Natural Sugar Wax Kit

Nad’s Natural sugar wax kit worked so much better for me than almost all other wax products I’ve tried. The wax itself grips extremely well - even on short hairs - and is very pleasant and gentle. My skin is super sensitive and breaks easily, yet it didn’t even leave redness, unlike other products. It does usually require a 10 second zap in the microwave before use, but i do live in a cooler area, so those up in QLD and NT probably wouldn’t need to worry. The kit has everything needed, including a lovely bar of all natural pre-wax soap, which is a nice addition.

I got this as part of the beautorium and I'm not sure how I feel about it to be honest. I used it on my bikini and this is the first time I used sugar wax. I normally use hard wax and compared to hard wax it is painful, I think I have opened the gates of hell. No joke. It does have one advantage over hard wax despite the pain though – it rips everything out in one go and not only that you can continue to use the same strip over other areas, meaning you don't need as much product and it gets the job done faster. I suppose it depends on your tolerance of pain, whether you'd prefer less but longer bouts of pain (hard wax) or more but shorter bouts of pain (sugar wax). I think I prefer hardwax for my bikini line. I also tried it on my stomach, which seems to work fine. It was far more tolerance than my sensitive areas...

Looking for fun things to keep myself busy whilst practicing social distancing I decided to wax my husbands back. I like that this does'nt have to be heated, when using wax on someone else it's hard to know what their comfort levels are and if it's too hot it will add even more discomfort to the waxing process. However this can still be heated briefly in the microwave to soften it. It was too thick and a big glob of it stuck to his skin when I first tried to use it, but after 10 seconds in the microwave it was easier to spread it thinly and it effectively removed all of hubby's back hair. I think this is more environmentally friendly than other hair removal options. Their is a small bar of soap to clean your skin beforehand that will get used up, the spatula's are wooden, the cotton strips can be washed and reused, and of course the sugar wax and my mans ginger hair stuck in it are biodegradable. I tend to use prepackaged strips to wax myself but I think I will switch to using this on my legs when I am out and about again.

I had been wanting to buy Nad's Natural Sugar Wax after reading about the product on the Internet but unfortunately could not find it sold anywhere in the Perth stores. So imagine my delight when Beauty Heaven had it listed in May's Beautorium :). This product comes in a 370ml white plastic tub with a yellow plastic screw top lid. It is sold in a box which includes 6 wooden applicators, 10 re-useable cotton strips and a small square of naturally derived pre-wax cleansing soap. The sugar wax looks like honey and smells very sweet. It has a consistency of thick toffee which is just about to set. Today being 18C, I really should have warmed the jar in a bowl to make the wax easier to pick up on the applicator but I still managed to get some of the wax onto it despite its thick nature and apply it to my skin. The pre-wax cleansing soap is white and has a lovely fragrance of Lavender. As instructed, I used this to cleansed my skin, then dried the area with a towel before applying the wax. I did note that the cardboard box that contains the soap is plastic coated so the soap can still be returned to it even if the soap is wet from use. The cotton strips are fairly long and wide and made of 100% tight woven cotton which can be washed and reused quite a number of times. The strips have raw edges so during use, a bit of fraying of the material occurs. The wooden applicators have the appearance of wooden tongue depressors that doctors use when they want to look down your throat. I found the application of the wax fairly easy as the product sticks to the skin well. Upon applying a cotton strip over the product, pressing down to smoothen and then removing against the direction of the hair growth, I found that most of my hairs were removed. The only ones remaining were hairs that were shorter than 3mm long. I was able to use the same strip with the same amount of wax on it, over and over again on different areas of my skin. Each time the wax was able to remove more hairs until the amount of wax on the strip was too little to be effective. I like this product a lot and I find it good value. I notice that the removal of the sugar wax strip is also so much gentler on my skin than ordinary wax strips that need to be warmed between the hands prior to application. Admittedly, the latter is more effective at removing all the hair in one go whereas the former may take more than one go in the same area to remove all the hairs. However, the Nad's Natural Sugar Wax Kit comes up top in comparison to tub wax kits that require heating because I find the latter too difficult to use and messy. I have never been able to get normal waxes at the correct temperature for application and I'm not fond of waxes that need an oil to remove the residue. I will definitely purchase Nad's Natural Sugar Wax again because of its "No heat" requirement, gentleness, effectiveness, simplicity of use and cleanup. For the price compared to other Brands of tub wax, I find it very reasonable. Thank you, Beauty Heaven, for having this product in May's Beautorium !!!