Hair Removal methods have you tried this (girls question)?

Question

All hair removal methods have tricked women with their promises of easy, painless removal - The epilady, scissors, razors, Nair and now...the
wax.

My night began as any other normal weeknight. Come home, fix dinner,play with the kids. I then had the thought that would ring painfully
in my mind for the next few hours: "Maybe I should pull the waxing kit out of the medicine cabinet."

So I headed to the site of my demise: the bathroom. It was one of those "cold wax" kits. No melting a clump of hot wax, you just rub the strips together in your hand, they get warm and you peel them apart and press them to your leg (or wherever else) and you pull the hair right off. No muss, no fuss. How hard can it be? I mean, I'm not a genius, but I am mechanically
inclined enough to figure this out.

So I pull one of the thin strips out. Its two strips facing each other stuck
together. Instead of rubbing them together, my genius kicks in so I get out
the hair dryer and heat it to 1000 degrees. ("Cold wax," yeah ... right!) I
lay the strip across my thigh. Hold the skin around it tight and pull. It
works! OK, so it wasn't the best feeling, but it wasn't too bad. I can do
this! Hair removal no longer eludes me! I am She-rah, fighter of all wayward
body hair and maker of smooth skin extraordinaire. With my next wax strip I
move north.

After checking on the kids, I sneak back into the bathroom, for the ultimate hair fighting championship. I drop my panties and place one foot on the toilet. Using the same procedure, I apply the one strip
across the right side of my bikini line, covering the right half of my *hhoo-hoo* and stretching down to the inside of my butt cheek I inhale deeply and brace myself....RRRRIIIPPP!!
I'm blind!!! Blinded from pain!!!!....OH MY GOODNESS!!!!!!!!! Vision
returning, I notice that I've only managed to pull off half the strip.
CRAP!!! Another deep breath and RRIIPP!! Everything is swirly and
spotted. I think I may pass out ... must stay conscious ... Do I hear
crashing drums??? Breathe, breathe ... OK, back to normal. I want to
see my trophy - a wax covered strip, the one that has caused me so much
pain, with my hairy pelt sticking to it. I want to revel in the glory that
is my triumph over body hair. I hold up the strip! There's no hair on it

Where is the hair? WHERE IS THE WAX

Slowly I ease my head down, foot still perched on the toilet. I see the hair. The hair that should be on the strip. I touch. I am touching wax. CRAP! I run my fingers over the most sensitive part of my body, which is now covered in cold wax and matted hair. Then I make the next BIG mistake... remember my foot is still propped up on the toilet? I know I need to do something. So I put my foot down.DANG!!!!!!!! I hear the slamming of a cell door. *hoo-hoo*? Sealed
shut! Butt?? Sealed shut! I penguin walk around the bathroom trying to figure out what to do and think to myself "Please don't let me get the urge to poop! My head may pop off!" What can I do to melt the wax? Hot water!! Hot water melts wax!!! I'll run the hottest water I can stand into the bathtub, get in, immerse the wax-covered bits and the wax should melt and Ican gently wipe it off,

I get in the tub - the water is slightly hotter than that used to torture prisoners of war or sterilize surgical equipment - I sit. Now, the only thing worse than having your nether regions glued together is having them glued together and then glued to the bottom of the tub...in scalding hot water. Which, by the way, doesn't melt cold wax. So, now I'm stuck to the bottom of the tub as though I had cement-epoxied myself to the porcelain! God bless the man who had convinced me a few months ago to have a phone put in the bathroom!!!!! I call my friend, thinking surely she has waxed before and has some secret of how to get me undone. For starters, "So, my butt and who-ha are glued together to the bottom of the tub!"
There is a slight pause. She doesn't know any secret tricks for removal but
she does try to hide her laughter from me. She wants to know exactly where
the wax is located, "Are we talking cheeks or who-ha?" She's laughing ...

