To ask about pubic hair removal?

[cherrycola2004]

I’m quite new here not sure where to post this so feel free to move the post.

I just wonder if you remove your pink hair how do you do it? Shaving is making me so sore and itchy, hair removal cream doesn’t seem to work too well, Home waxing kit was pointless and pretty much just took my skin off (ouch!)

Is a proper wax the only way?

Any tips or tricks?

Thank

"Quite frankly, this is why I never venture onto the feminism chat; not because I'm not interested but because I just don't want to waste my chat time being talked down to."

Frankly, any "talking down to" happening on this thread is coming from the "hair removal" side. The rest of us are dirty, smelly and unhygienic. As well as all the usual "call yourself a feminist" posts.......

I would never go to a man for waxing

Bizarrely, even as a bloke, it would probably feel odd being waxed by another man.

I don't see why though. Probably just because over the past 10 years of getting myself professionally waxed, it's always been by women.

Wallywobbles

Laser by a dermatologist. I pay 270€/session. Should take 5-6 sessions

€1,620 Begorrah....They saw you coming didn't they?
Now who decided to repurpose laser technology in order to women to fork out €1,620 each? Was it a man or a woman, let me think now....

I repeat myself ...

MELODY..

I take it that seeing as how you claim that women only shave their minge to please their man, (and it's the 'patriarchy' who make them do it,) you don't ever wear make up, or nice clothes that show off your figure, (or a bra,) you don't dye your hair, or have it styled, and you never go to the hairdresser, you never file or paint your nails, you never pluck your eyebrows, you never wax your moustache, you never shave your legs, you never shave your armpits, and you never put any kind of moisturising cream on.. nothing ever.

If you say you don't do at least ONE of these things, I shall not believe you for a second, just like YOU don't believe ME when I say I shave my minge because I like it.

I agree with Lyingwitch that you are patronising and you are sneering and you are coming across as a very judgemental and pious individual. I spend very little on make up and beauty, but if I did, it's got fuckall to do with you if I shave every inch of hair off my body, if I spend £300 a month on waxing and my hair and my nails, and if I do it to please my man.

And as has been said, feminism is about a woman CHOOSING WHAT SHE WANTS TO DO, even if that is losing weight and shaving her minge to please her man. If she is happy to do it, and isn't being bullied by her man to do it, then where is the harm?

You sound like a very bitter, judgemental, man-hating (AND woman-hating) person. Your comments about men being pedos if they like to see a shaved minge are just nasty.

JacquesHammer

And you it ever stop to think there aren't women who fit into that narrative? That haven't been subjugated or bowed to male pressure

Well I wonder how many women would obsess about the odd stray pubic hair peeping out from a swimming costume if we had more female only swimming sessions available. I wonder what our shoes would look like if the shoe industry wasn't dominated by gay men. I wonder whether we would subject our body to such discomfort and pain and then have to treat the resulting side effects (in growing hairs, itching, infections), if we genuinely didn't a hoot about the judgment of others.

@Melody - I don't know. I never did the slightest bit of topiary at all until I lost it all.
Will quite happily go swimming now with hirsute legs and under arms.

Just prefer no pubic hair to deal with periods.

Bertrand - has anyone said everyone who doesn't remove hair is dirty? It's a fair extrapolation to assume that's people's positions just because for various reasons it's cleaner for them?

User12334655whatever

And as has been said, feminism is about a woman CHOOSING WHAT SHE WANTS TO DO

And how do you know that "choice" is being made freely and willingly when "societal pressure" means that any woman or girl raising their arm to reveal completely natural underarm hair would be utterly ridiculed and villified - even though this was completely natural and commonplace up until very recently (in mainland Europe at least). It has completely changed in the blink of an eye. Change of this magnitude does not just happen by itself...It needs a campaign...There was a campaign.. You have to look for it or you get swept up by someone else's view of what is / isn't acceptable. Wake up.

Nope. Not a chance. Every method causes far more pain / irrigation than shaving legs or armpits, which I'm happy to do. The only time I ever remove pubic hair now is if I have to wear a swimming costume. I went through a phase of removing most of it in my late teens after I heard some guys I knew taking the piss out a girl I also knew for having a "full bush". I hated doing it and after a year or so at university I thought fuck it, why should I?

