The earliest reference to hair removal came from the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt and Greece. Early writings out of Mesopotamia tell of kings asking that maidens be brought to them "clean and smooth", that is hairless.
Egyptian writings describe how slave girls, serving the Pharaoh, were expected to remove body hair. Hairy arms and bodies were considered socially to be unclean.
During the time of the Turkish (Ottoman) Empire, the harem was an important part of court life, and the removal of body hair was considered an art. The tradition has been handed down through the generations, and certain Arabic people still practice total body hair removal, especially prior to their wedding night.
Body sugaring diminishes hair growth quite rapidly. Live skin is left healthy because the application of sugar does not involve excessive heat as found in waxing. The high temperature required in waxing can result in injury to live skin cells. Sugar only sticks to dead skin cells and hair. Usually it will take from 4-6 weeks for hair to grow back, depending on the client and the type of hair.
Waxing or Body Sugaring?
Waxing can burn the
live skin where sugaring cannot, because sugar is warmed to only 103
degrees.
Sugar attaches only to dead skin cells and hair, leaving the skin smooth
and soft.
In addition to removing the fear of skin damage and therefore eliminating
residual pain, the client is far more comfortable during the sugaring
process.
Waxing breaks more hair than sugaring.
Sugaring results show over 60% of the hair bulbs are removed, whereas
waxing results in only about 12% of bulbs removed.
This results in slower hair growth, requiring fewer treatments, and in
weaker hair growth, making the hair easier to remove.