Green Sugar Wax
2 cups organic brown sugar (any type)
½ cup filtered water
½ cup steeped chamomile tea
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
Yield:
4 ounces- Half-fill a wide, shallow saucepan with water, bring to a boil, and then turn heat to low. Mix
all the ingredients in a small, deep saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring
constantly. - When the sugar mixture (“wax”) boils, place the small saucepan into the wide, shallow
saucepan and leave it on low heat. The wax should remain liquid and golden in color, not stiff
and brown, so stir constantly. To prevent the mixture from becoming too dark, avoid stirring
too briskly, so that the sugar mixture doesn’t stick to the sides of a pan. When the wax
bubbles gently and looks thin enough to pour, add 1 cup of boiling water from the shallow pan,
stir thoroughly, and remove from the heat. - When the wax has reached the consistency of fresh honey, transfer it to a glass bowl and
allow it to cool down before using. Never put the freshly prepared wax on your body! You may
burn yourself badly. - While the wax is cooling, pour hot water into a wide, shallow bowl to use as a water bath to
keep your wax warm and pliable.
Make sure you have all the waxing supplies—baby powder, cotton strips, wooden sticks, and oil—
within easy reach.
Coat the area that you plan to wax—your arm or lower leg—with baby powder. This is essential to
keep the skin protected from wax sticking to it and causing redness and bruising, especially now, as
your blood flow to the area will increase. Check the temperature of the wax. It should be warm to the
touch, not hot. Using a wooden stick, apply a thin coat of wax in quick gliding strokes in the direction
of the hair growth: from inside to outside on your arm, from knee to foot on your leg. Wou need to dip
your stick in the wax about 2 inches deep—this way, you will be applying a thin coat that will stick to
the cotton strip at once. Cover an area the width of your cotton strips and 4 inches long for legs, 1
inch long for face and bikini line.
Now apply a cotton strip to the area covered with sticky wax, also in the direction of hair growth.
Press gently and rub to make sure the strip sticks without bulging. Take a deep breath, then lift the
strip by the lower end and pull quickly! Here you go—your skin is smooth and hairless. Repeat the
procedure until you’ve covered all desired areas. Use the strip until it is completely covered with
hair and can’t pick up any more wax. After that, get a new strip. Meanwhile, keep the wax warm and
fluid by adding some hot water to the water bath. When done, remove any remaining wax smudges
with baby oil and soothe the skin with a freshly made soothing spray.