Shaving Your Body

[sowrdiezel]

I naturally grow hair on my chest and stomach, but now that I am getting fit I have been shaving these areas. My skin keeps getting irritated from shaving so much though so I was wondering what everyone here and also what competitors do to keep their skin so clean and smooth.

[arnold jr]

I naturally grow hair on my chest and stomach, but now that I am getting fit I have been shaving these areas. My skin keeps getting irritated from shaving so much though so I was wondering what everyone here and also what competitors do to keep their skin so clean and smooth. Make sure you are shaving after you shower, this helps a great deal. Also, get some "Witch's Hazel" and rub it on the shaved area afterwards this should do the trick. You can find it in any store next to rubbing alcohol.

Arnold jr.

[sowrdiezel]

arite cool thanks, is it ok to use that witch's hazel on my face too or is it going to be too strong?

[Kaiser]

Arnold is right with the shower thing. You need to get your pores open. He's also correct about the witch hazel. There is a product that my wife (as stated earlier is an aesthetician) turned me on to called "Tend Skin", a little expensive, but I guarantee your bumps and irritaion will be gone the next day. I know this first hand unlike your acne question. Look it up and try a little bottle. They sell it in 4oz, 8oz and 16oz. I even take that shit on vaca with me bacause I am prone to bumps. With this stuff I get none, 0. It blows away other witch hazel astringents like sea breeze and the other normal stuff they sell in drug stores and this will help with your acne also. But you usually can only get it at a quality beauty supply place, so order it online, it is cheaper.
As an alternative to shaving, (I shave my body, face, head and gear) but my legs arms and I have a slight bit on my back are way to hard to do. I use Nair for Men. It's new so just google "nair men". It should be in a grey bottle. The difference is that the womens formula is only 4 minutes and the men's is 8 minutes and made for thicker hair folicles. By the time I get done one arm, 2 minutes have gone by. So by the time I get the second done and wait, my skin is on fire with the women's stuff. If you use it, make sure you try it on a small area before you put it on your whole body. Then after about 8 minutes from start, wash it off using a wash cloth to make sure your skin isn't too sensitive. If your ok, you'll be good to go. I cant use it on my chest because it burns so try it on rougher skin like your arms. Also, DONT GET ANY ON YOUR GEAR! It burns like a mutha fugger.

[requirethemaguire]

like kaiser said. i use Nair for Men. CVS sells it. roll it on. 4-10 mins later (depending on how long and thick the hair is) you wipe it off. then rinse. i use it on my chest. back. legs and arms. just some advice. if you use on chest. dont apply to nipples until last. like cover your whole chest and stomach. then go back and put a little bit on the nipples. then rub it all off at the same time. i find that the shit burns my nipple skin. so i do this and no problems. just experiment and find what works for you.

[allnatty06]

well, sometimes when i'm laying in bed with my woman, i start to see these long ass hairs grow, so i have my girl lean over, put the long beastly hair in her mouth, grab it with her teeth, and PLUCK THAT BITCH!!!!! (kind of a similar routine i practice my the corn on my toes.....)

[allnatty06]

oh ya, plus i shave my butthole with just a plain razor, and pop the bubbly irritated skin pockets with my girlfriends teeth as well, IM GLAD I COULD HELP!! :D pm me for further details....

[Kaiser]

like kaiser said. i use Nair for Men. CVS sells it. roll it on. 4-10 mins later (depending on how long and thick the hair is) you wipe it off. then rinse. i use it on my chest. back. legs and arms. just some advice. if you use on chest. dont apply to nipples until last. like cover your whole chest and stomach. then go back and put a little bit on the nipples. then rub it all off at the same time. i find that the shit burns my nipple skin. so i do this and no problems. just experiment and find what works for you.

I didn't have as good a luck with the roll on. I use the cream. The roll on seemed to burn more on me.

