Natural Hair Removal Remedies

            We all have times when we have a little more hair than we prefer, but sometimes shaving can be too irritating and carries too great a risk of ingrown hairs, and do-it-at-home waxing kits can be too expensive.  Here are a few solutions for that unwanted hair that are cheap and easy to make at home.

Waxing

2 cups sugar

¼ cup water

¼ cup lemon juice

In a small saucepan, mix ingredients together over low heat.  Stir constantly.  Remove from heat once the mixture becomes a thick liquid.  It should be brown in color.  Cool it enough to be comfortable on the skin, and apply to the area the hair is wanted removed from.  Pat a clean cloth or waxing strip onto the solution and let it sit a few seconds to harden around the hair.  Pull the cloth or strip in the direction opposite of the hair growth.  Apply astringent and ice over the area after waxing in order to tighten pores to keep irritation to a minimum.

Sugaring

Sugaring works like waxing, but is less painful and is kinder to the skin.

1 cup sugar

½ small lemon, juiced

¼ cup honey

molasses

corn starch

Heat all ingredients over low heat in a small saucepan.  Once it becomes a smooth, thick liquid, remove it from the heat and let it cool to a comfortable temperature.  Prepare the area for sugaring by dusting it with corn starch to help smooth the skin to allow the mixture to grab onto only the hair.   Apply the mixture and continue as you would with wax.

Mask

Make a masking paste of yogurt, gram flour, and turmeric.   Gently apply the paste onto the desired area, rubbing lightly, and leave it on for fifteen to twenty minutes or until the paste is dried.  Without wetting the paste, rub it away in the opposite direction of the hair growth.  Use baby oil or lotion to soothe the skin.

1. Take 1 bowl of peeled and crushed potatoes

2. Press on a sieve and extract their juice

3. Take 1 bowl of crushed yellow lentils (lentils soaked overnight in water)

4. Add 4 tbsp lemon juice

5. Add 1 tbsp honey

6. Add the potato juice to this mixture

7. Mix well

8. Apply on face

Wash off gently with a clean, damp cloth.

If all else fails, please let these be your last option.  Be mindful that kerosene is a gas, and can be toxic if breathed, and can be flammable!  Mix ground white pepper with camphor and a few drops of kerosene  (I do mean a few drops!).  Apply the mixture to the desired area (please do not use this mixture on the face) and leave on for ten to fifteen minutes.  Wash vigorously!  The hair should wash off easily.