Pain-free Home Remedies To Remove Body Hair Naturally (2024)

Facial and body hair can be a pain in the neck. Everytime you plan to wear a short dress or a backless dress, these body hair pose as villains and do not let you wear your favourite dress. While hurrying to the office you see yourself in the mirror and you realise that the baby hair on your face have started growing again. It is difficult to make an appointment for a salon along with busy work hours. And even if you make it to a salon, would you be able to bear the pain caused when your beautician applies hot wax on your skin and pulls the wax strip harshly? Even the thought of it is giving me goosebumps. Don’t even get me started on threading!

Along with waxing and threading pain, wax bumps, redness, and rashes come hand in hand which make the affected area of the skin sensitive. To all the women with sensitive skin out there, I sympathise with you and that is why I’m here with pain-free home remedies for removing your body hair naturally. To the ones who can endure the pain bravely, wearing an ‘I am fine’ mask like Ross (If you know, you know), hats off to you sister.

Let me present to you easy, affordable and painless home remedies to remove your body hair and flaunt your skin flawlessly.

Sugar Lemon Mix

Mix 2 cups sugar, 1/4 cup lemon juice and 1/4 cup water in a bowl and mix it. Apply the mixture to the skin and scrub it gently on the area of hair growth. Let it dry for about 10 - 15 minutes and gently wipe it away with a damp cloth. The hair might not go away completely but you will notice that the hair seems to look thinner. Repeat this process 1 - 2 times a week and you might get the results you want. You would not need extra time for this, you can just take out ten minutes from your daily routine for this. Even while working from home, you can just apply the scrub and resume work and after 10 minutes, you can wipe it off. Get those stubborn little hairs out of your skin with this simple remedy.

Turmeric And Gram Flour Paste

One of the most common skin care remedies in every Indian household is turmeric and gram flour paste. There was a time when I was in class 8 or 9, I had taken a pledge to not use any products that harm the environment and one of them was soap. For months, I did not bathe with soap, everyday I would prepare the haldi besan ubtan and bathe with it and I must tell you, it did wonders to my skin. It became soft with minimal body hair and was so glowing. It’s high time I should give up soap again (for environment purposes only *giggles*). Anyway, coming back to our hair removal remedies, in a bowl mix half a tablespoon of turmeric powder, one teaspoon of gram flour and milk or water or rosewater and make a paste of it. Apply the paste to your skin and rub it off with your hands after the paste dries. The hair would visibly minimise and your skin will become soft and smooth.

Papaya and turmeric

Peel and mash a raw papaya and mix less than half teaspoon of turmeric powder in it. Make a nice paste of it and apply it on your skin. Wash it off after 10 to 20 minutes. Studies suggest that papaya contains an enzyme called papain, which helps in anti-ageing, improves the elasticity of the skin and even reduces acne. Both papaya and turmeric are rich in antioxidants which help in fighting off the free radicals that can damage the skin cells.

Bottomline

The above mentioned natural remedies can help with hair removal but may not provide you with permanent results. It is of utmost importance to perform a patch test before trying on any of these remedies to ensure if you don’t have any allergic reaction. If you have sensitive skin, we advise you to visit your dermatologist before trying any of the above remedies.

(Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only. We advise you to consult your dermatologist or an expert if you have any skin problems.)