[Kaiser]

Allnatty, there's just something seriously wrong with you, but I like it! :D :p

[allnatty06]

lol, i'd have to agree.... and i'm not too sure if i like it tho:)

[anaholic]

i shave in the shower, i just lather up good and use those exspensive tripple blades i think they are gillette turbo or something like that, i rinse the blade after a couple strokes,my wife shaves my back, and the whole deal is to time consuming i wish i had never started doing it, i think its kind of like when a kid starts shaving his face or the first time a girl shaves her pussy, it gets all red and irritated, just keep at it untill your skin gets use to it

[headhunter]

My skin is easily irritated and my job requires me to be exposed 2 extreme temps for long periods of time making the irritation even worse. I shave my head and face with the mach 3 using a new blade every time and wax everything else.

[Kaiser]

My skin is easily irritated and my job requires me to be exposed 2 extreme temps for long periods of time making the irritation even worse. I shave my head and face with the mach 3 using a new blade every time and wax everything else.

I shave my head brother. I'll tell ya, the best lotion for my head is Clinique M-Lotion after I shave.

[sTaTic]

I just ordered that tend shave. My wife put that aveet shit on my back and it cleared all the hair away but now I look like i broke out in acne. Im pissed so hopfully this shit will work.

[Kaiser]

I just ordered that tend shave. My wife put that aveet shit on my back and it cleared all the hair away but now I look like i broke out in acne. Im pissed so hopfully this shit will work.


"Tend Skin"? Yeah man, you'll like the stuff. It's even a must for me to use it under my neck in the summer time because I get ingrowns.

[allnatty06]

i shave but NEVER get any irritation from it, and i only put baby powder on the shaved areas.. keeps it dry and oil free. I do it right after i shave, and every morning.... Smells good too:)

[sTaTic]

"Tend Skin"? Yeah man, you'll like the stuff. It's even a must for me to use it under my neck in the summer time because I get ingrowns.


yeah tend skin... see how pissed i am at that aveet shit.. now i dont even know wtf I'm ordering online :D

[Alin]

I naturally grow hair on my chest and stomach, but now that I am getting fit I have been shaving these areas. My skin keeps getting irritated from shaving so much though so I was wondering what everyone here and also what competitors do to keep their skin so clean and smooth.

My girl doesnt like me shaved down so I tend to avoid doing it. Good thing I'm not real hairy anyway.

[anaholic]

you gotta at least shave your back

[jwc17]

like kaiser said. i use Nair for Men. CVS sells it. roll it on. 4-10 mins later (depending on how long and thick the hair is) you wipe it off. then rinse. i use it on my chest. back. legs and arms. just some advice. if you use on chest. dont apply to nipples until last. like cover your whole chest and stomach. then go back and put a little bit on the nipples. then rub it all off at the same time. i find that the shit burns my nipple skin. so i do this and no problems. just experiment and find what works for you.
I just did my legs and chest with the roll on nair for men, and my nipples burned like shit and I accidentally got some on my balls :eek: worst 2 days of my life!!!!

[tatteredxangelx]

lol jwr, its surprising the many ways men can get things on their balls ... the worst I have had is super spicy hot sauce, icey hot, and and pepper spray ... its no fun bro ... when you get something hot on yer balls, the best way to illeviate the pain is (not kidding here) to soak them in milk.

[sTaTic]

the mental picture is killing me bro :eek:

[jwc17]

lol jwr, its surprising the many ways men can get things on their balls ... the worst I have had is super spicy hot sauce, icey hot, and and pepper spray ... its no fun bro ... when you get something hot on yer balls, the best way to illeviate the pain is (not kidding here) to soak them in milk.
Two questions

1) Who pepper sprayed your balls???

2) What made you decide to soak them in milk to soothe the pain???

That is one hell of a mental picture :)

[tatteredxangelx]

i got pepper spray on my hands and wiped them on my balls 30 minutes later and did not put two and two together lol ... well, when you eat something really really spicy, i knew that milk makes it go away (try it) and that shit hurt so fucking bad i gave it a whirl and lucky it worked b4 i had to cut em off!

[Rhandhular]

I just did my legs and chest with the roll on nair for men, and my nipples burned like shit and I accidentally got some on my balls :eek: worst 2 days of my life!!!!
Great balls of fire!!!! :D :D

[jwc17]

I'm glad that I'm not the only idiot that makes these crazy mistakes ;)