so I used the epilator for the first time yesterday, and between epilating, pausing in pain, and softening the skin up in hot bath water, the whole process took about 4 hours. That was without even going for the pubes since the pain was just too great. My corean black hair is so thick and deeply rooted that in some areas I actually had use the epilator like 8 times on the same spot. I'm planning to have another go at removing the pubic hair with the epilator, and I can already feel the pain.