What is a sugar wax?

Question

I saw in one of the answers to a question about "shaving public hair" (crazy, I know). What is it?

Answer 1

good question...  uhm i dont know  

Answer 2

Sugar waxing is a popular form of hair removal that works in the same way traditional waxing does. A thick sugary substance similar to caramel is spread on the skin in the direction of hair growth. The hair becomes embedded in the caramel. A cloth or paper strip is patted onto the caramel and then pulled off quickly in the opposite direction of the hair growth, pulling the hairs out of the follicles. The advantage of this method over traditional waxing is the clean up. The sugar substance is water-soluble and can be removed easier than wax by rinsing with water.

Answer 3

Never heard of it.

Answer 4

Earlier while looking for at home remedies for cleaning pores it gave me at home recipes for sugar waxes. So if my understanding is correct, sugar wax is a gentle wax used to pull hair from undesired areas.