What is a 'depilatory'?

What is a 'depilatory'?

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Depilatory products are made of chemicals, and they come in the form of lotion or a cream that you can apply to your skin. You leave it on for a few minutes - long enough to dissolve the hair - but make sure that you don't leave it on too long, because otherwise you will get irritation and rash from it. Then what you do is you wipe it off.