What is Sugar Waxing?

Sugar wax is a hair removal method that suits any skin and hair type.

What makes it different?

Made of natural components and doesn’t cause an allergic reaction.
Effective on all types of hair, including thin and brittle hair. This is achieved through the selective stickiness of sugar wax, which grips hair firmly but doesn’t stick much to the skin.
The working temperature of sugar wax is between 38-40°C, which makes it safe for the skin and eliminates the chance of skin burns.
Extracts hair from the root. Has low ratio of torn hairs.
Reduces the hair regrowth rate.
Fewer chances of ingrown hair issues (it’s still important to follow aftercare recommendations).
Especially effective for bikini and Brazilian waxing.

What is the difference between sugar and hot wax?

Feature	Sugar Wax	Hot Wax
Ingredients	Made from sugar and other natural ingredients.	Made of artificial ingredients.
Application	Applied lukewarm with hands AGAINST hair growth.	Applied hot with tools like a spatula along the hair growth.
Hair Extraction	Extracts hair in the natural direction of growth.	Extracts hair against the direction of growth. This can often cause hair to break rather than be extracted, especially with brittle hair.
Skin Sensitivity	Not too sticky to the skin.	Firmly sticks to the skin, which can more easily damage sensitive skin.

If sugar waxing is so good, why hasn’t it replaced other hair removal methods like hot wax?

Sugar wax is capable of providing the best hair removal experience, but it does have a few trade-offs.

The sugar waxing technique requires a longer learning curve. For over 10 years, I have provided thousands of hair removal sessions, and I still continue to find new techniques and tricks with sugar paste. It took me about 2-3 years to feel comfortable and gain the level of confidence where I could service any type of skin or hair. Experience and skill have a big impact on the quality of the results with sugar waxing. In the wrong hands, sugar paste may work even worse than hot wax. For this reason, there are not that many skilled specialists who can conduct proper sugar waxing procedures.
Cost of material. Even though sugar paste is made from sugar, and sugar is not as expensive as hot wax, for example, the end product is still costly. Professional-grade sugar paste for waxing is not cheap and can be less cost-effective compared to hot wax.

What brand of sugar paste do you use?

I have run my own production brand for hair removal sugar paste Bare Care, for several years. The product was developed in New Zealand and later adapted for Australia. For this reason, I don’t need to worry much about the cost of sugar paste, and I don’t compromise the customer experience for the sake of saving on materials.