First, prep your skin by washing it, patting it dry, and dusting it with a little talcum to encourage the wax to grab the hair, not your skin. Spread the wax in a thin, even layer over a small section of your leg. If you're using hot wax, which you melt on the stove or in the microwave, test a bit to be sure it's not too hot before slathering it all over your legs. Of course, hot or cold, waxing carries the potential for pain, which varies from woman to woman. These products are painless, if a little messy, and provide results that last somewhat longer than shaving.
Depilatories work like chemical razors, dissolving the hair at the skin's surface.
New roll-ons make cleanup much easier and remove the temptation of rubbing the cream into your skin, which can damage it. But despite what the ads say, they're not permanent, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Lasers get rid of hair by destroying individual follicles, but they don't zap them all at once. The Cellulite Fight Unfortunately, cellulite seems to be impervious to everything invented to combat it, even liposuction. Similarly, some of the creams that claim to help you achieve a firmer appearance help a little, because they affect the amount of water inside fat cells.