Any recent experience with an epilator?

[lillyinmn]

I am hoping we can get a thread going with some specific tips and tricks for epilating.  Anyone out there currently using an epilator on a regular basis?  Does anyone manage to get smooth hair free legs by using one?

 

I recently got a Braun Silk-epil 9-720 2-in-1 Women's Cordless Wet & Dry Epilator from Target.  At first, I thought I must have been crazy for getting it, but after a little experimentation, I figured out that it might work after all.

 

I have gotten accustomed to using it in the shower, and the pain is no biggie.  It seems like it misses a lot of hair though, and I still have lots of bumps on my thighs--the strawberry legs kind.  The lower legs seem to be doing OK.  I have been using it consistently for a couple months, and I have been hoping for better results.  Is this just something that takes a long time to figure out?

 

One problem I have is that many of the hairs want to lay flat, and even after exfoliating (In the opposite direction of the hair growth), they still won't stand up so the epilator will grab them.  They are not under the skin either, because they will shave off with a good razor.  Does anyone have any experience with that?

 

I am currently operating under the assumption that this is eventually going to work and that I just have not gotten the hang of it yet!

 

Lilly

 

 

[MaryEllen]

I've used an epilator for many years. I epilate dry. For me, it seems to work better than doing it wet. I found that it works better if you do it daily. There'll only be a few hairs poking through at a time if you do that. Less painful that way. I also epilate using a circular motion. That way you'll catch more hairs no matter which way they're growing. If you epilate "down there" keep any loose skin taut. Believe me, those things can bite like a Tasmanian Devil. Not a pleasant feeling. Having been on HRT for many years and epilating, my legs and arms are hair free. Just stopped growing. The only bodily hair I have now is on the genital area and lower abdomen.. This has been my experience anyway.

 

MaryEllen

[lillyinmn]

On 4/8/2023 at 9:46 PM, MaryEllen said:

I found that it works better if you do it daily.

Thank you MaryEllen.  I am now experimenting a little with epilating everyday.  It doesn't take long if doing it daily, and I am hoping that after a week or two of daily use, it will get the hair pretty we'll under control.  I have thought that it would be easier doing it more frequently, but I was trying for 2-3 times a week.  Daily might make more sense in the long run.  I haven't had it bite me "down there,"  but I have had it grab me somewhere else where my skin was not tight enough.

 

I think someone else on the TG Pulse forum referred to her experience with an epilator as an angry or rabid honey badger.  I just want hair-free skin that is as smooth as someone my age has a right to expect!  I think Monostat anti-chaffing gel helps with the strawberry bumps.

 

Lilly