Are you one of them who are worried about those unwanted hair on your body and ready to make appointment in your beauty salon every month? Here is good news for all those ladies and young girls.
Now, it’s time to put full stop for standing or waiting long hours at salons for waxing, because you can easily remove those unwanted hair just by using some natural ingredients by sitting in your home.
Surprised? Yes, unwanted hair is something nobody wants to see on their body and that’s the reason we spend lots of money and time in salons to get smooth and soft skin. In medical terms this unwanted hair is often called as a problem called hirsutism.
Causes Of Unwanted Body Hair
According to Indian journal of dermatology, more than 5-10% of women are being affected with hirsutism every year.
This is generally caused by imbalance of hormones in the body or use of certain medications. In rare cases it can be caused by tumor and cancer of adrenal glands and ovaries.
Apart from face, excess hair can be grown on the legs, armpits, arms and bikini area and making it one of the cosmetic problem faced by many women.
In fact, we do have many hair removal treatments and products available in the market. But using those products again and again on your skin might result in causing some side effects.
Here are some natural ways to remove unwanted body hair using some natural ingredients without any side effects.
Natural Ways To Remove Unwanted Body hair
The following are best natural remedies to remove unwanted body hair and result in smooth and soft skin.
Egg Whites
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Eggs are not only good for health, it also helps in maintaining smooth skin and silky hair. It even works as a perfect natural peel off mask to remove unwanted hair as well as impurities from the skin.
What You Need To Do
- Take one egg and whisk white in a small bowl.
- Add 1 teaspoon of sugar and ½ tea spoon of gram flour, then mix them well to form a smooth paste.
- Apply this paste as mask on the hairy part f your body and leave it for 15-20 minutes.
- Finally, wash the area with running water, repeat this process as many times as needed.
Raw Papaya
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Papaya is loaded with many nutrients and vitamins which are good for our health. It also contains an enzyme called papain that stops unwanted hair growth by breaking down the hair follicles. It will also help to remove dead skin cells from the skin and improve the texture.
What You Need To Do
- Take few slices of peeled papaya and grind them to form a thick paste.
- Add one teaspoon of turmeric to papaya paste and mix it well.
- Apply this paste on the areas of unwanted hair and massage it for 5 minutes in the direction of hair growth.
- Leave it for 10 minutes and wash it off with water. Repeat this process twice in a week to remove unwanted hair completely.
Sugar And Honey
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The mixture of sugar and honey works perfect for removing unwanted hair from your body.
Sugar acts as an exfoliating agent by removing dead skin cells and helps you to get rid of excess hair. Honey keeps your skin moisturized and healthy.
What You Need To Do
- Heat the mixture of one table spoon of honey and 3 table spoons of sugar in a small bowl, until the sugar dissolves completely.
- Let it cool down and add one teaspoon of lemon juice and mix it well.
- Apply this mixture when it is warm enough to touch where you have unwanted hair.
- Put a waxing strip on the mixture, pull it down and pull it off against the direction of hair growth.
- Then, clean the area with cool water and pat dry.
Gram Flour
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Gram flour also acts perfect for removing unwanted hair easily. Its slightly coarse nature works as a perfect exfoliating agent that absorbs impurities and loosen the hair in the follicles and removes extra hair.
What You Need To Do
- Take a bowl and add one table spoon of gram flour and a pinch of turmeric powder.
- Add little amount of milk to this mixture to form a thick paste.
- Apply this paste on the unwanted hair places and allow it to dry completely.
- Now, scrub it off using your fingers completely against the direction of hair growth.
- Finally, rinse it off with cool water and repeat it twice in a week.
Gelatin
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Gelatin works as a perfect home remedy for removing unwanted hair, due to its sticky nature. In fact many natural peel off masks contains little amount of gelatin as one of the main ingredient.
What You Need To Do
- Heat the mixture of one table spoon of unflavored gelatin, 11/2 table spoon of milk and few drops of lavender essential oil.
- Mix all ingredients well using a non metallic spoon.
- Turn it off after a minute and allow the mixture to cool down completely.
- Apply thick layer of this mixture on the unwanted hair using a wooden stick.
- Allow it to dry, then peel it off against the direction of hair growth.
- Rinse the area with cool water and repeat it as many times as needed.