I've seen a couple of posts lately from Sugarists who have clients complaining about how the molding of the paste is painful. I want to address this, because, as I tell my students, "If it hurst when you are molding, you are doing it wrong!". It's super important to ask your client how things feel, but also, watch their face. If they are wincing when you are molding, then you probably need to adjust. Some clients don't know it's not supposed to hurt, and some clients feel bad telling you that it hurts. I'm going to go over the most common reasons for pain during application and how to fix them.
First, if you press too hard DOWN on the skin while you are molding it can cause extra micro-circulation, redness and yes... pain to your client. There are a lot of things to watch for and think about when you are applying the paste, but if your client's skin is getting very red and they are telling you it hurts while you apply, then try lightening your pressure and allowing the paste to glide onto the skin and up into the follicles.
Next if you WIPE the paste on with your pads of your fingers, it can pull the hair and cause discomfort to your client. Make sure to use just the tips of your fingers to apply the paste and push it up into the follicles like in the picture above.
Another common reason for pain during the application process is the paste you are using might be TOO FIRM. I understand that, especially when you are learning, you might need to use a firmer paste but try adding even a bit of softer paste to your ball and see if that helps. If you must use the firmer paste, then mold slower.
That takes me to my next reason for pain during paste application, MOLDING TOO FAST. I know that time is money, but it is actually costing you time by molding too fast and hurting your client as well. Molding too fast can lead to missed hairs, and it takes longer to go back over areas then to get all the hairs with the first strip! When you mold slowly, you give the paste time to melt into the follicles, so it gets all the hair, and it doesn't pull the client's hair and skin.
If your client is fine until you end your mold, that means you are probably molding straight into hair and lifting off PULLING THE HAIR. You want to try to end your molds on bare skin so there is no hair to pull. I mostly work from the top of the area I'm sugaring down, so that when I mold, I am molding where I just removed the hair, and it doesn't pull.
Finally, the LENGTH OF HAIR matters. If your client's hair is much longer than a quarter of an inch it is going to pull their hair while applying the paste. Too long of hair is also going to cause more breakage and make it more likely to get stuck. The paste can't get into the follicles and remove the hair the way it is meant to when there is a lot of long hair in the way. It also gums up your paste and causes most Sugarists to use more paste.
It's worth adjusting your technique to ensure a more comfortable service for your client. Being the Sugarist that your clients trust to mold the paste painlessly and cause less irritation to their skin is only going to lead to more referrals, and more client retention. If you try some of these tips, leave a message and tell me how it works!
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