Veet Gel Hair Removal Cream Sensitive

Chose this item because of overall reviews, sensitivity level promised and price. I am pregnant and shaving is an exhausting hassle so I was in search of an alternative, my hair grows back very quickly and my skin is ultra sensitive due to hormones. This size bottle allowed me to cover calf/shin area, underarms and bikini area 3x until empty. I am fair haired and my legs and underarms would not be considered thick hair areas, yet it took well over the recommended 10 minutes to remove hair in those areas and 3 total attempts with varied application techniques. (You can skip to the last paragraph if you don’t care to read how each attempt went but my 3rd was the best outcome after a few tweaks) (1st attempt) applied on dry skin in dry area with applicator and hands. After 5 minutes, my test removal area still had hair so I waited another 5 minutes (total 10) removing with the scraper supplied and warm water in shower. It was not the outcome I hoped for and I was left feeling prickly in all applied areas with red angry skin. (Second attempt) 3 days later - I applied with silicone spatula/hands in a warm steamy area. Removing after 10 minutes with scraper supplied and following with a soapy wash using an exfoliating glove. I again was left with prickled skin in each area applied. (3rd attempt) I applied a thick coating to dry skin (think cake frosting or cream face mask) with a silicone spatula in a steamy warm area. I waited 15 minutes. Removal was a single swipe against hair growth direction with my exfoliating glove, rinsing the glove with warm water between swipes and keeping removal areas dry during removal, rinsing with soap and exfoliating glove gently after all cream was removed. This method was the most effective and finally gave me my desired outcome. Each area was left smooth, hairless, but still very red and angry after dried. I did apply a Cerave red bumpy body wash following and aloe Vera to the extra angry areas. (Noticeably my ankles) Overall, the amount of product you have to slather on for it to be effective and the time it takes to actually remove the hair felt excessive. I really would rather prefer a quick, effective and painless product. The bottle says the removal cream does not start to work until the 5 minute mark and to keep on no longer than 10 total minutes. Regardless of the area, 10 minutes never fully did the job and left all areas I applied this to feeling prickly. I thought perhaps it meant to start the timer after 5 minutes and did 15 total minutes on the final attempt only to be left with (finally) smooth skin but angry red bumps. The bottle did not recommend going back over the same areas for 3 days so multiple same day applications weren’t tested/an option and given how angry my skin was after a single application I wouldn’t recommend it. My first and second application were 3 days apart, although I was left feeling prickly after removal despite little hair growth between, I WILL say that I noticed the hair regrowth on my legs around the time of my 3rd application, 2 weeks later, was very thin and spotty compared to if I used a razor. Won’t repurchase, would not necessarily reccomend, but it got the job done eventually. 3/5 stars. 🌟