How to Remove Hair from Body at Home,Tips for for Unwanted Hair Removal

How to Remove Hair from Body at Home

Unwanted hair is a cause of embarrassment for many. While you need to get rid of unwanted hair at hidden places like armpits for hygienic purposes and to get rid of body odor, the hair on your face, hands, legs etc. does not pose any risk to your health. But yes, these unwanted hair can be removed so that you feel confident enough to face people. Clean and clear skin is a dream of everyone and you are no exception. So, if you have decided to get rid of your unwanted hair and are researching about various techniques like laser, electrolysis, permanent waxing etc. you must try certain home remedies for hair removal for some days. You may succeed in saving a lots of money and getting rid of unwanted hair removal in an easy and cheap way.

1. Turmeric for Unwanted Hair Removal

Turmeric has been used for ages in India for healthy clean glowing skin. This is because along with its antibacterial and anti inflammatory properties, turmeric also has this quality of preventing hair growth. While turmeric is used with many ingredients to remove unwanted hair, this is a simple remedy where turmeric can just be used with water or milk.
Turmeric- 1-2 tsp (or enough to cover your body area with hair)
Water or milk- enough to make paste.
Soak turmeric powder in water or milk to make a paste which is not too tight but which can stay on your face.
Apply this to your face.
Leave for 15-20 minutes or till it dries up.
Wash off with warm water.

2.Sugar, Honey and Lemon Mixture for Hair on Legs and Arms

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 hair growth on legs and arms. This procedure would be a bit painful as it is more or less similar to waxing and plucking done in beauty parlors.
1 tablespoon of sugar
1 teaspoon of lemon juice
1 teaspoon of organic honey
Water (optional to make the paste thinner)
Cornstarch or all purpose flour- 1 to 2 teaspoons
Piece of cloth or waxing strip
Spatula for waxing or butter knife
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.

3. Lentil and Potatoes

Potatoes when combined with yellow lentil will help in effectively removing unwanted hair. Potatoes have natural bleach properties in them. The combination of these two items will help in making the hair color lighter. It is an Ayurvedic process to get rid of the hair on the face and other parts of the body.
One potato
A bowl of yellow lentil
One tablespoon of honey
4 tablespoons of lemon juice
Sieve or cloth
You need to yellow lentil in water overnight.
Peel off the skin of the potato and crush it. Take it in a bowl.
Remove all the water from the lentil and grind it to make a paste.
Now you need to extract the juice from the crushed potato and add it to the yellow lentil paste.
To this mixture add freshly squeezed lemon juice and honey and mix well.
Apply this mixture on your face and other parts of the body where you have unwanted hair.
Leave it to rest on your body parts for about 20 to 30 minutes or until the paste completely dries out.
Now remove the paste from the a-plied area by rubbing your fingers over the paste. The dry lentil paste will pull off the hair from your body as you rub the paste.
You need to repeat this process two to three times in a fortnight to get rid of unwanted hair completely.

4.Sugar-Lemon Mix to Remove Unwanted Hair on Face

When you mix sugar with water, it acts as an excellent exfoliate due to its granular texture. Lemon juice in this mixture acts as an astringent. Lemon juice is also a natural bleach which lightens the color of your facial hair.
Get this:
Sugar- 2 tablespoons
Fresh lemon juice- 2 teaspoons
Water- 10 tablespoons
Mix sugar, lemon juice and water.
Sugar will dissolve, though not fully, in the water. There will be granular effect of sugar.
Apply this to your face in the direction of hair growth.
Leave for 15-20 minutes.
Wash off with water while rubbing gently.
Do this twice or thrice a week. After few weeks, you will see noticeable reduction in hair on your face.

5.  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.
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 generous amount of this paste on unwanted hairs on your body and then rub it in 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 face.

6. Alum And Rose Water

Another tip on how to remove body hair is to use alum rose water, which is commonly by women in Pakistan and India. This is an available ingredient in the market and you totally can get it to make a good paste for hair elimination.
You get a cotton ball, some drops of sesame oil or olive oil, some tablespoons of rose water, and ½ teaspoon of alum powder.
Now, you mix alum powder with rose water in a bowl.
Use a spoon to dissolve the mixture.
Dip a cotton ball in the mixture to apply on the affected region.
Let it dry completely and apply the combination again.
Repeat treatment for an hour.
It is better to have the process from 15-20 minutes if your skin is sensitive.
Wash your skin and moisturize skin with olive oil or sesame oil.
Do this method three times each week within some weeks to get rid of body hair.

7. Egg Mask for Removal of Unwanted Facial Hair

When it comes to stickiness, egg white is no less then sugar-honey. Egg white too dries off and sticks to your face and when you pull it, this mask will come up with hair on your face.
Egg white- of 1 egg
Sugar- 1 tablespoon
Cornflour- ½ tablespoon
Add sugar and cornflour with egg white.
Beat till you get a smooth paste.
Apply this egg mask to your face and let it dry.
Once dried, it will become a thin mask attached to your face.
Pull this egg mask with firm hand so that the hair too comes off with it. Watch though, pulling firmly doesn’t mean hurting yourself!