A depilatory article comprising a water impermeable substrate and an aqueous depilatory composition, the aqueous depilatory composition being in physical contact with the water impermeable substrate and comprising a keratin reducing agent and water in an amount of at least 40% by weight of the aqueous depilatory composition; wherein the aqueous depilatory composition forms a covered region of the water impermeable substrate and wherein the keratin reducing agent is present in an amount per unit area of the covered region of from 1×10−7 mol/cm2 to 4×10−5 mol/cm2 from 1×10−6 mol/cm2 to 2×10−5 mol/cm2, preferably from 5×10−6 mol/cm2 to 1.5×10−5 mol/cm2 and more preferably from 7×10−6 mol/cm2 to 1.2×10−5 mol/cm2