I've used this product for many, many years. Then I couldn't find it in the local stores so tried other hair wax removal products such as microwave, heat and apply soft wax, etc and haven't found a product that is as effective as Zip hot wax hair remover. I was delight when I found it online. This is the hard wax sticks that you heat and melt and then apply. It does the job without the stickiness I found with other products.