What is Sugaring?

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Body sugaring is a method of hair removal that started in ancient Egypt. It utilizes a ball of sugaring paste that is made with only three simple, all natural ingredients: sugar, lemon, and water. The sugaring ball is applied to the skin in the opposite direction of hair growth, and then flicked off the skin in the direction of growth for easy removal. Unlike waxing, body sugaring does not involve sticks or stripes and therefore produces less waste. 
Sugaring has recently become popular in the western countries and making this old tradition something “new” for the more all natural seekers. 

Body sugaring for hair removal started in Ancient Egypt around 1900 B.C., the women of Alexandria began practicing a form of sugaring similar to what we use today. It is believed that they made their paste out of a honey mixture, known as ‘moum’. Cleopatra herself used sugaring as her go-to hair removal method.

Around 500 B.C. the women of ancient Egypt and Greece became inspired by Alexander the Great, who often charged into battle hairless and clean-shaven. Overtime, being hairless became the gold standard of beauty. Women of the era were considered clean and sanitary if they removed their body hair. Not only did this include the hair we remove today, but the hair on their heads as well. Lack of hygienic products contributed to this hairless trend, because most women did not have access to them. Since odor is more manageable when body hair has been removed, sugaring was an effective way for women to control this issue. They also utilized the fact that the high sugar content of their paste inhibited bacterial growth.