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[Woman] You know the jingle,

Nair is for short shorts.

Spread this lotion on your legs,

and hair disappears with a wipe, no shaving required.

So what's inside this stubble-busting stuff?

It starts with potassium thioglycolate.

This molecule eats into keratin, the protein in your hair.

That makes the strands weak.

It can also make things stinky.

The sulfur in there smells like a skunk.

Phew!

So Nair is loaded with a secret mix of fragrances

to cover up the stench.

Once the stinky stuff weakens hair,

calcium hydroxide delivers the final blow.

It destroys strands at the root,

leaving your legs silky-smooth.

But those ingredients can also be harsh on skin.

That's when lanolin comes in.

This stuff is what makes wool waterproof,

but here, the sheep grease replaces fats

that were stripped away along with your hair.

Other ingredients work to soften and soothe your skin too.

There's cetearyl alcohol, derived from coconut and palm oil,

and mineral oil from petroleum.

Finally, there's Aloe barbadensis.

It's great for sunburns, and the chemical damage

from that hair hacking hydroxide.

Yup, the skin repair agents officially outnumber the

hair removal ingredients.

But it's worth it to skip the shaving things, right?

Right?

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