While we go through various solutions. I resort to scraping the wax off with a razor. Nothing feels better then to have your girlie goodies covered in hot wax, glued shut, stuck to the tub in super hot water and then dry-shaving the sticky wax off!! By now the brain is not working, dignity has taken a major hike and I'm pretty sure I'm going to need Post-Traumatic Stress counseling for this event. My friend is still talking with me when I finally see my saving
grace.... the lotion they give you to remove the excess wax. What do I
really have to lose at this point? I rub some on and OH MY GOODNESS!!!!!!!
The scream probably woke the kids and scared the dickens out of my friend. It's sooo painful, but I really don't care. "IT
WORKS!! It works!!" I get a hearty congratulation from my friend and she hangs up. I successfully remove the remainder of the wax and then notice to my grief and despair . THE HAIR IS STILL THERE .. ALL OF IT! So I recklessly shave it off. Heck, I'm numb

so next week I ll try hair color.

This wasnt wrote by me, and I m not taking credit for it.. I know its long but space is limited on here and I was asking if anyone else had this major problem with waxing...

Answer 1

sorry to say this but that was possibly one of the funniest stories i have ever heard.

Answer 2

Here is what I do and I have good soft legs for like ever. Never ever shave! its good for a couple of hours and then you suffer till the hair grows back again (usually in a very short time!). First, get used to waxing. Yes its difficult at first and trust me, you don't need anyone to do it for you (I've been waxing since I was 16 - I'm 26 now).. just get some wax (you can find strips like veet or nair).. wash your legs, let them dry (so that there isn't much dead skin and dirt) and wax away.. start from as close to your toes and work up. The really tiny hairs may not go away and you have two options, either sit and tweez them, or you could use any machine like braun-silk-epil (I use braun) to tweez it for you.. then use the oil strips in the packet or get any babyoil and massage it on your legs.. wait a couple of hours and then shower. As for ingrowns, you get them because the hairs are too soft and your skin is thick. ALWAYS keep your skin moisturized. for the time being, the only way I know that works for ingrowns is that after you shower and the skin is soft, get a tweezer or a needle and try to get the hairs out. Be careful as not to hurt yourself, but there isn't any other way to take it out. Some suggest getting laser treatment for them, but that doesn't work well and could leave you scarred. Wither its winter or summer, you should be taking care of your skin.. I don't wear short skirts or shorts at all (I hate 'em! lol) but I still take care of my skin. I hope this helps, give it a try :)

Answer 3

I don't know about hair removal but I have to say you write really well. You should think about writing a book or something.

Answer 4

Very amusing story :-)

I have tried a few different forms of hair removal.... unfortunately wax was one of them - and once you have started on somewhere like your eyebrows, or upper lip etc.... you can't stop part way!!! Not good at all....

Answer 5

A review of the various hair removal methods is available at http://tinyurl.com/ob6tt

Answer 6

I hope this helps you:

Temporary and Permanent Hair Removal
http://quick-hair-removal.blogspot.com/2006/09/temporary-and-permanent-hair-removal.html

Answer 7

sorry but that was a bit too long. with waxing if its your first time, NEVER try it at home. always go to a professional. wax is applied in the direction of hair growth, but the strip is pulled in the opposite direction while holding the skin taut with one hand and pulling strip with another.

i tried waxing my upper lip at home once, and got a rash i couldnt leave the house for a week.

Answer 8

I have always worked in a Salon/Spa with easy access to getting waxed, but never did. I just prefer a good razor and a soak in the tub.

Answer 9

i persoannly have never waxed but i once tried to use VEET on my legs, and i had an allergic reaction and it didn't feel too good. im sure it didn't hurt as much as your problem...ouch. are you still stuck? i hope not. maybe try cold water. (?) don't hate me if it's bad. but yeah, don't use VEET unless you don't have sensitive skin WHAT SO EVER! please

Answer 10

Nice book. don't really care about how you remove your hair.

Answer 11

why r u using the pain giving wax...just buy a veet hair removal lotion. it doesn't cause irritation. yet works on the whole body.