Halawa

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Halawa (also Turkish agda called, the operation is as sugars or in English sugaring , Sugar Waxing and Persian Waxing hereinafter) is the designation for a epilierendes hair removal means, which usually consists of sugar and lemon juice is produced.

In Germany the term "Halawa" is a trademark protected by Aliki Gath . The manufacture and sale of sugar pastes for dehairing with this name is therefore reserved for this company only.

Composition and properties

The mass consists essentially of sugar water and citric acid. The sugar paste can be made by heating sugar and water with the addition of citric acid. Citric acid catalyzes the breakdown of sucrose into its components fructose and glucose ( invert sugar ).

Occasionally other organic acids are also used, e.g. B. salicylic acid . A mass of invert sugar, caramelized sugar and citric acid is obtained which is syrupy when warm, but viscous after cooling.

Hair removal

Halawa is either brushed onto the area to be depilated and then pulled off with the hair, or the hair is removed with fingers to which some halawa has been applied. The skin is less traumatized by the sugar paste, as it does not stick to living skin cells like the wax, and warm wax is often kept at too high a temperature. The sugar is carried out in the direction of growth of the hair, which is why the hair does not tear off. This results in less ingrown hair.

In the Orient , depilation with a sugar paste has long been a known method alongside thread epilation . The Islam writes to believers regular depilation of the body, especially the armpits and the genital area before. Since body hair is often thicker and stronger in the population of the Middle East and North Africa than in northern and East Asian peoples, other methods of body hair removal such as plucking with tweezers have not been able to establish themselves in the long term.

As with all methods of epilation , hair growth slows down after a halawa application. Therefore, the skin remains smooth longer than with depilation (e.g. shaving ) and the application intervals can be increased. Furthermore, the hair that grows back is thinner, less noticeable and softer.

practice

Since it is time-consuming to make at home, several women who are friends or relatives sometimes gather in the Orient to cook Halawa / sugar paste and do beauty care together. In Arab countries, however, hair removal is also a source of income especially for older women who have specialized in this method. Epilation with halawa / sugar paste is also carried out in hammams , it is part of the oriental bathing culture.

Due to its properties, sugaring is particularly suitable for depilation in the genital area ( Brazilian waxing ). If you have sensitive skin, you can make the sugar paste yourself in order to avoid reactions to additives.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Register information - Halawa. German Patent and Trademark Office, accessed on March 11, 2015
  2. ↑ Sugaring: Ingredients of Sugar Paste: Why Lemon? accessed on March 11, 2015
  3. ↑ Part of the hadiths in Islam, see e.g. B. German-language hadiths of the Prophet Muhammad .
  4. ↑ Recipes for sugaring sensitive skin .

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