Hi Renstar...I use the Veet wax on my face and it works just fine...as the others have suggested, just make sure it's not too hot and after I wax, I make sure I use a soothing cream, like an aloe vera gel over the area I've waxed. Apart from making sure the wax is warmish (and not too hot) is to use a spatula that isn't too wide as I find it isn't accurate enough...might be worth buying some paddle pop sticks or something like that if the stick provided is too big