Sugaring isn't new women in countries like Egypt and India have been doing this to remove unwanted hair for generations. I'm blonde with fine hair. I find sugaring doesn't work well for me but, I have friends with darker hair on their legs who swear by it. Below is a good recipe if you'd like to give it a try...
Leg Sugar
Mix lemon, sugar, and honey in a heavy saucepan heat until the mix bubbles and is thick looking. If you make candy use your thermometer - heat until 250F (hardball candy stage). Heat on LOW heat so you don't burn yourself and/or make a mess. Don't the mix until it has cooled down a lot but is still warm. Pour your mix into a jar (make sure it heat safe as you will be reheating your mix in the future using a microwave or in a pan of water). Have your 1" fabric strips ripped and ready.
Make sure your legs or where ever you wish to place it is clean and dry. Then dust area with cornstarch so you are working with a nice dry surface. Spread a thin layer of the warm (not hot!) sugar mix on to your leg. Cover with a strip of fabric, and rub the strip the opposite way of hair growth, a few times.
Grab the fabric end and pull it off quickly like you are pulling off a bandaid. Yes this will hurt a bit - of course it will you are ripping hair out of your body! Reheat the mix if it gets too hard to spread using a shallow pan of simmering water float your jar in it until it is warm again. Your leftovers will store for months sealed in their jar in a cool dry place.
Leg Sugar
- 1 cup sugar (brown or cane)
- Half a lemon for the juice
- 1/2 cup honey (if you are vegan and don't believe in using honey double up on the sugar)
- A little bit of Molasses (only if you have it and just a teaspoon of it - it will work without but, the molasses helps give it some thickness)
- Cornstarch to pre dust your legs with
- Something flat to spread it on with like a butter knife or a popsicle stick
- Cotton fabric torn into strips (something thin like cloth diapers or an old tea towel)
Mix lemon, sugar, and honey in a heavy saucepan heat until the mix bubbles and is thick looking. If you make candy use your thermometer - heat until 250F (hardball candy stage). Heat on LOW heat so you don't burn yourself and/or make a mess. Don't the mix until it has cooled down a lot but is still warm. Pour your mix into a jar (make sure it heat safe as you will be reheating your mix in the future using a microwave or in a pan of water). Have your 1" fabric strips ripped and ready.
Make sure your legs or where ever you wish to place it is clean and dry. Then dust area with cornstarch so you are working with a nice dry surface. Spread a thin layer of the warm (not hot!) sugar mix on to your leg. Cover with a strip of fabric, and rub the strip the opposite way of hair growth, a few times.
Grab the fabric end and pull it off quickly like you are pulling off a bandaid. Yes this will hurt a bit - of course it will you are ripping hair out of your body! Reheat the mix if it gets too hard to spread using a shallow pan of simmering water float your jar in it until it is warm again. Your leftovers will store for months sealed in their jar in a cool dry place.
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