![]() If you get stuck, grab a warm washcloth from the towel cabbie, remove the sugar and start over. Remember to slow down to allow the sugar to seep into the follicle as well as prevent unnecessary pulling on longer hair. Immediately after flicking the sugar and hair, apply firm, comforting pressure with your support hand to significantly ease any discomfort. Even the slightest flattening of the fingertips causes a pulling sensation and discomfort to the client. Make sure your fingertips are straight up and down, at a 90-degree angle, when molding the sugar paste. Start with smaller, manageable sections as you’re perfecting your technique and when you have a client that is new to hair removal or has a low pain threshold. Use the thumb, pointer and/or middle finger to control and stretch the skin you’re sugaring. Begin sugaring the first quadrant or area, holding the skin taught and flat with your support hand to prevent bruising. Grab the amount of paste needed for the service you are providing, about the size of small lemon for a basic bikini, a medium lemon for a full Brazilian and a large lemon for extending to the inner or back of the thigh. This will allow you to easily change gloves and paste if needed. Apply a new clean glove on your sugaring hand, over the top of the existing glove. Then, lightly powder and begin your mold. To manage excessive perspiration, blot with a four by four immediately before you’re ready to sugar the area. Too much powder can cause the paste to get gummy or sticky. Failing to remove lotions or oils can cause challenges with the sugar paste removing hair effectively. ![]() Thoroughly cleanse the area to be sugared using a four by four with a low sudsing, antimicrobial or micellar cleanser. Then, repeat on the left side, and finish with the back side. For example, start with the right top of the inner thigh, and move to the lower abdomen, pubis mound, lower inner thigh and labia. Start from the outside of the body working your way in towards the midline. Work smarter not harder by developing an organized plan of removal. Put gloves on both hands and proceed with prepping the skin, observing the different directions of hair growth and planning the “grid” or pattern you’re going to follow based on your observation. For clients that have limited flexibility or can’t lie flat on their back, position them on their side with one leg in the “four” position and the other leg with the knee up, foot flat on the treatment table, switching sides as needed. Depending on client flexibility, this position may need to be adjusted. The buttocks should be about one quarter of the way from the end of the treatment table with legs in a “butterfly” position, knees out and soles of the feet touching. Position your client so the bikini area is close to your back bar and in the best light.
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