How to Make Homemade Hair Removal WAX

It is easy to prepare a homemade wax of waxing, needing only as ingredients sugar and lemon, being as good as the industrialized waxes that are bought in the supermarket, since it helps to remove the hairs from the skin from the root.

A good tip to facilitate waxing and make it less painful is to place a little talcum powder before waxing, because talcum prevents wax from sticking more to the skin, sticking only on the hairs, reducing pain and skin irritation.

This wax can be used in any area of   the body and can be stored in a glass container with a lid. When it solidifies and you want to use it again, simply heat it to a water bath, having to check the temperature before using it.

Homemade Hair Removal WAX Recipe

Ingredients

• 4 cups white refined sugar;
• 150 mL of pure lemon juice;
• 3 tablespoons of water

Preparation Mode

Place the sugar and tablespoons of water in a pot over medium heat. Stir the mixture and gradually add the lemon juice until the sugar begins to melt. The wax will be ready once you get a caramel-colored appearance.

The amount of lemon juice that should be added to the mixture will depend on the humidity of the air or the heat of the environment, so it is important to add it little by little and check the consistency of the wax. If you put a lot of juice it is possible that the wax is very liquid and, on the contrary, if you put little juice the caramel can be very thick, making it difficult to use the wax.

To know if the wax is in the right spot, you should place 1 teaspoon of the wax on a plate and wait for it to cool. Then check with the index finger and the thumb (in the form of a clamp) if the wax is stretched enough, this means that it is at the right point. In case you still do not stretch enough, continue to stir it over low heat for a few more minutes until you reach the right point.

Once this list, the wax should be allowed to stand for a few minutes to be able to pack it. When it cools it will solidify, so whenever you want to use it you can heat it in the microwave. 

How to Epilate with Homemade WAX at Home

To epilate with the lemon and sugar wax at home, apply a thin layer of the warm wax in the direction in which the hair comes out using a spatula or a palette, and then place the hair removal paper and then remove to the side contrary to hair growth.

To remove the traces of wax that may remain on the skin, you can try to remove them with the hair removal paper or wash your skin with water. As this wax contains lemon it is important that after shaving the region is washed very well with soap and water, since the lemon exposed to the sun can stain the skin.

Another way to eliminate undesirable hairs from regions such as the mouth, groin, armpits and legs is to perform laser hair removal. Despite being a more expensive initial investment, laser hair removal is more economical in the long term since it eliminates 90% of the hairs, so it is not necessary to worry about hair removal every month.