6 Easy Ways To Remove Unwanted Body Hairs Permanently
Unwanted body hairs can be really uncomfortable, especially when they appear on visible areas of the body like the chest, back, chin and inbetween eyebrows. Most times, unwanted body hairs are as a result of factors like genes, hormone imbalance.
Laxer surgery, creams and waxing are some ways people remove unwanted body hairs, but they could be quite expensive. As usual, organic skincare always come to the rescue! Lol... How about an homemade inexpensive and easy way to remove unwanted body hairs permanently.
6 Easy Ways To Remove Unwanted Body Hairs Permanently
1.Sugar, Honey and Lemon Scrub
Sugar mixed with water, lemon and honey is a very good home remedy to remove unwanted hair from your body. It acts like wax and is very effective in removing unwanted body hairs. This procedure would be a bit painful as it is more or less similar to waxing and plucking.
Ingredients
1 tablespoon of sugar
1 teaspoon of lemon juice
1 teaspoon of organic honey
Cornstarch 1 to 2 teaspoons
Process
In a small bowl, take sugar, lemon and honey and mix them well.
Heat this mixture for three minutes in a vessel to make it a smooth, free-flowing paste.
If you find the paste to be a bit thick, add water and mix well. Allow this mixture to cool at room temperature.
Clean the body parts where you need to apply this mixture and then dust it with cornstarch or all-purpose flour.
Use the waxing spatula and apply a generous amount of warm sugar, lemon and honey mixture on the areas where you do not want to see unwanted hair.
Apply it in the direction of the hair growth and once done cover it with a cloth or waxing strips and press to make it stick on the paste.
Pull the strip in the opposite direction if your hair growth to effectively remove unwanted hair.
You can repeat this process whenever you spot unwanted hair growth on your hands or legs.
2. Alum Rosewater
Another home remedy that helps in easy unwanted hair removal that is used commonly by women in India and Pakistan is alum and rosewater treatment. Alum is easily available in the market in powdered form. If you are able to get hold of the rock of alum, then you need to grind it to make it into powder.
Ingredients
Half teaspoon of alum powder
Two to three tablespoons of rose water
Olive oil or sesame oil (few drops)
Process
Add rose water to the alum powder placed in a small bowl.
Dissolve the powder completely in rose water with the help of a spoon.
Take a cotton ball and dip it in the rose water mixture.
Apply this mixture to the areas where you have unwanted hair.
Allow it to sit there and when it dries off completely, apply the rose water and alum powder mixture once again.
Repeat this process for an hour. If you have sensitive skin, then it is better to stop the process after 15 to 20 minutes.
Wash it off completely and then dab some sesame oil or olive oil to moisturize the area.
Repeat this process three to four times in a week for a few weeks to completely get rid of unwanted hair.
3. Egg Mask Facial Hair Removal
Egg white is a sticky substance like sugar, lemon and honey mask. Once it dries on your face, it is very easy to pull it off and when you pull it down, the unwanted facial hair will also come along with it. But, you may experience pain when pulling off the dried egg mask.
Ingredients
Half a tablespoon of Cornflour
One egg
1 tablespoon of sugar
Bowl for mixing
Process
Break an egg and take the white from the egg in a bowl.
Add cornflour and sugar to it. Stir the ingredients well and make it a smooth paste.
Now apply this as a face mask and allow it to dry on your face for about 20 to 25 minutes.
It will become a think egg mask on your face once it dries completely.
Now with a firm hand peel off the egg mask from your face in such a manner that the facial hair also is pulled out.
Repeat this procedure two to three times in a week to completely get rid of facial hair.
4. Banana and Oatmeal Scrub
Banana is a natural ingredient that can be used to remove unwanted hair from the body when mixed with a roughening ingredient like oatmeal that will help in exfoliating your skin. The banana will help in making your skin soft and supple and oatmeal will act as the cleanser for your skin. Both combine to give unique and effective results.
Process
Take a ripe banana and mash it in such a way that it becomes a paste.
To this bowl of banana paste, add one or two teaspoons of oatmeal and mix it well.
Apply the generous amount of this paste on unwanted hairs on your body and then rub it in the circular motion.
Allow this paste to sit on unwanted hair areas for 15 to 20 minutes and then wash it off with water to remove the paste completely.
Repeat this process two times in a week for a few weeks to get rid of unwanted hair from your body parts as well as a face.
5. Raw Papaya
This remedy is suitable for all skin types including those with sensitive skin. There is an enzyme present in raw papaya called “papain” which helps to restrict the growth of hair by breaking down the hair follicles from which the hair grows.
This remedy is also useful in improving the texture of the skin as it works as exfoliating and removes the dead skin cells. There are two methods for using this remedy.
Method -1 (Papaya And Turmeric)
Process
Take peeled papaya and make it into little pieces
Grind the pieces to make a fine paste
Take 2 tablespoons of this papaya paste and mix it well with a ½ teaspoon of turmeric powder
Apply this mixture to the face or legs or to the unwanted hair on other parts of the body
Massage the skin with this mixture for about 15-20 minutes and later wash it with water
Repeat this remedy at least twice a week to remove the unwanted body or facial hair.
Method -2 (Papaya and Aloe Vera)
Ingredients
1 tablespoon papaya paste or powder
3 tablespoons of Aloe Vera Gel
1 tablespoon mustard oil
¼ tablespoon Gram flour
¼ tablespoon turmeric powder
2 drops of any essential oil
Clean and dry cloth
Any moisturizer or 1 teaspoon olive oil
Process
Mix papaya paste, gram flour, Aloe Vera gel and turmeric powder, mustard oil and essential oil to make a thick paste
Apply this paste to the areas of hair growth in the opposite direction of hair growth
Allow the paste to dry for 15-20 minutes
Take the clean and dry cloth and remove the dried paste by rubbing the cloth in the opposite direction of hair growth.
Wash the area with water and pat dry using the towel
Now massage a few drops of olive oil, baby oil or moisturizer on the area
Repeat the remedy 3-4 times a week for about 3 months to remove the unwanted hair completely.
6. Chickpea
Chickpea flour or gram flour has been used traditionally by Indian mothers to keep their child’s skin soft and clean. They use the gram flour mixed with turmeric, water or milk to apply to the skin to remove unwanted hair growth and to treat the skin problems.
Ingredients
½ cup chickpea flour
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 teaspoon fresh cream
½ cup milk
Process
Mix chickpea flour, turmeric, fresh cream and milk in a bowl to make a paste without lumps
Apply this paste on the body from where you want to remove the hair
Make sure that each hair in the area is covered with the paste
Keep the paste on the skin for about 20-30 minutes
When the paste is dried, rub off the mask with your hands. You may wet your hands before rubbing the mask
You should rub in the opposite direction of hair growth
Wash the mask applied area with lukewarm water
Repeat this 3-4 times a week to get rid of hair growth
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