Does anyone have any homemade recipies for "sugaring"(waxing) body hair? I researched and found one that combines sugar,lemon juice, and honey. I mixed it up and tried it, but it doesn't work...not sure why. Any ideas or suggestions?

i found this on the internet, i would add water to it so u can spread it on like it says lower havent tried this yet but will later.

Honey based body wax

The name body wax is right, this recipe can be used as a leg and eyebrow wax, upper lip wax. You could also use it on your arms.

Ingredients

7oz of honey
7oz of sugar
Freshly sqeezed juice of 1/2 lemon

You will also need:

a pan and tablespoon, preferably wooden spoon and
cloth strips which you can make out of an old shirt (cotton) or simply buy them at the pharmacy store.

Preparation:

Start out by caramelazing sugar. Set the temperature on medium high.
Stir sugar until it starts bubbling.
The color you are looking for is gold, that will indicate the sugar is ready and melted.
Proceede by adding honey and lemon juice, stirring the whole time.
When the mix is melted, drop the mass on a clean cotton towel.
Knead the mass until it becomes golden yellow.

This is where it becomes tricky. This body wax mix tends to harden quicky and you need to do something to keep it solf so you can mold it and apply on the skin. Unless you don't mind, you could use some saliva. It has enzymes that will break the honey and sugar and keep it moist and soft. Another option, is to prepare a small bowl and fill it up with hot water. Don't use it too hot, you might burn yourself, only hot enough so that you can use it. Then....


Spread the mix on your legs, place the cotton strip over it (make sure it adheres), count to 3 and pull!
Always pull in the opposite direction of hair growth. This way, you will pull out the hair together with its root, which is the point of waxing.
Use short strokes until you get used to doing it, then you can start using long strokes.
To wash off the stickiness, simply rinse your legs with warm water.
Some women get so good in doing this, that they actually make strips out of this mass and have no need to use the cotton strips. For beginners, follow the above instructions.

If you prefer to make the mix so it is more liquid and that you can spread using a wooden stick, add more water while it is still melting. Make sure that the consistency is not too thick nor too liquid, it should be similar to pancake batter :)

As I mentioned, it might take you some time to get a hold of it, and it might happen that the mix hardens while you are still waxing. No problem! Either dip your fingers in hot water you already prepared and mold it until it softens, or return it to the stove and cook until it melts again.

On to the next body wax that unlike the first one, uses beeswax but doesn't require as much preparation.

heres also a wax if u wanted to try it out. havent tried this either but was gonna give it a go as well.

Strawberry honey hair removal body wax kit

Ingredients

10 large strawberries
2 egg whites
4 tablespoons of honey
2 tablespoons of bees wax.

You will also need a double boiler in order to melt the bees wax. If you don't happen to have it, do this: place a small pot inside a larger pot that contains boiling water.

Food processor or blender to mix it all together.

Cotton strips

Preparation

Melt the beeswax and let it cool down a minute or so
Put strawberries, honey and egg whites into the blender/food processor and add the beeswax
When the mass is blended, spread on the spot you want to wax, cover with cotton strip and pull quicky in the opposite direction of hair growth.

Strawberries are a strong antiseptic and prevent any possible skin irritation and infection, while egg whites rejuvenates it. They also make for a great body scrub ingredient as they easily slough off dead skin cells.

Wax removal

This recipe for homemade wax hair removal may leave a sticky residue. Wax is not dissolved by water only, so you need to add something to it in order to remove it. Prepare this:


Boil 1 l of water (you can use distilled) and add 1 tablespoon of baking soda in it.
Rinse the legs off using a soft cloth.

The next day, when the possibility of irritation has decreased and your skin is smooth, prepare a mix that will certainly prevent ingrown hair.

hope this helps :D