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Suggest Remedy For Burning Sensation In Genitals

hi my girlfriend used veet hair remover on my genitalia area (after telling me it would not hurt )but immediatly after it started hurting like hell a burning sensation and redness , no visible wounds or swelling and consentrated arround the scrotum is the most pain i did rince with cold water immediatly but now 30 minutes in i still get the burning sencation upon touch
Thu, 16 Oct 2014
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Thanks for writing in,

The most popular ingredients in veet hair remover might include strong chemicals like are calcium thioglycolate and potassium thioglycolate. When applied to hair, both chemicals dissolve keratin, the proprietary protein in hair. Due to its chemical nature, depilatories are not recommended to be used in the genital region where the skin is very sensitive. They also have the tendency to irritate even normal skin and you are having that.

Please apply calamine lotion to the skin to decrease the irritation, do not let it enter the urethra.
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Suggest Remedy For Burning Sensation In Genitals

Hi, Thanks for writing in, The most popular ingredients in veet hair remover might include strong chemicals like are calcium thioglycolate and potassium thioglycolate. When applied to hair, both chemicals dissolve keratin, the proprietary protein in hair. Due to its chemical nature, depilatories are not recommended to be used in the genital region where the skin is very sensitive. They also have the tendency to irritate even normal skin and you are having that. Please apply calamine lotion to the skin to decrease the irritation, do not let it enter the urethra.