Chest Hair >.<

[Guest Amberley_Vail]

Hey all. Can anyone give me any tips on removing chest hair? My legs are beginning to adjust to being shaved and have gone quite smooth, but no matter how much I shave / moisturise my chest is always red and a little stubbly after shaving. I hate it!

Ive also tried Nair hair removal cream but it didnt react well. =[ Should a cream be able to make you bleed!?

Thanks all!

[Guest Yossarian]

Absolutely not. If you leave Nair on too long it can chemically burn you. Have you tried waxing? The effects last a little longer than a shave.

[Kyla666]

It's not for everyone but I Pluck my chest... It's harder ...Much harder then shaving but for me works WAY!! better and stays gone loner with no stubble.

ps.. Nair hair removal cream made me bleed as well and never removed the hairs all the way. Waste of money for me.

[Guest Amberley_Vail]

ps.. Nair hair removal cream made me bleed as well and never removed the hairs all the way. Waste of money for me.

Same. At least I got it on special!

Yossarian, how long does your hair have to be for waxing to be effective. Id guess if theres nothing to grip, waxing wont work!

[Guest mumbaigirl]

How long does the redness last? You should not be concerned about it if it lasts less than 48 hours.

You can apply cool pure aloe vera gel or lactocalamine lotion post-shaving to minimize the redness.

Waxing will take care of the stubble but you would probably still experience some redness and inflammation.

[Guest Amberley_Vail]

I had a go at plucking last night.

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That's one for after a few drinkies!!!

[Guest NatashaJade]

You can try using an epilator. It hurts quite a bit, but increases the time between treatments and weakens the hair there. Eventually hrt will reduce it a lot. epilate every once and a wehile, but mostly shave once a week.

xoxo

[Guest Robin Winter]

I used a combination of epilator and plucking, and still do. I've reached a point where I can pull most of the hair out without feeling a darned thing. Now, I've also gotten to a point, finally, where I CAN shave my chest if I choose to, and I don't get the redness and pimples. I only occasionally get an ingrown hair, but thanks to HRT, they're much easier to get out now (thinner skin). The down side to this method is BECAUSE I'm on hormones, my skin is much easier to damage, and I tend to have unsightly scabs on my chest where I got a little too close with the tweezers, but unfortunately I can't afford an epilator with a precision attachment to get into the concave areas like between the breasts, so...well, I'd rather have open wounds than chest hair...Gods, we're a crazy bunch aren't we? lol

P.S. Waxing your chest by yourself will likely end up with you punching yourself in the chin. I speak from experience.

[Guest Amberley_Vail]

An epilator [as well as a few other treats] is on the list of things to buy once payday rolls around!

[Guest Lucidrez]

Uses an epilator... how bad it hurt on my Breasts the first time, Go after strays with tweezer to much time on stubborn ones will get you a rash that lats a couple days, but shaving did not get it for me because smooth or not the color was still there, I went OCD on myself due to the distaste level for my body hair managed to put the pain out of my mind, and the results were beautiful and totally worth it, I did as much as I could stand for a few minutes at a time over several days to get every part of me I could reach exept my face which I'm worried that the hair is too deep and close for the machine to be effective...too painful...and/or damage my face, still reaserching options for that part

Good Luck and have some soothing cream or Lanacaine handy.

xoxoxoxo, Robyn

Edited January 22, 2012 by JJ
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[Guest KarenLyn]

I don't think they make them any more, but if you can find a Braun epilator, it works great for getting in all the curves around your breasts and pits. Mine is almost 15 years old but still works great for when I need to touch up my legs.

Karen