Put your beard to hibernate

Some of us shave. And some others wax, pluck, use creams or epilators, or pay for costly laser hair removal.

At one end of the hair removal continuum are treatments that are easily performed, reasonably priced and painless, but that take care of the problem for a short time, such as shaving. Then we have a succession of options that involve more care and patience, pain endurance and substantial investment. And for all that's worth, it hasn't been quite proven that any of them, including the latest laser technology, are 100% permanent.

So we are still very much in search of that silver bullet. Something effective, easy to use, that can be done at home in the blink of an eye, and with no pain. The makers of this product claim they've done it. Adonia is a gel that promises all that, suggesting that even men will be able to shave just once every three weeks by using their product.

The product's organic formula is said to put hair follicles into hibernation, thus slowing hair growth by 70%.

Sounds very promising, but only time will tell if it is as effective or natural and safe as advertised.