The art of body sugaring is being practiced since age old times to remove unwanted hairs from the skin. In fact, body sugaring is the preferred method of removing unwanted hairs by the Egyptians.

This is one of the methods that has no side effects and does not cause any skin allergy or rashes after removing the hairs. Body sugaring can be made easily at home at heap costs, which can work efficiently to provide a smooth, supple skin.

In addition, this method, maintains the skin texture without changing the skin texture or making it dry after the procedure. The result lasts up to 6 weeks, which is a long period, as the hairs are removed from the hair follicles.

Types Of Body Sugaring

There are essentially two types of body sugaring one is using the paste form, and the other using the gel form. The procedure for both the methods is quite different.

The paste form is a traditional technique where the warm sugar mixture is applied on the skin in the opposite direction of the hair growth and also the same direction of the hair growth sing hands.

The hairs are then strapped off along the direction of the hair growth. In the gel form, the mixture is applied along the direction of the hair growth and the hairs are striped off in the opposite direction, similar to the waxing technique.

Advantages of Body Sugaring

The main advantage of using body sugaring is that it can be prepared at home easily and is mainly cost-effective producing effective results. The sugar paste an also be applied over the missed hairs over and over without the fear of skin reaction, as everything used here is natural.

As the hairs are removed from the hair follicles, over a period,the temporary results turn permanent,and the hair stops to grow permanently. The Ouch factor is less in this technique as compared to waxing. It can be done on all body parts including the various sensitive areas in your body.

Main Disadvantages of Body Sugaring

One of the main disadvantages is getting the right consistency of the sugar syrup while preparing the sugar syrup in your kitchen. Getting the exact consistency can be little tricky. Also, for performing body sugaring,some amount of hair growth is necessary for the hairs to stick on the cotton pad.

Body Sugaring Recipe

In order to make body sugaring, add 2 cups of white cane sugar along with ¼ cup of lemon juice and ¼ cup of water. Lemon juice concentrate can also be used in the place of diluted lemon juice. Make sure that there is no fruit pulp in the mixture. You can strain the juice to ensure that there is no pulp.

All the ingredients can be mixed in a heavy sauce pan and left to boil in a medium-high heat. The mixture has to be stirred often so that the sugar does not stick to the bottom. After the mixture starts boiling turn down the flame to low-medium for 2 to 3 minutes and let it simmer for about 25minutes to get the final consistency right.

When you have a thin sauce pan keep the temperature as low as needed. The mixture color changes to brown and finally to dark amber color.The mixture can then be removed from the flame and let to cool for about 10 to 15 minutes in room temperature.  The mixture can then be applied over the skin and let it dry for hair removal using paste or gel method as discussed in the beginnig to get a soft, smooth skin.

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