What product/method does anyone recommend for a man who wants to remove back and arm hair?

Question

The less painful the better. I heard of a Nair For Men, but can't find it. Any products used by men (or women) that work well would be most helpful.

Answer 1

This link has info on all types of hair removal:
http://www.hairfacts.com/methods.html

Also remember the following for most types of hair removal, but especially waxing...

"Some physicians do not recommend hair waxing for people suffering from diabetes or who have varicose veins or poor circulation as they are more susceptible to infection.
Users of Retin-A, Renova, Differin or Accutane are advised not to use hair waxing on the face as these medications tend to weaken the skin and tearing of the skin may occur when the wax is removed." ( Reference: http://ezinearticles.com )

-DON'T use lotions, oils, or anything with fragrance on the area for about 24hrs or more (before and after). Those kinds of things are one of the biggest causes of ingrown hairs, bc once you've shaved or waxed, especially when you've waxed, your pores stay open for awhile and those products tend to clog and/or irritate the pores, causing the new hair growth to go in the wrong direction - into your skin.
-Instead of lotions, oils, or fragranced products, use a fragrance free, cooling aloe vera gel, immediately after waxing and for a few days more.
-Be sure that the area is clean the skin is healed of any pre-existing conditions (if you already have a rash or skin problem, this could make it worse).
-If waxing, apply a bit of baby powder to the area being waxed to keep the wax from sticking to your skin as much.
- There are also special creams/gels that you can purchase at your local drug/beauty supply store that help prevent ingrown hair that you can use afterwards.
-The next few times you shower, use a loofah to exfoliate the area, this keeps things from clogging your pores and also helps keep your skin from growing over the open pores.

-Now, you may still get ingrown hairs, there are also creams/gels for treatment of ingrown hairs that you can also find at drug/beauty supply stores.
-Another thing you can do is use sharp tweezers to carefully remove the thin layer of skin from on top of the ingrown hair, once you've done that, you should be able to pluck the ingrown hair easily, afterwards, apply a little of the fragrance-free cooling aloe vera gel to calm the area. Removing the ingrown hair with tweezers should be done as soon as you notice it, otherwise the layer of skin over the hair may become too thick.

Answer 2

Waxing. I never heard of Nair for men, but I've used Nair on my legs and it's not much better then shaving.

Answer 3

Just wax it, it will hurt for a minute but it stays gone longer.