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Tired of shaving your legs every day? Try shugaring legs – a great way to permanently get rid of unwanted vegetation, and this can be done both in the salon and without leaving home. The main thing is to prepare properly.
What is leg shugaring
Many believe that this technique is less painful, less traumatic, and there is less risk of ingrown hairs.
With the help of sugar, you can depilate any part of the body, but leg sugaring is the most popular salon procedure in this segment, especially in summer. Putting on open dresses, shorts, swimwear, of course, you want to show perfectly smooth legs and at the same time not wield a razor every day, so the popularity of shugaring increases closer to the warm season.
Some girls and women prefer to get rid of excess vegetation on their own and have succeeded so much in this matter that they can quickly do a shugaring of their legs completely (shins, knees, thighs), like real pros.
How to prepare for leg waxing with sugar paste
No matter how and wherever you do the procedure – in the salon or at home on your own, whether you remove hair only to the knees or completely, you need to prepare for leg shugaring so as not to encounter the problem of ingrown hairs or folliculitis later.
Healthy-Food expert Maria Nevskaya recommends:
A week before the procedure, do a gentle peeling to remove dead cells of the stratum corneum. For example, with Garnier’s Precious Beauty Scrub
Three days before sugaring your legs, apply a moisturizing, emollient lipid restorative morning and evening to restore barrier properties and prevent dryness.
Avoid solarium, sunbathing, rubbing the depilation area with clothes to avoid irritation after the procedure.
How is leg shugaring
For those who have never gotten rid of hair with sugar caramel on their own, it is better to do the first shugaring of the legs with the master. We will tell you how it goes so that it is clear what you have to deal with. There are several methods for sugar depilation of the legs (and not only them). In all cases, the sequence and rules are the same: the paste is applied against hair growth and removed with a sharp movement in the opposite direction. But there are nuances.
Bandage technique
Manual technique
Spatula technique
The spatula technique is close to manual, with the difference that the composition is distributed and removed not with fingers, but with a spatula – and this requires special skill.
How to care for the skin of the legs after shugaring
We have put together a small collection of body products with moisturizing and soothing properties – such cosmetics will always come in handy for skin care in between procedures.
Soothing Body Milk with Bifido Complex and Oat Milk, Garnier
The bifido complex is responsible for optimizing the water balance and strengthening the protective barrier of the skin, and oat milk helps sensitive skin to find a feeling of comfort and calmness.
Multi-repairing spray for children and adults Cicaplcast B5, La Roche-Posay
The light formula with an impressive composition helps to moisturize the skin and restore the skin barrier. Contains panthenol, mannose, copper, manganese, madecassoside and La Roche-Posay thermal water.
Moisturizing body milk Lait Corporel, Biotherm
Light, fast-absorbing milk with thermal plankton extract moisturizes the skin and gives it a fresh citrus scent.
Moisturizing lotion for dry and very dry skin of the face and body, CeraVe
The fragrance-free product perfectly solves the problem of dry skin, supporting its barrier functions due to the composition with hyaluronic acid and a combination of ceramides.
Body milk “Precious milk of beauty”, Garnier
If you love oils, you might like this milk with argan, macadamia, almond and rose oils that give the skin the smoothness and softness of silk.
How often do you need to do shugaring legs
Summary results
How is shugaring of the legs done?
Sugaring of the legs completely involves the removal of hair from the areas of the lower leg, knees and thighs – the bikini area is not included. The duration of the procedure is on average 30-40 minutes. For example, a shin can be treated in minutes.
What is the best leg shugaring technique?
The classic leg shugaring technique is manual. The paste is applied and removed by hand using small progressive movements. Techniques can be mastered over time and even mastered masterfully, however, for acquaintance with shugaring and home practice, the bandage technique, which involves the use of strips of fabric or paper, is better suited. With their help, it is much easier to remove hair in one go, having treated a relatively large area of skin at once.