posted 10-19-2002 08:48 PM            

You may use coco butter to prevent your skin from toughening from more exposure so that you do not get ingrown hair.

posted 10-22-2002 03:52 PM            

Sinnrah

posted 11-03-2002 07:20 PM            

When having babies, shaving was done for same reasons they shave before surgeries. I could not stand the prickley feeling when it started growing out.

posted 11-04-2002 08:08 PM            

I have more luck with dipilatories. Nair is a godsend for me. i have noticed that the hair I get rid of grows back a little more sporadic and coarse, but if you keep getting rid of it, what does it matter? I only nair the sides, I keep a strip down the center. Purely for aesthetic purposes...when it's all gone I feel prepubescent and odd. I do shave the "underneath parts", the outer labia for smoothness and ease during my period...it does make staying clean easier.

VITAL PRODUCT: Bikini Zone. I would be LOST without this. It's about $4 at Walmart and you slather it on after shaving, waxing, dipilatorizing (is that a word?) and it keeps you smooth for weeks, no ingrowns, no red bumps--no itching. I swear. I don't work for the company, lol! Go get it, you'll love it.

posted 01-10-2003 06:15 PM            

Is it OK to use Nair or hair removal creams in the vaginal area??? The chemicals and all have me questioning it.

posted 01-11-2003 09:44 AM            

The first time I shaved the regrowth drove me so insane I ripped myself up scratching it (even in my sleep). However, I don't get ANY of that anymore. In fact, I can barely even feel the regrowth except sometimes around my labia. But overall you really do adjust to the regrowth and it isn't a problem.

I used to get severe ingrowns at first, but again, the more you work to maintain it, even if you do let it grow out again, you won't feel anywhere near the discomfort you feel at the beginning.

I would not use any chemical products on the labia and in fact right on the label they tell you not to.
They're safe to use on the bikini line area, and above your pubic bone but not on the softer tissues.

posted 09-16-2003 01:12 AM            

So why does hair seem thicker when you shave?

Well because hair is naturally tapered at the ends (when the previous hair has fallen out naturally, and hair all over your body sheds at one point or another). When you shave it, you sever it near the base where the hair is thicker. When it grows out, you think it looks thicker but it's just the ends of the hair. It also feels sharper because razors usually cut hair at an angle, so you get a pointed tip instead of rounded one.

As for shaving your pubes, there is no danger (unless you count wielding a razor edge near your bits, or use chemicals to remove the hair -- If you read the instructions to most dipilatories, you will see that it says not to use near those areas, read: membranes). It is just a hassle.

Most people shave because it's kinky. I once shaved myself completely with my boyfriend to see what the fuss was about. It was irritating and itchy. You are smooth for a day and then the hair starts to grow back. Sex IS more interesting without hair because there's more sensation without the hair to act as a buffer. But then, the next day, the hair starts to grow back and you feel like you're having sex with a cactus (not that my boyfriend was particularly hairy, but my bits are and well, you feel it.)

I also felt exposed all the time without my pubic hair, like I was wearing no panties. I didn't like the sensation of cloth rubbing against my bare vulva. It was arousing, but disturbing, and no sex because the hair was already growing back! No fun.

Anyway, some people like it, some people don't. I don't find it to be worth the hassle and nor do I feel less clean for having pubes. I just trim, that's it. Try it for yourself and decide...

posted 09-16-2003 11:57 PM            

Anyway, use shaving cream, not just soap and water. Get some Bikini Zone or Tend Skin to calm the area afterwards. I find it best to do it after I've been in the shower for a while, the hair is softer. Also, I apply a shave minimizing lotion (Jergans) when I get out of the shower - it helps the hair to grow back slower. Hope that helps.

posted 09-17-2003 02:33 AM            

I shave the sides and yesterday shaved the lower half so that it's cleaner when I am on period and after toilet.
I shaved with the conditioner because I didnt have any shaving cream and I read somewhere about using conditioners for shaving.