I tried the strips of wax that you don't have to heat up. They irritate my skin and I find it difficult to get all the wax cleaned up. It seems like I feel greasy for days after using it. With this, when you pull the wax off it is off and you throw it in the trash. My skin is red for a few minutes, but fine after that. I also think it pulls the hairs more from the root rather than breaking them off so that I can go longer in between waxes. It is the best I have found for waxing my mustache.

I used an ugly coffee mug, and now use that mug only for the wax. put the block in the mug, put the mug in a saucepan with water on the stove. The little stick is just fine for spreading the wax, and let her rip. Surprisingly painless for how much hair it pulls out. My legs didn't feel any pain, my bikini line is a different story because my eyes kept tearing with the pain. But a high value because that little brick goes a long way.

Great for the mustache area

Best results of all waxes out there.

I've used Zip for a few months now and I LOVE it. I use it just for my underarms since that is my major problem area. I would shave for a couple minutes and I'd still end up with hair left! Not anymore with Zip. Here's a great way that I've found of heating it up: Pop it in an empty candle holder and put it on an electric candle warmer. In about 10-20 minutes, you're ready to wax and it'll keep it warm while you're working. Not only that, but you can wax in the bathroom, where it's not as critical to keep things from getting a little messy (though I've never had trouble with that). Use common sense, follow the instructions and you're good to go.

This product was not only messy, but I tried it 3 times!!! Did not pull off 1 hair!!! I tried another product last week and it was Terrific! messy, too, but at least it worked...

I have been going to a waxer for five or more years but have never done an at home kit. I've recently moved and haven't found a waxer yet so decided to give it a try myself. Normally I get a brazilian bikini wax but thought I'd start out easy and just do a normal bikini wax. It ended up being so easy and relatively painless that I went ahead and did the whole brazilian. No problems. I'm SO happy I don't have to pay $60+ a month to get this done anymore. I really like that it's a hard wax so you don't need to use any strips. This is much less of a hassle. I've used it on chin, upper lip and eyebrows all with no problem. It is true that the wax block is hard to break up (had my husband do it). I heated it in an old pot on top of a pot with boiling water and that was simple to do and didn't get too hot. No burns. Make sure you use an old pot that you don't want to use again and that you will dedicate to waxing. Any waxing is messy so make sure you strip down and don't have any carpet or anything special near the wax. As others have said if the wax starts to chip then you heated it too much or spread it too thin. Just put on a thick coat and you should have no problem. That's another thing I liked...if you ever have trouble pulling it off or if you messed up then just coat it again and it comes right off. The only thing I had trouble with was trying to use this wax to do legs and that may be because I'm still a novice. But for the wax to be effective I have to do it in small patches in order to keep it thick...which is great for lip,chin, under arms, eyebrows and bikini but takes FOREVER with legs. I also found sometimes it's hard to get the residue off skin and the sink if you drop some. Most of it just chips off but sometimes its stubborn. I tried using oil but it wasn't really effective. I scrub it off my body in the shower but use my hair drier to warm up the residue on surfaces I can't get it off. Overall I'm super happy and pretty amazed by this product. I recently bought a wax warmer to use with this product.

I love this wax. I bought a small slow cooker from a thrift store to heat it in and as it is only me using it I reuse it a couple of times. It takes a little getting used to waxing but once you get the hang of it you will never go back to shaving. I was so disappointed when I couldn't find this product anymore in shops, as using the strips of paper to wax with isn't nearly as effective as this wonderful hot wax.

Have used this product for 20 years and was very upset when I could no longer find it in the stores. Thrilled to have found it online. I hope you never quit selling it. Thank you very much.

I have used Zip Wax for more than 20 years. No other wax even comes close to this one! I was so bummed when I could no longer find it in stores, and so relieved when I found it here. Other waxes stay sticky on your hands and are hard to use to get rid of hair. Zip wax makes it all so simple---with very little mess. I use a small old saucepan to heat it up and always keep it in there. (Don't want to get food in it!) I tried microwaving it, but that didn't work. Just a low heat setting on the stove and constant watching and stirring.