Skin Care – Removing Unwanted Body and Facial Hair
Posted by: Daily on: January 22, 2010
The earliest recorded method of hair removal in ancient history was used by Cleopatra, the Queen of Egypt around 51 BC. Historical records tell us that Cleopatra met with her handmaidens once a month for a hair removal session. Sugar, oil, and lime juice were mixed together to make the first known “Body Sugar”. Make your own homemade body sugar for hair removal. It is effective, cost friendly, and long lasting. “Sugaring” also has disadvantages. For instance, it is time consuming, and very painful. However if you want to try it for yourself here is how to do it:
Place these ingredients in a small microwaveable safe bowl:
1 cup White Sugar.
1/4 quarter cup Honey.
1 ounce Lemon Juice
Mix ingredients as best you can. Microwave on high 1-2 minutes. Remove the bowl with pot holders and mix well. If mix is still too thick to stir microwave for 30 seconds and try mixing again. Allow to cool until its warm not hot. Take an old bed sheet and cut into strips 3 inch wide and a foot long strips.
Once at a comfortably warm temperature take a Popsicle stick or small, plastic spatula and smooth on a thin layer of the body sugar mixture on the area. Place a strip of material on top of the body sugar mixture using your hand to rub the material upwards until the mixture is well suited within the material.
Take hold of the strip and then, pull it up and off of your skin in one quick yank. You can reuse strips until they can no longer be used. Repeat and once finished wash skin with warm soapy water.
If you have any homemade body sugar left over you can save it for your next use no need to refrigerate just cover and store.
Shaving – How to shave and avoid razor burn and bumps!
If you notice your usual shaving routine isn’t giving you that smooth result each time. You probably blame it on a dull razor. Well, you are half right! It’s important to replace razor blades after 10 uses.
It’s important to prepare your skin, by soaking in a warm bath or for 5 minutes in the shower. The hot water softens the hair follicle and opens the pores of the skin to allow a much closer shave. Don’t use regular soap to shave, this will cause build up on the blade and greatly increase the chances of a cut.
Invest a few bucks on a moisturizing shaving cream such as Skintimate Moisturizing Shave Cream with Vitamin E&Aloe . Pat dry and apply a lotion rich in aloe.
Removing Hair – Exfoliates, Epicare and Mittens
Smooth away, Hair off removal mittens, spring facial hair remover
Using – Hair Removal Cream
Veet, Nair and Vaniqa comparisons and user reviews
Nair sensitive facial hair remover has received positive reviews; you can read them by clicking here. Overall these reviews didn’t complain about rashes or bumps if the product is removed under 5 minutes.
Veet Hair Removal Gel Cream, Sensitive Formula ranked highly in customer feedback however it is not recommended for the bikini region. It seems its better suited for legs and armpit hair. And users report it works best on longer hair rather than stubble. But this isn’t the case with every user experience. Most women were satisfied with this product over all and would highly recommend it.
Prescription Vaniqa has also received high reviews however some users say they find it hard to remember to apply it twice daily and notice an unwanted build up when using Vaniqa.
Costumers would recommend Vaniqa to those who can remember the twice daily regimen and can afford to keep using it regularly. A select few didn’t notice a difference after following directions and moved on to other methods.
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