Veet? Never tried it. And now I know I never will!

i tried it once. and had the same experience. threw it right out!

I never use that kind of stuff for the very reason you are writing. One of the benefits of being a miserable old lady is that your leg hair are wispy white and few and far between. But I am hurt’n for you gal and hope your misery goes away soon. Try Aveno Oliated Bath oatmeal. It was invented by a god.

I tried it today and now am in desperate need of a pain reliever. My roommate is on her way to Walgreens to speak to a pharmacist because a nurse suggested Desitin since it is a burn produced, in part, by the 2nd ingredient (UREA) which is one of the same causes of diaper rash. I only applied to my legs from the knee down. Immediately it started burning a little where the product touched the area behind my knee. I did not apply a thick layer behind my knee, as instructed. As I quickly began to apply it to my second leg, less than 2 minutes in, it began burning so badly behind the knee of my first leg that I ran into the bathroom and used a clean cloth dampened with cool water to wipe it off from behind my first leg. Then I immediately began removing it from behind the knee of my second leg. I had all of the veet removed from both legs at approximately 3 minutes - 3.5 minutes. The hair was removed from both legs, however, I have gigantic spots behind and beside both knees. I’m of average height, in good, athletic shape. I work out and have a high tolerance for pain, yet this is unreal. Even keeping my legs straight without anything touching the burned area, the pain is intense. I tried a cool bath - couldn’t stand it. I tried vitamin E and aloe vera, extremely extremely extremely intense pain. I can’t stand for anything to touch it. I would not recommend this product. I followed the instructions exactly. I tried a test area on my ankle and it was fine. Nothing to indicate danger when allowing the product to come in contact with the space behind my knees.(nor did the directions warn against)

i tried it and it didnt hurt!
i guess your skin is more delicate than mine!

I just got a chemical burn from veet in my bikini area after using it for 2 years no problem. Everywhere i looked online it suggested Desatin diaper rash cream and warm wash cloths. It just got worse. I went to the dr and he told me the diaper rash cream made it worse and how bad of an idea that was. He said 2-3 cold baths a day and neosporin. Nothing else. Oh and ibuprofin for pain and swelling. No topical pain reliever because of the area it was in absorbs to much

That’s crazy. I have (normally) really sensitive skin, and I’ve been singing the praises of Veet since high school! Now I guess I’ll use more caution when suggesting it to girlfriends. I was considering whether to try it on my armpits, but this has convinced me it’s not such a good idea.

Ban veet?! If it doesnt work for you, then just dont use it. Very simple. Veet is awesome.

For some reason though, the veet for “sensitive skin” makes me break out in hives. The one for “normal” skin works perfectly.

I just applied this to my entire legs as well as my bikini area, as i am sick and tired of shaving. The front of my legs, although red, don’t really hurt as much as the back of my legs. All of the back of my legs are in extreme agony. Even having a towel touch it hurts like hell. I used the dark pink/purple bottle. I didn’t apply a lot behind my knees and yet i have huge welts that are an angry red. I absolutely do not recommend this product to anyone. I do not have sensitive skin on my body and i for one never expected this.

Last night: applied to my legs - fine, applied to bikini area - fine, applied to armpits, fine until AFTER I removed it, then burning like hell. Pits still stinging this morning. Maybe my armpit skin was already irritated by daily shaving, as opposed to the rest that hadn’t been touched in a while.

I’ve just started using Veet. I have had no problems at all with it. I use the shower gel sensitive formula. I love it. No burning. A little redness right after removing the hair but goes away after a few minutes. I test it on my skin each and every time before I use it. I struggle with having to shave every day so this product is a miracle for me. I wish it worked for all of you the way it does for me. I use it on my underarms, legs bikini line.

I’m so glad I don’t seem like I was overreacting when I was complaining last night. I instantly got a birning sensation and followed the instructions. As I have an olive complexion so my hairs are bound to be thicker so I had to leave it on a little longer like said. The scraper tool was worse than what my.razor does to my legs I now have huge red patches all over my legs and raised bumbs :/. It really does feel like scraping my skin off. Lucas paw paw is now on my legs and the stinging has eased. I really hope they ban this because it is a very likely choice to try for individuals with sensitive skin such as myself. Thank you for your information everyone.

I found your page coz I burnt my armpit by Veet.
I was okay with Veet for almost two years… Last week I used it and then shave the remaining black spot with a bazor (I lost my knife-less one). However when I use Veet tonight, it burnt my armpit. I am so confused why it only burns my skin this time… Fortunately I wash it ASAP so it didn’t get red, but still very itchy…
I am still thinking the reason of the irritation… Is it the problem of Veet or germs? Since my armpit(yeah, one. Coz i just tried one armpit. Another one was shaved by bazor) has no bad smell, the possibility of getting infected is quite low…
Maybe it is becoz the frequency of shaving…. I shave my hair once every 2weeks….
Does anyone know how to reduce the pain? How can I identify the difference between infection and irrItation?

Hi all. I’m a guy, and I hate the body hair feel, so I’ve been using veet for a few years. I moved on to a depilator for arms, chest and legs because the results are more permanent, but I still use the cream for armpits. Out of the blue, after years of no problems, I used it and got a crazy bad reaction. My armpits felt like they were on fire, and when I tried scraping the hair off it felt like I was using 10 grit sandpaper on raw skin. I have a high threshold for pain but I swear I nearly cried it was so bad. I don’t know why this happened, I’ve had no problems in the years I’ve used it, just randomly had a severe irritation to the cream. I won’t go so far as to say I’ll never use it again, but I’m definitely going to be a lot more careful as I have no wish to experience that kind of pain again.