Sugaring - All natural sugar wax - Part 1

As most of you know , I have PCOS. One of the most unpleasant symptoms of PCOS is excess body hair, Particularly on the face. For me, i get a lot of hair in unwanted places and it sucks to say the least. So a couple of days ago i was searching google for hair removal techniques. I was tired of trying to pluck a whole lot of hairs, was tired of the harsh wax , shaving is pointless, i came across something called "Sugaring". At first i was like yeah right, how could that possibly work. I kept watching you tube videos of people making their own wax at home with all natural ingredients and getting awesome results with it. So today i decided, why not, ill give it a try. So here is my part one of Sugaring. 

What you will need:

2 cups of sugar

1/4 cup lemon juice - can be fresh squeezed or store bought- Just make sure to take the seeds out of the juice.

1/4 cup water

small pot

What you will do is :

 pour the sugar into the pan

add lemon juice

add water 

turn stove onto med heat (about a 4)

DONT STOP STIRRING

At first it will be hard to stir , but stir it up and get it mixed. At this point it will be thick and white. After about 5 -7 minutes it should start bubbling if not, turn the heat up JUST A LITTLE BIT. Keep stirring, 10 minutes or so after you FIRST turned the heat on, take it off the stove and check the color, the color you will see when its done is a medium to darkish golden brown. (around 10 or 11 minutes it should be a yellowish color) if it is not yet golden brown keep cooking and stirring. Remember to check the color often because you dont want to burn it , it will not be any good if you do. It took mine about 18 mins total to turn that golden brown color. 

Once it is done, Pour it into a container ( i would recommend glass) and let it sit for about 2 or 3 hours. At this point its still hot and thin. 

Rinse the pan out immediately with HOT water and let it soak off any excess sugar. 

This is what mine looked like right after i poured it into the glass bowl...

Benefits of sugar waxing

Exfoliates skin

Natural ingredients

Cleans off easy

Part 2 coming soon! - The results!

Throw-Back Thursday

Quail Lake June 15, 2010

Life & Chaos!

Blogger Fail. Yes, i know. I have been so incredibly busy with everything lately and blogging has just slipped my mind. Im hoping that now that things have STARTED to settle down i will be able to catch back up. So whats been going on? Well lets see....

We had family in town from Idaho for a few days, lots of kids = Lots of chaos!

Still getting a routine down with my new job while trying to get Jace adjusted.

Preparing for my 2nd upcoming job that i am super excited about (see more below)

Went to the zoo with my moms group

I had a Easter potluck & Egg hunt for my Colorado Springs Moms Group

Jace is sick, AGAIN!

Family In Town

Jace had not met his cousins or his uncle so this was super exciting! We were able to have all (but one) kids over night last weekend. I hadnt seen them in so long, it was a lot of fun! We also went to a get together with them and had some great food. Heres some pictures 

( DISCLAIMER - This car is parked, in a parking lot, NO ONE was driving kids around like this, LOL )

Upcoming 2nd Job

In the beginning of May, I will officially be a Lemongrass Spa Consultant! I am super excited about this. I am very happy to have found 2 great opportunities that allow me to still be a stay at home mom! For more information on Lemongrass Spa 

www.lemongrassspa.com

https://www.facebook.com/BrittanysLemongrass

Trip to the zoo!

I took Jace & Sami to the zoo with some ladies from my moms group, it was awsome. I love the cheyenne mountain zoo , it is gorgeous!

CSM 2014 Easter Potluck & Egg Hunt

Now im off to finish dinner, But with in the next couple days ill put up the complete review of THE HONEST COMPANY products! Hope you all had a great weekend. 

I have fallen in love again..

....with the honest company!

My first bundles came today and i was like a little kid on Christmas! I am so excited LOL I will be doing the updated review that i mentioned in the last post about the honest company soon. This months bundles contained 6 packs of diapers (204) 2 packages of wipes, dish soap, sudsy dish scrubber thing, floor cleaner, multi surface cleaner, 2 hand soaps, 2 spray hand sanitizers, & a conditioning mist.

I have been pretty busy the last few days & things have been chaotic!! Family in town, Helping Samantha adjust, dog sitting etc etc. Tonight we will have a house full of kids for the night, Jace, Lil Geromy, My nieces, and the dog too! I'm going to make biscuit calzones for dinner, YUM. 

Mid-Week Update... {In Pictures}

Busy week!

Today i started day care for a little girl, shes 15 months old, so pretty close to Jace in age and size LOL So far its been pretty good, it will take some adjusting. This is a full time thing. Itll be nice for Jace to have someone to play with every day. 

Im dog sitting while my BIL, SIL & nieces and nephew are out here from ID. This was the first time Jace gets to meet his uncle & cousins! Very Exciting. Its going to be a very busy week to say the least, I will try to post as much as i can. 

April Fools Day

I hate this "holiday". I find it incredibly annoying, am i the only one? I think it should just be cancelled all together lol

My weekend , in pictures!

{first time on an escalator}

{running through JC Penny}

{March Of Dimes Bear}

{Walking with daddy at the flea market!}

{yes, we are Colorado people. hoodies, shorts and sandals lol}

{my most awesome find this weekend!!}