This African recipe is awesome. Here is how to get ready for the big day with smooth legs.
Ingredients
1 cup of honey
1 cup of sugar
Freshly squeezed juice of 1/2 lemon
a pan a wooden spoon and cloth strips
Set the temperature on medium high
caramelizing sugar
Stir sugar until bubbling.
The color you are looking for is gold, that will indicate the sugar is ready and melted.
add honey and lemon juice, stirring the whole time.
When the mix is melted, drop the mass on a clean cotton towel.
Knead the mass until it becomes golden yellow.
This is where it becomes tricky. This body wax mix tends to harden quickly and you need to do something to keep it soft so you can mold it and apply on the skin. Unless you don't mind, you could use some saliva. It has enzymes that will break the honey and sugar and keep it moist and soft. Another option, is to prepare a small bowl and fill it up with hot water. Don't use it too hot, you might burn yourself, only hot enough so that you can use it. Then....
Spread the mix on your legs, place the cotton strip over it (make sure it adheres), count to 3 and pull!
Always pull in the opposite direction of hair growth. This way, you will pull out the hair together with its root, which is the point of waxing.
Use short strokes until you get used to doing it, then you can start using long strokes.
To wash off the stickiness, simply rinse your legs with warm water.
