• PurpleTentacle@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Wax uses a higher heat point to work, which is why so many people get burns when waxed. Sugar uses a much cooler heat point, so it won’t burn you.

    I assume that “wax”, “sugar” and “heat point” have some special definitions in this context? The melting point for paraffin wax is somewhere between 40°C to 60°C, the melting point of sucrose is around 185°C.

    • OceanSoap@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      I’m talking about the heat point in which they’re malleable enough to be used to remove hair. That heat point is higher for wax, but sugar is cooled way down to get to that point.