4 Home Remedies to Reduce the Growth of Unwanted Hair

Excessive hair on body is very upsetting, and this trouble begins at puberty and continues to torture till the age of 50.  The solution you come across is- waxing, shaving and bleaching, but they are all temporary methods to remove unwanted hair. What to do then?

Well, here we share with you 4 effective home remedies to reduce the annoying hair growth from body-

1. Lemon and Sugar

Mix 10 ml of freshly squeezed lime juice with 30 grams of sugar. Next, add 150 ml of normal water to the mixture. Mix well all three ingredients, and apply it on the body part in the direction of hair growth and leave it on the applied area for 15 minutes. Rinse the area with cold water. Rub the area gently while rinsing. The lemon mixture and granular sugar acts as a mild exfoliating agent, and make one rid of unwanted hair growth. The lemon juice has the properties of natural antiseptic and astringent. Repeat it once every week to see the progress.

2. Honey and Lemon

Another remedy to prevent excessive hair growth on body is preparing a mixture 40 ml of honey and 10 ml of lemon juice. Apply the prepared mixture in the direction of hair growth, using a cotton pad. Leave the paste for 15 minutes and then rinse after 15-20 minutes. Repeat it for twice a week for 3 weeks, and then reduce the frequency to half- that is once a week.

3. Gram Flour and Curd

Prepare a thick paste of besan (gram flour), haldi (turmeric powder) and curd. Apply it on the body part and allow it to dry. When the mixture gets dried of, rub it softly from the skin and then rinse off with cold water.

4. Lemon Juice and Gram Flour

Prepare a mixture of 30 gram of gram flour (besan), 150 ml of water (a cup full of water) and 10 ml of lemon juice. Mix the mixture thoroughly. Apply the mixture on the body part affected with excess hair growth and leave it for 15 minutes. Then, scrub gently in the direction of your growth. Repeat it twice a week for two months to notice the difference.

Above mentioned homemade remedies are very effective, if they are done regularly. Always give pre-testing to the suggested methods on your hand first (to check it is free from adverse effects), and then proceed.