I have shiny calves.

[RecursiveMoon]

They're so shiny! Almost like a mirror sometimes .

When they're not shiny, they're dry .

I wonder whether shaving causes / contributes to this? At the moment, I apply Bio-Oil ~1x / day.

Do I need to exfoliate?

Moisturising from the inside may help. Drink plenty of water and take an omega 3 supplement.

I would imagine it is the oil. If your legs are very dry then the oil is just sitting on the surface shining away. Maybe a moisturiser like Vaseline intensive care would be better.

Is it bad to have shiny calves?

Okay, I will try to drink more as I should anyway! They were shiny before I started using Bio-Oil.

Trills, they're not glowing alluringly, they're reflecting alarmingly .

So do I!

I can't help, but maybe we can have a support thread for people with shiny calves?

Me too I'm thinking body brushing might help and maybe washing with aqueous cream and generally slathering moisturising stuff on.

Calves ?

I have shiny shins... I got all excited as I read this as shiny shins

Oh, I meant shins! My calves are fine. Oops .

Aren't shins just "the front bit of your calf"?

Just to clarify higgle and HandMadeTail, are your calves or shins shiny?

Oh my.

Oh yes, shiny shins here, too.

And not shiny calves (at the back, I mean).

Yay shiny shins

I thought shiney calves seemed a bit, well... odd

No hair grows on my mirrors legs so shaving doesn't cause this for me.

Excellent, by my reckoning there are 3 of us, and higgle is a maybe.

Now we just need someone who used to have shiny calves then solved the issue...

In the meantime, we can hold each others hands, and give each other unmumsnetty

I'm wearing leggings today, and thus saving civilisation from the wonder of my shiny shins.

What's wrong with shiny shins? If you shave your legs, you're going to have shiny skin, I reckon. Especially if you moisturise after shaving to avoid the dry flakey look.

Tch, sometimes you can't win...

I asked this too - what is wrong with having shiny shins?

I think it's like "cankles", just something that someone made up so we have more things to feel bad about.

Reshape, I think it's really nasty of you to come on to what should be a safe thread for people with shiny shins, and make unhelpful comments.

Recursive is wearing leggings, and I have resorted to cropped jeans on this lovely sunny day.

Have you no empathy?

Wear your shiny shins with pride, people!

But Handmade, I have shiny shins myself!

and I thought I'd found a home here...

But you need to sod 'em. Wear your shiny shins with pride! Mine are currently confusing the neighbour's cat as they reflect a spot of light onto the ceiling.

Oh, Reshape, how could I be so insensitive?

Welcome to our support thread for people with this bizarre affliction!

And Trills, thank you for you kind words of support.

I am a bit hot now that you so kindly mention it HandMade .

I thought shiny shins were aspirational?

My shins are shiny. I quite like it. :)

I just googled shiny shins.

One site said they were "associated with body shape". i.e. I have fat legs.

So that has depressed me.

I think, like nagoo, I will embrace my shiny shins!

But not literally, as that would be weird.