Effectiveness: Great Texture: Lotion-like It has that typical burnt hair smell after use. Very gentle on my skin, even at private areas. Work so great and efficient! Just spread on the area you want, wait for at least 5 mins and scrape it off using the scraper provided and voila! Can use it multiple times if there are leftover areas needed more attention, it does not hurt my skin at all, no redness or burning sensation, feels like how lotion work. I cannot recommend enough! Use it in dry skin and scrape it off, do not mix with water (not sure if it works if water contaminate the process). Need to give time and so far 5-10 mins seem to work well. Never tried thin layer, I spread the product quite generously (thick with full coverage).