Q&A for How to Make Hair Removal Wax at Home

If you don't mind spending the money, it's always going to be better to have a trained professional do something like this. Your skin will look pristine and they'll make sure there aren't any stray hairs.

A lot of people seem to think so and I think I'm inclined to agree. Sugar wax has no added chemicals or resin, and it doesn't require nearly as much heat as traditional wax does.

Sugar, lemon juice, and water. Those are the only ingredients you need to make a sugar wax.

Waxing may leave your skin red and it depends upon your waxing method. To recover the redness of your skin after waxing, apply some coconut oil or moisturizing cream. You can roll some ice cubes in a cotton cloth and gently press on the skin where its needed. Waxing can be done at evening or night so that it is cool and your skin recovers faster than doing during the day.

Lemon juice is best suited for waxing than vinegar. Lemon juice gives your skin a refreshing feel.

You could use any other kind of citric fruit juice. For instance, orange juice. But lemon juice is still the best.

If you require a thicker mixture, you may double the quantities of sugar and honey during the preparation.

Coffee filters. They will do just fine, cut them in whatever shape you like and apply them.

Depends on where you are waxing. The more hair being waxed, the more it hurts. Larger areas like legs can be pretty painful. However, minor waxes such as your upper lip barely sting. Generally the more you get waxed, the less painful it gets.

Halve the measurement - so it would be a 1/4 cup of lemon juice, 1/2 a cup of honey and 1/2 a cup of sugar.

Sure, that's fine.

Yes. In fact, that would be better.

You can use other fabrics or materials, like paper towels, but they will not stay very intact during the process. Fabric strips are the best to use.

The fabric strips are reusable until the sticky wax is present on it. Once the sticky wax is less on the fabric, i.e, more hair on the fabric, you may discard it and can use a new one. Sewing fabric is optional since, sewing provides a grip for easy waxing. If you don't want to sew the fabric, you can cut the strip a few inches extra long, say 2 to 3 inches and fold the edges and pin it with a safety pin.

Keep heating the mixture at high temperature in the beginning, and reduce to medium-low heat once golden color is attained. However, be careful to remove the mixture from the hob when it is golden color and a little sticky, rather than allowing it to go red. Once it solidifies, wrap it in sling wrap and aluminum foil and save in the freezer. Every time you use, heat it at low temperature on the oven, so that it melts slightly.

The thicker the hair the more it hurts. But once you've waxed the zone a few times the hair gets thinner very quickly, and it hurts a lot less.

No, using honey alone will not remove hair.

For tiny areas, sure. For larger areas, you would be better off using the spatula or tongue depressor.

Maybe let it cool a little longer next time or let the sugar caramelize longer.

Yes, though you will likely need to reduce the honey and lemon to compensate for the added water content of brown sugar. It really is just better to use refined sugar.

It is probably not such a good idea to put the mixture in your nose. The lemon juice could burn your nose, and the liquid could cause trouble breathing. It might be better to just trim any hairs that protrude (or tweeze them, but that might be painful), but it would be best to go to a professional for that one.

Honey does not cause white hairs. However, the lemon juice has a bleaching property that will cause future hair growth to be lighter in color.

The hair will grow back, but much shorter. The more you do it, the less hair grows, until eventually there is no more hair growing back.

Vinegar can be used as a substitute. However, lemon juice is preferred because it gives your skin a refreshed feel.

Yes. Otherwise, it won't be able to mix with the other ingredients.

Yes, definitely! Redness is a sign of swelling, so if you want to you can hold some ice to the area.

You may have undercooked it. Try to reheat it or make a new batch. Just keep an eye on the consistency and at the color of the wax.

You could, but it wouldn't be as effective or beneficial to your skin.

You cannot use hard honey because it takes longer to melt and will fully burn the sugar.

Yes, it is recommended.