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Body Hair Removal: A Primer

I had some revelations this year about body hair. It took me far too long in my life to have these revelations, which is frustrating. But now I will share them with you, for no apparent reason. You didn’t ask, but I’m sharing these thoughts with you anyway! Read at your own risk!

If you have hair in places you don’t want it to be, and it really, really bothers you, just get rid of it. This isn’t the feminist answer, I know. We’re supposed to embrace our bodies and all that. But if this hair you have in places you don’t want it is getting in the way of you living your life to the fullest, just get rid of it.

You don’t have to prove anything. The battle against our cultural hatred of women’s body hair doesn’t have to be fought on your skin. You definitely wouldn’t be the first woman to just have it removed, nor the last. We all run around pretending we don’t have these issues because they’re embarrassing, and many of us think we’re the only freakish one, but it’s really really common to have hair in places you think women aren’t meant to. No matter where it is. Trust me. Trust me!

There are two serious hair removal options: laser, and electrolysis. Laser works well for dark hairs if your skin is really pale. It works well for larger areas (like legs) and it’s pretty fast. Unfortunately laser hair removal is a) expensive, and b) not permanent. Hormonal changes (pregnancy, etc.) can bring that hair back. But still: it’s a good option for some women!

Electrolysis hurts like a MF bitch, but it’s permanent, and works on all colours of hairs and all skin tones. It’s good for smaller areas, like your jaw, upper lip, etc. It’s cheap (between 20-40 bucks a pop, roughly) but you need to do it on a weekly schedule for several months (or a year, or two years). So while permanent, it’s a commitment to a weekly appointment for a while. But I’d say about 80% of the problem hair is gone after 2-3 months. After that you’re mostly just catching the really tenacious ones.

Did I mention electrolysis hurts like a MF BITCH? But the pain can be managed. If you take a painkiller an hour before hand, and put on some Emla (topical numbing cream) liberally 30 minutes before, you can get through most of it without feeling much at all. If you want to try it and you’re at all nervous about pain, PUT ON THE EMLA. Thickly! Especially on your upper lip. Electrolysis to your upper lip immediately makes your eyes water. I don’t know why, it’s a thing.

We’re supposed to accept ourselves as we are, I know. But if something is causing you serious shame, and making you feel badly about yourself, you can just take care of it. Lots and lots and lots of women do.

Don’t shave your legs. Yeah. Seriously. Don’t. (Well, okay: shave you legs if you like shaving your legs, and you want to and all that. Cool! This bit is coming from my INTENSE HATRED FOR STUBBLE. Ahem. Don’t mind me.) I really wish I’d learned that I have options other than shaving a very very long time ago.

Shaving your legs encourages hair growth, and it encourages stronger hair. You know this already: you know when you don’t shave your legs for a long time and they you do again, and they stay smooth for a radically long time? And then if you start shaving them every day you start to HAVE to shave them every day? You’re just strengthening that hair root, I swear. I SWEAR. I know someone will tell me it’s not that, it’s just that you’re cutting it across so the hair is thicker, etc. etc. but the end result is the same: stubble. Annoying stubble. More or less depending on how lucky you are in the leg hair department. But you don’t have to shave your legs!

My solution, if you don’t want hair on your legs, that is: an epilator. It pulls out your leg hair by the root. This sounds painful, I know. I think the reason why most ladies don’t use one is because it hurts like a MF bitch the first time you try it, so why would anyone want to do it again? But here’s the trick: it only really hurts the first time. I don’t know why, but after the first (or maybe second) round, it really doesn’t hurt at all. I mean, it’s not the most comfortable thing in the world afterward, but it’s not painful again after that first time. I don’t know why, I think you might actually weaken the bulb so much that it just gives up easier, I have no idea. But I have no tolerance for pain at all, I am the biggest wimp among all wimps, and I am converted to the epilator. It’s not even a thing now.

(I have, however, learned that you really need to exfoliate your legs if you’re not shaving them. I get one of those scratchy gloves and give my legs a go. It helps free the inevitable ingrown hairs.)

The other reason why I think ladies don’t tend to use epilators is because not only does it hurt like a BITCH the first time, going at your entire legful of hair the first time is just unbearable. TOO MUCH TOO MUCH! I wouldn’t be able to do it. So here’s my tip: first, go get your legs waxed.

I don’t know about everyone else, but I can’t see waxing as a permanent solution, because you have to wait until your hair is pretty long before it’s worth doing it again, and it’s fairly expensive. And requires an appointment. (Well: if you’re lucky and only have to do the lower part of your legs, maybe you don’t need an appointment, but hairy beasts like me definitely do.)  It’s great for about a week and then you’re like, okay, really? You’re back so soon? But here’s the thing: if you have your legs waxed first, then start using an epilator immediately after that, you’re only dealing with a few hairs at a time. Because when your hair grows back after waxing it’s in little bits and pieces. So just touch up your legs with an epilator. Which will hurt, I’m not going to lie. It will hurt, but after you’ve done every hair on your legs this way (3-4 weeks), using an epilator will be roughly as painful as shaving your legs with a razor. Not painful at all.

Bonus: no stubble ever again. Not even after you fail to use your epilator for 2 weeks or more. It grows back soft and practically invisible. Seriously. NO MORE STUBBLE. It’s WORTH IT.

I really hate the way our culture deals with hair on women’s bodies. We’re all under the delusion that we’re not supposed to have any. I would love it if we would stop all of this. I wish I were the sort of person who could just let it all hang out, but I’m afraid I’m not. I don’t like the reactions it gets. I will fight the battle in other ways, but not on a daily basis with my face and my thighs, thanks.

I’m all for people who want to leave it where it is; good for you! Go for it! It’s great! And personally, I have no objection to hair on the bodies of my lovers, male or female. This isn’t a call to remove all body hair because I think it’s a bad thing. I think it’s great! I like it on other people…I struggle with it on myself. Hair removal has to be for you, and what makes you the most comfortable in your own skin. If removing it is what you want to do with your own body, then go ahead and remove it.

Don’t let anyone tell you you can’t. My respect for you is undiminished.

Source: Ivy Blossom