I agree with Captain EQ - I leave it on for like 20 minutes and then you're good. You then have to kinda scrub the hairs off in the shower so get an old facecloth and use it to wipe them off yourself as they tend to stick to your body. One pro I talked to told me he uses those exfoliation gloves (ya the ones that chics use) and scrubs the hair off that way. Of course, I tried it and it works amazingly well.