Sometimes, when clients are new to sugaring, they may not see the smooth results they desire right away which may be disappointing to some who do not understand the hair growth cycle and the way hair removal works. This article helps to clear up all the possible reasons behind it to give you a better understanding on what causes it and also the hope of knowing that the results you see will get better. 

1. Uneven Hair Growth 

     Your hairs on any surface of skin are always at different stages of growth. (I will explain these stages in greater depth in another blog post). But typically, some are already detached from the root of the hair follicle and ready to fall out with a new hair coming up right behind it. Some are just below the surface of the skin or just above and some may still be attached to the follicle roots but may be of reasonable length above the surface of skin. 

     If you look at your hairs closely, you might see a lot of shorter hairs growing in between the longer ones. This is very common among persons who shave, trim or use depilatory creams. Unfortunately, most times these hairs are too short to be picked up by the sugar paste and thus they remain. The hairs that are just below the surface of the skin (which you cannot see) or at the brink of the surface also cannot be extracted and this means you can sugar today, and tomorrow you may see hairs poking out, resulting in faster regrowth. Sometimes the amount of hair that regrows at any given time can fluctuate due to these different growth patterns. 

     This phenomenon can happen for a while in your first few sugaring sessions but typically eventually improves going forward. As you continue to sugar, more and more hairs will be in the growth (anagen) phase where the hair is still attached to the root of the hair follicle, which ideally is between 2-4 weeks after being removed for most persons (some may take longer). This means that most of the hair will be taken out at the same anagen stage and thus will be more concurrent in regrowth. This will prolong your hair-free results and will enable you to get the smooth look that you desire right away! 

2. Congested Skin 

     When the skin is dry, flaky and congested with dead skin cells, this may make the hairs harder to be extracted. This is why it is so important to exfoliate 2 days before your sugaring appointment and even afterwards to relieve it of those dead skin cells to help free up the hairs to make way for easier extraction. If you have a bathtub, soaking in dead sea salt the day of your appointment helps not only to detoxify the skin but it also softens it making the hairs easier to be removed. 

3. Strong Hair Follicles 

     If you have never waxed or sugared, in other words removed hair from the roots and have been shaving, trimming or using depilatory creams then it means that your follicle walls are as strong as can be. When you continuously remove hair from the root, the hair follicles are perpetually being destroyed and weakened leading to both finer hair texture and easier hair removal going forward. 

4. Breaking of Hairs 

     Some people’s hairs are very fragile due to deficiencies within the body. As a result, the hairs break off at the point of tension leaving behind little stubbles. Ensure that you are eating a healthy balanced diet to get all of the necessary nutrition needed. Sometimes having oil, moisture and/or sweat on the skin makes it difficult for the sugar to properly stick to the hairs for it to be properly removed. Typically, the esthetician thoroughly cleanses and then preps the skin with powder to de-oil and keep the skin and hairs dry. However, there are some persons who sweat continuously which can make the hairs a little more difficult to remove leading to hair breakage( in some instances) especially if the sweating is really difficult to keep under control. 

     In general, the first time or first few times you sugar, you may have hair remaining after, but the results improve as you continue to sugar and do what is necessary to care for your skin such as exfoliating regularly and MOISTURIZING! Moisturizing the skin daily helps to keep it soft and supple making the hairs slide out easier. This is not to say that if it is your first time sugaring you will not get exceptional results. Always keep in mind that not everyone is the same and there are many first timers who see great results in terms of getting all the hair out and even having awesome results with slower regrowth. There are always exceptions. So now that these have been pointed out, I hope that this would have cleared up those puzzling thoughts in your head and would have set the tone for more realistic expectations during your sugaring hair removal journey. In most cases, seeing the best results means, keeping up with appointments, doing proper homecare and being patient!