You should NEVER shave between bikini sugaring/waxing appointments. Anyone that tries to convince you otherwise is raising a major red flag! 🚩 Here’s why:
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It Totally Messes Up Your Schedule
The hair growth cycle is not uniform—hair grows at different rates. This means that it’s best to let your hair grow back completely to get a more suitable length of the shortest hair when the next appointment is due. When you shave, you bring the shortest hairs back to a length that might be difficult to work with at the sugaring or waxing appointment.
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It Changes The Texture Of Your Hair
When you get sugared, your hair is pulled out from the root instead of cut sharply at the surface as it would be with a razor.
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The Results Aren’t As Permanent
Sugaring provides smoother and longer-lasting results than shaving does. With a sugaring/waxing, clients can expect to be totally hair-free for one to two weeks. Shaving, on the other hand, really only gives you a day or two before nasty stubble grows in and you have to whip out the razor again.
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It Can Cause Nasty Ingrown Hairs (Ouch!)
Ingrown hairs look gross (not to mention hurt like hell) and are at risk of becoming infected. These can still happen after a sugaring or waxing session, but are far more common when you shave!)
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Sugaring & Waxing Slow Down and Reduce Hair Growth
Hair also grows back much thinner, thus making it easier to remove and less painful when waxed. Shaving just one time in between will negate all that is gained from waxing and can further irritate follicles which can cause ingrown hair. So, no, we don’t advise shaving in between.
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It Will Make Their Next Sugaring Treatment More Uncomfortable
That “uncomfortable” means “painful.” The hair follicle is tough, and it usually takes a few appointments before it weakens and it becomes easier to remove the hair from the root. Tough follicles equal more difficult hair removal, longer sugaring sessions, and more pain. This is another very good reason to resolve to ditch the razor for good once you start sugaring!
