Shaving, trimming, depilatory (hair removal), or Brazilian waxing can clear the perineum of hair. He forbade the shaving of beards, even using scissors or depilatory cream. Burns can result when depilatory wax is used, even according to manufacturer instructions. A chemical depilatory is a cosmetic preparation used to remove hair from the skin. A nazirite is not allowed to use a chemical depilatory that will remove hair. The blossoms are chewed, and the saliva is applied to the skin as a depilatory. The "soap" inside the wrapper is actually a cheap cake with depilatory properties. TGA was developed in the 1940s for use as a chemical depilatory. The juice of the bark and leaves has depilatory properties. In indigenous medicine, the fruit is supposedly antiasthmatic and depilatory. There is a run on depilatory products. Depilatory ointments, or plasters, were known to Greek and Roman authors as "psilothrum".