I've been using it for a while now, and it's brilliant! I've been using it for the face too and it hasn't caused even the slightest irritation. It's already dramatically reduced the amount of hair. Top Product!

I've seen this stuff at my local department store but never tried it because I didn't want to fork over money for something that didn't work. I guess I might give it a try now.

These products have no published clinical proof they can work as claimed.

It's very hard to assess results with these sorts of things on an individual basis. In addition, the post above is extremely vague.

1. Using it for "a while"-- how long is a while? Usually it takes several months to get an accurate sense of a product's effectiveness.

2. No mention of the other methods of hair removal being used. Epilation makes it even harder to assess the results of a product like this.

Posts like this on other forums are the reason I started this site. The poster (as well intentioned as he or she may be) has not provided enough information for us to make any kind of valid assessment of the results.

I recommend consumers avoid Surgi-Hair Stop and supposed hair inhibitors unless they are willing to throw away money on something that very likely won't work.

Unfortunately, I believe some people will have to waste money before they are convinced that something doesn't work. I guess hope overpowers common sense.

Serendipity, something I sometimes do when there's a post here about a product that works ... I check to see how many posts the person has made. That's listed under each message. At the bottom it says "Posts:" and then the number.

Now "Meee", you should absolutely correct me if I'm wrong here! OK?

But ... just to point out - if somebody has only made one post, and it was to promote a product, that might make me suspicious. Whereas, if the person has made a hundred posts, and post number 101 was to promote a product - that make me give more credence to the post. You know what I'm saying?

I doubt that many advertisers would spend THAT much time on a message board just to gradually get around to promoting some specific product. But to just pop in, promote a product and pop out? Yeah, they would definitely do that. So that's one trick you can use to deciding whether a post is legit or not! May work sometimes - not always.

i can imagine people in general posting such messages for stupid fun.

i've always seen the product where i shop from time to time, but as i've said before i simply too cheap to bother.

regardless of how many people say something doesn't work, i've discovered most people don't care. it applies to all that other crap out there, the ab belts, the miracle diets, all of it. there are millions of people dennouncing this stuff as crap, but there are millions more people buying it anyway.

it stinks, but it's true.

At least the Surgi-Hair Stop is about $10 per bottle, as opposed to Kalo, which is $40... Even if it *works*, $40 a bottle is a ripoff, in my mind. I mean, I think by the time you actually got any results, you might as well have actually paid for laser/electrolysis.

Hmm, no follow-up from the original poster. Not surprising.

Again, avoid products like these and posters who don't provide details and follow-ups.

Just a wee note to say I used Surgi-Hair-Stop (body formula) on my legs for about 3 months, twice a day for the first 10 days, then once a day after my shower.

During this time, I was waxing or epilating.

While I found NO reduction in hair and NO slowing of regrowth, I did find that I had many, many fewer ingrown hairs while I was using the product - probably because it was dissolving dead skin cells and moisturising.

However, it was an unpleasant hassle to use. You have to wash your hands afterwards (OK, sounds like not a big deal but on busy mornings...!) - and it stinks. It is overpoweringly fragranced in a failed attempt to mask the unmistakable Nair-like depilatory chemical smell.

It is also quite expensive. I have found that using a rich alpha-hydroxy body lotion works almost as well.

I have also recently bought the Jolen hair inhibitor, which has a very mild, baby-lotion type fragrance. I am using it on my bikini line. So far, have not noticed either a reduction in hair, a slowing of growth, or a reduction in ingrowns, but I will let you know when I have been doing it for a few months (not holding out much hope).

What a shame these products don't appear to really work as they claim! That would be brilliant!

Update on Jolen Hair Inhibitor

I have now been using the stuff for about 2 weeks, morning and night. I HAVE noticed changes, but I'm not sure I'm liking them.

I have noticed a slowing of the hair emerging beyond the surface of my skin. However, this seems to be because the hairs are becoming weakened and unable to push themselves out - not because they aren't growing. This results in a dark spot not unlike an ingrown.

When I go for them with tweezers, I find the hair is quite 'gummy.' They either break when I try to pull them out, or just 'smear' when I scrape the tweezer against them, leaving a black bit of gunk in the follicle.

This is not really attractive!

I will carry on for a few more weeks, maybe, to see if the hairs eventually start breaking down before they have a chance to really form.

The problem is that this means I can not really get a smooth look while I'm experimenting. To be honest I'd rather just wax or shave.