Here are the details, positive and negative aspects, and ingredients or materials of some hair removal creams:
Veet Hair Removal Cream Normal Skin
- Ingredients: Aqua, Cetearyl Alcohol, Potassium Thioglycolate, Paraffinum Liquidum, Calcium Hydroxide, Ceteareth-20, Talc, Glycerin, Parfum, Polyethylene, Sodium Gluconate, Geraniol, Citronellol, Limonene, Vaccinium Macrocarpon Fruit Extract, Punica Granatum Pericarp Extract.
- Positive aspects: The cream is designed for normal skin.
- Negative aspects: Some of the ingredients may cause irritation or have low ratings on the INCIDecoder website.
Nair Sensitive Hair Removal Cream
- Ingredients: Water, Mineral Oil, Calcium Thioglycolate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Calcium Hydroxide, Ceteareth-20, Sodium Hydroxide, Sweet Almond Oil, Fragrance, Iron Oxides.
- Positive aspects: The cream is designed for sensitive skin.
- Negative aspects: Some of the ingredients may cause irritation or have low ratings on the INCIDecoder website.
Sirona Hair Removal Cream for Women
- Ingredients: Pomegranate extract and Peppermint oil.
- Positive aspects: The cream contains natural ingredients that are beneficial to the skin.
- Negative aspects: None found.
Active ingredients used for depilatories
- Thioglycolate salts and sulfides are the active ingredients used for depilatories.
- Positive aspects: These ingredients are effective in removing hair.
- Negative aspects: A study found that depilatory creams can increase the number of hair follicles and dermal fibroblasts expressing interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factor-α, and tumor necrosis factor-β in mouse skin.