For those women out there who wax their legs, I've found a less painful and cheaper alternative to buying those harsh chemicals at the store. It's called Egyptian Body Sugaring. This basically is a softball candy made with sugar that while warm is smooth and sticky, spreadable. You spread it along your legs and lay down strips atop it, letting it cool. Once cooled you quickly remove the strips. This pulls the hair from the root and when it grows back it will be less prickly and also takes longer to grow. Here is a recipe for the sugar "wax" alternative to chemical waxings.
INGREDIENTS
2 cups sugar
¼ cup lemon juice
¼ cup water
Equipment: Candy thermometer
Combine the ingredients in a heavy saucepan, and heat on low using a candy thermometer. Watch the mixture very carefully so that it doesn’t boil over. Heat the mixture to 250 F on the candy thermometer; this is the hardball candy stage.
Remove from the heat and let cool enough to pour into a jar without breaking or melting the jar. (Note that this jar will be reheated in the future. Make sure it is safe for whatever form of reheating you plan to do—in the microwave, or in a pan of water.
Rip clean cotton fabric in 1-inch strips. Make sure the cotton isn’t too coarsely woven.
This next step is very critical: Let the mixture cool enough so that it won’t burn your skin. Test the mixture on the palm of your hand, knowing that is much tougher than the sensitive skin under your arms.
Using a dull knife or Popsicle stick, spread the cooled sugar onto your skin. Cover with the cloth strips, let set for a few minutes, and then rip off quickly as you would a bandage.
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