I use 1/4 cup STRONG green tea instead of water, and I don't leave the sugar wax on for a few minutes. I almost immediately rip them off after I firmly pat the strip onto the wax. The strips I use are (muslin?) ones out of a Nair hot wax package-I used to always run out while waxing, so I kept the old ones. They last a long time, just immerse them in very hot water (you can just boil water in a big pot and then take it off of the heat) until all of the wax is off, then pour the water out, add some dishwashing detergent to the pot and fresh water, then rinse them and lay them flat or hang them up to dry.

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This is brilliant :)

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I actually think the shins are one of the more painful areas for waxing and for laser. I had a few laser sessions, and that was the one spot that made me cringe.As for waxing, I find that it’s easiest to breathe in, then as you pull the strip, breathe out. Immediately apply pressure with your hand to the area.
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Fantastic article, thanks. Interestingly, they do use sugar in the 'wax' used by many salons- the first hot wax I bought was sugar based, and so I wondered why on earth the wax I bought since then was so painful and ineffective in comparison. Old sheets torn into strips work really well if using fabric strips. To make this even more of a friendly alternative, go for sugar that is fair trade and preferably organic! xo Kaitlyn

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I have two wax warmers - one for hard wax, and one for strip wax, but I really want to make this work because it's so much better than wax...
Speaking of bikini, I'm "doing" mine with IPL treatments cause I was never brave enough to do a brazilian with wax (it's too painful), so all options I had wewe - to shave it :D
Btw. congratulationes :)

And yes, how long the hair must be to remove it with sugar paste?

And pls, tell me what can help me about this - my hair is really stubborn, and it has to be pretty long to remove it with wax... it just won't stick to wax or strip... what can I do about that? I've tied dusting powder, I've tried tea tree gel... nothing... and I really can't wait that long to leave it grow that much :( even when my hairs are longer, wax can never remove all of them... that's strange...

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Most of the instructions I've seen say to smoosh it on against the hair growth so when you rip, you're pulling with the growth (opposite of waxing) so on legs, that's typically spread it up the leg and then rip it down. That's the way I've been doing it . I guess you could try it both ways and see what works better. I'd say, give it a try cooking it longer and see what happens. Mine goes mushy pretty quick but it's been really hot here (Texas) and that doesn't help. A fresh piece helps get it off my leg and then I usually throw out the melty bit and start with some fresh. I think there's a real art to doing this and you just have to keep at it until you refine the process. I braved my bikini for the first time the other day and it was WAY better than waxing and obviously better than shaving. A nice stiff but of the sugar wax works best so cook, cook, cook. If you cook too much, you can just make it into hard lemon candies and try again with a new batch. The nice part is that it's so cheap.

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Licia E.

Thank you, I've noticed few things in this clip...
First, my sugarwax gets the right color (the color of this paste in the clip), and it becomes lighter as I stretch it in my hands... but it never becomes almost white as it becomes in the clip... if I stretch it too much, it simply melts.
Second, I worked with it in opposite direction (this women sticks the paste from her knes down, and she pull it up - like wax - ... now I'm confused - what's the right way?
Third, you will notice in one part of the clip (legs) that her paste becomes melted on her legs... mine does the same after 1 minute of use. And when I try to fix it with fresh piece of paste - it just stays like that - I can't remove it except with strip or water.

I'm so clumpsy :D

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To Visnja San,

I'm guessing if it's going mushy right away when you try to use it, you haven't cooked it enough. You can take the same batch and stick it back on the stove to cook some more. I really had to cook mine a lot before it would work properly. All the recipes I saw say to cook it to 250 deg but I had to get mine to 260 deg before it would work properly. If you drop some in cold water you should be able to pick it up and squish it into a stiff ball that retains its shape well. If it just smears between your fingers, it's not done yet. I noticed a dramatic change in smell as well. While I was cooking it, it has a light, sweet smell. As it got to the right consistency, the smell suddenly got a lot stronger, a dark caramel smell - a definitely cooked smell and pretty dark in color. The instructions for how to use this brand of ready made sugar are really good for the actually use of what you've made. When she scoops it out of the tub, you can see how stiff it is. If it gets too gunky and sticks to you (which it will after a bit of use) you just add a little fresh stuff to the goo stuck to your leg and it will get it off.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzOwU5VwqeU

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I've tried to make a sugarpaste few times, but I never managed to make it work. I've tried many recipes and ways to do it, with strips and stripless but - nothing! All I've got was mess on my legs :(

Last time I've tried it, I've managed to make a ball and I followed the instructiones, but it removes abot 5-15% of hair... and it melts in my hands in a few minutes...

So, EXPERTS :) what I did wrong and what exactly to do? - pls write any sugestions, I'm sure something will help...

Thank you!!!

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The lemon also makes for a nice flavor. The kids always beg for bits of it whenever I'm cooking it. They have now requested a peppermint version - not sure how that will work with the waxing though. I've promised them we can have a session of making proper salt water taffy so they can stop eating my "leg wax."

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