JACKSONVILLE – It promises to get rid of unwanted hair without heat, harsh chemicals or pain.
A home hair removal gel claims you can say goodbye to burning hot waxes, razor cuts and tweezers and hello to silky smooth skin for weeks.
Consumer anchor Heather Van Nest just tested NADS and she joins us now with the results.
You've probably seen NADS advertised on TV. It's named after the inventor's daughter, Nadine. It's a thick, gooey green gel that you apply to your skin to remove hair.
The company claims that it's easy to use, works well and washes away with water. We wanted to see if that's true.
It sounds so simple; NADS apparently works with your own body heat, requires no preparation and can be used right from the jar.
Channel 4 set up a comparison test at Alpha Beauty Clinic on the southside.
Robyn Hayter usually has her legs waxed, but today she volunteered to test NADS. After cleaning her leg with NAD'S special soap, she spread on the green gel.
"It's sticky," Hayter said.
Then she let it rip.
"It stings a little bit when you pull the hair and then it's gone," Hayter said.
A beauty clinic employee applied regular wax on her other leg so we could see if there's a difference in pain and the amount of hair removed.
"I don't think it's painless," Hayter said. "I think it's about the same. You're going to feel an initial sting when you first pull the hair out."
Both products worked well, but what about longer hair?
It's not easy finding long, hairy legs unless you know where to look.
Russ Slonaker volunteered his legs and we had his wife apply the NADS.
First time, no problem. NADS did the job. But then on the second try...
"The second time around, the hair didn't come completely out," Slonaker said. "That could be due to my wife not being a professional at it."
Operator error concerns the owner of the beauty clinic. She says successful home hair removal has more to do with technique than product. You need to know how to pull hair to avoid problems.
She also says the ingredients in the Australian made NADS are nothing new.
"It was sugar with lemon and water melted down to make syrup," Alpha Beauty Clinic owner Vetta Thompson said. "That's where the countries like Brazil and the Middle East still use it today. It's a sugar wax."
Nads is made from natural ingredients like honey and molasses, but it doesn't keep its consistency over time.
But even in its freshest form, our testers including professionals found NADS tricky to use in delicate places like the upper lip and eyebrow.
"It's very thick and when you apply it you're supposed to apply a very thin layer," Alpha Beauty Clinic employee Alicia Salamanca said. "It's very difficult with this type of wax."
"It probably takes practice. The more you use it the easier it would be," Thompson said. "The back of the leg and the back of the thigh would be hard to get by yourself."
NAD's says that your hair has to grow to about an eighth of an inch before you can use the gel. Several Jacksonville drug stores are selling NAD'S for about $30.
If you have a product you'd like Channel 4 to test you can e-mail Heather Van Nest. Send it to "Help Me Heather" on News4jax.com.
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You've probably seen NADS advertised on TV. It's named after the inventor's daughter, Nadine. It's a thick, gooey green gel that you apply to your skin to remove hair.
The company claims that it's easy to use, works well and washes away with water. We wanted to see if that's true.
It sounds so simple; NADS apparently works with your own body heat, requires no preparation and can be used right from the jar.
Channel 4 set up a comparison test at Alpha Beauty Clinic on the southside.
Robyn Hayter usually has her legs waxed, but today she volunteered to test NADS. After cleaning her leg with NAD'S special soap, she spread on the green gel.
"It's sticky," Hayter said.
Then she let it rip.
"It stings a little bit when you pull the hair and then it's gone," Hayter said.
A beauty clinic employee applied regular wax on her other leg so we could see if there's a difference in pain and the amount of hair removed.
"I don't think it's painless," Hayter said. "I think it's about the same. You're going to feel an initial sting when you first pull the hair out."
Both products worked well, but what about longer hair?
It's not easy finding long, hairy legs unless you know where to look.
Russ Slonaker volunteered his legs and we had his wife apply the NADS.
First time, no problem. NADS did the job. But then on the second try...
"The second time around, the hair didn't come completely out," Slonaker said. "That could be due to my wife not being a professional at it."
Operator error concerns the owner of the beauty clinic. She says successful home hair removal has more to do with technique than product. You need to know how to pull hair to avoid problems.
She also says the ingredients in the Australian made NADS are nothing new.
"It was sugar with lemon and water melted down to make syrup," Alpha Beauty Clinic owner Vetta Thompson said. "That's where the countries like Brazil and the Middle East still use it today. It's a sugar wax."
Nads is made from natural ingredients like honey and molasses, but it doesn't keep its consistency over time.
But even in its freshest form, our testers including professionals found NADS tricky to use in delicate places like the upper lip and eyebrow.
"It's very thick and when you apply it you're supposed to apply a very thin layer," Alpha Beauty Clinic employee Alicia Salamanca said. "It's very difficult with this type of wax."
"It probably takes practice. The more you use it the easier it would be," Thompson said. "The back of the leg and the back of the thigh would be hard to get by yourself."
NAD's says that your hair has to grow to about an eighth of an inch before you can use the gel. Several Jacksonville drug stores are selling NAD'S for about $30.
If you have a product you'd like Channel 4 to test you can e-mail Heather Van Nest. Send it to "Help Me Heather" on News4jax.com.