sugaring
4.2
To remove body hair by putting on and pulling off a sticky sugar paste
- noun
- /ˈʃʌɡərɪŋ/
- Specialized
:
depilación con azúcar
- The ancient Egyptians considered pubic hair uncivilized and removed it with razors made of flint or bronze, or by a practice still used today called sugaring.
Examples
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A complete body sugaring?
Fiction book (1995) -
After sugaring, my skin felt smooth and free of hair for weeks.
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How much would you pay for a depilatory body sugaring?
Fiction book (1995) -
Many people prefer sugaring as a natural method to remove unwanted body hair at salons.
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During the session, the esthetician explained how sugaring is a gentle method for hair removal.
Synonyms
epilation
vssugaring
8.8
To remove hair from the skin, for example by waxing or shaving
uses a sticky paste applied and pulled off to remove hair
8.2
To remove hair from the body or face
focuses on removing hair by applying then pulling off a sticky paste
How Painful
electrolysis
3
7.4
3
7.4
waxing
6
3.9
6
3.9
sugaring
- Specialized
depilatory
1
8.7
- Specialized
1
8.7
shaving
40
1.0
40
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sugaring comes from the word sugar, which itself came from an old Indian word sharkara meaning 'sand' because sugar was first known as tiny crystals. In hair removal, sugaring uses a sticky sugar paste that grabs and pulls out hair, so the name describes using sugar to remove hair.