At the ripe age of 11, I decided to use the old, crusty, hair removal cream that had sat abandoned in my mum’s cabinet since before I was born. Unsurprisingly, it severely burned, itched, and peeled my skin off (it didn’t help that I was also using it entirely incorrectly). After that, I swore off hair removal creams in favour of using razors, electric shavers, at-home wax strips, and laser hair removal; none of which really “wowed” me. Until I finally decided to re-try depilatory creams last year and realised how far the formulas had come since I was a pre-teen. Now, in 2024, hair removal creams are actually the quickest, easiest way to smooth, hairless skin – without the physical/emotional trauma. What are hair removal creams? Lemme give you a quick rundown: Hair removal creams (aka depilatory creams) chemically “break down the tight bonds in your hair proteins, making them weak enough to break off,” says board-certified dermatologist Karan Lal, MD. Generally, you’ll swipe on a layer...
