Editor Tip: Though it's formulated for your bikini line, you should not put a hair removal cream of any kind on or near your genitals (that means no all-over pubic hair removal—you can stick to ...

Pubic hair and leg hair are not one and the same. Public hair is thicker and more coarse, Chimento says. Therefore, you shouldn't use leg hair removal cream or waxing kits on the bikini area.