SHAVING? I can't

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Well, my skin's not super-sensitive and doesn't usually react to anything, but according to the doctors at the A&E department they do see burns from the creams fairly often, just not to that extent, and they tell people to stay well clear of them. Basically the ingredients are caustic and burn or dissolve the hair away, which can do the same to your skin...

Seriously, stick with a sugar wax, far less painful in the long run and nowhere near as toxic.

Hmm. I used Nair a few times in my early teens, and stopped because it just smells god-awful. Wax on the other hand- I waxed my legs once and really enjoyed the experience...then woke up with my legs completely covered in bruises. By the time the bruises went away, the hair had grown back.


Shaving really isn't too bad, especially if you do it at least once or twice a week. I used to hate it too, but once you get used to it your legs do feel really awesome for the next 2-3 days.

I'm kinda lucky in that I don't really have much, so I don't have to do it all the time. On my thighs I still only have the baby-peach fuzz, and I don't have to shave them if I don't want to.

if it's painful for you try using hair removing creams/lotions

Not crazy about shaving, either, but I do it 1-2 times a week because I like the way my legs and armpits feel afterwards, esp. after I put on lotion. Those flimsy plastic razors freak me out, so I use the intuition razors, as it has this thick wall of lotion surrounding the blades.

I tried waxing once, but it seems like the hairs have to be long for it to work? So I'd have to let them grow long again everytime I waxed, which isn't that practical when I want to be hairless (on my legs) all the time.

But maybe I did it wrong.

I already don't have much trouble with stuble, but I guess I could try it again, sometime.

I've tried everything (with the exception of laser hair removal).
My hair is too thick for from the creams, it simply doesn't work.
Shaving only works for a day... if I'm lucky, then I'm back to nice lengthy stubble.
Waxing works the best, but I have to take it in steps; I overload if it is all done at once.

I would try laser hair removal if I had the money. About 20% of the hair will grow back. I read it does hurt, like rubber bands snapping on your legs.

I sometimes make sugar wax and use it. It hurts, it takes a long time to do my legs and it grows back, sometimes with ingrown hairs.

I find shaving to be somewhat time consuming for me, so I don't shave my legs at all in the winter and only a couple times a week in the summer. No problem shaving my armpits every other day year round, however. Small space under there compared to my legs.

I used to use Nair and loved the convenience of only having to slather on cream and rinse it off once a week. Unfortunately about a year ago I had an allergic reaction to it so I'm stuck with shaving now.

I'm the absolute opposite - if I feel my clothing catch on the hair anywhere on my body, it distracts me to the point that I can't get anything done. I remove the hair, and my clothing bothers me less. Hurray, a quirk that's socially acceptable!


Of course, I'd run around naked and completely bald if I could, so perhaps not. :p