Sugaring hair removal recipe

You’ll need:

2 cups of regular granulated sugar
1/4 cup of water (some people use distilled water, but tap water is just fine
1/4 cup of freshly squeezed lemon juice (remove seeds).

Technicalities

A saucepan
A plastic container or jar
Dull knife
Cotton strips (cut out an old t-shirt)
Cooking thermometer.

Preparation

1- Combine all the ingredients in a saucepan.

2- Start with heating the mix up on low temperature, until the bubbles start showing up.

3- Using the thermometer, make sure the mix has reached 250F. When this happens, take it off and pour into the previously prepared container. Let the mix cool down.

4- Make sure the mix has cooled enough so it doesn’t burn you.

5- Using the dull knife, spread the mix in the direction of hair growth.

6- Place the cotton strip, press with your fingers a bit and then pull in the direction opposite the hair growth.

To wash off, use warm water and soap, that will do it.

Sugar Waxing Helpful tips

 

Make sure the hairs are 1/4 inch or so long. If too short, you won’t be able to pull them out. This mix can be reused if you haven’t used it all up the first time. Simply keep in the refrigerator and then reheat in the microwave when you want to use it.

Finally, to help pull out the hairs more easily, take a shower beforehand and use a body scrub to remove extra dead skin that sugar might adhere to.

Follow up with a good moisturizer, and you’re good to go

Credit: skin-care-recipes-and-remedies.com

Chelsea’s Sugar Wax Recipe

Ingredients

Black clover honey is one of the key ingredients.

Make your sugar wax using the following simple kitchen ingredients: 2 cups white granulated sugar, 1/2 cup distilled water and 1/2 cup lemon juice. Gather some strips of clean linen, a medium saucepan and an icing spatula. Add some optional and therapeutic ingredients to the list like 1 cup of black clover honey, 1 tsp. of grated spearmint or a couple drops of vitamin E and tea tree oil for refreshed and soft skin.

Preparations

Fill the saucepan with your sugar, water and lemon juice and set it on the stove on low heat. Stir slowly as the mixture heats and small bubbles begin to appear before adding the optional ingredients like honey and essential oils. Use any oil sparingly and limit to one drop of each. Continue to heat until the mixture is thickened with large popping bubbles, and remove the pan from the stove. Pour the mixture into a chilled, thick plastic bowl or dish and let it cool to room temperature before using it.

Application and Cautions

Spread the cooled sugar wax onto the desired part of your body, using the icing spatula, in the direction of your hair’s growth. Place a strip of clean linen onto the sugar-wax and press it down with your fingers, firmly. Let the strip of linen dry to the sugar wax for approximately one minute before pulling off quickly, in the opposite direction of your hair’s growth. Repeat this until you have removed all unwanted hair. Cover the remaining sugar wax and refrigerate it. To use it again, microwave it until it is melted.

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