Sugaring Classes: Discover the Sweet Hair Removal Service

Your dark, thick body hair is bothersome. You don’t love the way you look, but waxing irritates your sensitive skin. Is there a hair removal option that better suits you?

Aspiring estheticians can learn how to provide enjoyable, painless sugaring hair removal services that offer a long-lasting result with finer hair growth, leaving clients satisfied with their skin. 

Learn about sugaring classes, why they’re highly sought after, and what you’ll learn from becoming a trained sugaring esthetician.

Table of Contents

• Why Should You Consider Sugaring Classes?
• Why Might Clients Prefer Sugaring To Waxing?
• Do All Estheticians Take Sugaring Classes? 
• 7 Key Takeaways You’ll Learn in Our Sugaring Classes
• Become a Certified Sugaring Esthetician with Spectrum Advanced Aesthetics

Sugaring classes are a popular and more natural hair removal technique that clients might prefer because it offers a gentler alternative to traditional waxing.

During a sugaring class, estheticians learn more than how to apply a sugar paste to a client’s body. If you choose to take body sugaring classes, you can expect:

• Theory and practice: Your class may cover learning about sugaring roots, the natural ingredients involved in making sugaring paste, and understanding skin types, hair growth cycles, and contraindications of an effective sugaring application.
• Hands-on training: You’ll receive hands-on training in making a sugar paste, applying it using various techniques for different areas of the body, and removing it.
• Troubleshooting: You’ll learn about common challenges associated with sugaring and how to fix them.

Spectrum Advanced Aesthetics offers classes for aspiring estheticians with hands-on training to teach the art of body sugaring and offers you the experience you need to be a successful esthetician.

Although sugaring is a bit more expensive than traditional waxing, clients might prefer sugaring over waxing because the sugar mix used is more natural and environmentally friendly than wax, making it a desirable hair removal method. 

While both options remove body hair by quickly pulling the hair from the root, a sugar paste is applied against the direction of hair growth and removed in the direction of hair growth to limit hair follicles from breaking in half.

Waxing has a handful of contraindications that might negatively affect a client, including:

• Taking acne medications
• Skin infections
• Bruising or abrasions
• Sunburn
• Beeswax allergy
• Skin disorders
• Diabetes
• Varicose veins 

Although sugaring adheres to warnings for similar contraindications, sugaring is the better option for sensitive skin and offers many benefits, making it highly desired by many clients.

Benefits of Sugaring

The greatest and most obvious benefit of sugaring is that it offers a softer, hair-free appearance. Other benefits include:

• Gentle exfoliation
• Natural and hypoallergenic ingredients
• Reduces ingrown hairs
• Long-lasting results
• Minimal pain
• Reduction of fine hair growth
• Easy to remove residue
• Suitable for sensitive skin
• Improves the overall appearance of skin

Esthetics is an industry that encompasses many different services – a popular option being hair removal. There are many hair removal techniques estheticians can learn and offer, and with the demand for hair removal services being highly sought after by clients, becoming certified in sugaring could be a great benefit.

To do so, you must:

• Become a licensed esthetician by completing a state-approved training program with a minimum number of hours of training.
• Pass a licensing exam, pay the necessary fees, and apply for your license through your practicing state.
• Complete sugaring classes taught by skilled and certified instructors.

Is Sugaring Easy To Learn?

Body sugaring requires some technical skills, like the precise way the sugar scrub is laid on a client’s body, applied, and removed. Surprisingly, many estheticians struggle to perfect this skill.

Taking advantage of a program that offers sugaring classes that include hands-on training, perfecting techniques, how to conduct a skin analysis, and aftercare instruction under a certified instructor is the best route to becoming an effective sugaring esthetician. 

Spectrum Advanced Aesthetics is a Portland-based esthetician school offering hands-on sugaring classes that teach you the art of a hair removal technique many clients are seeking. Contact us today to get started.

#1: Safety and Hygiene 

When done by a trained professional, sugaring is considered a safe, effective, and hygienic hair removal process. However, learning the right protocols is key.

• Keep everything clean: Sugaring pots and tools should be clean, free of residue, and properly stored. Estheticians should create a fresh sugaring paste for every client and each area of their body to prevent cross-contamination. Estheticians should also wear gloves to maintain hygiene during the sugaring process.
• Practice safety and precautions: Estheticians should talk through different skin sensitivities, know about contraindications, ensure proper hair length for optimal results, and educate clients on proper aftercare following their sugaring experience.

