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Sugaring Tips

Skin Care Tips & Sugaring in Salt Lake City


In the last several years, sugaring wax has become a common and popular service. Whether it’s the armpit, arms, upper lip, eyebrow or someplace more intimate, sugaring provides longer-lasting hair removal. For those who have never experienced sugar wax treatments, it can seem a bit daunting. If you are in the Salt Lake City area and would like to book a sugaring at our Sandy, UT location, please book online or call today! Below are a few before and after sugaring wax tips to help you better prepare.

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Pre-Sugaring Tips


  • Allow hair to grow out for 7-10 days or 1/6 inch (about the size of a fingernail). Do NOT trim or buzz (we will do it for you if needed). The more follicles/roots we can pull, the cleaner the results and the longer you can go between treatments.
  • If you have a low pain tolerance, try taking a pain reliever 30-45 minutes prior to appointment to minimize discomfort.
  • Try to schedule your first sugaring at a time when you feel rested and not stressed. Caffeine, nicotine and heavy alcohol consumption can make you feel over sensitive during your treatment.
  • Since your skin is typically more sensitive around your monthly cycle, it is recommended you schedule your appointment a few days before or after your cycle.
  • It is highly recommended that you avoid waxing and sugaring of any kind while taking Accutane due to the possibility of severe skin irritation and scarring.
  • If possible, wear loose fitting clothes.
  • Avoid tanning the treatment area before your sugaring appointment. Sugaring areas with sun burns or skin irritation may not be possible.
  • Avoid using lotions, oils and deodorants on the treatment areas.
  • Wait 2 to 4 weeks for sugaring treatments if you have had a glycolic (an alpha hydroxy acid), a salicylic acid (beta hydroxy acid) peel or if you are using Retin-A or Renova.
  • If possible, shower before your appointment. Depending on the type of treatment, undressing may be involved. We provide cleansing wipes for your convenience.
  • Remember to RELAX! During a sugaring wax treatment, it is not uncommon for clients to hold their breath or tense their body. While it might be easier said than done, breathing deeply and trying to relax will help you cope with the pain.

Post-Sugaring Tips


  • REMEMBER the first time is always the worst. Regular sugaring will reduce discomfort as well as hair growth.
  • Hands off. Keep hands away from touching freshly sugared skin, as this can promote skin irritation, small pimples, etc.
  • Do NOT shave between treatments. For the best long term results, stay consistent in the beginning with treatments every 4-6 weeks.
  • Avoid heavy exercise for at least 24 hours.
  • Avoid hot baths/showers, saunas, sun exposure and products for the first 24-48 hours.
  • Avoid tight fitting clothes for the first 24-48 hours.


  • Avoid moisturizers and lotions for 24 hours.
  • For sugaring treatments on your face, avoid make-up for 24 hours.
  • For underarm treatments, avoid Deodorant with aluminum for 24 hours.
  • Avoid using a bar soap; it leaves a film on the body that may cause ingrown hairs.
  • Ingrown hairs are common. To reduce ingrown hairs, begin to exfoliate 48 hours after service and use PFB Vanish, AHA accelerator or mild exfoliator, daily. This helps prevent ingrown hair. DO NOT exfoliate inside any folds or crevices. And DO NOT pick at ingrown hairs. Doing so may cause infections or worse.

Sugaring Hair Removal vs Waxing:

Body sugaring is the preferred hair removal method over waxing for many reasons, most notably it is typically less painful or irritating to the skin than body wax. Below are more details and differences:

  • Pulling WITH direction of hair
    One of the biggest differences between sugaring and waxing is that sugar is laid AGAINST the direction of the hairs natural growth and pulled WITH the direction of the hair. Whereas wax is the opposite; laid WITH the hair, and pulled AGAINST the hair. Pulling WITH the direction of the hair, as with Sugaring, results in more hairs being pulled from the hair follicle itself and way less hair breakage or ingrown hairs. Sugaring is ideal for sensitive skin; the risk of getting a rash is much lower (hardly ever) compared to waxing. Best of all, it results in longer lasting hair re-growth times!

  • Shorter hairs extracted
    During application, the sugar paste seeps into the hair shaft (grabbing hair deeper than wax ever could). This results in shorter hairs being extracted in addition to more hair follicles being pulled. You only have to have about 1/6 hair growth vs the 1/4 hair growth needed for waxing.

  • Cannot adhere to live skin
    Sugar paste cannot adhere to live skin cells. This means less discomfort for you & less trauma to your skin. Since wax can adhere directly to live skin cells, it has been known to remove more than just the hair, which makes waxing more painful & irritating (especially in the most sensitive areas like Brazilians). Sugaring does remove dead skin cells ? so as the hair is removed, your skin is also getting exfoliated - leaving you with silky smooth skin every time!

  • No hair left behind!
    Wax cannot be applied to an area more than twice before the skin is too damaged or sensitive to continue. Plucking the remaining hairs is your only option with wax. Since sugar paste cannot adhere to live skin, you can go over the hairs as much as you want with the same ball of sugar (which comes in handy for stubborn hairs).

