Body hair removal

am1ev1l

I am naturally hairier than silverback gorilla - chest, back, arms and legs all covered!

So I have shaved my chest and have got my gf to shave my back for years now. However, I always get bad razor rash along with spots and never seem to be able to stop it - tried getting the area really hot first, using different shaving lotions etc.. but nothing works. It’s so bloody annoying.

I have also tried hair removal cream but I must have been allergic to that as i came up in blisters!

So my question is what does everyone else do? I know i can't be the only hairy one here!

Has anyone had a professional wax - was it worth the money and how often would you have to have that done?

Thanks

gym rat

i get the gf to wax me or else i just shave it if it ****es me off, tried hair removal too and like yourself it left me me blisters

beequeth

I have tried the hair removal cream and shaving, only need it for my chest really.

Problem is, it grows back so damn fast, I need to do it every week.
I am getting a hair cut every 2 weeks at the moment as well.

Gonna give our local salon a try later in the year, they do mens chest waxing for £15 so got to be worth a shot.

TH&S

Most people don't know how to shave TBH.

Trim with clippers first.

Warm the skin using a hot flannel, and either an exfoliant if you can be bothered or some good quality shaving foam.

Get a new razor blade, oil it with some ultimate shaving oil.

Firstly shave with the 'grain'

The shave against the 'grain'

Close the pores with cold water on a flannel.

Jobs a good-un.

Problem is the above takes ages...

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beequeth

Bloody Hell, its Sweeny Todd......

In all fairness, thats very good advice TH&S

TH&S

Oh yeah - and dont forget to clean your razor in hot water after each 'stroke' and re-oil.

The above is the reason why I have a hairy man beard....

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Harry

If you are getting problems with shaving my guess is that this will cause you even more problems, the wax is quite hot when it's applied and a few days later I always come out in spots. However, you only need it done every 3-4 weeks.

If you know some one who does sugaring this maybe a better option, I know I don't react to it as bad as I do waxing.

robbiedont

or just get some decent clippers...

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am1ev1l

Thanks men, I'll try harder to perfect the technique as suggested by TH&S. And I'll look in to getting a wax but I'm pretty sure that I'll need one a week as I'm shaving my chest every day and get my back done twice a week (if my gf can be bothered!)

I'm not sure what sugaring is but I'll look it up as well, I'm sure that they'll do it at my gf's gym so again probably worth a try if its cheap enough.

Thanks

beequeth

Is that a fact Harry ?

My missus always tells me that will happen but I thought she was pulling my leg....

warren_1987

i ave always had no hair apart from the usuall down south ad the pitts but im 20 now and i still dont shave often, i do it once on a sat to shift the bum fluff but if i leave it it would take 4 weeks to be visable from more than a meter away lol.

but my sis is a beuty therapist thing so i would get her to wax the chest for free if needed. my shoulders back and chest have started speeding up since i started working out will this be due to me lifting?

Spartan301

Clippers all the way for chest

Waxing definitely brings me out in spots although I think thats more to do with the cream they rub on afterwards.

brasco

i have had 2 bad experiences with hair removal!

1st i shaved all my chest and stomach and it came up in acne type spots a few weeks before i was due to go on holiday! luckily it went fairly quickly but was very sore and itchy for a week!

2nd used a very very cheap hair removal cream on my back about 6 months ago and i still have spots in that area!

phunk_off

Lads,

im a bit of a hairy fcuker as well and i fully reccommened getting waxed,

yes it stings like a bitch at first but after 3 or 4 sessions i swear it hardly dont hurt.....

and you can clearly see the hair growing back thinner each time and so it hurts less with each go...

just dont think about it, just go and get it done........

after a few sessions i found i can go up to 3 months before the hair really starts to bother me....... maybee every 2 months if you really want to keep on top of it...

get it done...

Captain Hero

ive been waxed before and in all honestly it wasnt that painful, it stung mildly but thats about it and im pretty hairy too! the only thing was afterwards I had a lot of ingrown hairs I dont know if it was the fact that the girls that were doing it didnt have the experience or whether my body wasnt used to it.

Im going to get my back and shoulders done soon, and maybe even a back, sack and crack I just hope the woman who does that isnt hot

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