#2: Contraindications

Estheticians will learn a handful of contraindications associated with sugaring, including:

• Medications
  
  • Accutane
  • Antibiotics
  • Steroids
  • Topical retinoids or vitamin C
• Recent treatments
  
  • Chemical peels
  • Laser skin resurfacing
  • Chemical depilatories
• Skin conditions
  
  • Sunburn or irritated skin
  • Open wounds, rashes, sores, or blisters
  • Eczema or psoriasis
  • Varicose veins
  • Skin sensitivity
• Others
  
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding
  • Chemotherapy
  • Recent tanning or piercings
  • Recent surgery
  • Allergies 

#3: Preparation and Client Consultations

Before beginning a sugaring session, estheticians should conduct a client consultation, perform a skin analysis, and prepare the client for their experience. 

You’ll learn how to discuss client goals and conduct and review a skin analysis to determine what treatment or products best suit their skin to minimize discomfort. You’ll also learn and review any contraindications a client might have for safe and effective sugaring. 

Lastly, estheticians will learn what to tell clients to do prior to a sugaring session and take all hygiene and safety precautions before beginning the treatment.

#4: Sugaring Supplies 

Estheticians will need a handful of supplies and products for a successful sugaring treatment, including:

• Ingredients to create a sugaring paste or a pre-made paste
• Gloves for hygiene and protection
• Sugaring applicator tool for applying the sugaring paste
• Clean cloths or towels for clean up
• Cleansers to remove any paste residue
• Moisturizer to soothe and hydrate the skin after the sugaring treatment
• Exfoliant to prevent ingrown hairs and promote smooth skin

#5: Sugaring Techniques

The first step in a sugaring session is to ensure your workspace is clean and sanitized, including disinfecting the client’s skin and the sugaring area. To perform a sugaring treatment, estheticians will:

1. Take ¼ - ⅓ cup of sugar paste in a gloved hand and roll and knead it until it firms up.
2. Apply the sugar paste using the side of your hand (or a tool) and lay it down on the client’s skin.
3. Flip the direction in which you applied the sugar paste to remove the client’s hair.
4. Repeat as necessary.
5. Clean the treated area(s).
6. Exfoliate and moisturize the treated area(s).

Different areas of the body might require slightly different techniques. A skilled and trusted aesthetics program will teach you any specifics you should know so you can provide an effective sugaring hair removal treatment to every client.

Common Areas for Hair Removal

The face is an ideal spot for sugaring because of the fine hair and delicate skin found here, but you can perform sugaring treatments nearly anywhere on the body, including:

• Arms and legs
• Back and chest
• Bikini and Brazilian areas

During sugaring classes, estheticians will learn how to consider skin and hair types to determine which areas of a client’s body are ideal for sugaring treatments.

#6: Aftercare and Troubleshooting

One of the great benefits of sugaring is that with regular sessions, hair may become finer and sparse over time. To maintain smooth skin, most clients schedule regular sugaring appointments every four to six weeks, but how long your results last will vary based on many factors, including:

• Hair type
• Hair thickness
• Hair growth rate

Many claim sugaring is not painful, but the sugared area might feel tender following the treatment. You can apply hydrocortisone cream or a cool compress to alleviate the tenderness and take over-the-counter pain relievers for swelling.

For the first 24 hours post-sugaring, it's recommended to avoid:

• Direct sunlight
• Activities that involve swearing
• Swimming or soaking in water
• Shaving and removing stray hairs

#7: Advice for Your Business 

The hair removal process is a repeat service that offers the potential to build long-lasting relationships with repeat clientele. At Spectrum Advanced Aesthetics, we offer programs that allow aspiring estheticians to learn a wide variety of treatments and techniques to best serve the largest possible population. However, if a niche business in sugaring sounds appealing, you can do that, too.

It's important to acquire the skills and professionalism so you can price yourself competitively and earn a profit. To do this, see what other estheticians in your area are offering and at what price so you can remain competitive in the field.

As sugaring continues to be a sought-after esthetician service, it’s important that the necessary training and certifications are completed so you can offer top-tier sugaring services to your clients.

Spectrum Advanced Aesthetics is a premier aesthetics school in Portland, offering sugaring classes as part of our entry-level program. You’ll receive classroom training and get hands-on experience to become a skilled sugaring specialist.

If you don’t need to take a full aesthetics program, Spectrum also offers sugaring classes as a stand-alone training. Let us help you take your esthetician skills to the next level — start sugaring classes today.