Bleame Hair Eraser Review

Product reviews are not my normal thing, but this one's been bugging me, so I'm gonna do it.

I have been using disposable razors for most of my adult life. Not an brand in particular, just anything I can use for a few weeks and then discard when the blades get duller that I liked. I've been toying with the idea of maybe switching to a Billie or something less disposable and I started seeing ads for the Bleame Hair Eraser on Facebook. Pretty much all the reviews on those posts were favorable, which is odd for Facebook ads, and the Hair Erasers last for about a year. So, I caved a bought a pair.

The Bleame Hair Eraser is basically a stone encased in a plastic shell for easy grippage. The stone is almost smooth and the plastic shell is slightly velvety. Also, it's not actually a stone, but glass, apparently. I don't know, it's confusing. Their website calls it both nano-glass and crystal so... yeah. They're basically a very fine grit sandpaper that you use to get rid of hair and exfoliate your skin at the same time.

My personal experience is as follows:

I gave myself road rash using the Hair Eraser the first time. On my legs and the front edge of my arm pits, which was hella painful and right where my bra was sitting. I did not mean to rub there, but it happened and I will not be doing that again. There is a learning curve in how to use this thing. I really don't recommend using it in the shower. There's a certain amount of pressure needed and the added slickness of the water is just not great. Pretty much follow the direction on the box of using it on dry or damp skin. Works much better and helps avoid road rash.

The next two times I've used the Hair Eraser have been dry. You can see where you've used it because of the exfoliated skin that's left behind. You can also definitely feel it as the Bleame Hair Eraser really works. The hair is essentially sanded away painlessly once you figure out the amount of pressure you need to apply. HOWEVER, I found that it really only works very well on the lower leg and probably the arms, but I don't feel the need to shave my arms so I don't actually know that last bit.

The Bleame Hair Eraser does need a certain amount of applied pressure to work well. This creates a problem when your flesh has a tendency to move, like on the thighs. In order to make the Hair Eraser work on my thighs, I literally have to pull and hold my skin with one hand while rubbing the Hair Eraser along with my other hand. It's not the best. Also, getting into more contoured places in a hassle. The Bleame Hair Eraser fits into my adult palm quite comfortably and it does have some slight points on either end that I assume are to help get into those contoured parts of your body. I have yet to be able to make this work. Getting the sides of my knees and ankles is just a pain... probably literally if I tried more aggressively. And forget the bikini area. I'm not even gonna try unless or until Bleame comes out with something smaller, maybe on a stick.

There were several reviews on Bleame's Facebook posts that had customers talking about how their hair grew back slower and less coarse. Of the three times I've used my Bleame Hair Eraser, this has been the case once. I used to shave three times a week because I wear shorts to bed and I absolutely hate the feel of the stubble. Due to Bleame's exfoliating thing, I've used it every three to four days instead. The second time I used it, the hair did grow back slower, but the first time and this third time, nope. I'm kind of frustrated by this, but I also know everyone's body and hair growth and all that are different so I'm not gonna blame Bleame for that. Just saying: take those kinds of reviews with a grain of salt because everyone's a snowflake in that department.

So, overall, I'm fairly happy with my Bleame Hair Eraser. And I know, I've typed those three words often enough in this review... this is why I don't do product reviews. But anyway, this product hasn't completely erased my need for razors. I still need to use them on my arm pits, bikini area, and those pesky spots the Hair Eraser won't fit. It's not the worst thing on the planet, and if you don't feel the need to shave you thighs or remove stubble as often as me, it's probably a better idea than razors.

Addendums

The comments in this portion were written several minutes apart, just FYI.

Welp, I just glanced at Bleame's FAQ while trying to find a picture to go with the review and apparently you shouldn't use the Hair Eraser more than once every two weeks. Greeeaaaaat. I wonder if they exfoliate more than using a razor does, though... apparently I'm doing it all wrong right out of the gate. 😬

Just read the Safety Precautions portion of Bleam's website and apparently bikini area's out anyway. Go figure. Could have sworn they listed it as safe somewhere else on the website. 😕

So anyway: maybe don't be dumb like me and read the entire website before trying this thing out. Like I said, it does work well on legs once you get the hang of it.