Here is a list of popular temporary hair removal methods

Shaving or Trimming

Manually or with electric shavers

Depilatories

Creams or "shaving powders" which chemically dissolve hair

Friction

Rough surfaced used to buff away hair

Waxing

A hot or cold layer is applied and then removed with porous strips

Plucking

Hairs are plucked, or pulled out, with tweezers

Sugaring

Similar to waxing, but with a sticky paste

Threading

Also called fatlah or khite, in which a twisted thread catches hairs as it's rolled across the skin

Rotary Epilators

Devices which rapidly grasp hairs and pull them out by the root