How To Remove Hair At Home? Tips And Instructions For Use

In this period of confinement, we must once again say goodbye to beauty salons and take care of our bodies on our own. For hair removal, nothing could be simpler. Wax made at home, purchased in a store, or electric epilator… the options are numerous and most effective. In reality, few things are enough to transform your home into a real beauty salon and carry out practical hair removal sessions. Some ingredients to make a homemade wax, commercial cold wax strips or an electric epilator… Follow the guide, and your skin will be as soft as a baby’s. 

Homemade Wax Recipe For Reliable And Long-Lasting Hair Removal

Getting started with making a homemade hair removal wax can be challenging, especially if it is a first experience. Burnt wax, too hard or too liquid, makes hair removal impossible; here is a sugar wax recipe to remove hair effectively. 

Ingredients

1. 430 g of white sugar
2. 60 ml lemon juice
3. 30 ml of water
4. 6 g of salt
5. A glass jar

Preparation

1. Slide all your ingredients into a saucepan without mixing over medium heat.
2. When the mixture begins to heat, gently swirl the pan occasionally to mix the ingredients.
3. Let everything brown and take on the color of honey for about 5 minutes (the thermometer should reach 126 degrees)
4. Pour the preparation quickly into your glass jar, heated for a long time beforehand with hot water to prevent it from cracking with the heat of the wax.
5. Then, take a spoonful of wax and place it in the refrigerator until it cools. Once cold, check that the texture resembles that of slightly sticky chewing gum. If the texture is good, let the preparation cool before proceeding with hair removal. If it is too liquid, cook it for 30 seconds.

How To Use Homemade Wax? 

This homemade sugar wax can be used without strips and applied with a wooden spatula or by hand. For optimal results and to prevent regrowth from occurring too quickly, the best option when hair removal is to use the wax in the direction opposite to the hair, then tear in the direction of the hair. This tip also helps prevent ingrown hairs and redness.

How To Remove Hair At Home With Commercial Wax?

Preparing a homemade wax certainly requires a little time and motivation. Even if the current re-confinement situation lends itself to this type of achievement, one may also want to remove hair quickly without neglecting the effectiveness of hair removal. Ready-to-use commercial wax is our best ally in these cases, particularly cold wax strips. For a perfect result and long-term regrowth, however, you need to have a helping hand and apply yourself from start to finish.

1. First of all, you must choose your wax strips according to the area to be waxed (bikini, armpits, legs, etc.). Brands now have many variations to best adapt to your needs and the various regions requiring more or less large or wide strips.
2. Apply the wax strip to the desired area and smooth it using your hand down.
3. Remove quickly with a sharp jerk in the opposite direction of the hair.
4. Apply post-hair removal treatment to avoid redness.

It may be that some ingrown hairs are present after hair removal or that not all of the shorter hairs have come out, but don’t panic! Grab your tweezers and quickly do the finishing touches. That’s it!

How To Remove Hair Without Wax?

Aside from wax, home or commercial, the electric epilator also does an excellent job and is very practical. As with any hair removal, using an electric epilator requires application and a minimum of preparation. Here are the instructions for using an electric epilator.

1.  As is often recommended for waxing, it is better to use the electric epilator the day before an outing where your legs will be exhibited. This avoids bad reactions due to temperature, sun, or otherwise.
2.  For the perfect hair removal, take a hot shower the day before your hair removal and exfoliate your skin using a scrub.
3.  The critical thing when waxing is to stay relaxed and not move. It would help if you held the epilator at a 90-degree angle to your skin. If you want, you can stretch the skin between your fingers so that the device can operate more efficiently. Above all, you should not force the epilator; it must go through smoothly and without pressure.
4.  The secret to successful hair removal using an electric epilator is to go gently. If you use the device too hastily, it risks pulling out hairs, which could subsequently become ingrown. So we’re going slowly but surely.
5.  Here again, as with waxing, the epilator must follow the opposite direction of hair growth using an upward and progressive movement. Short hairs are thus lifted, and the skin is even softer after using the epilator.
6.  After hair removal, the key is hydration, using milk or cream; the choice is yours.

Whether you prefer the homemade recipe option, commercial wax, or electric epilator, these methods will undoubtedly ensure efficiency and gentleness. All that remains is to choose and get to work. Your skin, even when confined, will thank you.

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