Health & Beauty House of Wax D.I.Y Waxing Here’s what you need for your own homemade wax: • 3 tablespoons brown sugar • 1 tablespoon water • 3 tablespoons of lemon juice.
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Pour the sugar, water and lemon juice all together in a saucepan, and heat it over a low flame. Keep stirring the mixture to avoid burning and stir it until all the sugar has melted. Let it cool slightly before using it and store it in a heat proof container for later use so you can warm it up on the microwave whenever you want to use it.
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Bye-bye hairy! Saying goodbye to unwanted hair has never been this easy
Tyara Putri rounds up three of the best waxing parlours in town to help wave the unwanted hair goodbye
Jl. Gandaria, no. 8. Kebayoran Baru. 021 2905 3008).
3. Strip
Strip is renowned as the first waxing parlour in Jakarta for 2. Caramello its HSQ (Hygiene, Speed and Started in 2009, Caramello Quality) mantra where there is provides natural hair removal absolutely no double dipping services via sugar-waxing and and each customer receives their 1. Honeypot threading at affordable prices personal hygiene wax pack. This franchise wax boutique from (upper body wax Rp.35,000The wax options are lavenderSingapore has been established Rp.70,000; lower body wax based for body wax (Rp.35,000in Jakarta for three years and has Rp.50,000-Rp.85,000; face wax Rp.275,000) and berry chocolateall the waxing services you could Rp.20,000-Rp.30,000, and full based wax for more sensitive parts ever ask for. Their signature wax body Rp.395,000) with 20 per cent (Rp.90,000-Rp.340,000). These is the Brazilian, with six types additional fees for male customers. waxes can remove hairs as short of shapes: basic bikini, the in The treatment is as quick as as 6mm . between, the butterfly, Hollywood, you would hope for thanks to The treatment room is spacey playboy and l’amour (Rp. 125,000- their skilful therapists. They use and comfortable and the Rp.325,000). They use strawberry caramel-based wax and threading, therapists, or Strip-erellas as wax for the general waxing and the Persian style hair-removal they’re referred to here, were hot waxes made of cherry, apricot technique which is a wee bit trained by trainers from Singapore and jasmine essential oils for the itchy and requires you to hold the to perform a quick, safe and sensitive area to minimize the pain. skin while the therapist does the pain-less wax in 15 minutes flat. Before they start the procedure, threading. And since they don’t But if you’re not sure about the they will let you change your provide hard-wax for the sensitive pain you’re going through, Strip clothes with a provided Kimono area, you might have to deal with a provides cute squeezable animal first. The waxing fairies (that’s brief moment of pain there. toys for you to release the pain, what they call their therapists) There are only four beds which you can also bring home for don’t double dip and, if necessary, divided by clean curtains for the Rp.75,000. they tweeze instead of thread the treatment, so due to the high-traffic After the treatment, your Stripleftover hairs. of customers, you might want to erella will wait outside while Honeypot has catchy black and make an appointment first before you’re changing clothes and kindly fuchsia walls and dim lighting you walk-in for the service. (Sunindulge you with a tiny glass of from a chandelier. Sorry guys, their Thu 10am-7pm; Fri-Sat 10amhot ginger tea. (Open daily, 10amservice is strictly for the ladies. 8.30pm. La Codefin, UF-15, Jl. 10pm. Pondok Indah Mall 2, Jl. (Open daily from 10am-10pm. Kemang Raya, no. 8. 021 9229 Metro Pondok Indah. 021 7592 Gandaria City, 1st floor, unit 167, 7279. www.caramelloshop.com) 0607. www.strip.com.sg/jk/)
Apply this with a plastic knife or wooden stick in the direction hair grows, then take a piece of cloth, press down firmly and then pull off in the direction of hair growth.
Tips to reduce the ‘Ouch!’
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Draw in a deep breath through the nose, hold for a few seconds, and exhale slowly and fully through the mouth. This effectively relaxes the body, including hair follicles, which makes them less constricted.
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Press hard on the affected area immediately after the strip is pulled off. Applying pressure with the cushion of the finger on small areas or the palm of the hand on larger areas can result in a dramatic reduction in pain.
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Avoid drinking alcohol or caffeine at least a couple of hours before your appointment. Instead, you can take a pain killer 30 to 60 minutes before the waxing procedure to control mild pain and inflammation.
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