Do you wax ??

[stewart38]

A friend of mind decided to shave most of his body hair off (chest etc)

He now tells me it itching like hell what should he do ?

Will it grow back worse ?

He tells me he has never done it before but just thought what the hell, if Beckham can do it etc

Should he have waxed ? (he isn’t touching his legs)

What do ladies and or men do with unwanted body hair or when they just feel like they should experiment ??

Im sure if its not you there must be ‘stories’ of your ‘friends’, doing stuff that has or hasn’t worked ??

[SilverFox]

Does your friend's name begin with S....t....e.... by any chance?...

[Feelingpink]

Originally Posted by stewart38

A friend of mind decided to shave most of his body hair off (chest etc)

He now tells me it itching like hell what should he do ?

Will it grow back worse ?

He tells me he has never done it before but just thought what the hell, if Beckham can do it etc

Should he have waxed ? (he isn’t touching his legs)

What do ladies and or men do with unwanted body hair or when they just feel like they should experiment ??

Im sure if its not you there must be ‘stories’ of your ‘friends’, doing stuff that has or hasn’t worked ??

Lots of options....
Shaving is perhaps the easiest option, but can itch
Hair removal cream (great stuff, but messy and can smell horrid, not always wonderfully effective)
Waxing - very effective, be careful of ingrown hairs & burns if you are doing it yourself. Pain can be an issue.
Sugaring - similar to waxing - usually done by professional
Depilation machine - similar to waxing since it's pulling out the hairs by the roots, but the pain lasts longer Can be cost effective.
Electrolysis - effective, but can take six months
Laser - quick, less painful than waxing, but expensive

[El Salsero Gringo]

Originally Posted by SilverFox

Does your friend's name begin with S....t....e.... by any chance?...

Actually he told me it begins S..i...l...

[Feelingpink]

Originally Posted by El Salsero Gringo

Actually he told me it begins S..i...l...

Pah! Silverfox is so smooth he doesn't need to wax.

[David Bailey]

Originally Posted by Feelingpink

Laser - quick, less painful than waxing, but expensive

Laser takes several treatments - typically about 4 - 6 I think - spread out over a few months. Costs about a grand, probably, but it's permanent.

[azande]

CJ will surely have something to suggest about full body waxing...

[straycat]

On glancing through the new posts list, I misread this one as:

"Do you wax it??"

Suddenly feeling traumatised for some reason

[stewart38]

Originally Posted by SilverFox

Does your friend's name begin with S....t....e.... by any chance?...

Yes !!!

Stephanie from Harrow and she is telling me it itches !!

[Lory]

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Originally Posted by stewart38

A friend of mind decided to shave most of his body hair off (chest etc)

He now tells me it itching like hell what should he do ?

Well Stewart, the best thing you can do is, exfoliate and moisturise. When using a razor, it can take off the very top layer of skin, then it heals over the hair follicle, which can sometimes cause in-growing hairs (and you don't want these )

The most effective and cheapest exfoliator (dead skin remover, to you) is ordinary granulated sugar, mixed with some form of oil, Olive oil will do but a scented massage oil with smell better. Do this in the shower!

Will it grow back worse ?

Shaved hair always 'feels' courser! The reason for this is, when new hair starts to emerge from the follicle, it's soft and pointed and gets gradually thicker as it grows, but if you slice through a hair that's already up, you'll be cutting through it at its thickest part, hence the spiky, prickly feeling!

Should he have waxed ? (he isn’t touching his legs)

Waxing is good but i'd highly recommend you have this done professionally, as I've seen far too many mishaps in my time!

The good things about waxing are, the hairs are ripped out, so you get a few weeks hair free. And when the hair grows back, they are 'new' hairs, which as explained before, are soft and fine, so hardly any bristles. The more you have it done, the less the hair grows back! Ladies who've waxed for years, have mush less re-growth!

The downside, it's painful and as FP said, you can get in-growing hairs, so, regular exfoliating is a must!

What do ladies and or men do with unwanted body hair or when they just feel like they should experiment ?

Laser treatment is very good but not suitable all skin types, the laser works by heating up the melanin (colour pigment) in the root of the hair, therefore destroying the follicle.

So, the ideal combination is very pale skin and very dark hair!

It will have no effect at all on white hair and can cause severe skin damage to darks skins!

If you going down the laser route, you need to stay out of the sun for the duration of the treatment.

Anyway Stewart, for a novice like you, i'd start off with a depilatory cream, they seem to be the easiest and most foolproof, just don't leave it on too long! And don't itch you head, during the application!

[Twirly]

Originally Posted by stewart38

A friend of mind decided to shave most of his body hair off (chest etc)

Originally Posted by stewart38

Yes !!!

Stephanie from Harrow and she is telling me it itches !!

Stephanie has a hairy chest Poor thing!

[Beowulf]

Originally Posted by Patrick Bateman

"After I remove the ice pack I use a deep pore cleanser lotion. In the shower I use a water activated gel cleanser, then a honey almond body scrub, and on the face an exfoliating gel scrub. Then I apply an herb-mint facial mask which I leave on for 10 minutes while I prepare the rest of my routine. I always use an after shave lotion with little or no alcohol, because alcohol dries your face out and makes you look older. Then moisturizer, then an anti-aging eye balm followed by a final moisturizing protective lotion."

Sounds so familiar..

[Trousers]

Well I've been under the spatula and cloth strip before and had back and chest done - and I'm not half man half chimp, but by god is it nice.

No side effects just very smooth - feels great with someone elses hands on!

[Lynn]

Am I the only one who thinks a hairy chest (on a man) can be rather nice?

[timbp]

Originally Posted by Lynn

Am I the only one who thinks a hairy chest (on a man) can be rather nice?

Probably not.

For a long time I have wondered (and discussed with male friends) why women shave/wax everything.
General opinion is we prefer a bit of hair, as long as we're not choking on it.

By analogy, probably many women like a bit of hair on their men.l

[Icey]

Originally Posted by Trousers

Well I've been under the spatula and cloth strip before and had back and chest done - and I'm not half man half chimp, but by god is it nice.

No side effects just very smooth - feels great with someone elses hands on!

I love being waxed lovely smooooooth skin afterwards

[Trousers]

Originally Posted by Lynn

Am I the only one who thinks a hairy chest (on a man) can be rather nice?

Yep

Originally Posted by Icey

I love being waxed lovely smooooooth skin afterwards

mmmmmmm yeah

[Twirly]

Originally Posted by Icey

I love being waxed lovely smooooooth skin afterwards

Is it the waxing (and pain ) itself that you like... or just the after effects?

[Feelingpink]

Originally Posted by Lynn

Am I the only one who thinks a hairy chest (on a man) can be rather nice?

Nope.

[senorita]

Originally Posted by Feelingpink

Pah! he doesn't need to wax.

WOW!! Is there something your not telling us!??