This does work and it's pretty convenient. I have hirutism so I shave / wax / epilate so often - I've not tried hair removal cream since back in the day with the stuff that *burned*. I tried this twice. First time I did it, I applied it on my underarms, toes, stomach and bikini line. The hair came right off for my underarms and toes, but the stomach and bikini line stayed. I was disappointed in this, but I came online and read the reviews and saw that some people had recommended leaving it for longer. I did so, cautiously... I was worried about pain from it, but it was completely painless. I ended up leaving it on for slightly longer and leaving it longer before getting it wet - and then I was amazed at how easily the hair came off. I used an exfoliating pad, but in all honestly I could literally pull at hairs and they'd come out painlessly. I also tried this on my top lip - really briefly, just to test - and it worked there too. I only had to leave it on for 90 seconds. It's probably too time consuming for me to replace shaving, but it does work. It was painless for me, didn't smell awful, and it's fairly convenient. I'd probably buy again.