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2007-01-04 18:02:32 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Beauty & Style Other - Beauty & Style

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Honey based body wax

The name body wax is right, this recipe can be used as a leg and eyebrow wax, upper lip wax. You could also use it on your arms.

Ingredients

7oz of honey
7oz of sugar
Freshly sqeezed juice of 1/2 lemon

You will also need:

a pan and tablespoon, preferably wooden spoon and
cloth strips which you can make out of an old shirt (cotton) or simply buy them at the pharmacy store.

Preparation:

* Start out by caramelazing sugar. Set the temperature on medium high.
* Stir sugar until it starts bubbling.
* The color you are looking for is gold, that will indicate the sugar is ready and melted.
* Proceede by adding honey and lemon juice, stirring the whole time.
* When the mix is melted, drop the mass on a clean cotton towel.
* Knead the mass until it becomes golden yellow.

This is where it becomes tricky. This body wax mix tends to harden quicky and you need to do something to keep it solf so you can mold it and apply on the skin. Unless you don't mind, you could use some saliva. It has enzymes that will break the honey and sugar and keep it moist and soft. Another option, is to prepare a small bowl and fill it up with hot water. Don't use it too hot, you might burn yourself, only hot enough so that you can use it. Then....

# Spread the mix on your legs, place the cotton strip over it (make sure it adheres), count to 3 and pull!
# Always pull in the opposite direction of hair growth. This way, you will pull out the hair together with its root, which is the point of waxing.
# Use short strokes until you get used to doing it, then you can start using long strokes.
# To wash off the stickiness, simply rinse your legs with warm water.
Some women get so good in doing this, that they actually make strips out of this mass and have no need to use the cotton strips. For beginners, follow the above instructions.

If you prefer to make the mix so it is more liquid and that you can spread using a wooden stick, add more water while it is still melting. Make sure that the consistency is not too thick nor too liquid, it should be similar to pancake batter :)

As I mentioned, it might take you some time to get a hold of it, and it might happen that the mix hardens while you are still waxing. No problem! Either dip your fingers in hot water you already prepared and mold it until it softens, or return it to the stove and cook until it melts again.

On to the next body wax that unlike the first one, uses beeswax but doesn't require as much preparation.

Strawberry honey hair removal body wax kit

Ingredients

10 large strawberries
2 egg whites
4 tablespoons of honey
2 tablespoons of bees wax.

You will also need a double boiler in order to melt the bees wax. If you don't happen to have it, do this: place a small pot inside a larger pot that contains boiling water.

Food processor or blender to mix it all together.

Cotton strips

Preparation

* Melt the beeswax and let it cool down a minute or so
* Put strawberries, honey and egg whites into the blender/food processor and add the beeswax
* When the mass is blended, spread on the spot you want to wax, cover with cotton strip and pull quicky in the opposite direction of hair growth.

Strawberries are a strong antiseptic and prevent any possible skin irritation and infection, while egg whites rejuvenates it. They also make for a great body scrub ingredient as they easily slough off dead skin cells.

2007-01-04 18:13:25 · answer #1 · answered by Lucy_Fur 3 · 0 0

I love a guy with body hair. The only place I don't like it is on the back, but I can overlook that. I think hairy guys just seem more virile and masculine. This idea that guys need to shave or wax to be baby-smooth is a recent phenomenon, and one that I hope people get over soon. It's so disappointing to see shirtless picture of my favorite hunk only to have him be unnaturally smooth.

2016-05-23 05:07:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

A review of the various hair removal methods is available at http://tinyurl.com/ob6tt

2007-01-05 13:30:29 · answer #3 · answered by gela 3 · 0 0

i don't recommend you make it at home. go get it done somewhere.

2007-01-04 18:12:33 · answer #4 · answered by yanad96 1 · 0 1

PLEASE, just buy it from cvs. it would suck to get a rash or irritate your skin.

2007-01-04 18:05:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

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