What's your method of hair removal & why?

[nachural]

Hello ladies (yes this thread is for the ladies)


What is your hair removal method of choice? Why? I am talking about hair anywhere on your body that you remove.

If you opt not to remove your hair what's your reason?

For me I can't seem to stick to just one method. On my legs I use nair sometimes- but when I get bumps I let it grow out first and the next time I'll shave. In the winter I leave my legs alone 'cause it's too cold where I live. I wax my upper lip sometimes but sometimesI get little bumps that make me look like I have herpes and I'm afraid to try anything else.

So let me know what you think ladies. ~nachural

[aopirose]

I am lucky because I don’t have hair on my legs. Well, I do but it is blond, super fine, and extremely sparse. They are like a child’s legs. I tried shaving my legs in the 8th grade because all my friends were. I cut myself and never did it again. I do shave my underarms and I use a Bikini touch shaver.

[Jill1228]

I shave my legs and underarms and the few facial hairs I get under the chin, I either tweeze or wax

[Rudey]

I. Want. To. Throw. Up.

-Rudey

[BirthaBlue4]

I use Nair. Easiest and most painless method I know. And the cheapest

[20PearlGirl]

Because I am fairly light in complexion, I have opted to use laser hair-removal methods. I go about once every 2 months. It is relatively painless and the hair grows back finer and finer every time. I highly recommend it for black folks.

[sageofages]

wax.........

the only way to go. Legs and underarms. Once every two months is all I need. Comes back finer and finer now...eventually I won't have to at all.

[James]

Well, just to tidy up, I usually gran a handfull and just yank. I figure waxing can't hurt more than that.

[ZETpride]

I shave my legs & use Veet for anything else. It's my favorite and it doesn't give me as many red bumps.

I wax my upper lip sometimes but sometimesI get little bumps that make me look like I have herpes and I'm afraid to try anything else.

My roomie shaves her upper lip and doesn't get any red bumps. So, you might want to try that.

[WenD08]

i go to the Waxorcist monthly. it works great and i know eventually, i won't need her services

[wrigley]

Depending on the amount of hair you have on your upper lip, I wouldn't reccommend shaving because the hair does grow back coarser. You'd be better off just grabbing a pair of cuticle scissors and cutting them. I used electrolysis for my upper lip problem and it worked for me. When I'd get bumps, I think she said to put a warm compress. It's been awhile.This was before lazer hair removal.

My sis-in-law swears by lazer hair removal. When Nads came out , I tried it and ended up getting a rash. I wax my legs, eyebrows when I want the arch and remember to tweeze to upkeep. The only place I shave are my underarms.

I thought this article was interesting.
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[nachural]

Thanks for the feedback thus far

Originally posted by 20PearlGirl
Because I am fairly light in complexion, I have opted to use laser hair-removal methods. I go about once every 2 months. It is relatively painless and the hair grows back finer and finer every time. I highly recommend it for black folks.

How much does this cost and how does this work exactly??


When ever I wax my legs they never feel really smooth like when i shave or nair. It feels like a little stuble is there but it grows back a lot slower. I dont know if that happens to anyone else. Plus when ever I wax my bikini area I bleed....every single time

[lovelyivy84]

I get my eyebrows threaded once or twice a month. Everything else is shaved periodically as I dont have much body hair.

[smlwonderdst]

Originally posted by lovelyivy84
I get my eyebrows threaded once or twice a month. Everything else is shaved periodically as I dont have much body hair.

What is threaded? I have never heard of that.

[lovelyivy84]

Originally posted by smlwonderdst
What is threaded? I have never heard of that.

It's a technique practiced by Indian women. It involves using thread to pull out the hair- the precision of tweezing, but the speed of waxing. Hurts like a biatch though.