How to Make Your Own Homemade Wax

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 2 cups brown sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• and a clean pan

1. Step 1
   

   Mix sugar, warm water and fresh lemon juice (better if sieved) all together in a saucepan, and heat it over a low flame. Keep stirring the mixture to avoid it sticking on the pan or burning. I prefer using wooden spatula. Stir it until all the sugar has melted and caramelized, and you have a thick brown liquid ready.

2. Step 2
   

   Let it cool slightly before using it. It can be stored for a long time in a heat proof container for later use.

3. Step 3
   

   Make sure you store the prepared wax in refrigerator to be used later. Before you use it warm up the wax container in a microwave or you can also warm it up by placing the container in a deep pan filled with boiling water on stove on low heat.

Tips & Warnings

• If you are not going to be using the whole container of wax then it's always a good idea to heat only the amount you need in a separate container.
• Always warm up the wax on low heat. By doing so you'll prevent wax from burning.
• If you don't have brown sugar handy then you can also use white sugar.
• Lemon can be substituted with vinegar.
• It can get messy and the wax can get stuck to anything. Use newspaper or an old bed sheet on the surface where you are waxing.
• You can wipe clean the wax drippings with a damp cloth.
• Waxed area can be washed with cold water to soothe the redness.
• Use aloe-vera after waxing.