Nair: a Guru Score of 66% from 2 skincare experts

What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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"But because chemical depilatories like Nair work to dissolve those disulfide bonds in the keratin proteins, there's more of a tapered, smoother end so you don't have that rough stubble. [...] Chemical depilatories don't make you grow more hair or cause the hair to grow back thicker, darker, longer, or stronger because they're really just working at the skin surface and a little bit within the pore, not down to the root. And you're not going to cut yourself."

All 2 takes from Dr Dray

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"If you're going to use a chemical depilatory like Nair, you've got to be very strict on following the instructions because if you leave it on the skin too long it's going to cause a miserable rash. Make sure you follow the directions, make sure you rinse it off after the allotted time, and that you don't come in with a bunch of exfoliants after using it."

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"But because chemical depilatories like Nair work to dissolve those disulfide bonds in the keratin proteins, there's more of a tapered, smoother end so you don't have that rough stubble. [...] Chemical depilatories don't make you grow more hair or cause the hair to grow back thicker, darker, longer, or stronger because they're really just working at the skin surface and a little bit within the pore, not down to the root. And you're not going to cut yourself."

Dr. Sam Ellis

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"The most common chemical depilatory cream out there is Nair and you have to be careful with using this on your face you want to start by patch testing it maybe on your inner arm to make sure it's not causing too much irritation to your skin. For some people they find a lot more success and a lot less irritation when they're using a chemical depilatory cream compared to shaving."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Frequently asked.

What is Nair?

Nair is a chemical depilatory cream that dissolves hair at the skin surface to remove unwanted body hair.

Is Nair worth it?

The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 66%.

What is Nair's Guru Score?

Nair holds a Guru Score of 66%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.