A depilatory article comprising a substrate and an aqueous depilatory composition, the aqueous depilatory composition being in physical contact with the substrate and comprising a keratin reducing agent and one or more monovalent cations wherein the aqueous depilatory composition forms a coated region of the substrate and wherein the amount of monovalent cations per unit area of said coated region is from 6×10&minus7 mol/cm2 to 6×10&minus6 mol/cm2, preferably from 1.5×10&minus6 mol/cm2 to 4.5×10&minus6 mol/cm2 and more preferably from 2.25×10&minus6 mol/cm2 to 3.75×10&minus6 mol/cm2.
