Review (1/5): Prepared my hair for shaving, little else.
I've been using this product now for a few weeks and have had poor results. With each use, I've applied a generous amount on the areas I wanted to see hair removal. The first time I used it, I left it on for 10 minutes. Very little, if any, hair came out. It should also be noted that the hairy area had been trimmed maybe two weeks prior, so I started out with my hair already under pretty decent control.
The second time I left it on for 12-14 minutes. A little more came this time, but the result was odd. Despite the fact that I coated my hair with the product all the way down to the roots, it didn't come out at the roots. Instead, it more or less dissolved the hair above the roots, leaving a ragged, inconsistent look over the area where the product was applied.
The third time I left it on for 15-17 minutes, applying a much more generous amount than ever. Once again, the hair dissolved in patches, never all the way to the root. Some areas were completely unaffected. Pretty much at this point I realized that I wasn't going to get a better result than this, and, noticing that the Balm had brought my hair length down enough to do a decent shave, shaved in the shower immediately after scrubbing the product off with a washcloth.
Accusations have been levied that the positive reviews for the Bare Pair were written by employees of the company who produced this product. This may be true, but I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and believe some people out there probably have had good results with this product. I did not, this did not work for me as advertised and was a complete disappointment. I do not have excessively coarse or unusual hair where the product was used. I don't know what kind of hair you need to have for this to work on you, but know that your mileage may vary, so buy this product with caution!