No.223691
So, I heard about sugaring here with you folks! From what I got, it's basically a very thick wet caramel. I really really enjoy making dry caramel, but I've never had sucess making wet caramel, because it tends to crystallize really fast. I heard that using lemon juice helps, because the citric acid breaks sucrose into glucose and fructose, and they don't crystalize as easily as sucrose. Here's the thing: I don't have any lemons right now, but I'm really anxious to try this. I do, however, have concentrated sulfuric acid. So I was considering diluting a bit of sulfuric acid and try to make it the wax. Would it work? Also, would it be dangerous? How about getting pure citric acid and diluting it? What do you guys think?
No.223699
>>223691
What the fuck does making sugar have to do with this board?
No.223705
No.223706
>>223699
It's a wax used to remove hair. Apparently, it only sticks to the hair, and not to the skin. That makes it as durable as regular wax, but way less painful.
No.223732
Before I try this, has anyone had success? Any good guides? It seems too good to be true.
No.223735
>>223706
I find it hard to believe that it sticks to hair but not skin. Sugar is a very sticky substance, so I don't know how you would manipulate it to selectively adhere to fibers and nothing else.
No.223737
>>223732
Look on Youtube. There are several good tutorials. It's basically what I just said. Highly concentrated wet caramel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndxRt8sisN0
Here's a video of a lady getting her minge waxed with sugar.
No.223746
>>223737
That looks amazing! And you can just make that sticky blob yourself?
I actually can see this be done discretely, because the sugar doesn't need to be hot and liquid. You can just make it and use it some other night.
Now I just need a good recipe.
No.223752
>>223746
There are many recipes on the internet. Just google sugaring recipe and you will find it. I also believe you can buy these things. Where I live it's called oriental or persian wax.
No.223755
>>223752
Well, you live in Brazil. No doubt you can get your waxes there.
A recipe I found:
>2 cups sugar
>1/4 cup lemon juice
>1/8 cup water
>1 tsp guar gum
No.223757
>>223755
>guar gum
what the hell is that? never heard of it. I'll try to follow this guide:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVKrLumCEpA
Also, here's a man getting his weaner waxed with sugar:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGD6KObQM-Y
No.223776
>>223691
>sulfuric acid
lol what the fuck? Just use vinegar you dingus.
No.223822
>>223776
Won't that make you smell like vinegar? Why can't he just get lemon juice?
>>223757
It's to keep it from solidifying after it cools down.
No.223825
Sulfuric acid, even when dilute will fuck your shit up.
That shit by definition is a STRONG acid.
No.224104
You know what happens when sucrose meets concentrated sulphuric acid? Hot, foaming, smoking carbon deposits. Go for it OP, it's fun to watch, but for the love of god do not put it on your body.
No.224111
>>224104
That's why I'm going to dilute it, sweetbuns!
No.224166
>>224111
Why can't you just get some lemon juice..?
No.224191
>>224111
Why are you looking for advice if you ignore it anyway?
No.224207
>>224166
i don't have lemons here. but i'll ask my mom to buy some
>>224191
stop being mean.
No.224355
Oh, I just found out that you can use vinegar as well :D
No.224358
>>224355
>Won't that make you smell like vinegar?
No.224362
>>224358
Nah, you only use a 2 or 3 table spoons worth of vinegar and it's to help get the sugar to a liquid state and stop it from turning solid when it cools down. It's an acid, same as lemon juice is so that's why you can use it.
The only reason lemons are the default is because sugaring is an old ass teqnique even the egyptians used and lemons were the most readily available suitable acid back then.
No.224566
>>224358
Maybe. But I bet it's easy to wash it off.
No.224712
So has anyone actually tried this?
No.225192
OP obviously doesnt want his hair to grow back guys! or his skin for that matter
No.228927
No.228940
>>223691
Wait, why do you have concentrated sulphuric acid but not lemons?
No.228961
>>224358
The smell of vinegar comes off pretty easy.
No.228970
boy boy boy wtf are you talking about
first of all what do you mean you gonna put sulfuric acid on your skin, whats wrong with you?
and second how the fuck do you have fucking sulfuric acid but got no lemons? cant you, idk, go to the store buy some lemons intead of pouring acid on your shit? are you stuck in a laboratory? are you in one of those anti-nuke underground bunkers and you're running outta food? what the hell man
No.228980
Ignore the naysayers, sulphuric acid will work fine. Try 3-4 molar solution for a really smooth finish!
No.229209
I hearby award sulfuric acid /cuteboys/ best meme of the year award.
No.229268
So has anyone actually tried this?
No.229563
Why don't you just use Nair or something?
No.229607
>>229563
Because that only destroys the hair above the skin. Just like with shaving, you'll have stubble the next day.
No.229965
>>229268
I've tried it (without the sulfuric acid) and it did quite well.
No.237499
>>224207
You'll ask your mother? How old are you?
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No.237771
how short should I trim my hair before trying sugaring?
No.238186
Sugaring is not permanent, correct?
No.245554
>>223735
if you've ever made caramel and it bubbled up and sputtered on your skin, you know damn well that it sticks to skin, you also learn why it's called edible napalm.