Anytime the reviews vary so wildly on a product, the only real solution is to give it a try yourself. You have no way to know how they used the product, on which areas, if they followed the instructions, or how many times they used it. They stress just how important it is to use a gentle motion, and also that you need to go in both a clockwise and counterclockwise direction. Most people probably just take it out of the package and start rubbing it on their legs.
A news crew tries out the Smooth Away:. In all likelihood the Smooth Away system does not work according to the way it is described. Our Recommendation If you see the Smooth Away system at store near you at a very cheap price go ahead and pick it up. Your email address will not be published. I've had one little smooth away pad last me months, and they do come with quite a bit! Since I can't use the big pads I usually cut them up and use them for the smaller facial one they come with.
Smooth Away? Yeah right. This product is so terrible. I bought this in hope of an easier way of removing some hair, but in reality, it didn't remove any hair at all even after I followed the instructions.
Actually, it made my skin worse. I have very sensitive skin and this product made it break out and rash. This is not worth the money at all. I had high hopes for this product when I ordered it, and then was sorely disappointed when I found out that it was nothing more than sticky sandpaper to be attached onto a plastic holder.
To it's credit, it does remove hair, but you can buy a pack of sandpaper at your local hardware store for much cheaper and get the exact same results. Results last as long as shaving. Save your time and money. Smooth-Away promises exfoliating and hair removal. Instead I got red patches on my skin where the pads literally ground into my skin so badly it burned, not to mention a nastier and more quickly-sprouting stubble than if I had shaved.
The product is essentially a fine-grit sandpaper glued to a plastic base with a handle, and with this you are supposed to buff the skin on the legs or face or whatever.
I was at my face hair over half an hour before I saw any noticeable results. My biggest problem was that it actually burned my skin, and for several days I had red, sore patches around my lips and chin. The ad implies that the Smooth-Away is considerably less painful than tweezing. A pair of tweezers would have been quicker and far more comfortable. I would have been better off getting a couple of sheets of sandpaper from the hardware store, if I really ever want to do that to my skin again.
But others swear by its performance. About half said it worked perfectly and another half said that it did not work at all; the reviews were usually to either one extreme or the other. What did The Gadgeteer find? The smoothing pads at first glance look like they would remove money from your wallet before they could possibly remove even dust from your skin, let alone fuzz. It seems like it could not possibly work. The instructions are to swirl the pads against your skin in a circular motion, ten times clockwise and ten times counter-clockwise.
This does not do anything but take up time. However, if you increase the dosage of the orbit by ten fold, meaning rotate the pad a hundred times, some results can be achieved.
Not all areas responded well to the hundred or so buffs with the pad; certain parts of the dermis turned angry red and made my yoga moves fairly painful later in the day. So clearly the product must be deferred for certain defurring.
But the results that I did see made me wonder how those magic crystals worked yes, not very well of course, but…. So I decided to experiment with the product for several weeks and then re-assess. I had to quit the experiment after three days because all of the pads wore down. They the advertisements do not expose the fact that the pads erode so quickly and you need refills. Refills, I found, although rife on the internet, were expensive, the postage usually exceeding the cost of the product.
But having gotten some success with my one-hundred orbit solution, I was still intrigued and wanted to continue with my experiment.
So I ordered a few refills from Amazon. Here is where the story takes a twist. The refill pads were from a different manufacturer. Oddly enough, though, the refill pads worked much better than the originals. It removed flocculent protrusions much better and left the hide very smooth. If I were stranded on a desert island and needed to wear my Stilettos in an emergency I could do well by these. So, does the Smooth Away work? Is it worth it? I think so in the sense that it can be used without the need for water or other accouterments.
Not a bad thing for hikers, travelers, and hairy hermits off the grid. Smooth Away deserves a 3. Who knows it might work for you! If not, just stick to waxing or shaving. Thanks again for stopping by my blog. Your kidding me! I do believe that it worked on you, but my legs are the equivalent to sasquatche legs and I very much doubt this product would ever work on me.
When I got it in the mail, I wanted to try it right away. It took me 20 minutes to remove my facial hair, and, even then, all I was left with was stubble because the pad had already worn out and yes, I did follow instructions to the letter. A couple of days later my face was sore from all the exfoliating it did, something I expected and was satisfied with. And it did make the scars on my face formed from bruises from plucking the hairs with tweezers softer. That's the only thing that's good about it in my book.
The hairs that were fully removed with this product grew back days later and felt worse than my hubby's 5-o'clock shadow. As for trying to remove hair from my armpits, fuggedaboudit! I had to use two pads in one session, and there was still hair left over.
I hate to talk negatively about anything, but I will never be sucked in by a TV ad again for hair removal. I'll just save my money for the lasers. Thanks for letting me know. I didn't expect it to work on everyone since everyone's hair is different. Sometimes you just have to try it out and maybe it will work and maybe it won't.
I have some friends that have used it. Some complained and some didn't. I guess laser hair removal is your best bet. Hopefully that will work for you and give you the results you want. Good luck! I am mixed about this i saw it on T. Good thing i didnt call since i have really course hair at least on my legs. I dont have the patients to wait 20 mins and dont want to opt out to pay But beware i have heard that lazer treatments are not that safe either depending on the Dr.
DO the research on anything that you are going to try for the first time, as lazer treatment or anything of the sorts. TRY threading it hurts a little but for face and eyebrows it lasts a really long time. If this one works well, I'm sure everyone will use this instead of laser hair removal, but let me give it a try also, just in case I can save money on this one.
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