Vaniqa cream slows the growth of unwanted facial hair rather than removing it — used alongside your normal hair-removal routine. Prescription-only, now available privately from our pharmacists.
A 15-minute consultation with a GPhC-registered pharmacist. Supplied under a Patient Group Direction — the same medicine a GP would prescribe.
Where the hair growth is, how long it’s been an issue and whether anything else has changed (periods, weight, skin).
Vaniqa is for the face and under the chin only, and isn’t used in pregnancy.
Apply a thin layer twice a day, at least 8 hours apart. Keep up your usual hair removal — results build over 8 weeks.
The pharmacist checks the full criteria at your consultation. If this service isn’t right for you, we’ll tell you what is — and there’s nothing to pay.
Only branches that offer this service are shown. Prefer to walk in? Just come to the counter — a booking guarantees the pharmacist is free.
No — it slows regrowth, so hair removal is needed less often and regrowth is finer. Keep waxing, shaving or threading as normal.
Around 8 weeks of twice-daily use. If there’s no improvement after 4 months, it’s unlikely to help and you should stop.
Sometimes — PCOS is the commonest. If your periods are irregular or growth is rapid, we’ll suggest a GP check as well.
Read more: Unwanted facial hair: what Vaniqa does and doesn’t do · PCOS, hormones and facial hair: when to treat the hair and when to check the cause
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