Longer term leg hair removal

Controversial & Unproven Methods Nonprescription Topical Preparations
#101

It turns out I didn’t have enough sugar to use the sugaring method. I decided to go ahead and epilate my legs. Suprisingly, it didn’t hurt as much as it used to. I only finished my right leg (the entire leg), but there was a few I didn’t catch (I think I might just pluck these out). I never knew how many ingrown hairs I had! A lot of them showed up after removing all the hair around them.

After I was finished epilating, I noticed my leg was covered in red dots. Not a few, but literally a ton. How do I get rid of them?

I’m so glad I decided to epilate. I don’t have to worry about shaving everday, which I hated.

#102

I looked around the house and found enough ingredients to do the sugaring stuff. I made the stuff using this recipe:

http://beauty.about.com/cs/beautyrecipesplu/qt/mariah_sugaring.htm

The sugar came out to be a brownish color. Is that how it’s supposed to be? Well anyways, after letting it cool down and such, I applied it to a part of my legs in the direction of hair growth. I let it set for about a minute or so, and pulled in the opposite direction. Maybe 1-2 hairs got pulled out. I then tried applying the stuff in the opposite direction of hair growth, and pulling in the direction of growth, but only 2-3 hairs were pulled out. What am I doing wrong?

#103

Hi Akram

The ingrowns you are having are normal. This is why I shave and don’t wax. The ingrown hairs are coming back and will most likely cause you discomfort. This is not a reason to stop leg hair remvoval however. Try electric shaving as an option and give it time as well. I am sure you will find this works well.

Regards
Stuart

#104

Hi Stuart!

Have you had any experience with using friction to get rid of leg hair? It seems that if the pressure or rubbing of socks on the lower leg leads to less hair, then pumice or sandpaper might also be effective. If anyone has tried this, let me know! What is the most effective way to use friction–dry or wet? Did it cause a lot of irritation or is similar to shaving?

Regards,
smoothlover

#105

Hi Smoothlover

I have had some brief experiance with friction. After my cycling accident I used sandpaper to exfoliate a bad scar and get rid of it. I never got totally rid of the scar, but the 300 grit sandpaper did remvove all the hair from the area.

Be warned it did irritate my skin and caused redness and friction burns. It is O.K in small doses with antiseptic cream applied to remove infection. I highly recommend shaving over this method!

Regards
Stuart

#106

I’ve decided just to stick with shaving. I can’t stand epilation. :confused:

Also, my legs don’t itch as much as they used to when I first started shaving. I also don’t miss as many hairs as I used to. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Currently, I’m using a Mach3 razor. I’ve looked at the prices for replacement blades. Man, they’re expensive! ~$12 for 4. I think I’ll just start buying disposable razors once my Mach3 is finished. How are those Bic disposable razors? Once I get a car and a job, I’m going to buy me an electric razor. That should save me a ton of money on blades.

#107

Hi Akram

Shaving still has a lot going for it. Epilation is not the best in my view for leg hair on men. An electric usually takes about 1 year to pay for itself against razor blades if you are only shaving your face. In the case where you shave your legs as well it is much sooner depending on how many blades you use. You will see that an electric will also reduce itching as you have already seen with regular blade use. Eventually you will have no itching at all. Today I only itch if I forget to shave on any given day!

Regards
Stuart

#108

Hi Smoothlover

Apart from friction I found that regular swimmining in my salt pool (or the sea) bleached hair very well. It does it to the hair on your head as well so be warned you will look like a surfer boy, but if you like blond hair and don’t want noticible black hairs on your legs this works well.

Regards
Stuart

#109

Hi Smoothlover

Just to pick up on this subject, dry was better for me. I tried wet and got a lot more irritation as a result. It is very effective for exfoliation and removal of scabs etc. hair also comes of quickly, but I would not reccomend a large area as irritation occurs easily. Antiseptic creams or prescription antibiotics are a must, plus good rinsing before applying. Scar removal is very effective though, but remember the antibiotics - your pharmacist or doctor can assist here.

Regards
Stuart