Body sugaring has been around for a great number of years and is still today a common hair removal practice in many parts of the world. If you would like to have some fun and give it a go… here’s the know how:

Body Sugaring Recipe
Ingredients:

• 2 & ½ pounds of sugar
• ¼ Cup lemon juice

You’ll need a glass throw away container, as thin plastic will melt.
Cotton strips (you can purchase these at drug stores near wax the kits) or small scraps of cotton fabric.
A spatula or something made strong to spread the sugar wax with.

Method:
Place the sugar in a large saucepan and add the lemon juice. Stir constantly and keep the heat over a low flame until sugar is a dark brown, caramel color.
If desired you can powder the area to be waxed very lightly with a little talc powder.

To sugar your body hair:

Let the sugaring mix cool until it is warm and spreadable, but not too uncomfortably hot to handle.
In the meantime, its a good idea to clean the saucepan before it sets!
If the sugaring mix is too cool, you can microwave it. Stir it completely, and keep check on it.
To test the warmth of the sugaring mix by putting a little on a small part of your body. If it is not too hot, it is then ready to use. If it is unspreadable, heat it back up a little.
When the sugaring mix is at the correct consistency, it should appear to be the same as molasses.

Spread thin narrow strips of sugar mix on the area to be done such as your leg for instance, spreading it from knee to ankle and then immediately covering the sugaring mix on your leg with a cotton strip.

You can either repeat until your leg is completely covered in cotton strips or you can do one or two at a time, what ever you feel most comfortable with.
When cool to the touch and set, usually after about 10 minutes depending on the thickness of the sugar mix used, rip the strips off quickly, beginning from ankle and pull towards knee, keeping the strips at a close distance to the skin and no hesitations, when ripping the cloth off.

Tips:
You can store the sugaring mix in the refrigerator for several weeks.
Never apply the sugaring mix too thickly on your skin as it will only pull on the hair and not remove it.
You can test to see if the strip is ready to come off, by pulling a small part of it up first, before ripping it right off completely.
Be careful with the sugaring mix as it is very easy to burn yourself.
Always test the warmth of the sugaring mix on a sensitive part of your body first.
Always apply the mixture going down the hairs from the hair follicles to the tips and only pull in the opposite direction that the sugaring mix was applied, so if you apply the mix going downwards, only pull upwards.

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