Revitol hair removal cream is another product with mixed reviews. See here
This kind of diversity of opinion is quite typical of hair removal products as we all react differently to the chemicals in them or the processes involved, but I really start to wonder how results can differ on these kinds of products so much and I suspect that some of the few positive reviews in this case are by those with a vested interest in the success of the product.
Giving it the benefit of the doubt for a moment (Revitol’s own website has a number of glowing reviews which seem quite genuine) however let’s look at this in a bit more detail.
Revitol Hair Removal Cream
Revitol is basically a gentle hair removal cream containing many natural ingredients as well as the usual ingredients that remove hair and also ingredients which inhibit hair growth. (All the ingredients are listed on their website and include Aloe Vera, Glycerin, Chamomile Extract, Water, Calcium Hydroxide, Calcium Thioglycolate Trihydrate,Cetyl Alcohol, Isopropyl Palmitate, Pro-Vitamin Antioxident Complex (Vitamins E & A, Vitamin K, Pro-Vitamin E, Herbal Extracts, Green Tea Extract) Forestal, Willow Bark, Butcherbroom Extract, Hydrolized Milk Protein, Calendula Officinalis, Hydrolyzed Yeast Protein, Hydrocotyl, Horse Chestnut Extract, Phenoxethanol, Licorice Extract, Fragrance (Green Tea Extract).
Despite the instantaneous hair removal claim on their ads you seem to need to leave the cream on for up to 20 minutes (which is far longer than products like Nair hair removal cream) and unfortunately this is still not long enough to remove hair in some cases with this product but if you have fine hair then it probably does work as a hair removal cream. Giving the benefit of the doubt here, instantaneous means you don’t have to wait weeks for the hair to fall out. You can remove hair as soon as you carry out the treatment.
How about inhibiting hair growth – the important factor which makes it worth shelling out a bit extra for this product than standard hair removal creams? There are no studies to show that this cream has ingredients like Vaniqa which are clinically proven to reduce hair growth (Vaniqa is only available under medical supervision). In any case (and Revitol make this clear in their advertising) you need repeated use even if the claims are correct.
As Revitol hair removal cream (at around $20 a bottle!) is so much more expensive than other hair removal creams and requires so much longer to work (if it works for you) I believe you are better using something like Nair or saving your pennies for something more permanent like laser hair removal or electrolysis which will prove far cheaper and give you better results in the long term.
Although the manufacturers of Revitol hair removal cream don’t make too many outrageous claims on their site. (They are not claiming permanent hair removal for example) I really think there are better ways of removing hair.
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