Experience Gentle Hair Removal w/ Sugaring in San Diego, CA
Humans have been fighting the fuzz since the dawn of time. We’ve come up with some clever ways to get hairless—we’ve tried cutting, waxing, and even dissolving it. But sometimes, the OG methods really are the best. Sugaring is a trusted, traditional, and trendy-again way to safely remove unwanted hair on even the most sensitive skin.
What is Sugaring?
Sugaring is an ancient and luxurious alternative to waxing, using just sugar, lemon, and water. The body-temperature paste adheres only to unwanted hair and dead skin, so you experience less irritation and redness. When it’s time to flick, we follow the natural direction of your hair growth. This means true hair removal from the root, fewer ingrown hairs, and refined hair texture over time.
Irresistible Benefits
What to Know Before You Go
For optimal results (and comfort), you’ll want to return for maintenance services on a monthly basis. This keeps the length and density in check, and makes it unnecessary for you to have to deal with the hair at home.
If you’re new to the game, or you got pressured into shaving, you will need at least 2 weeks of growth in any area you wish to sugar.
On the day of your appointment, please arrive a few minutes early, with clean, dry skin—no lotions or oils. Ibuprofen isn’t a bad idea for your first time, and we serve hard kombucha as well as Kavarita (a booze alternative) on tap here in our studio, which helps!
Ask and You Shall Receive: Sugaring FAQs
Once you are on a monthly maintenance routine, you will typically begin to see new growth about 2 weeks after a service. This batch of hair will be about a third of the full density, and will be softer and finer in texture. It needs about 2 more weeks of growth to be the ideal length for sugaring.
Yes! By every metric, sugaring beats waxing by a mile. Sugaring is less irritating and damaging to the skin, it doesn’t use chemicals, it has no risk of burning, it lasts longer, and it is completely organic. Not to mention it hurts a lot less!
There’s no way to avoid a little sting when you’re pulling hair from its follicle, but sugaring is generally found to be less painful than waxing. You will find that the pain lasts a few seconds after each flick, is only intense on a few spots, and will be completely gone when we wrap up. Your skin will be happy as soon as the process is done. And the results are definitely worth it! Your Swanky Sugarista is trained in pain assistance techniques, and will ensure you are as comfortable as possible.
If pain is a concern, we recommend taking an over-the-counter pain reliever before your appointment. We also serve hard kombucha and kava tea right here in our studio, which definitely helps take the edge off.
The Brazilian sugaring treatment includes removal of hair from the happy trail to the tail. Clients may opt to leave a strip, triangle, or custom shape on the mound, or take it all!
Time-Honored, Trend-Forward. Get Sugared!
We work hard to ensure that we are turning a potentially nerve-wracking experience into an uplifting, powerhouse moment. We are confident you will never look back after you settle into your new hair removal routine at Swanky Sugar. Book a seat in our treatment room today!