SoftSheen-Carson Magic Razorless Shaving for Men, Magic Shaving Powder with Fragrance, Coarse Textured Beards, Formulated for Black Men, Depilatory, Helps Stop Razor Bumps, Since 1901, 4.5 oz

Great product, I've used for years. Very effective. Remember to follow directions. Everyone skin is different so may not work for all. Really have to experiment with how long to leave on to be effective. Smell is not great.

Been using this brand for years works great. I rarely get any ingrown hairs. Doesn’t have the best smell, but this is a cream that you’re applying to your body so I would like to assume you’re washing it off after.

At first, I was skeptical of shaving in a "non-traditional" way, but this product has completely changed my mind. After a small trim, using this will get you extremely smooth, and it lasts a couple days for me, too. It will require some trial and error to figure out what mix works best for you, and in this trial and error phase, you may slight experience chemical burns (especially when you've never used it before). I would not recommend applying it more than once in the same area on the same day, as it will hurt. Figure out what amount of powder to mix with what amount of water works good for the area you're shaving, and stick to it. After few uses, you won't even feel any burning anymore. I'd recommend using gloves while applying it. Overall this powder is great, it's cheap, and I personally don't find any issues with the smell. Though due to the learning curve and small risk to chemical burns (especially when it's your first use), it may not be for everyone. However, I'd argue that razor burn and nicks are very equatable when learning how to shave in the first place.

I am getting tired of using a razor and I can't afford another 10 rounds of laser quite yet, so I tried this out since it's affordable. I have thick thiiiiick underarm hairs, I'm talking like I legit have pili multigemini aka multiple hairs from one shaft and they're THICK. I would frequently get ingrowns with shaving due to this and you can imagine it's painful. This did not burn like Nair does, THANK GOODNESS. I might try it elsewhere on my body. My armpits are smooth. I used it at night after a cool shower just in case I couldn't wear deodorant afterwards. Woke up the next morning and the hair hasn't sprouted back up instantly like it does with shaving so I call that a win. Going to stick with this until I can get laser again!!

I have PCOS which means I have to pluck or wax my chin/neck hairs constantly. I figured I would try something different and this powder was recommended on TT so I said why not. I followed the directions and applied for 7 minutes then wiped with a damp cloth. Did it get rid of the hair? Yes yes it did, I only applied it once and it got every hair BUT I guess my skin is too sensitive because my face got super red for a few hours even after washing my face thoroughly. The next day I could already feel the chin stubble coming back since it can only get rid of hair that's exposed so while this product does work it's not for me. I rather wax or pluck so I'm able to remove the whole hair root and go without waxing for a week.

I think I found a review of this product in one of my daily news feed, where it was praised as something borderline miraculous that could help with ingrown hairs. For $1.75 (that should’ve been my first red flag), close to 14k reviews (at the time of this writing), and 4 stars, this was bound to truly be the shaving dream that was missing from my life. Following the instructions as a test was okay. No real irritation, but no beard came off. I brushed it off as a non-issue, and decided I would try at some other time. Enter today. Again, judiciously following the instructions, I applied the watery paste on my entire face and neck. Second red flag, the smell of hair-dissolving chemical should’ve alerted me (a la Danger, Will Robinson!), but NO, of course it was just the smell of the fragrance—or so I told myself—and set to let it sit for the suggested 7 minutes. So far so good, my skin tingled a bit, but nothing terrible just yet! The instructions said to use a damp cloth to remove the paste along with your now-dissolved beard, so I did that. As I began wiping my face, the _burn_ started to set in. You can see it in the picture: not just some of my beard came off, but parts of the upper layer of my skin, too. After I cleaned the mixture off my face with the cloth, the horrible chemical burn set in. The instructions stated to use water to clean off any excess, so I practically submerged my face in water to help with the burn, and removed what was left of the paste from my face and neck. It has been easily 15 minutes since I finished and that I decided to write this review, and my face is still burning. Needless to say, I tossed the product in the garbage, and begged my kids to not trust everything they read on the Internet. Did I mention this stuff didn’t even remove all of my beard? Funny, the instructions do state to repeat the process after 24 hours if you have any beard remaining, but there is no way on this green Earth that I am putting a spec of that stuff on my face ever again. Save yourself the pain, the discomfort, and don’t use this unless you don’t care for your face feeling and looking like it was dragged on cement.