably going to be strictly an AP wedding, you can be my maid of honor!

[HelpMeSleep]

since this is probably going to be strictly an AP wedding, you can be my maid of honor!
yes!! I'm excited!! =] don't make me wear anything too ugly - even though that's what brides do. haha :]

if I ever marry an ap.net member, you will of course get to be my maid of honor! :-)

[4N6 science]

i do my best! remember the generic e-shrine song?

since this is probably going to be strictly an AP wedding, you can be my maid of honor!

yeah I remember the e-shrine song, that was shear brilliance.

so who would be my man of honor?!?!

[argg_xo]

yes!! I'm excited!! =] don't make me wear anything too ugly - even though that's what brides do. haha :]

if I ever marry an ap.net member, you will of course get to be my maid of honor! :-)
i'd make you wear a betsey dress, of course!
yeah I remember the e-shrine song, that was shear brilliance.

so who would be my man of honor?!?!
dave!!

[HelpMeSleep]

yeah I remember the e-shrine song, that was shear brilliance.

so who would be my man of honor?!?!
you mean best man? :-p

i'd make you wear a betsey dress, of course!

dave!!
yesss! I was hoping for a betsey dress!! you are officially the coolest bride ever! :-)

and aww dave would be a cute "man of honor".

[4N6 science]

i'd make you wear a betsey dress, of course!

dave!!

that's who I was thinking.

you mean best man? :-p


yesss! I was hoping for a betsey dress!! you are officially the coolest bride ever! :-)

and aww dave would be a cute "man of honor".

Yes I meant man of honor, I mean best man. lol I wasn't thinking when I wrote that.

[argg_xo]

you mean best man? :-p


yesss! I was hoping for a betsey dress!! you are officially the coolest bride ever! :-)

and aww dave would be a cute "man of honor".
hahaha. i just realized he put man of honor instead of best man. awwwwww, that's cute.

[4N6 science]

hahaha. i just realized he put man of honor instead of best man. awwwwww, that's cute.

I'm glad you think I'm cute...

[argg_xo]

I'm glad you think I'm cute...
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[4N6 science]

COOKIE GAME!

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[argg_xo]

bub rub!

[4N6 science]

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[argg_xo]

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featuring lil sis!

[4N6 science]

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I'm bubb rubb and you be lil sis..

[argg_xo]

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