Hair Removal

At Nabu we offer both Waxing, the traditional form of hair removal, as well as a deluxe technique called Sugaring.

What is Body Sugaring?

Body sugaring is an ancient Egyptian method of hair removal using a 100% natural paste of sugar, lemon and water. Our freehand method is safe and hygienic for all skin types as the sugar paste is never re-used and we will only ever put a clean implement into the jar of paste.

Your technician will apply the sugar paste by hand against your hair growth so that when the hair is removed in a flicking motion it’s pulled out by the follicle in the direction of hair growth. This drastically reduces the occurrence of hair breakage, painful ingrown hairs, and also allows us to remove smaller, harder to grab hairs.

Sugaring vs Other Forms of Hair Removal

	SUGARING	WAXING	IPL
Length of Hair	Removes hair as short as 1.5mm	5mm - 15mm	1-2mm
Hair Type	All Hair Types	All Hair Types	Not Effective for all types
Pain Factor	Nil or very little	HIGH	MODERATE - HIGH depending on area
All Natural Product	YES	NO	NO
Risk Factor	Minimal	MODERATE	MODERATE - HIGH
Skin Types	All including ecsma, etc	Selective	Very Selective
Mess Factor	NONE - water soluble	Oily, sticky	Undefined
Cost	Moderate	Moderate	HIGH
Level of Permanence	HIGH - virtually hair free in 6-12 months	Moderate - might become hair free but would take years	No guarantees, works on some not on others
Time Between Treatments	4-8 weeks	4 weeks	4 weeks

Pre and Post Sugar Care

Sugar paste is safe for all skin types, even the most sensitive! Since the sugar never adheres to live skin cells, only the dead cells will be removed acting as a gentle exfoliation, which is why we ask that you not exfoliate your skin the day before your service. You should also avoid using any creams or lotions on the day of your appointment.

Between sugaring appointments it’s important to keep the sugared areas exfoliated and moisturized, although exfoliation should not be done until 24 hours after sugaring. Ask your technician what exfoliation and moisturizing system would be best for you.

Things to avoid after your appointment: