Modern fashionable young ladies can not imagine their life without depilation, especially in the midst of the bathing season. I must say that today there are a great many ways to get rid of unwanted hair, from razors of a special design to photoepilation. By the way, the latter allows you to get rid of hair once and for all after the first procedure. However, the cost of this pleasure is quite high, so many ladies prefer alternative solutions. One of them is a depilation cream. Let's try to consider all the pros and cons of this method, based not on advertising promises, but on consumer reviews.
As an example, let's take a well-known and popular product - depilation cream "Veet" (production country - France).
Recall what exactly the cream manufacturers promise us?
1. "With the cream" Veet "the skin remains smooth twice as long. Than after using a razor."
Unfortunately, these are just empty words, because this tool does not remove hairs from the root, which means that they will grow back exactly the same as after shaving. In this depilation cream "Veet" differs little from the usual machine.
In fairness, I note that in my entire life I have seen only one depilation cream, which removed hairs with a root. The Lankom company released this wonderful product, and it was a quarter of a century ago. The cream has long been discontinued because it contains dangerous components. I have not seen a single depilation cream with a similar effect. It is possible that a fantastic result was achieved precisely due to these unhealthy ingredients.
2. "Depilatory cream" Veet "is an express agent. With it, you will get rid of hairs on the skin in a matter of minutes."
This promise is not entirely a lie, but rather a half-truth. Depilation cream "Veet" works faster than many of its counterparts, but it does not reach the hair removal rate specified in the instructions. On average, the procedure takes ten minutes, against the stated three to five.
The new depilatory cream "Veet" caused the most negative reviews , as it was intended for the procedure in the shower. As you know, there is simply no way to pinpoint time under these conditions. Therefore, it goes without saying that the cream should work almost instantly, after a maximum of two to three minutes. However, the product did not live up to consumer expectations. One consolation is that you can use it the old fashioned way, leaving the cream on the skin for a longer period.
It should be noted that customers in the Veet line are also attracted by the variety of products. Having believed the ads, the young women are in a hurry to overpay for the new product - a spray that is supposedly applied much easier than cream. It should be noted that there is no significant difference between the two products. So what's the point of paying extra money for an upgraded package?
Well, to top it off, I would like to say about the mistakes of the buyers themselves.
Today, Veet depilatory cream is available on sale for various skin types, including sensitive skin. But it is precisely this abundance that misleads the simple consumer. Most women mistakenly believe that allergies and skin irritations are essentially the same thing, so they buy Veet cream for sensitive skin in the hope that there will be no side effects from it. In some cases, indeed, this is what happens. But often an allergic reaction still makes itself felt. And then the young ladies are firmly convinced that the "Veet" depilation cream is to blame for this, and not their own carelessness. To prevent this from happening to you, do not be too lazy to conduct a preliminary test on a small closed area of the skin. Perhaps the allergic reaction is not caused by the components of a particular cream, but by sulfur, which serves as the basis for most of these products.
Of course, if the skin already has irritation, scratches or abrasions, the depilation cream "Veet", like other similar products, should not be used.
The instructions for the cream also say that it is unacceptable to use muses, gels and creams "Veet" to remove hair on the face, chest or inguinal area. The skin in these places, as a rule, has an increased sensitivity, which means that the probability of getting irritation increases significantly.