Although what we see in movies and models, women's hair is natural . However, most women, and more and more men, prefer to remove unwanted hair from some areas of their body. Generally it is an aesthetic decision.
There are many products especially for this purpose, but some of them can cause reactions or irritate the skin. You can also remove unwanted hair with home remedies, made with natural products.
These are cheaper, you can apply them whenever you want and also help to slow their growth. Even, it is not uncommon to end up disappearing.
Sugar, honey and lemon for legs and arms
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon of sugar (10 g)
- One tablespoon of lemon juice (10 ml)
- 1 tablespoon organic honey (25 g)
- 1½ tablespoon cornstarch (15 g)
Utensils
- 1 piece of cloth
- Wooden hair removal spatula
Preparation and application
- Mix the sugar, lemon juice and honey in a small bowl.
- Heat it for 3 minutes, taking care that it does not burn, until you get the texture of a paste.
- Then let it cool to room temperature.
- Sprinkle with cornstarch the area from which we want to remove excess hair.
- Apply the remedy by moving the spatula in the same direction in which the hair grows .
- Cover it with the fabric and squeeze it to adhere to the paste.
- Pull in the opposite direction to hair growth.
2. Banana and oatmeal to remove unwanted hair
Ingredients
- A banana
- 2 tablespoons oatmeal (20 g)
Preparation and application
- In a suitable container, crush the banana with the help of a fork.
- Then, add the oatmeal and stir until you get a more or less compact mixture.
- Massage with circular movements the places where you want to eliminate unwanted hair.
- Let it act for 20 minutes.
- After the indicated time, remove it with water.
- Repeat twice a week and, little by little, the hair will disappear.
3. Papaya and turmeric
Ingredients
- ½ papaya
- 1 tablespoon of turmeric (10 g)
Preparation and application
- First, chop the papaya into very small pieces and mash it to get a paste.
- Sprinkle the turmeric on it and stir it to mix well.
- Then, apply the paste on the body parts where you want to remove unwanted hair.
- Allow it to act for 20 minutes and remove it with fresh water.
- Repeat the process twice a week.
For these remedies to succeed, you must be patient. If treatments such as photoepilation need their time to have an effect, the natural ones require an extra dose.
As they are less aggressive therapies, their effects take longer to be noticed . On the contrary, far from damaging your health, they nourish and hydrate your skin. We recommend you try all three options. In this way, you can check which one works best in your case.
Also, if you want, you can use other techniques simultaneously. The evolution is faster and all the ingredients you have that integrate the side effects of the wax and the laser . Unless we are allergic to any of its ingredients, they are compatible with all skin types, even the most sensitive ones.