  • All natural
    The sugar paste is made up of 100% pure and natural ingredients. Since it is water soluble, it is easier to clean up and won't leave you feeling sticky. Wax contains resins so chemical solvents are required to remove it?s residues (a painful process after just getting your hair pulled!). Sugar is only heated to room temp and cannot burn the skin (unlike wax). It is also more sanitary than waxing; by using the same ball of sugar, there is no double dipping and it's a natural antibacterial! The risk of infection is greatly reduced with sugaring.

  • Adjust to your pain tolerance
    Instead of using longer strips to remove large amounts of hair all at once, sugaring allows us to chip away at smaller areas. This is useful for persons with a lower pain tolerance (especially in the more sensitive areas). Waxing is typically done in one large strip per section (OUCH). But if you prefer to have it go faster with one full strip, sugaring can do that too! No matter the strip size, sugaring is typically faster than waxing (depending on your pain tolerance and the texture of your hair). Everyone's hair texture and pain tolerance is different, but you should be able to feel the difference between waxing and sugaring after your very first visit.

  • Not pain free, but it does get better every time!
    No matter what method of hair removal you use (sugaring, waxing, or even plucking), you are still essentially pulling hair; and pulling any amount of hair will always cause pain to some degree. Claiming that any hair removal technique could be "pain free" is simply not possible. Although with sugaring there is strong benefits (some already described above), which attribute to sugaring being the preferred method of hair removal over waxing; especially when it comes to the subject of pain.

    The biggest difference between the pain of waxing compared to sugaring begins with the material being used. Sugar is never heated above room temperature and cannot burn the skin like waxing. Sugar paste is also water soluble and simply cannot adhere to live skin cells... whereas wax can. Pulling a strip of wax which is partially attached to the skin can add immense amounts of un-needed pain to the hair removal process (not to mention the damage it does to your skin; bleeding, open wounds, infections and rashes or ingrown hairs).

    Another amazing reason sugaring can be less painful than waxing is the fact that sugaring results in more hair being pulled at the hair follicle level; which in turn leads to thinner hair (or even permanent baldness). The thinner the hair -- the less painful the process will be! Continual removal of hair at the follicle eventually damages the follicle badly enough that hair begins to either thin-out or becomes permanently bald in certain areas. Confused by this?... Think of your own head of hair to illustrate this point: If you were to pull a patch of hair (at the follicle level) from your own head over and over (GASP, please never do this)... eventually that patch of follicles would be so damaged that they would stop trying to repair themselves to produce more hair and a form of thinning and/or permanent baldness would eventually ensue in the affected area. When using professional sugar paste along with the correct technique; sugaring simply damages the follicle more than wax ever could. The more consistent your visits, the thinner and less stubborn your hair can become, and the more pleasant each experience can be!

  • If sugaring is so different than waxing, why use the term "Sugar Waxing" at all?
    We would love to never be associated with the term "waxing", other than to compare sugaring to waxing. Because the truth is, waxing and sugaring have nothing in common other than being different methods of hair removal (and their "Amber" color). Waxing has been the most widely marketed method of hair removal for a very long time and sugaring is simply behind in general public awareness. Because most people have never before heard of sugaring, they are typically searching for "Brazilian waxing near me" or "waxing salon near me" to find their closest hair removal provider. And even IF someone has heard of sugaring before, most think that sugar paste is just another form of wax (like "soft wax" or "hard wax"), so they search "sugar waxing near me" or "places that use sugar wax". The realization that sugar paste contains ZERO wax (or that the technique of sugaring is completely opposite from waxing) is something people learn only once they have been sugared. Most our clientele find us by word of mouth-- and this will most likely remain until sugaring is more well known. So in order to be found, or for our services to make sense to people, we must cater to the current knowledge within the industry, which is why we incorporate the term "waxing" in our marketing materials. One of our favorite things is when someone clicks on our website expecting to find a waxing salon and instead they discover sugaring. Typically their curiosity (and fear of painful waxing appointments) drives them to learn more and eventually schedule their first sugaring appointment! Eventually the hair removal industry will catch up... but until that time, we will continue to use the term "Sugar Waxing" intermittently throughout our marketing.

LeXee Garner - Master Esthetician


LeXee is a Master Esthetician who graduated from Skin Science with honors. Her passion for natural beauty fueled her desire to help others feel comfortable in their own skin and improve their self-confidence. She loves to perform chemical peels and sugaring as they offer same-day results, giving clients a quick beauty-boost when they most need it. LeXee is also a certified microblading artist and brings plenty of talent to the Hazelday Spa team.

LeXee works hard to make her clients feel comfortable, establishes easy-going relationships and encourages a positive environment. She looks forward to serving you at your next facial, sugaring or microblading appointment!

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Hazel Christiansen - Master Esthetician & Certified Alexandria Professional


Hazel is a Master Esthetician and a certified Alexandria Professional (Sugaring Hair Removal). Prior to becoming a Master Esthetician, Hazel knew she wanted to become a skin care professional, but it wasn't until her formal training began that she truly fell in love with the science of improving one's skin. Hazel completed her education in 2017, graduating from Skin Science Institute at the top of her class. Her dedication and passion for the profession earned her a spot at the Selarom Plastic Surgery and Medical Spa (an 8 week internship), where she furthered her skin care training under the guidance of industry experts.