And yes, no one chooses to remove their pubic hair in a vacuum. Oh, I know, I just fancy tearing my pubes out by the roots because it will look nice. It's fine if you want to go along with these standards but at least have the self awareness to understand why you think it's makes you feel better / look more attractive.

Hot wax. Doesn’t hurt. Smooth and lasts for ages.

Bullshit it doesn't hurt. Of course it hurts!

I would still be shaving mine if I were single and no one was going to see my fanjo because I do it because I like it. I also dye my (head) hair because I like the colour and shave my legs because it feels nice. If one day I decide I want a bush I will grow it because I want to. Either way it’s my choice and I would have my pubic hair how I want it even if no man was there to see it.

Bullshit it doesn't hurt. Of course it hurts!

Actually it doesn't hurt me at all - since I suffered the hair loss the roots are very weak.

self awareness to understand why you think it's makes you feel better

Because it means I don't have to take a full wash each time I lose a massive clot. I'm pretty aware

Actually it doesn't hurt me at all - since I suffered the hair loss the roots are very weak

Doesn't hurt me either. First time stung a little, but having my hairy back and shoulders done stings more than the pubic region now.

Not a single woman who removes her pubic hair has made any kind of similar disparaging comment at those who do not.

Well I'm a 'remover', but I think the opposite of this is true. I've seen many really nasty comments from people who remove their pubic hair to those who don't (dirty, smelly etc), which is just as bad as anyone who makes comments the other way round.

Personally I don't give a shiny shite what anyone else does with their pubes. It's none of my business.

I shave the bits you can see at the swimming pool but everywhere else is furry. DH doesn't care either way.

Not is thread you haven't WhatAHex.

Bertrand, I'm really surprised that you would say that you've been called 'smelly' or 'dirty' or anything else. Where on this thread has that happened? Where have I ever said that? I don't believe it and wouldn't say it. I have only spoken for myself and how I feel and I think you're being disingenuous.

This thread isn't making me think at all other than wondering what the hell I'm doing on it.

Jacques, I have endometriosis and the heaviest, grimmest periods imaginable. I get it. A bit of a trim to stop matting during periods is not the same as ripping out most of your hair though. Women seemed to manage perfectly fine until a few decades ago. I'm pretty sure women with very heavy periods in the 50s weren't getting rid of all their pubic hair.

Life's too short. I trim it every couple of weeks. Epilate the bikini line when I can be arsed. When going on holiday I'll get a salon wax on the bikini line. Job done.

Oh come on! Threads full of "well, it's cleaner and more hygienic" and there no extrapolation to "if you don't you are dirty and unhygienic?"
It's not me that's being disingenuous!

Jacques, I have endometriosis and the heaviest, grimmest periods imaginable. I get it. A bit of a trim to stop matting during periods is not the same as ripping out most of your hair though

That's great that works for you. Removing my hair does for me.

See, no issue. I suffered for years being miserable and feeling grim until I found out how much better no hair made me feel.

Bertrand I specifically related the cleanliness to my menstrual disorder so yeah extrapolation to say I mean everyone who doesn't remove their hair is dirty.

If I had less debilitating periods, would I remove it? Absolutely not. I remain grateful right now with potentially another 20 years of menstruation in front of me that there are small things I can do to make some of my life easier and more pleasant and less life limiting

Not is thread you haven't WhatAHex.

I didn't realise you only mean this thread, I though you were taking generally about the many others there have been over the years.

I also don't believe it's ALWAYS those who do not remove their pubic hair who feel they have the right to comment on those who do. I'm afraid I simply don't think that's true.

Is this a joke? I don't know any men who would prefer "au naturelle"! You should either go for laser hair removal (it can be painful but in the long run is definitely worth it), or if you can't afford laser treatment then shave, as others have suggested. Obviously shaving can lead to ingrown hair and irritation, and also the stubbly regrowth can also be unpleasantly spikey for your other half, but depends on his preference I suppose. An ex of mine actually preferred the feel of stubble! Hope that's not too graphic! Good luck x

Jaques- I understand that you have particular special circumstances. There do not apply to everyone.