my friend used it on her legs and she used it faithfully every night. it's very hard to remember to use it, at least for me. But she had good luck with it. She said there were patches of no leg hair growth and it the hair was thinner and grew slower. I never used it that long to find out.
I've used aveeno for face and while it slowed the rate of growth, it was only a very small change.
Vaniqa seems to be working a lot better than aveeno altho I'm getting impatient!!
I have been using the Jerkins pretty regularly for about 2 months now, and I do think I see a difference in my arm hair (it's finer, which since it's really dark is nice.) I also have to shave less often on my legs.
For the price, it's definitly worth it, imo.
__________________ -diagnosed 1/2004
-treating with diet and exercise
-mom to 5 furkids, Patrick the greyhound, Gretta and Samantha the rabbits, Sophie and Rosie the guinea pigs, and 4 guinea pigs waiting at the Bridge.
-working on a PhD in American History
hmm - sounds like it coul dbe worth checking out, seeing as I use moisturizer for my legs and stuff anyway.
I do use the biore minimizing stuff on my face and haven't noticed too much stunting.
__________________ me:
Julie
age: 26
dx: at age 15? 16?
living in sin with my man (six years already?! - engaged! 01/15/07)
happily child-free
meds: Cyclen bcp
I haven't had as much luck with the biore face stuff as I have with Jerkins on my legs. I think I need to try something else for my face.
__________________ -diagnosed 1/2004
-treating with diet and exercise
-mom to 5 furkids, Patrick the greyhound, Gretta and Samantha the rabbits, Sophie and Rosie the guinea pigs, and 4 guinea pigs waiting at the Bridge.
-working on a PhD in American History
I have been using the Jergens since mid-January on my legs and face and really haven't noticed any difference. Maybe it hasn't been a long enough time, or maybe it's just not powerful enough!
Ladies, too many women confuse these hair minimizing moisturizers with Vaniqa! They are not the same thing.
Vaniqa actually slows down hair growth - period. It does nothing else.
Hair minimizing moisturizers contain special ingredients that work to soften the stubble over a period of time. They also make the individual hairs appear thinner, so they look less noticeable. They do NOT slow down hair growth!
So wouldn't it make sense to use them together? One to slow down hair growth, one to soften the hair so you don't feel stubble.
That is what I do! I have a severe problem with excess facial hair and this has helped considerably (plus my mineral makeup provides full excellent coverage.)
After washing my face in the morning with a gentle cleanser like Dove sensitive skin beauty bar, I apply my facial toner. Let it dry, then apply a thin layer of Vaniqa over problem areas. Put on eye cream. Let all dry. Put on Benzoyl Peroxide for my adult acne and let dry. (Of course skip this if you don't break out). THEN, instead of a regular moisturizer that I used to use, I use one of the hair minimizing moisturizers and let dry. Then I'm ready to brush on my mineral makeup.
This technique is such a God-send to me, for the first time in my life facial hair is not noticeable. Wish I could afford Laser treatments, but I can't right now.
There are only a few varieties of hair minimizing moisturizers, and they work so well to soften stubble, I don't know why big, major companies like Estee Lauder don't make their versions of them.
These are the ones I have found and love in So CA:
Jergens Shave minimizing lotion (for legs, but I've used on my face when I need a richer moisturizer. It does not break me out).
Aveeno Positively Smooth hair minimizing moisturizer (one version for face, another in a tube available for body)
St. Ives SHave Smoothing Lotion (light, non-greasy and great for face and body. Cheap too).
shave minimizing lotion 
