Salon Michele Marie is proud to offer Alexandria Professional Sugaring, which is a kinder way of removing hair from the body.  Sugaring is very popular on the east coast and gaining popularity on the west coast.  Seattle, for instance, has grown from one sugaring establishment to over ten and continues to gain popularity.  It is interesting to note these salons do nothing but hair removal using sugar. 

The earliest references to hair removal from the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt and Greece.  Hair on the body was considered to be unclean by the upper class.  The British Museum's famed Department of Egyptology displays copper and bronze razor and tweezers from as far back as 190 B.C.

What are the advantages of Sugaring?

• Pure and Natural Ingredients  -  Sugaring paste is made from 100% natural ingredients with no testing on animals and no harmful side effects caused by allergic reaction.  It is so natural  you can EAT it!
• It is Not as Hot as Wax  -  Wax must be heated to a high degree in order to become liquefied.  It can cause swelling in the tissues and long-term use can break down the underlying connective tissues, especially in the lip and brow area.
• It Does Not Stick to the Skin  -  Wax has been known to remove more than just the hair, since it can adhere directly to live skin cells, which can make waxing painful and irritating.  Wax should not be applied to an area more than twice at one setting to avoid removing skin.  Sugar cannot adhere to live skin cells.  Live cells are wet, and because sugar is water soluble, it will not adhere to live skin cells.  It will extract the hair, without causing skin damage or irritation.
• Can Extract Very Short Hairs  -  Wax products require at least 14 to 21 days of growth before treatment when a client is shaving.  With sugar, it requires less than 1/16^th of an inch or 4 to 7 days growth, after shaving.
• It Will Not Break As Many Hairs  -  One of the most common problems waxers face is early regrowth due to broken hairs.  Waxing can leave 15-30% breakage behind.  This problem is usually caused not by the aesthetician, but by the wax used.  Since wax hardens on the hair, it has the tendency to break it off at the surface, rather than pull it out.  With sugar, the paste wraps around the hair shaft making it pliable, while seeping below the mouth of the follicle and lubricating the hair to make the extraction more complete and gentle.  The hair is "eased" out of the follicle only in the natural direction of growth, which helps to extract the hair intact.  Because of the direction of extraction, the client feels little, if any discomfort.
• Can Lead to Permanency  -  After a number of treatments, the hair follicle begins to deplete.  The hair growth is more refined each time.  Because sugar can extract the shortest hair, it is possible to extract hair in the earliest growth phase, which can lead to permanency.