Be it a man or a woman, the battle with unwanted body hair is common. While women try and reduce hair from their legs, bikini area and face, men have their own problems with hairy chests, backs, shoulders and sometimes, even facial hair. It has been a common practice of men to shave their facial hair but the modern day man has evolved with the times and has started to reduce his body hair too. Methods of hair removal for men are similar to those of the women; the difference lies in the body parts that need hair reduction. As of date, hair removal cream remains the most popular method amongst men when compared to other methods.

Shoulders, back and chest areas are the most common areas of hair removal for men. These areas have a thick density of hair and this hair is often accused of reducing the attractiveness of the men. Gone are the days when more hair was considered manly. Modern day man wants to have a clean look, which is devoid of body hair.

At the same time, many men have a psychological barrier in visiting hair removal centers to get this job done; very few are brave enough to do that. The logical solution for them is to use hair removal kits at home. Amongst these home products, the hair removal cream is the preferred choice for men, probably because of the ease of use. Depilatory creams are used for chest, back and shoulders and epilatory creams are preferred for eyebrows and abdominal hair reduction.

Depilatory hair removal cream reacts with the visible layer of body hair. This reaction causes the hair proteins to dissolve and eventually be parted from the root at the skin level. The dissolved hair comes away when wiped. This is the best type of hair removal for men, especially for the tough body hair in the shoulder and back regions. Men prefer to use epilatory hair removal cream on their eyebrows. Many men have bushy and untamed eyebrows that are aesthetically unappealing. Shaping the eyebrow can be viewed as too effeminate by some people, so, most men settle for using epilatory creams. These creams are slow to show their results but are very effective in reducing the growth of body hair and thinning the structure of re-grown hair. Hair removal cream is also used for reducing hair from legs, armpits and genital areas of men.