Veet Hair Removal Cream for Sensitive Skin Review

Packaging - Handy tube that is squeezable so you can get the most out of it.

Smell - A strong chemical smell which isn't very nice.

Application - It was easy to apply. I found using my hands to be the best. You need quite a lot to cover your legs (I used half the bottle for my 1/2 legs). You need to leave it on for 10 mins (not 5, doesnt do it!)

I tried using the spatula to remove the cream but I could immediately see my skin was going red. So i switched to a wet cloth and found that was the best way for me.

My skin was left silky and smooth. I did note there were quite a few strays which the product didn't remove so had to use a shaver afterwards anyway. I didn't notice any lumps and bumps afterwards either.

In terms of longevity, I started getting growth again within 2 days. However, the regrowth wasn't as harsh as shaving stubble, so I could get away with it for a few more days.

I was chosen to review this product so I decided to go a week without shaving my legs to trial. It I was very time consuming to apply all of the cream on both my entire legs and I was left standing awkwardly in my bathroom waiting for 5 minutes as directed. I did a test after 5 minutes and no hair had been removed so waited another 5 minutes. After 10 minutes in total the hairs on my legs came off with ease. The result wasn't "silly smooth legs for up to twice as long as shaving" I was silly smooth but unfortunately only for one day. I shaved again within the next two days. This product does work but personally I prefer shaving as it's easily done in the shower and doesn't mean I have to stand awkwardly in my bathroom waiting for the cream to do its magic.

I have very sensitive skin, and so I've always had hair removal troubles.. Waxing= rash and huge ingrown hairs, shaving= rash and sores. So i thought I'd give this ago. I wasn't crazy about putting heaps of chemicals on my skin, but it claimed this was fine for sensitive skin, but it wasn't. I followed the directions exactly, and ended up with smooth legs, however soon after washing it off I got a red, raised bumpy rash on my legs. I also stupidly tried this on my arm pits, as it says you can do so, but that started burning after a couple of minutes so I took it off- so it only removed about half of the hair, and I was left with sore, red, rashy pits. I would definitely use this again if I hadn't had a bad reaction to it, but sadly it's just not right for me. Beware if you give it a go! I would NOT recommend for sensitive skin! Now I've just given up on hair removal for winter...

I have gained thick dark hairs on my upper lip and chin through menopause I tried this product to see if it would help with my forever growing stubble being for sensitive skin I figured it wouldbe ok on face . The smell was very overwhelming but I figured if it worked I could handle it. The spatula was a welcome help to sooth on the stubble. However it did not remove the stubble at all.

My first impression of this product was "great, it lasts way longer than shaving!". Then whilst reading the instructions, I was a bit wary of the warning of "chemical burns"!!! Any product with a risk of chemical burns cannot be good to have absorbed into your skin so that was straight away a turn-off for me! I trialed the product and found it easy to use and didn't tingle or feel itchy like other Veet product I have tried in the past. As a mum though, I did struggle a wee bit with having to do it within ten minutes, as I tend to get sidetracked a lot!! It was easy to remove with the little spatula they provide, however it certainly didn't remove all the hair and I still needed to shave patches afterwards!! You also cannot use this Veet Hair Removal Cream on any scars, sunburn or broken skin, so you have to shave around those areas also. So monitoring my legs in the days after using the Veet Hair Removal Cream, just four days later I already needed to shave my legs!! So a thumbs down for me, I would rather just shave and save time and money in the process! I am just one person however, so hopefully it works better for some other people!! =)

When wanting to experiment with other hair removal products other than shaving I went to my local supermarket to see the different options.

Firstly, Veet is a well known brand and it attracted me that this was specifically for sensitive skin. The packaging is simplistic and stylish, in a blue box with a modern design.

The first thing that I noticed was the smell, it was rather unpleasant like most hair removal creams I have tried. It really made me think again why I was using this method, maybe I should go back to shaving already! The smell remained in my bathroom for a while, not nice.

It did take a while to apply the cream with the spatula, not the funnest job when its rather cold in your bathroom. It was a challenge to get the cream evenly spread over my legs with the spatula provided in the pack.

The positive thing though is it didn't sting and make my skin red like other hair removal products have done in the past.

After five minutes of waiting rather impatiently I removed the cream and saw the results. It removed most of the hair on my legs, but not all. I ended up having to shave afterwards anyway.

Overall, I'm not a fan of hair removal creams. They are rather messy, unpleasant smelling and require to much waiting for me. I want my hair removal methods to be quick, convenient and no- fuss. So, I think shaving is the way to go for me!

This was my first BR trial and I was beyond excited to be part of the trial team.

Before trying out the cream I purposely went without shaving for 2 weeks as my body hair grows slowly and I wanted to give this product a fair try.

I tried the Veet in Shower Hair Removal Cream back in 2004 and wasn't really thrilled with it so when BR asked me to review this product I was excited to see how it worked and what changes Veet had made to their products over that past 10 years.

I tested out the removal cream under my arms and on my legs. Due to my body hair being very fine I expected this stuff to work awesome but I was wrong. This product is very average. Yes it did remove hair but only to a degree. I was still left with a few stray hairs, therefore I found myself needing to shave afterwards in order to achieve a smooth finish.

The end result on both my legs and under my arms was kinda like I was left with stubble. It was as if I hadn't shaved for a few days as both areas weren't super soft or smooth as promised.

An annoying feature about this cream is the waiting time. I found it very time consuming sitting around waiting for the cream to to work it's magic. I had to leave the product on for the entire ten minute processing time - even then I was still left with some hair. As you can imagine having your arms in the air for ten mins is quite a tiring process :)

I can't say that I would personally recommend this cream to anyone nor would I really give it another go in the immediate future. I might be inclined to test this product out in another ten years.

I do like the fact that it doesn't hurt the skin. I have very sensitive skin and found that the cream didn't affect it at all so that was nice.

As for the smell it just smells like every other depilatory cream I've ever used.

I will continue shaving as it is much faster and personally leaves me with better results.

I decided to give this a go on my legs and man was that a bad idea, it left them very red and irritated, the smell is awful and although it did remove the hair it was a very unpleasant experience. Would definately not use it again as there are way better creams out there.

I purchased this as I have sensitive skin and it’s not alway easy for me to get into get them waxed so I picked this up at the supermarket thinking it should be better than the risk of shaving rash I can often get.

It reminds me of a tube of toothpaste I squeezed it out and smoothed all over both legs the smell isn’t that pleasant but it’s ok if it does the job. I set the timer and waited which seemed to take forever then began trying to remove a lot did come off but I found I had to scrap the skin pretty hard to even get that and then there was no consistency there were still long patches and the odd bit that didn’t move. So I can ended up having to shave after anyway, your skin does feel nice just a pit prickly still after using.