Home » pay price for not reading instructions on hair removal cream as review pages detail painful genital experiences » Men pay price for not reading instructions on hair removal cream as review pages detail painful genital experiences
Men attempting to remove hair from their genitals have found that the process is not as straightforward as they may have thought.
For many women, learning to cope with the pain of hair removal is something they take in their stride.
But for men, the basics of preening don’t always come so easily - judging by some of the unfortunate experiences documented in reviews of a new hair removal cream.
Men in search of the perfect smooth body have been painfully caught out applying Veet for Men hair removal gel a little too liberally, it seems.
Despite the instructions clearly stating the cream is for back, chest, arms , legs and underarms only, many men are risking their health by using the cream to remove hair from their genitals - and are forced to suffer the consequences.
One reviewer, Andrew, writes of the bestselling cream on the Amazon website that the testicles he 'knew and loved' are gone now. He goes on to say that his testicles are now 'maroon coloured' and causing him excruciating agony, sending 'stabs of pain' up his body every time they graze against his thigh or an article of clothing.
Another hapless man who may from now be opt for a professional wax wrote: 'If you are a run of the mill bloke trying to remove some unwanted hair from some unwanted places, this product will make you cry.
'You may find out the hard way and wake up one morning with an extremely high voice and notice you have no more testicles and being officially classed as a eunuch.'
He added: 'Like 90 percent of the reviews on the page. I would say we have all suffered from making the terrible mistake of vandalising one's self in ways we shouldn’t.'
Veet for Men comes in a 200 ml tube and is described as 'a quick and effective way to remove body hair' that 'leaves your skin feeling
smoother for up to twice as long as shaving.'
It costs £7.95 and men are advised it is suitable for the back, chest,
arms, legs and underarms only.
It is listed as one of Amazon’s best selling health and beauty
products - a rise that can be attributed to the growing trend for men preferring a hairless, ‘metroxexual’ look.
Another reviewer, writing under the name Mr Alexander-Brown, said:
“You gotta (sic) read the instructions. Especially when you’re doing
your nether regions, err on the side of caution,' before going on to complain about 'burny, weepy' skin.
Another - whose review comes under the headline 'Disclaimer: Do not
use if born south of Sheffield', wrote: 'Probably the first thing you
will notice after using this product is the pain.
'Although as a man I lack the required experience, I’m going to estimate that using this product is at least eleven times more painful than childbirth.
'Imagine sticking a rusty razor blade into your eye, before
tying your hands behind your back. Then imagine that you use the
entrenched razor blade to slice open a raw onion. All the while being
butt naked. This product is slightly more painful than that.'
The product has attracted 67 customer reviews on the Amazon website (despite the pain it seems to cause when wrongly applied) - with the majority, surprisingly, giving it a five star rating.
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Home » Mother-of-eight died suddenly 'because she drank 18 pints of Coke a day' » Mother-of-eight died suddenly 'because she drank 18 pints of Coke a day'
A mother-of-eight died suddenly because she drank 18 pints of Coca-Cola a day for years, an inquest has heard.
Natasha Marie Harris would go 'crazy' if she ran out of thefizzy drink which she guzzled by the bottle.
The 30 year-old died suddenly at her home inInvercargill on New Zealand's south island.
Her partner, Christopher Hodgkinson claimed it was a result of drinking toomuch Coca-Cola.
Yesterday he told the inquest that MissHarrishad been unwell leading up to herdeath and had no energy, but the idea Coca-Cola caused the problem had nevercrossed their minds.
Mr Hodgkinson told the court that she had been unwell up to a year before herdeath, including vomiting six times a week, but they believed it was caused bythe stress of looking after her eight children and gynecological problems.
'She drank at least 10 litres a day,' he said. 'As a family we would
buy four 2.5 litres a day, the maximum on special.
'The Coke would be forNatasha to consume over the course of the day.
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'The first thing she would do in the morning was have a drink of Coke and the last thing she would do in the day was have a drink of Coke by her bed.'
Police who investigated the death, which happenedon February 25, 2010,estimated she consumed, on average, sevenlitres a day.
Her partner said she was addicted to Coke and without it she would get
moody, irritable and be low
'I didn't ever think about the Coke. I never considered it would do any
harm to a person. It's just a soft drink, just like drinking water. I didn't
think a drink's going to kill you,' he said.
She had been drinking a lot of Coca-Cola over the past seven or eight years,'he said.
Vivien Hodgkinson,Mr Hodgkinson'smother, said she would go 'crazy' if
she ran out of the drink.
An autopsy showedMiss Harrishada diseased liver but the cause of death was undetermined.
Her partner said he had beentold she had a heart aneurysm caused by too much Coke.
Medical evidence stated that the main finding of death was from a cardiac
arrhythmia.
Dr Dan Mornin told the courtMiss Harrisprobably had severe hypokalemia, a lackof potassium in the blood, relating to excessive consumption of soft-drink.
He said although it was difficult to confirm this from postmortem tests, it
was consistent with her symptoms of tiredness and lack of strength and othercases of heavy soft-drink consumers.
He added it was likely the vomiting was due to too much caffeine, medically
known as caffeine toxicity.
In June last year Coca-Cola confirmed it had hired a security firm to shadowits staff, after Mr Hodgkinson allegedly made death threats against thecompany.
He rejected claims he had made the threats, but said he held the company
responsible for Harris' death.
Coca-Cola's New Zealand managing director George Adams said at the time thatHodgkinson's claims were 'patently untrue'.
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