Veet Hair Removal Cream

There are different ways for you to remove body hair, one more painful than the other of course. But I've only tried out shaving and waxing (both hot and cold) in my whole life. Shaving made the hair on my legs so thick and stubborn that I need to really get rid of them once a week or else I'd be wearing pants until I do so. It's gross I know! I haven't tried plucking just because I know it's much more painful than waxing, even with eyebrow threading. You know my pain tolerance is pathetic.

My niece suffers the same fate, probably from our side of the family and his Dad is mabalbon (hairy) too. She's been having to wax her legs at home with the help of my SIL. They buy those Veet waxing strips so it's just the same with having to go to the salon and getting a wax. One of my closest friends recommended that I try Veet's Hair Removal Cream after I was complaining that I forgot to shave my legs before a party. Yuck!

So I bought this: Veet Hair Removal Cream for Sensitive Skin

It's not cheap ha. I don't recall the price now but I think it's close to just having a half-leg wax at Laybare. Anyway, I tried it immediately the day I bought it but it turns out that I was doing it wrong and that the hair is still pretty short. But they did advertise that it is "Proven to work on very short hair" so I tried it anyway.

I've been itching to go to Laybare for 3 weeks now, growing the hair on my legs that would pass as a stunt gorilla but I decided to give Veet another try. It was more of like an ultimatum. If it doesn't work, I'd throw it out.

Now as per the instructions on the box, you should try the cream on a small area first to see if you'd have any allergic reaction. Did it already before so I know I'm good to go. I applied generously this time. The first time I was applying thinner layers so maybe that's why it didn't work. And I waited longer, up to 7 minutes. Normally you'd wait only for 5 minutes. But for stubborn hair, you can wait more than 5 minutes but not more than 10. You apply the cream with this pink applicator/hair remover.

I strictly timed myself for fear that my legs would get burned. While waiting, the cream felt cool, then sort of stingy, then cool again. That freaked me out a bit. It did say in the box that if you feel stinging, you should remove the cream immediately. But I braved it out. Silly me. Anyway, after 7 minutes, I started scraping off the cream and off the hair goes. It's pretty cool aside from the fact that I'm scared to even know how on earth that is possible without putting any force in taking out the hair.

Before and After

The downside of this is that my legs felt itchy afterwards, the same feeling you'd feel after getting a wax. So I'm worried that it might not be the hair removal cream for me. And what bothered me the most is the smell. You know how when you get your hair colored at the salon, the smell it emits? Yeah, that's how it smells like. So I'm pretty sure there are tons of chemicals involved here. I wonder if one should be so angry at someone and decided to pour this cream on her enemy's scalp, would her hair fall off too?

Anyway, I can say that it works well but I won't be using it again unless I don't have a razor available or can't go to the waxing salon. I'm not comfortable with the chemical smell and the itch/sting I feel during and after applying the cream. But it may be for others though! It's really convenient for those looking for quick fixes for unwanted hair.

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How do you get rid of unwanted body hair? Shave? Wax? Pluck?

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